Does anyone know of a suitable replacement that allows the use of hand
levers for gas and brake?
The TM Modena and Modena Pro wheels seem to allow this, but I'm having
a hard time tracking any down in the UK. Does anyone know if
1) These wheel are any good
2) Where I can buy them
3) Anything better that I should be looking at?
Thanks for your help.
Ian
Not particularly
PC world or Game should have them.
The old TM GP1 was a good wheel, but I doubt you'd find one anywhere now.
Where in the UK are you ?
I'm in Wrexham and have an old TM 360 Modena you can have if you can pick it
up.
Only used for about a week, I preferred the MS wheel.
Ian P
Ian,
I can only address your first question, having used the TM Sprint and
then following it up with a Modena before making the jump to pedals
just last year (and to force feedback just last week).
In terms of build quality, I found the Modena to be much better than
the Sprint. The wheel rotated smoothly, and it was nice not having to
deal with potentiometers. Also, the wheel is almost dimensionally
identical to the Sprint's (but angled slightly back) and rotates the
same 180 degrees. And, yes, the wheel supports separate axes for gas
and brake.
However, some things took some getting used to. The button placement
is awful. While I appreciated the two four-way hat switches on the
wheel, the only other two buttons on the face of the wheel are tiny
and located low and in the middle of the hub. Hitting these buttons
while working the paddles and turning the wheel was not easy. The
paddle design is also inferior to the Sprint's. First, you only get
to use the lower half of a paddle as an axis; the upper half counts as
a button (presumably to be used for shifting). The paddles also have
a small amount of travel. This was probably the hardest feature to
get used to, especially in throttle/brake-sensitive games like GPL.
Finally, the pedals -should you decide to use them- are below-average
(though not nearly as crappy as that lump of plastic that came with
the Sprint).
I ended up mapping the shift functions on the shift levers and on the
buttons in front. That way, I'd have at least one button I could
reach regardless of the position of the wheel and which paddle I was
working. The paddle travel issue I learned to live with.
Hope this helps.
Martin
It's up for grabs so if anyone wants it drop me a line.
Some Call Me Tim
(Worcester UK)
If you want a higher end wheel I know Ball Racing have produced at least one
wheel with hand controls since it was in the RSC tent at Goodwood last year.
If you are interested you should try calling them using their details from
their website at http://www.interactiveracing.com
Phil Lee
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> Does anyone know of a suitable replacement that allows the use of hand
> levers for gas and brake?
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Steve H
> > My trusty TM Sprint wheel seems to have died on me in the middle of
> > GPL Rally 2 :-(
> > Does anyone know of a suitable replacement that allows the use of hand
> > levers for gas and brake?
> > The TM Modena and Modena Pro wheels seem to allow this, but I'm having
> > a hard time tracking any down in the UK. Does anyone know if
> > 1) These wheel are any good
> Not particularly
> > 2) Where I can buy them
> PC world or Game should have them.
> > 3) Anything better that I should be looking at?
> The old TM GP1 was a good wheel, but I doubt you'd find one anywhere now.
> Where in the UK are you ?
> I'm in Wrexham and have an old TM 360 Modena you can have if you can pick
it
> up.
> Only used for about a week, I preferred the MS wheel.
> > Thanks for your help.
> > Ian
> Ian P
I had 3 different Modena 360 wheels and lost the right analog lever in each
one in less then 3 weeks each time. ( the last 2 on warrantee ). Very
unhappy with them.
I have been using a Logitech Driving force (the one designed for the
Playstation 2) on both my PS2 and PC. Have had it for a few months now and
have no complaints.
The hand controls are much sturdier and the FF workd great.
Elrikk
PS If you ever do find one of the high quality wheels with analog hand
controls I would appreciate a nod.
>It's up for grabs so if anyone wants it drop me a line.
Ian
:
: > My trusty TM Sprint wheel seems to have died on me in the middle of
: > GPL Rally 2 :-(
: >
: > Does anyone know of a suitable replacement that allows the use of hand
: > levers for gas and brake?
: >
:
: If you want a higher end wheel I know Ball Racing have produced at least
one
: wheel with hand controls since it was in the RSC tent at Goodwood last
year.
: If you are interested you should try calling them using their details from
: their website at http://www.interactiveracing.com
Look a bit prototypeish - but it was very well made I thought
Doug
