Porsche sport paddle wheel installed in a 987.1 with tiptronic?

Hello, I am a new member here and recently bought a 2007 Boxster S with tiptronic. I am really enjoying the car and making different upgrades and changes. One of the things I would like to change is the steering wheel - shifting. The tiptronic wheel leaves a lot to be desired for shifting and the 2009+ sport wheels with paddles would be a great upgrade. I have searched and read quite a few posts already on this. It appears to me that I can get a wheel quite easily but it comes down to finding a Porsche dealership that is willing to reprogram the wheel. Is this correct? Anyone in Michigan who has done this? If so which dealer did you use? I am going to call Suncoast tomorrow and see what they say as far as how to proceed. I did find this video on youtube that shows this can be done. I will be calling Maxspeed as well. Any insights or direction would be appreciated. Shane

I am continuing to research how to do this and I came across this website. They make is seem pretty easy to make the needed program modifications with the PIWIS unit. 997.1 & 987.1 Multifunction Steering Wheel Coding Guide PIWIS coding steps for upgrading Porsche 997.1 and 987.1 models to a multifunction PDK steering wheel with the required control module. gpsadapter.us I will be calling Suncoast today to discuss this with them as well. I was able to pickup a nice, NOS gray PDK sport wheel on eBay for $650.00. The air bag unit looks like it will cost another $1,350 so I will be $2k in without any service time. The steering column unit mentioned in the website above will be another $350. I would dare guess if this can be done it will cost close to $3k which I am okay with.

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Here's the latest. I found a wheel on eBay for $650.00. Stone Gray, $650.00 OEM Porsche PDK Sport Design Steering Wheel 997/991/987/981 911 Boxster/Cayman | eBay <p>OEM Porsche PDK Sport Design Steering Wheel 997/991/987/981 911 Boxster/Cayman. Condition is New. Brand New and never installed. No blemishes, scratches, or any issues. This steering wheel is for gray interior and very hard to find 2nd hand. Save a lot of money from buying brand new and... www.ebay.com Bought an airbag on eBay, dark grey but not quite a match. I will be using some shoe polish to darken it up. The airbags are leather so this should work. Cost was $550 so quite a bit less than new. There are A LOT of airbags on eBay so you should be able to find one that fits your needs. 2015 Porsche Panamera Facelift Turbo Steering Wheel Airbag 97080308903 for sale online | eBay Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 2015 Porsche Panamera Facelift Turbo Steering Wheel Airbag 97080308903 at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! www.ebay.com I ended up buying the steering wheel control unit from Suncoast for $365. Steering Column Control Unit Check out the deal on Steering Column Control Unit at Suncoast Porsche Parts & Accessories www.suncoastparts.com I searched eBay for a couple of weeks and the correct part # never came up so I bought the new unit. I guess if you are patient you might find on cheaper on eBay at some point. My local Porsche dealer quoted 1 hour of programming and had no hesitation in saying they could help me with this. I was pleasantly surprised by their response. There is an article here on Planet-9 that I found on the subject and a good article on ********. Planet-9 Porsche Forum www.planet-9.com https://********.com/forums/997-turbo-forum/733311-997-1-to-997-2-steering-wheel-swap-done-5.html I hope to receive the steering wheel control unit by next week and then i'll post an update on how it goes at the dealership.

Not sure if you have seen this post. Porsche Cayman gen 2 , 2010 steering wheel upgrade from 718. Anyway keep us update. Thanks

I got my 07 BS back from the dealership after 2 weeks. They installed the wheel, added sport mode and installed HR springs ( PSE will have to wait until spring, wallet is a little light right now )I couldn't be happier with the wheel and it was worth the investment. For me the PDK wheel completely changes having a tiptronic car. The buttons on the wheel worked but the paddles are so much better. Shifting before corners is much improved. The sport wheel is a big improvement in feel with nice palm rests at 10 and 2 on the wheel. I HIGHLY recommend this modification. My cost Wheel - $650 - eBay Airbag - $550 - eBay Steering Column Unit - $380 - Suncoast Installation - 1.5 hours @ $155/hr Total = $1800

No flappy paddles but for $800 and 15min of work my dctms wheel does the trick Sent from my SM-G960W using Tapatalk

Can anyone confirm whether I’d need the control module if just going from triangle base cayman 07 wheel to a manual sport wheel? I plan on doing the MB paddle fit to achieve the tiptronic shifting. TIA Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What a difference- Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Surely a lot cheaper than the route I went. Did you need any modification for your paddles or plug and play? Looks much better than I expected Can you show some pics behind the wheel please, where the paddles mount Sent from my SM-G960W using Tapatalk

Take a look here. Went from my triangle button tiptronic to this. Just be sure to disconnect battery ! https://********.com/forums/987-981-forum/898104-diy-tiptronic-paddle-shift-conversion-6.html Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

i wanna do this to my 07 cayman s triptronic! how does it feel? any issues!

I'm getting there...... Sent from my SM-G960W using Tapatalk