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    Gary Munson

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    GT3 RS Fanatec Wheel

    Post by Gary Munson on Fri Oct 29, 2010 12:16 pm

    For those considering buying:


    GT3 RS Fanatec wheel
    Build quality as seems to be the case in all their products exceptional.

    Driving: Very different to what I have experienced DFGT only and a few others not G25 / G27. The FF is smooth as silk and is very consistent. There are no surprises when driving so gives full confidence to attack you opponents as you feel the stability from the wheel. The feel overall is that of a real car in fact the wheel is bigger in diameter than most on the market.

    Customisation: Onboard digital menus that adjust: rotation, shock effect, spring, damper, FF, dead zone, drift mode, abs, linearity, these can all be adjusted whilst driving.

    Overall, if CSPs are the salt then GT3 RS is the pepper they complement each very well and produce a fantastic experience.
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    paul thomas

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    Re: GT3 RS Fanatec Wheel

    Post by paul thomas on Fri Oct 29, 2010 8:43 pm

    Its a great wheel. TIP: I find with netkar pro that the wheel isnt centred with the on screen wheel.
    Pressing Ctrl centres the wheel
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    Gary Munson

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    Re: GT3 RS Fanatec Wheel

    Post by Gary Munson on Fri Oct 29, 2010 9:22 pm

    paul thomas wrote:Its a great wheel. TIP: I find with netkar pro that the wheel isnt centred with the on screen wheel.
    Pressing Ctrl centres the wheel


    not a problem with me make sure you have latest Firmware installed released the other day: http://www.911wheel.de/?q=node/4349

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    paul thomas

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    Re: GT3 RS Fanatec Wheel

    Post by paul thomas on Fri Oct 29, 2010 9:36 pm

    Still happens with the new firmware and my other gtrs aswell not a problem. Just pointing out that ctrl will set the centre of the wheel when pressed.
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    Re: GT3 RS Fanatec Wheel

    Post by Andrea Lojelo on Fri Jun 03, 2011 3:51 pm

    Hi guys yesterday my G25 broke down, unfortunately, so I'm now considering to buy a new wheel.
    I'm still not sure if it will be possible to repair it, and I'm not sure if it's worth to wait, considering that it's a 3 year old wheel, so without warranty.

    then here is my question: what to buy?
    Fanatec Wheel or Logitech G27? What do you guys suggest? Did anyone tried both of them?
    any problems with the Fanatec Wheel with nkpro?


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    Tomas Torasen

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    Re: GT3 RS Fanatec Wheel

    Post by Tomas Torasen on Fri Jun 03, 2011 7:35 pm

    I would rate Gary's fanatec wheel the same as the G27 wheel. They are very different in FFB feeling. So it's a matter of taste.
    I prefer the G27 feeling, I actually think it's superior, _for_me_. If you're used to G27 the fanatec is very smooth, not necessarily in a good way depending on what you want.
    If you used the fanatech wheel for several years and never tried a logitech wheel I guess you would'nt like it at first either.

    When it comes to pedals the G25 and G27 are famous for being a piece of crap that gives no feeling/resistance, plus they brake down very easily.
    I dont get how logitech made such a good wheel and put it together with those pedals.

    So I use G27 wheel along with Fanatec club sport pedals. Thats the combination I recommend.
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    Re: GT3 RS Fanatec Wheel

    Post by Andrea Lojelo on Fri Jun 03, 2011 7:39 pm

    Thanks a lot for your feedback, Tomas!


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    Gary Munson

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    Re: GT3 RS Fanatec Wheel

    Post by Gary Munson on Wed Jun 08, 2011 5:15 pm

    More choices new fanatec wheel on the way http://www.virtualr.net/fanatec-forza-motorsport-4-elite-wheel-uncovered/




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    Re: GT3 RS Fanatec Wheel

    Post by paul thomas on Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:26 pm

    The new clubs sport shift sould be released soon.
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    MikaRaymond

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    Re: GT3 RS Fanatec Wheel

    Post by MikaRaymond on Thu Jun 09, 2011 12:55 pm

    andrea - do NOT get a g27. im on my 4th one in 4 years, whereas i owned a g25 for 5 years. they are weak and unreliable. go down another route Smile
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    Re: GT3 RS Fanatec Wheel

    Post by laurent resende on Thu Jun 09, 2011 4:35 pm

    totally agree with Mika, I use actuellemnt the G27, since compared to my G25 that began to change their own reports, after 4 years of use without any problem, I did not win a single race, and my times have decreased,I 'm over my first change after a failure by the manufacturer, after 1 week of use! lol
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    Re: GT3 RS Fanatec Wheel

    Post by Andrea Lojelo on Thu Jun 09, 2011 11:28 pm

    That sounds scary! I hope I will be luckier!
    I'm sorry to hear that you had all those problems, but I guess this is usually the case with the first series of any new manufacture.
    I'm pretty sure it will improve, just like they did with the G25.

    I've to say, at least for now, I'm pretty happy with the treatment received by Logitech: I sent them and support request, describing the kind of problem I had with my 3 years old g25(smoke from the front of the wheel). They reply me back in a very professional way, asking if anyone got injured, or if I had to call the fire department lol! (the response was clearly NO!!! Razz ). They offer me brand new G27 for free, and they will check what happen with my g25, although wasn't on warranty anymore, coming to pick up the old wheel for free too at my place.
    I received the new g27 in 2 days, although I haven't tried it yet because I'm currently in Italy.

    I'm happy for now, since I wanted to buy it a new wheel straight away, knowing that the warranty was ended. It was a very pleasant surprise.

    Looking forward to try the new wheel, and in any case, with a support like this, I'll be quite relaxed.


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    Re: GT3 RS Fanatec Wheel

    Post by laurent resende on Fri Jun 10, 2011 12:12 am

    Service after sales of Logitech in Europe is totally unique! Andrea same for me, it changed me my G27 in 3 days!! truly extraordinary
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    Re: GT3 RS Fanatec Wheel

    Post by M Carey on Fri Jun 10, 2011 8:13 pm

    Andrea Lojelo wrote:They reply me back in a very professional way, asking if anyone got injured, or if I had to call the fire department lol! (the response was clearly NO!!! Razz ). They offer me brand new G27 for free, and they will check what happen with my g25, although wasn't on warranty anymore, coming to pick up the old wheel for free too at my place.

    Maybe they were scared you were gonna sue them Razz
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    Re: GT3 RS Fanatec Wheel

    Post by Andrea Lojelo on Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:13 pm

    there's no doubt on that. And for sure for them it's much better to keep a valuable customer that is willing to spend so much for a wheel!
    Obviously, since I'm happy, I speak about what they've done, so they immediately got back their money in a very good advertisement


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