According to Pat, who works on my transmissions, the later 4EAT type [I can't say if it is known as Phase II] does not have the brake band that operates 2 and 4 range. It has clutches for everything.
He seems to prefer it. His words: "It gives less trouble"
If all these transmissions use similar firmware, then maybe it will be just as possible, if not necessarily easy, to reprogram the later type to accept paddle changes.
What occurs Tom if you were going this route it might be simpler to transplant a full gearbox plus TCU controller plus steering wheel from a Legacy with steering wheel change buttons. No?
Joe
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