Opinions on new paddle shifters please

Congrats on your purchase. It's your car. Do whatever feels best for you. What others think shouldn't matter.

 

Congrats. All I can say is that the extended paddles are waaaay better to drive with than the half ones. That was one of the first things I did when I bought my F430, although I went with the aluminum Challenge paddles instead of carbon. Not sure if those are an option for the 360 though.

 

If the car doesn't have CF the CF components don't look great...I opted for a non-CF cupholder and was looking for metal/Aluminum paddle shifters but couldn't find any.

 

I've been looking at some as well... Anyone have feedback on the extended ones with regards to the turn signal? Seems like an extended paddle would kind of be in the way when activating activating your turn signals.

 

Zero issues. Even the short ones are on the same level as the signal stalks so the longer ones don't really change the dynamic.

 

I just installed the CF paddles on my F430 and think they are kinda in the way of the turn/wiper stalks, but not in a terribly bad way. On my drive to work this morning, I went to hit the turn signal and ended up downshifting instead. It's just going to take a small amount of time to get used to. Like said above, it's much nicer to have the lower extension on the paddle for casual driving.

 

It could be that I didn't spend that much time with the shorter paddles before I decided they needed to be longer so my muscle memory wasn't developed. Good note though.

 

Here is a front and side pic of my steering wheel/paddle config for reference.

 

FWIW - When I got my 360 last fall the original paddles were still on it and quite beat up. I bought the extended CF ones. Like someone else said - I don't have the muscle memory of the shorter ones to overcome so these have worked great for me. Granted it's the only CF in the car but it doesn't look half bad.

 

I could not live without the extended paddles after using them for over 10 years. You can actually use the turn signal while downshifting and they do not interfere at all.

F430 and 360 paddles are different OEM and not interchangeable. Make sure these actually are compatible with both the F430 and the 360.

 

I have a set for 360 up for grabs. They are not repo but OEM alloy paddles which i had extended and covered in CF. DM me if your in need.
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