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Old Oct 13, 2016 | 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by spearfish25
Call me crazy but I favor the black. Red draws attention to something that, particularly in the M7, serves no purpose worthy of extra attention.
Yup, same here. I saw the red paddles at the NCM bash in April and didn't care for them.
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Old Oct 13, 2016 | 05:22 PM
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In case they give you any grief, here's the description in the order guide:

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Old Oct 14, 2016 | 01:44 PM
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This was escalated through my Dealer's General Sales Manager to GM Canada and they did confirm that this was a build error and will be fixed under warranty.

Their solution is to order and ENTIRE NEW STEERING WHEEL with the red paddles. It appears that their process does not have any provision for just getting the parts and swapping them out.

After looking at other threads and seeing how easy the paddle swap is I'm amazed and somewhat concerned about damage they might do swapping the entire wheel.
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Old Oct 14, 2016 | 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Bob Holinski
This was escalated through my Dealer's General Sales Manager to GM Canada and they did confirm that this was a build error and will be fixed under warranty.

Their solution is to order and ENTIRE NEW STEERING WHEEL with the red paddles. It appears that their process does not have any provision for just getting the parts and swapping them out.

After looking at other threads and seeing how easy the paddle swap is I'm amazed and somewhat concerned about damage they might do swapping the entire wheel.
na, swapping out the wheel is prob better for no damage. You still have to remove the air bag either way, and the wheel has just one large bolt holding it on. (and prob 2 wire clips)

Is it silly for them to do this, yes, but for the pennies it will cost them it's easier for them....

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Old Oct 14, 2016 | 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Bob Holinski
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Sounds like a dealer project

Has anyone got part numbers for the red paddles?
part numbers here since you asked, and for others who are interested:

RED AUTO TRANS PADDLE DOWNSHIFT & UPSHIFT SWITCH (RIGHT & LEFT) - GM (23272739 & 23272740)
RED MANUAL TRANS PADDLE REV MATCH SWITCH PAIR (RIGHT & LEFT) - GM (23272735 & 23272736)
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