TheMirror

Cheers all, quick question here. Do the shifter paddles on the 2nd gen TSX move with the steering wheel or are they mounted static on the steering column?

Thanks,
-Mirror

its rayden

they rotate with the steering wheel... kinda annoying IMO

TSXKid2010

Yeah, would be a lot better if they were mounted on the steering column

TheMirror

Got it. Thanks guys...

010tsxcbp

did you guys notice that the (+) paddle has a ridge on the backside to help you determine which one is (+)/(-)? I think there's a ridge on the backside.

BlacK_HawK10

I wish it was not attached to the steering wheel so I can use it more often. That's one of the reason why I rarely use those shifters

russel082581

if they werent attached to the steering wheel how could you quickly switch gears while driving???
omg..

common sence..not very common

010tsxcbp

Was that sarcasm?

its rayden

hard to sence sarcasm on the internets

KillerG

sarcasm detectors on acurazine are broken.

off to drive my bugatti, see ya guys

SoCaliTrojan

Just in case you were serious, the paddle shifters spin around while the steering wheel is turned. Try to hit your HFL or voice button while in a turn or making some sort of maneuver. There have been times where I had to fish for the paddles, HFL, or voice button...and ended up giving up and waiting until the steering was returned back to the center.

jasonwdp10

I have a TL, but have the same gripe.

To the OP, this question was already answered in your TL thread. The paddle shifters on ALL current hondas and acuras are mounted on the steering wheel.

IMO, this isn't a great design because the paddles spin around with the steering wheel and it's really easy to lose track of them. Like on a tight twisty road. This isn't an F1 car so steering isn't tight or really precise, and we don't just make small corrections while driving.

ttk5

You shouldn't be shifting when your turning anyways so whats the big deal???

Chewbach

I actually prefer the shifter on the wheel as I generally keep both hands on the steering wheel when I'm turning. Thus, the alternative would force you to pull one hand off.

Of course, I'm not exactly driving like an F1 driver. (Unless you ask my wife.)

jasonwdp10

It's not shifting while turning, it's waiting for the wheel to straighten inorder to find the shift paddles instead of having it (just for example) fixed, like on the g37. That way it's always in the same place. When you're on a tight twisty road, and the wheel is barely ever straight, it's annoying as hell to look and wait for the shift paddles to come back to it's normal position all the time.

I'd much rather have them (acura) put a manual shift gate on their cars, not sure why it isn't there (for example: also on the g37)

ed_423

cuz we didnt pay as much as we would if we were to get the g37

jasonwdp10

lol indeed!

its rayden

yes, because i drive at the limits all the time....

</sarcasm>

pinatubo

It's personal choice.
Mine?
I don't like it at all.

TSteezyX

I use them a lot. Your hands should stay at 9 and 3 at all times, anyways. It would be a pain while powering out of a corner to have to take your right hand off the wheel and flick the + paddle which is stationary because it is mounted to the column.

It has it's + and - (no pun intended) but I like them mounted on the wheel more. I've driven a G37 and it's annoying/sometimes dangerous to take your hand off the wheel completely to find the fixed paddle.

jasonwdp10

The fixed paddle on the g37 is pretty long, about double the length of the TLs. You should easily be able to touch it coming out of a turn if your hands are at 9 n 3.

I wonder if it's also dangerous to drive stick shift cars since you need to take a hand off the wheel to shift hmm

fallacy

those shifters are a gimmick..

I'd rather have push button start, or LED lights on the door handles for night.

KillerG

this could be modded in they do it on the 3g TL all the time

TallGuyNW

+1

its rayden

if you guys are in a position where you're mid-turn, and would be dangerous to take your hands off the wheel, then you shouldn't be shifting either. for all other times, it would be fine to turn with 1 hand and shift.

TSteezyX

Sure, I can be shifting coming out of a turn. Obviously I'm not upshifting mid-apex, but after late-apexing there's no problem with it. It's not a RWD car where the power disconnect to the rear can cause traction issues, it's a slow FWD car. I'd be willing to bet you could change up mid-corner and still not experience any major traction issue/handling issues.

its rayden

true that

TSteezyX

Sorry, didn't mean to come off as a douchebag there. lol.


<3 Hearts to all!

b.ike

Or would you guys prefer they can implement the system they have on some cars like the hyundai genesis where you can shift also using the knob in addition to the moving paddles?

But also, the + and - paddles have ridges on the back, one of the has an extra ridge on the paddle. It might help if you really need to shift (without resetting the wheel position) and yours hand are near the paddles

jasonwdp10

That would be ideal. I have a feeling they took the manual shift gate off of the new models because of the transmission problems in the past. Even if the newer transmissions are stronger, more reliable, etc, there's still a chance that people put it into "Manual Mode" and leave it there, potentially harming the transmission. Though they could add a safety switch that will automatically revert the transmission to "D" mode if left for too long (or something similar)