Cheap steering wheel
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Skyedriver

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23,335 posts

311 months

Thursday 10th May 2012
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Fancying a cheap but reasonable quality steering wheel, gearchange, brake etc to play McCrae with a 6 year old. Doesn't need to be the latest model or over complicated, second hand would be fine.
Any suggestions or ones to avoid?

Jamesd49

2,916 posts

235 months

Thursday 10th May 2012
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Skyedriver said:
Fancying a cheap but reasonable quality steering wheel, gearchange, brake etc to play McCrae with a 6 year old. Doesn't need to be the latest model or over complicated, second hand would be fine.
Any suggestions or ones to avoid?
What console?

Skyedriver

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23,335 posts

311 months

Thursday 10th May 2012
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Sorry showing my lack of knowledge
Its for a PC

SamGad

131 posts

194 months

Friday 11th May 2012
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Logitech do good wheels, I've got a Driving force pro, discontinued now but you could probably pick one up cheap second hand. (looking at ebay £40 or less) Failing that you can get a Driving force GT brand new although you're looking at ~£90 for one of those.

Chunkychucky

6,094 posts

198 months

Friday 11th May 2012
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Logitech Driving Force Pro is a good base wheel that I got off The Bay for ~£40, has served me very well. Only criticism I have of it is that the pedals are crap in iRacing IMO, and also it's not compatible with Xbox 360, but not really the wheel's fault!

Altrezia

8,740 posts

240 months

Friday 11th May 2012
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Chunkychucky said:
Logitech Driving Force Pro is a good base wheel that I got off The Bay for ~£40, has served me very well. Only criticism I have of it is that the pedals are crap in iRacing IMO, and also it's not compatible with Xbox 360, but not really the wheel's fault!
Good wheel for the money smile

Chunkychucky

6,094 posts

198 months

Friday 11th May 2012
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Like this one OP, same as the one I bought (just to give you an idea what it looks like and rough guide price, has nothing to do with me)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Logitech-Driving-Force-P...

Skyedriver

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23,335 posts

311 months

Saturday 12th May 2012
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Thanks everyone
Do these clamp to a desk top or have a sucker system

Chunkychucky

6,094 posts

198 months

Saturday 12th May 2012
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Skyedriver said:
Thanks everyone
Do these clamp to a desk top or have a sucker system
Most of them clamp to a desk, although if you have a seat/rig they can be hard mounted by drilling them to it. The DFP linked above has a clamp system which you tighten by the two octagonal tubes either side just behind the wheel rim. Not the best method as it can take quite some effort to get a decent, secure fitment, but once you get it right it doesn't move, plus it's quick and easy to undo if you want to stow it away

Skyedriver

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23,335 posts

311 months

Saturday 12th May 2012
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Thanks again
BTW these Thrustmaster Ferrari things seem to go cheaply, is that for a "reason"?

Chunkychucky

6,094 posts

198 months

Sunday 13th May 2012
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Skyedriver said:
Thanks again
BTW these Thrustmaster Ferrari things seem to go cheaply, is that for a "reason"?
I haven't tried one but I don't think they're all that - probably no better than the Logitech DFP, if anything probably not quite as good, but the same price or more expensive. As I say though i've never tried one..


shout FAO Altrezia:

How are you getting on with your CSR Elite? Did you say you'd be ditching it for one of the Clubsport wheels (the ones with the changeable steering wheels) when they come out?

S3_Graham

12,835 posts

228 months

Sunday 13th May 2012
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Chunkychucky said:
Skyedriver said:
Thanks again
BTW these Thrustmaster Ferrari things seem to go cheaply, is that for a "reason"?
I haven't tried one but I don't think they're all that - probably no better than the Logitech DFP, if anything probably not quite as good, but the same price or more expensive. As I say though i've never tried one..


shout FAO Altrezia:

How are you getting on with your CSR Elite? Did you say you'd be ditching it for one of the Clubsport wheels (the ones with the changeable steering wheels) when they come out?
im thinking of off loading my GT3RS and GT2.........

Chunkychucky

6,094 posts

198 months

Sunday 13th May 2012
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S3_Graham said:
im thinking of off loading my GT3RS and GT2.........
What will you replace them with Graham, the forthcoming Clubsport (or whatever it's called)?

Vieste

10,532 posts

189 months

Sunday 13th May 2012
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Doh i have just gave away for free a Driving force GT wheel brake/clutch set up frown

S3_Graham

12,835 posts

228 months

Sunday 13th May 2012
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Chunkychucky said:
S3_Graham said:
im thinking of off loading my GT3RS and GT2.........
What will you replace them with Graham, the forthcoming Clubsport (or whatever it's called)?
Nothing! They hardly ever get used and I've just moved house and no longer have anywhere to put / use them!

Altrezia

8,740 posts

240 months

Sunday 13th May 2012
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CSR-e is going well - might not even bother changing it tbh! Used a g25 the other day... CSRE has changed the way I feel about force feedback.. Not comparable to anything else!