Steering wheel.....

[molineux1980]

... I need one, RFactor is a tad difficult with a cheap joystick. Are there any decent wheels out there below £50? Can't afford to chuck mega money at it!

[FourWheelDrift]

Under £50?

I don't about this one, but it is a Logitech wheel - Formula Force at Amazon for £39.

[danwebster]

I'll sell you my old DFP for 50 quid

Good condition, just needs drivers and you're away.

[molineux1980]

Cheers Dan, but not really in the position to buy for a couple of months anyway!

[RobM77]

I've got a Logitech Formula Force and it's the best wheel I've used yet, other than the newer Logitech Momo and presumably the G25 when I actualy see one! I've tried plenty of wheels and nothing beats the Logitechs for useability and general feel I don't think.

[Altrezia]

DFP is THE wheel to get for £50 - plenty of them on ebay too.

I recently sold mine to move upto the G25, but the DFP is perfectly capable.

[RobM77]

Altrezia said:

DFP is THE wheel to get for £50 - plenty of them on ebay too.

I recently sold mine to move upto the G25, but the DFP is perfectly capable.

What's a DFP?

oh, and what is the G25 like?

[rebelstar]

I started with a Driving Force - it's somewhat basic.
Then for a long time I had the Driving Force Pro ("DFP" and was very happy with it. It's a great value-for-money wheel.
Now I've got a G25 and it's better again - I particularly wanted the clutch/shifter arrangement but entire experience is better than the DFP.

[UncleDave]

Can anyone rate the DFP against the Logitech Momo Racing?

[johnph]

FourWheelDrift said:

Under £50?

I don't about this one, but it is a Logitech wheel - Formula Force at Amazon for £39.

Is it possible to remove the desk clamps completely from one of those - i saw the ps2 version in game the other day for £40 and am interested.

[RobM77]

johnph said:

[quote=FourWheelDrift]Under £50?

I don't about this one, but it is a Logitech wheel - Formula Force at Amazon for £39.

pic here

Is it possible to remove the desk clamps completely from one of those - i saw the ps2 version in game the other day for £40 and am interested.

I just tried on my older model and it isn't - the clamps are designed so they don't come out of the unit. However, there are clearly visible screws on the unit itself, so I should imagine taking it apart is fairly easy. Whilst we're on the subject of disassembling these, does anyone know where I can get a new bearing for mine from?

[spidydude]

go for the logitech driving force pro

VERY nice wheel

[R1 GTR]

spidydude said:

go for the logitech driving force pro

VERY nice wheel

seconded
although i want a G25, im going to wait for a price drop but the dfp is fine until then.

[Ballistic]

johnph said:

FourWheelDrift said:

Under £50?

I don't about this one, but it is a Logitech wheel - Formula Force at Amazon for £39.

Is it possible to remove the desk clamps completely from one of those - i saw the ps2 version in game the other day for £40 and am interested.

Yes you can.
Look at the attached pic, r/h end, undoe the top thumbscrew and clamp will pull away from underside (same for the l/h end)

[FourWheelDrift]

Out of interest does anyone know where you can get replacement screws? After 2 years of tightening them right up with a spanner so they don't come off the desk the left hand screw has split meaning I can only finger tighten it now. Do Logitech do spares?

[AKA8]

I bought a Driving Force Pro last week for my PS3 and I am disappointed with it. My old Logitech used to vibrate when you went over the armco or had a collision which made it a bit more realistic on formula 1 games and on gran turismo. However, the DFP doesn't and I really annoyed seeing as it cost £70!

Does anyone know if it should vibrate? Anyone else had the same problem?