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Hiya

I have been selected to do some testing for a company called fanatec.
They have made a new wheel wich will be coming out very shortly.
I will make a review off it and even a nice vid if possible. Just keep a eye on this thread. I will give it a run for his money and see whats it capable off. Very Happy

For a look on the new wheel goto : http://www.911wheel.com/

niels1 · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:10 pm Post subject:

Oke wheel arrived, Looks awesome. Very nice and high quality. Great FFB, nice leather wheel. High quality. Oke i am ready for some testing tonight Very Happy

niels1 · Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:16 am Post subject:

Oke after the first night mine thoughts. I have trouble getting the drivers to work and currently with T. Jackermeijer (ceo fanatec) to get them to work. The driver for some reason will interrupt during installation and doesnt finish th actual driver install. However some of the software is installed and I had a go at it.

It gives a clean layout where you setup the wheel. From 0-900 in steps of 1 degree. Also prefix degree settings on wheel throughout the LED display for a quick change possible. The FFB blew my mind. Its so unbelievable strong. I couldnt hold the wheel properly when tested the max settings. The vibration motors are a nice extra bonus to the FFB. When you press the accelarator the wheel starts to vibrate. It gives a extra feeling of driving the car.

Buttons on the wheel are more then enough. It feels solid no button that could be weared out in a year. But then again time will tell. Overall look. Wheel is covered with a high quality leather and is nicely stitched. The wheel itself is 300 mm and is big. Its just like sitting behind your steer of your car. The place where normally is your airbag looks on the picture very plastic. However its not !!!!!!. Its soft to touch, not shiny at all. Feels like a dashboard of newer cars. Soft and very touchable.

The noise of the wheel when turning is a bit weird. You expect to hear some noise but I never heard a quiter wheel as this. All due to the band wich gives the FFB off course. Which to me is a big plus. I have my setup in the living room and the misses hates my other wheel bcus of the noise while turning.

Pedals are looking a bit plastic however nothing like what you have seen on pictures. All pedals comes with prearranged pressure. The clutch feels very real due to the pressure. The break is like a real break and you must be getting used to it. My other wheel doesnt have the resistant in it and was just prssed down. This gives it way more feeling but needs to be getting used to. The accelator is also like a normal road car with a nice build in resistance.

I early said in this thread the pedals are useable with wire and without. Well its a kinda true. The connection to your PC is wireless. The connection wire between the wheel and pedals is just for power. I had no latency or lag issue so far. Even on a filled server i didnt experienced any lag. I was a bit affraid of that with a full starting grid with a FPS drop at start. But it didnt loose any connection what so ever.

Despite the driver issue I must admite to be pleasantly suprised. I really think it can give the G25 some good competion. I dont have a G25 so sadly I cant compare it with it.

spacedeck · Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:15 am Post subject:

Alot omore monye tho? Rolling Eyes

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niels1 · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:18 pm Post subject:

Oke guys review is done

http://halfordsracing.com/community.V2/download.php?id=463

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