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Wrecked my Thrustmaster

Markus Stiepe

Wrecked my Thrustmaster

by Markus Stiepe » Mon, 15 Mar 1999 04:00:00

Hi folks!

After driving GPL for some time now, I decided to buy a new wheel now as I'm
sick and tired of the rotten Quality of TM-Products; I had 2 TM1, 1 TM2 and
now my TM3 is slowly falling apart ( wheel fell off, all springs break,
potis need greasing, shifting-button-wires ripped, etc etc).
Can anybody give me tips on good wheels for use with GPL?

Thanx
Markus

Scott & LaRhonda Eslic

Wrecked my Thrustmaster

by Scott & LaRhonda Eslic » Mon, 15 Mar 1999 04:00:00

Check out www.thomas-superwheel.com the best wheel for the money... they are
not plastic, but made of real metal!!!!!!!!!

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Hi folks!

After driving GPL for some time now, I decided to buy a new wheel now as I'm
sick and tired of the rotten Quality of TM-Products; I had 2 TM1, 1 TM2 and
now my TM3 is slowly falling apart ( wheel fell off, all springs break,
potis need greasing, shifting-button-wires ripped, etc etc).
Can anybody give me tips on good wheels for use with GPL?

Thanx
Markus

Jimm

Wrecked my Thrustmaster

by Jimm » Mon, 15 Mar 1999 04:00:00




>wrote...
>> Hi folks!

>> After driving GPL for some time now, I decided to buy a new wheelFrom:


hey dumbass why are you attaching the Happy99 virus?
Hans

Wrecked my Thrustmaster

by Hans » Tue, 16 Mar 1999 04:00:00


>Hi folks!

>After driving GPL for some time now, I decided to buy a new wheel now as
I'm
>sick and tired of the rotten Quality of TM-Products; I had 2 TM1, 1 TM2 and
>now my TM3 is slowly falling apart ( wheel fell off, all springs break,
>potis need greasing, shifting-button-wires ripped, etc etc).
>Can anybody give me tips on good wheels for use with GPL?

>Thanx
>Markus

You have to be more gentle Marcus :-))
You good quality means lotsa bucks and bad quality means less bucks with at
one exception : TM
which is bad quality and lotsa bucks.
I just bought a wheel with pedals called Dexxa and I have to say the wheel
is very good indeed.
Especially the pedals they are brilliant! almost like a real car.
It's a very low budget wheel and isn't supposed to be the quality of a TSW
or similar but it's just a bargin!
I bought TWO of them last week!. The wheel is a T2 clone but looks pretty
good and is very easy to maintain.
By the way I have had a TM GP1 for 3 years now and cleaned the pots maybe 15
times but it still works great
after some maintenance. the only thing is the brake spring which broke but I
just made a new one from some
junk I had home. Anyway the Dexxa wheel I have at least is very presise in
GPL and it's fantastic to drive with.
The dexxa is a non FF wheel but that doesn't matter in GPL right :-). I also
have to mention that I have done a modification to the Dexxa to make it a
bit harder to turn and it turned out to be much more driveable after that.
Myself I'm not gonna buy a FF wheel until they manage to make one with GOOD!
pedals.

At least here in Norway the Dexxa is 1/3 of the prize of a T2! so it's the
choice forme until some great FF wheel
comes up. Other wheels you can buy which is more expensive is TSW , ACT LAB
and Logitech Wingman Formula. But for me none of them have both a great
wheel and great pedals.

Hope some of this is useful for you :-)

Good luck!

Hans-Otto

Tadej Krev

Wrecked my Thrustmaster

by Tadej Krev » Tue, 16 Mar 1999 04:00:00

Jeezus !!
What are you doing to your wheel ?

I've had my T2 for 2 years now and all I needed to change were
pots and springs.

Don't go nuts when you're on a good lap and spin-out in the last corner ;-)

Get ECCI or TSW. They can take more abuse....

Cheers,
Tadej Krevh


>Hi folks!

>After driving GPL for some time now, I decided to buy a new wheel now as
I'm
>sick and tired of the rotten Quality of TM-Products; I had 2 TM1, 1 TM2 and
>now my TM3 is slowly falling apart ( wheel fell off, all springs break,
>potis need greasing, shifting-button-wires ripped, etc etc).
>Can anybody give me tips on good wheels for use with GPL?

>Thanx
>Markus

Markus Stiepe

Wrecked my Thrustmaster

by Markus Stiepe » Tue, 16 Mar 1999 04:00:00

I'm trying, but it's not easy, and I don't wanna get hooked to Baldrian....

Never heard of that one yet; do U have a URL or somethin' where to get it?

Can you assign the brake and gas pedals to seperate axes?

Thanx
Markus

Markus Stiepe

Wrecked my Thrustmaster

by Markus Stiepe » Tue, 16 Mar 1999 04:00:00


That's exactly the point   :---))  Any recommended *** besides Baldrian?

Any URL?

Thanx
Markus

Kirk Lan

Wrecked my Thrustmaster

by Kirk Lan » Tue, 16 Mar 1999 04:00:00

Had a T1 for 4+ years, and it came out of the return heap at the local
Incredible Universe (now Fry's Electronics)...like you, some springs, pots,
and a bungee or two

--
Kirk Lane

ICQ: 28171652


>Jeezus !!
>What are you doing to your wheel ?

>I've had my T2 for 2 years now and all I needed to change were
>pots and springs.

>Don't go nuts when you're on a good lap and spin-out in the last corner ;-)

>Get ECCI or TSW. They can take more abuse....

>Cheers,
>Tadej Krevh


>>Hi folks!

>>After driving GPL for some time now, I decided to buy a new wheel now as
>I'm
>>sick and tired of the rotten Quality of TM-Products; I had 2 TM1, 1 TM2
and
>>now my TM3 is slowly falling apart ( wheel fell off, all springs break,
>>potis need greasing, shifting-button-wires ripped, etc etc).
>>Can anybody give me tips on good wheels for use with GPL?

>>Thanx
>>Markus

AndyCer

Wrecked my Thrustmaster

by AndyCer » Tue, 16 Mar 1999 04:00:00


> Any URL?

The ECCI lineup can be found at www.ecci.net
If you have any questions, please E-mail us!

Andy Cers
ECCI
www.ecci.net
Move up to true professional quality...
move up to ECCI.

Uwe Schuerka

Wrecked my Thrustmaster

by Uwe Schuerka » Wed, 17 Mar 1999 04:00:00




>>Jeezus !!
>>What are you doing to your wheel ?
>>Don't go nuts when you're on a good lap and spin-out in the last corner ;-)

>That's exactly the point   :---))  Any recommended *** besides Baldrian?

>>Get ECCI or TSW. They can take more abuse....
>Any URL?

>Thanx
>Markus

It just adds to racing realism: I once lead a GP2 race in Hungary for
the first time ever a couple of years ago when on the penultimate lap
the throttle spring gave way (in the unique way only suck T2 springs
do, first they get really soft and don't push the pedal back up
properly any more, and then <SNAP>, off they go). It made me feel just
like Damon Hill, and from then on I'm much more able to appreciate the
frustration those poor fellows must feel in a real race.

OTOH T2 replacement springs have considerably improved in quality,
i.e. lasting for six months now instead of six weeks, and in the
meantime I have learned to change a spring (with recalibration) in
under 20 minutes ;-)

Uwe

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