I've not done this myself, and don't plan to, but the question has come up a couple of times and I wanted to share my research.

To break it down the paddle gear shift consists of a left and right paddle module and a loom to get the signals from the steering wheel to the car. How easy it is to do depends on model year. Post face lift is far, far easier.


PRE FACE LIFT

The basic principle is to make the car think you've pushed the gear selector up or down when in command shift 'S'

Its a bit of a frankenstein affair which involves using relays, maybe a bit of wireless switching and wiring directly into the gear selector

And for pre face lift FL2 there is a thread on fullfatrr
http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic6133-75.html


POST FACE LIFT

Well everyone loves a video, from powerfulukltd, probably the most detailed process.




There is some useful information in this thread
http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic24606.html

The RRsport forum has a thread
http://www.rrsport.co.uk/forum/topic17399.html

And Disco3 has a couple
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic43831.html
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/d4-paddle-ge...46338.html




Other in-conclusive topics on FreeL2
http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic22577.html

I'll expand on this if I find anything new

Last edited by Vanny on 23rd Jan 2018 9:09 pm. Edited 1 time in total

Read this thread.

http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic24606.html


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Hi Vanny👍
In our cases post MY13 it should be plug and play as the paddles just plug into the steering wheel switch packs. Paddle shift then need to be enabled in the CCF.
When you doing it...... This could be interesting to watch.
I'm a little busy at the moment as you know.....
Electrical schematic uploaded from L359 electrical for you.

Click image to enlarge

I want to do it on my 2014 Metropolis. The actual fitting of the paddles looks easy but I have no idea how to affordably enable the paddle shift in the CCF, don’t fancy buying hundreds of pounds worth of tech kit just to do that one job in the CCF - does anyone know of someone in the UK that could do it once I’ve fitted the paddles?

We have someone in the UK thy can help you with that, I'll PM you a little later. MY15
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Going to do a "how to" with pictures? Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

Going to do a "how to" with pictures?
Doh double post!  Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

On the Evoque auto, using the dashboard config settings menu's you can select to have the ability for manual gear changes (using flappy paddles) in sport or normal drive mode. Or you can select just to manually change when in sport.

In sport mode the gears will hold until the preset thresholds are reached and it changes or the driver shifts up/down, and in drive it reverts back to full auto after a short period of driving with no further gear changes.

Would the FL2, either pre or post facelift, have the ablility to do this as well ?

Stuartc wrote:

When you doing it

StuartC you are a terrible influence!

Flappy paddles, harness, back plate on there way to me for not a lot of money! I fancied getting a heated wheel, but given that the RRS and Disco4 have a splined shaft and the evoque/sport/Freel2 has a hex shaft, there really aren't many out there. Which I had bought one here when I had the chance.

Looks like i'm the guinea pig for post 13MY?

Hahahahaha we can do it together and compare notes
Cowl, paddles and harness on way also
Already found an anomaly so will compare notes with you once I have the harness. MY15
Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
Surround Camera System
InControl Apps soon to be replaced with CarPlay (WIP)
Meridian Premium Surround Sound
Digital Audio Broadcast
Timed Climate
Cruise ECO Data
Follow Me Home Reverse
Extra Features Menu
Picture In Motion
4x4i screen (WIP)
Digital Broadcast TV
Meridian Rear Media with WIFI
Factory Powered Tailgate
Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM)
Reverse Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)
Electrochromatic Wing Mirrors (WIP)

RogB wrote:

On the Evoque auto, using the dashboard config settings menu's you can select to have the ability for manual gear changes (using flappy paddles) in sport or normal drive mode. Or you can select just to manually change when in sport.

In sport mode the gears will hold until the preset thresholds are reached and it changes or the driver shifts up/down, and in drive it reverts back to full auto after a short period of driving with no further gear changes.

Would the FL2, either pre or post facelift, have the ablility to do this as well ?

Parts have arrived, new rear steering wheel cowl with cutouts for paddles, this saves me doing any surgery on my current one, paddles and happy to say correct paddle wiring loom which was under question.
Only thing missing is the lug on the L359 steering wheel hub to attarch the paddle shift to but that won't stop me, more worries about releasing the AirBag which is always a



 MY15
Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
Surround Camera System
InControl Apps soon to be replaced with CarPlay (WIP)
Meridian Premium Surround Sound
Digital Audio Broadcast
Timed Climate
Cruise ECO Data
Follow Me Home Reverse
Extra Features Menu
Picture In Motion
4x4i screen (WIP)
Digital Broadcast TV
Meridian Rear Media with WIFI
Factory Powered Tailgate
Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM)
Reverse Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)
Electrochromatic Wing Mirrors (WIP)

Well I went for it as PowerfulUK had a set of parts on offer. Very good value, so I couldn't resist.





Releasing the air bag a , you where NOT kidding. Some time with the Topix instructions and the powerfulUK you-tube videos and a bit of bending resulted in this;




And eventually this;



Note that to release the air bag connectors, lift the orange locking tabs then lift the connector out. Pretty common connector but it boggled my brain for a few minutes due to the shape.

With the wheel off the car (TORX 50, 40Nm for the bolt) then it was possible to strip down the wheel




As StuartC points out, there are no lugs in the magnesium alloy on the FL2, not too hard to over come, didn't even take any imagination. Ultimately I ended up with this;




Installed, and I have lights!




Haven't actually done the CCF change so at the moment i basically have bits of plastic with a pretty blue '+' and '-' sticking up behind the wheel. It got to cold and dark to start battling with SDD, which also needs some updates . . .


If nothing else, its nice to finally beat StuartC to an upgrade, though i suspect he's already got his fit and working by now


Who is next?

Nice to see someone else having a go
No, my bits still on the desk but I have been pouring over various platforms electrical schematics as I like to have all the facts in front of me and that is when it comes to LR's wiring diagrams and steering wheel electrics LR SUCKS! Especially they're colour coding None them correspond but I've managed to decifer LR's mess, sound familiar Vanny!!!!!!
Yes the AirBag is a . That's the hardest part of this job!
So get on with it.....it's nice to follow for a change  MY15
Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
Surround Camera System
InControl Apps soon to be replaced with CarPlay (WIP)
Meridian Premium Surround Sound
Digital Audio Broadcast
Timed Climate
Cruise ECO Data
Follow Me Home Reverse
Extra Features Menu
Picture In Motion
4x4i screen (WIP)
Digital Broadcast TV
Meridian Rear Media with WIFI
Factory Powered Tailgate
Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM)
Reverse Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)
Electrochromatic Wing Mirrors (WIP)