330ci with manual box and paddles?

[qube 3570]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/...n-566270371.htm

not really sure how this works...

stick and paddles.. i dont suppose the stick moves by itself when u flip the paddles hahaha

[Allanw 1071]

You been drinking?

Me no see paddles.

[qube 3570]

check 2nd pic.. i spy a small + sign

[Ahmedsinc 414]

Well I'll beef hooked! Any chance it could be integrated into the ICE / parrot system? Does seem odd that the seller would make no mention of a SMG box...... and with my extremely limited understanding of BMW SMG I thought it was only a part of an auto trans?

[qube 3570]

its not an SMG box... its manual.. has 3 pedals.. and a stick shift...

no idea whats going on..

[Michael. 2313]

Hmmm, yeah probably a conversion, SMG to manual.

Notice the instrument cluster has the different style LCD panel under the rev counter.

Compared to this, which is probably a stock manual

Edited March 31, 2013 by Michael.

[_ethrty-Andy_ 2132]

prehaps it had a proper manual conversion at some stage? dont know

[Mungous 1]

It's the frickin' indicator lever! With arrows on it!

[KwS 2421]

Its a + paddle for sure,

[HELLBM 1550]

One of our manual conversions. Nice car.

[Ahmedsinc 414]

One of our manual conversions. Nice car.

Aha! Explains everything then

[Allanw 1071]

check 2nd pic.. i spy a small + sign

Maybe I should have said

I've been drinking

Me no see paddles

I thought they'd be more visible here, under the steering spokes, but aren't there.

The other shots looked liike bits of dashboard to me.

Of course now... I've got no cider on board.... looks very much like a plus sign

[allan 295]

So when all the BS is done and dusted what does it all mean? Ray would you like to chim in and explain "one of our conversions" please because I'm confused.

[KwS 2421]

I would have thought it was pretty self explanatory.... Ray converted it from SMG to manual for the client/seller?

Edited April 1, 2013 by KwS

[1rotty 40]

SMGs break on a very regular basis

Manual conversion is a good option when this happens

[allan 295]

Thanks for that Mark, Kelvin was aware that the early smg gave trouble and $$$$$ to fix.

[f0rky 0]

Yup, This is a Automatic to Manual conversion done by HellBM.

The owner is a friend and should be removing the paddles to avoid confusion in due course!

I also drove it last weekend a few times and it's such a pleasure to drive, coming from a SMG its great having control of the third pedal!