Custom made gear shifters for the Fanatec McLaren steering wheel. These are a new design based on my well respected Carbon Fibre gear shifters. The new version are made to make them easier to fit to the Fanatec McLaren steering wheel.
May 2026 - This is the last batch of these shifters.
I have quite a lot of parts remaining if anyone would like to take over making them I would be more than happy to supply the parts for a nominal price.
Whats new?
Easier to fit than my previous version.
No cutting or drilling of the steering wheel.
Upgrade is fully reversable.
Mixture of Carbon Fibre and 3D print.
Plug for cable on shifter so it can be removed without opening the wheel again.
The main body of the shifter and the shifter arm are the same as my existing versions.
3mm thick multi layer real carbon fibre
Cherry IP67 micro switch
Black steel pin
Ball Bearings on the arm for smooth reliable action
Black coated N52 5x15mm magnets
To make these I have changed the bottom and back carbon fibre parts with a custom 3D printed part. This part as an integral part of the gear shifter and allows it to be attached to the wheel via the QR bolts. I have also made the bottom of the 3D part so that it fits into the magnet hole on the wheel.
New - Want to see what the shifter looks like in CAD look here (You can open it up and look inside and move around it in 3D)... https://a360.co/3V3RjYD
To fit...
Fanatec McLaren GT3 V1 *
Fanatec McLaren GT3 V2
Please note that to use with the QR2 Lite you will need an extra adapter.
Included...
2 x Gear shifters with McLaren paddles fitted
2 x Carbon Fibre mounting plates
2 x JST PH 2.0 to Larger plugs on the wheel.
4 x M3 or M2.5 x 8mm Black button head bolts
Fitting...
Proper guide to follow but these are the basic steps:
Open the McLaren wheel
Undo the wheel PCB
Remove the Orange shifter paddle
Remove the standard magnets
McLaren V2
Remove the shifter plug and optionally the shifter microswitches
Fit the new cable to the wheel PCB plug and poke the cable through the magnet hole
McLaren V1 -
Cut the big plug off the new cable
Solder the cable to the pad on the wheel PCB
Poke the cable out of the magnet hole
Re-fit the wheel PCB
Remove the rubber insets on the shifter risers
Plug the cable into the back of the shifter.
Push the shifter into place on the wheel
Remove the 2 bolts from the wheel QR
Fit the Shifter mount to both the Shifter (2 x M3 or M2.5 bolts) and the QR
I also offer a fitting service for UK customers. You must ship me your wheel at your own cost. I will then fit the shifters and return the wheel to you. I can offer this service for other areas, but shipping to the UK from overseas is rather expensive.
