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  1. parthiban

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    #1 parthiban, Jun 9, 2014
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    Picked up a set of these while I was in the US last month, finally had a chance to fit them yesterday. Pretty happy so far, if I had one criticism it's that they don't perfectly follow the curve of the steering wheel, with the top of the paddle sitting inside the rim and the bottom just outside. Not sure if there is a practical purpose for that but I can't see any particular reason.

    Must also add that Ricambi (who I bought these from) were brilliant to deal with - in particular the first set I received had some quality issues, and realising that I was obviously limited for time arranged for a replacement to be sent out immediately and a return label to send the original back. Will definitely be happy to buy from them again!
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  2. Dohangs

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    #2 Dohangs, Jun 9, 2014
    Those don't look right to me. Seems like they should be a little lower.
     
  3. English Rebel

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    #3 English Rebel, Jun 9, 2014
    Those definitely do not look right. It appears that apart from the curvature issue the paddle is not parallel with the wheel -- the bottom appears to be further out than the top -- but that may be an optical illusion. I have a set and although the curvature is not exactly the same as the wheel they are no were near as bad as yours.
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  4. tazandjan

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    #4 tazandjan, Jun 9, 2014
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    Here is what mine look like. Same paddles fit the 360 and 575M. They are intentionally closer at the top so you can use them while your hand is wrapped around the steering wheel. Further out at the bottom so you can hit them with a free hand easily. Factory Challenge paddles are the same.
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  5. E60 M5

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    #5 E60 M5, Jun 9, 2014
    Great look!!

    Ricambi is the best to deal with bar none!!
     
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    #6 993man, Jun 9, 2014

    How come your buttons don't look sticky Taz!
     
  7. tazandjan

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    #7 tazandjan, Jun 9, 2014
    Graham- No clue, but they have never had a problem. Lowest humidity so far this year was 3%, and that probably helps. We had 2% a couple of days last year, which is hard to duplicate in a laboratory.
     
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    #8 docf, Jun 9, 2014
    I think the humidity issue is possibly a very strong link to the sticky's. Didn't have an issue with mine until we moved to Fl. 2 yrs ago from Co.
     
  9. English Rebel

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    #9 English Rebel, Jun 10, 2014
    Ah -- the dry heat. Remember it well from my time working in Phoenix where they closed the schools and raided the store shelves for bread and milk when the forecast called for a quarter inch of rain. Same as here in NC when snow flurries are called for. :)
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  10. parthiban

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    #10 parthiban, Jun 10, 2014
    Thanks for that, so there is a reason why they come in at the top and stick out at the bottom! Hopefully as I use them more that will make more sense.

    Yes it's just an optical illusion that it looks like it's not parallel with the wheel, just the angle of the photo. It is actually parallel in reality.
     
  11. English Rebel

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    #11 English Rebel, Jun 10, 2014
    Strange as mine are slightly wider at the top than the bottom and I have the 360/CS paddles.
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  12. wrcimprezza

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    #12 wrcimprezza, Jun 10, 2014
    Just a note to F430 owners who are considering Carbonio paddles - they are exactly parallel with the rim and exactly the same curve as the rim. In short they are perfect and a joy to use, I would recommend them 100%. (I will try and upload some photos at the weekend).
     
  13. Falcon Wing

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    #13 Falcon Wing, Jun 10, 2014
    How much do these go for?
     
  14. parthiban

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    #14 parthiban, Jun 11, 2014
    Interesting that the 430 ones do follow the rim and the 360 ones don't?

    It was about $700 if I recall correctly - interestingly I can't find them on the Ricambi site any more, have they stopped selling them?
     
  15. English Rebel

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    #15 English Rebel, Jun 11, 2014
    $720 but an FChat discount of 10% applies.
    Alan
     
  16. Carbonio

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    #16 Carbonio, Jun 11, 2014
    Thank you for the kind words. Our Challenge paddles are a great addition for any F360 or F430.
     
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    #17 Carbonio, Jun 11, 2014
  18. parthiban

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    #18 parthiban, Jun 12, 2014
    Oops, probably should have checked that out beforehand - was a bit of an impulse purchase though, will remember that for next time!
     

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