Fitting aluminium paddle shifters

When I tested the 9-speed auto this week I had no trouble keeping track of what gear I was in. As you say, big number in the driver display makes it very easy to know what gear you're in.

True, and I guess after a while intuition kicks in, but they also say the shifts are imperceptible, so just wonder how much your eyes need to feed the brain as opposed to the sound and feeling telling you. Sometimes when you're hitting that corner just need to flow through it. Exciting driving ahead indeed!

(02-02-2014 05:16pm)tarbat Wrote:  When I tested the 9-speed auto this week I had no trouble keeping track of what gear I was in. As you say, big number in the driver display makes it very easy to know what gear you're in.

For spirited driving is the sweet spot around 4th and 5th or was the dealer keeping too close an eye?!

I really only used the paddles to test how they worked. Useful for changing down early into a roundabout for example. And no, the dealer wasn't with us in the car, so I was able to fully test the performance through the gears.

(03-02-2014 01:42am)tarbat Wrote:  I really only used the paddles to test how they worked. Useful for changing down early into a roundabout for example. And no, the dealer wasn't with us in the car, so I was able to fully test the performance through the gears.

Cool. Now I just need to work on justifying the price of aluminium replacements.

Still umming and ahhing!

Does anyone know what the part number for the Jag shifters is? I love the idea of having them lit at night

I found this on the Jaguar XF forums http://www.jaginfo.org/showthread.php?41...e-Shifters
this link is to an eBay seller and has the part numbers on it http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jaguar-OEM-Acces...1027838525 and the price..............