Which steering wheel to buy

[ESSA]

hey all

im new to all this and i need some information and advise from owners of steering wheel.


i have purcahsed some raceing cars games and currently using x box controller, but after reading fourms and watching videos of ppl using wheels i want one now.


the problem is which one to buy

G27, Thrustmaster T500 rs or the Fanatec line products dont know too much about them just discoverd today in one of the threads on AC.


If is it possible could you also provide pros and cos for each product.


im also going to purchase playseat dont know if thier anyhting else on the market or the above produacts ae comaptabily with playseat.


i will buy the steering wheel depending outcome of this thread.

[Jack]

The pedals that come with the T500 are not too bad, especially with the basherboards brake mod.

http://www.basherboards.com/T500RS-BMK

I use Fanatec clubsport pedals now but that skate board bushing makes a whole lot of difference to the feel of the T500 brake.

[ESSA]

if i a buy th g27 can i upgrade the pedals and shifter i.e pedals Fnatec Clubsport pedals v2 EU and Thrustmaster TH8 RS Shifter to the G27.

got a another question

in the Fanatec bundle do i need the wheel base (Clubsport Wheel Base V2 Servo EU) to make all the componetns work in the bundle. i dont understand how this will work like in the g27 there black box behind the wheel tht coomptutes the FFB etc.


the Thrustmaster T500 rs cost like + £300 and the Forza CSR bundle cost £288.81 incl tax and postage

http://www.fanatec.com/eu-en/module/configurator;bundle_id;3

[Manwith Noname]

İlk olarak ESSA tarafından gönderildi:

if i a buy th g27 can i upgrade the pedals and shifter i.e pedals Fnatec Clubsport pedals v2 EU and Thrustmaster TH8 RS Shifter to the G27.

Yes. Many people have done this, you just end up plugging each unit straight into a USB port rather than the wheel I believe.

[I7ustC4ntAim]

İlk olarak ESSA tarafından gönderildi:

if i a buy th g27 can i upgrade the pedals and shifter i.e pedals Fnatec Clubsport pedals v2 EU and Thrustmaster TH8 RS Shifter to the G27.

got a another question

in the Fanatec bundle do i need the wheel base (Clubsport Wheel Base V2 Servo EU) to make all the componetns work in the bundle. i dont understand how this will work like in the g27 there black box behind the weel tht coomptutes the FFB etc.


the Thrustmaster T500 rs cost like + £300 and the Forza CSR bundle cost £288.81 incl tax and postage

http://www.fanatec.com/eu-en/module/configurator;bundle_id;3

The pedals can be used with the g27 so can the thrustmaster shifter. On the bundle you picked the clubsport v2 has nothing to do with it, the csr is complete package. The clubsport v2 is invitation code purchase only and is a stand alone wheel base. The csr bundle > the g27 package, the t500 wheel is better but not the pedals.

So if you are going for the csr, csr elite pedals and the included shifters yes is a good package at a decent price. I would personally take the gt3 rs wheel over the csr but that is personal choice, I dont like the csr rim.

[ESSA]

the problem ive got now is that from each brand i dont know which components i s best to mix match bang for my buck.

for buget oritainting user the G27 is best but for a bit more i could get the Thrustmaster T500 rs which is much better.

3rd option is to upgrade each brand component.

so the question is which wheel to get from which brand , shifter and pedals etc?

i could order g27 right now and pick it 2 morro but i have read somewhere tht logistic no longer makes wheels and upcomming support for games.

[I7ustC4ntAim]

All personal choice, like i said earlier i bought a g27 because was easy and accessible round the corner in pc world, its in a box upstairs. Quickly went to a fanatec gt2, clubsport pedals and thrustmaster th8 shifter and is no comparison but obviously cost more. I paid £220 for my g27 and is now in the sale in the same shop at @£170, so not happy. If uk based check overclockers uk, they have the t500 on sale and the deal with the extra f1 wheel.

[ESSA]

im just reading and watching up on Fanatec products at mom in general are the fanatec wheels and pedals better than than Thrustmaster T500 rs i knw the shifters from Fanatec are not so good by the reviews ive read.

[ESSA]

yeh i saw the g27 at pc world for £160.00 which i can buy but for the Thrustmaster T500 rs and Fanatec il have to save moeny up.

[ESSA]

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I would personally take the gt3 rs wheel over the csr but that is personal choice, I dont like the csr rim.

could you possible link me to this wheel so i can read the description thankyou

[I7ustC4ntAim]

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could you possible link me to this wheel so i can read the description thankyou

http://www.fanatec.com/eu-en/racing-wheels/porsche-911-gt3-rs-v2-wheel-eu.html

I have the gt2 which i believe is very similar but slightly more expensive

[Jack]

Unless your going to get the clubsport wheel base you'd be better off going with Thrustmaster.

[ESSA]

İlk olarak Jack tarafından gönderildi:

Unless your going to get the clubsport wheel base you'd be better off going with Thrustmaster.

cant afford the wheelbase.

Jack why did you say im better off goign with Thrustmaster T500 rs

what do you guys do buy the whole set or mix and match each components.

for the wheels i think Thrustmaster T500 rs is most recommeded not to sure about Fanatec wheels and pedals Fanatec clubsport pedals are better. correct?

[ESSA]

İlk olarak jUSTCantAim tarafından gönderildi:

All personal choice, like i said earlier i bought a g27 because was easy and accessible round the corner in pc world, its in a box upstairs. Quickly went to a fanatec gt2, clubsport pedals and thrustmaster th8 shifter and is no comparison but obviously cost more. I paid £220 for my g27 and is now in the sale in the same shop at @£170, so not happy. If uk based check overclockers uk, they have the t500 on sale and the deal with the extra f1 wheel.

yeh i saw tht OCuk had tht on sale early on today but thanks for the heads up

[Astelle]

Personally I'd get the Logitech G27 as thats the one I'v got but to be honest all the wheels u mentioned are good choices.

[Jack]

In my opinion the T500rs is much better than the lower end fanatec wheels and greatly better than the G25/27. The pedal set it comes with is very good, not as good as a load cell brake solution but with the mod I mentioned earlier it's not far off.

If you wanted to upgade the pedals at a later date (as I did), the Fanatec clubsport pedals have a USB connection to plug directly into your pc meaning they will working with any wheel and so does the TH8RS shifter.

If I hadn't got a discounted early access code for the fanatec V2 wheelbase I'd still happily be using my T500 now, I keep it in the box, as a spare just in case my fanatec develops any problems.

It's a really good wheel and I have no problems recommending it even though I no longer use it.

The reviews of the fanatec shifters you mentioned were probably for the CSR shifter kit, and to be fair that is totally crap, the clubsport shifter on the other hand is really good and feels not far off a real shifter. Comes in at about £150 though and there was a waiting list for them last I checked.