Guillemot Ferrari wheel...

Today I saw the Guillemot Ferrari wheel, the cheaper version, non-force feedback. On the box it looks just the same as the FF version, without the gear lever. I asked to open the box and had a look: The metal-like parts of the steering wheel looked awful: just grey plastic, not chrome-ish at all. Is this also the case on the Force feedback version? Would be a shame, because it looks very very cheap. karl

No. In fact, there is no non-FF version of the wheel. What you probably saw was their Shocker wheel for Nintendo. It looks like the Ferrari wheel but is plastic, has no stick shifter and no gas/brake under the paddles. The wheel itself is plastic instead of rubber and the pedals are totally different. Slot Karl Zosel wrote in message <83ojgq$1tt$[email hidden]>... >Today I saw the Guillemot Ferrari wheel, the cheaper version, non-force >feedback. >On the box it looks just the same as the FF version, without the gearlever.

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>I asked to open the box and had a look: >The metal-like parts of the steering wheel looked awful: just grey plastic, >not chrome-ish at all. >Is this also the case on the Force feedback version? >Would be a shame, because it looks very very cheap. > >karl > >

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> > [email hidden] says... > > > > Bollocks! I have a Guillemot Ferrari wheel without FF. > > > > Yep. Already available in several stores here in Finland. The FF version > is called "Guillemot Ferrari Force Racing Wheel" and the non-FF one > a "Guillemot Ferrari Racing Wheel" - kinda makes sense. And yes, these > are for PC. Tho I suppose there are N64 & Playstation versions too.

The PC one is available in the UK too. Haven't seen a PSX one yet, though there is a McLaren one with a separate handbrake unit, as well as on-board gear stick , and pedals. -- AG Remove removes from address to remove anti-spam measures. -- Alan Gauton E-Mail [email hidden] Never for me the lowered banner, never the last endeavour! (Damon Hill - 16th June 1999)

So is the FF version metal instead of plastic? On Tue, 21 Dec 1999 18:15:47 -0500, "GTX_SlotCar" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>No. In fact, there is no non-FF version of the wheel. What you probably saw >was their Shocker wheel for Nintendo. It looks like the Ferrari wheel but is >plastic, has no stick shifter and no gas/brake under the paddles. The wheel >itself is plastic instead of rubber and the pedals are totally different. > >Slot > > >Karl Zosel wrote in message <83ojgq$1tt$[email hidden]>... >>Today I saw the Guillemot Ferrari wheel, the cheaper version, non-force >>feedback. >>On the box it looks just the same as the FF version, without the gear >lever. >>I asked to open the box and had a look: >>The metal-like parts of the steering wheel looked awful: just grey plastic, >>not chrome-ish at all. >>Is this also the case on the Force feedback version? >>Would be a shame, because it looks very very cheap. >> >>karl >> >> >

I think he already said rubber instead of plastic. Marc. "B" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> > So is the FF version metal instead of plastic? > > On Tue, 21 Dec 1999 18:15:47 -0500, "GTX_SlotCar" <[email hidden]> > wrote: > > >No. In fact, there is no non-FF version of the wheel. What you probably

saw > >was their Shocker wheel for Nintendo. It looks like the Ferrari wheel butis > >plastic, has no stick shifter and no gas/brake under the paddles. Thewheel

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> >itself is plastic instead of rubber and the pedals are totally different. > > > >Slot > > > > > >Karl Zosel wrote in message <83ojgq$1tt$[email hidden]>... > >>Today I saw the Guillemot Ferrari wheel, the cheaper version, non-force > >>feedback. > >>On the box it looks just the same as the FF version, without the gear > >lever. > >>I asked to open the box and had a look: > >>The metal-like parts of the steering wheel looked awful: just grey

plastic,

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> >>not chrome-ish at all. > >>Is this also the case on the Force feedback version? > >>Would be a shame, because it looks very very cheap. > >> > >>karl > >> > >> > > >

I meant the spokes...the silverish part. On Wed, 22 Dec 1999 05:20:35 GMT, "Marc Collins" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>I think he already said rubber instead of plastic. > >Marc. > >"B" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >> >> So is the FF version metal instead of plastic? >> >> On Tue, 21 Dec 1999 18:15:47 -0500, "GTX_SlotCar" <[email hidden]> >> wrote: >> >> >No. In fact, there is no non-FF version of the wheel. What you probably >saw >> >was their Shocker wheel for Nintendo. It looks like the Ferrari wheel but >is >> >plastic, has no stick shifter and no gas/brake under the paddles. The >wheel >> >itself is plastic instead of rubber and the pedals are totally different. >> > >> >Slot >> > >> > >> >Karl Zosel wrote in message <83ojgq$1tt$[email hidden]>... >> >>Today I saw the Guillemot Ferrari wheel, the cheaper version, non-force >> >>feedback. >> >>On the box it looks just the same as the FF version, without the gear >> >lever. >> >>I asked to open the box and had a look: >> >>The metal-like parts of the steering wheel looked awful: just grey >plastic, >> >>not chrome-ish at all. >> >>Is this also the case on the Force feedback version? >> >>Would be a shame, because it looks very very cheap. >> >> >> >>karl >> >> >> >> >> > >> >

Bollocks! I have a Guillemot Ferrari wheel without FF. nh "GTX_SlotCar" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ITT74.1006$[email hidden]... > No. In fact, there is no non-FF version of the wheel. What you probablysaw > was their Shocker wheel for Nintendo. It looks like the Ferrari wheel butis > plastic, has no stick shifter and no gas/brake under the paddles. Thewheel

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> itself is plastic instead of rubber and the pedals are totally different. > > Slot > > > Karl Zosel wrote in message <83ojgq$1tt$[email hidden]>... > >Today I saw the Guillemot Ferrari wheel, the cheaper version, non-force > >feedback. > >On the box it looks just the same as the FF version, without the gear > lever. > >I asked to open the box and had a look: > >The metal-like parts of the steering wheel looked awful: just grey

plastic,

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> >not chrome-ish at all. > >Is this also the case on the Force feedback version? > >Would be a shame, because it looks very very cheap. > > > >karl > > > > > >

I think he already said *** instead of plastic. Marc.

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> So is the FF version metal instead of plastic? > >No. In fact, there is no non-FF version of the wheel. What you probably

saw > >was their Shocker wheel for Nintendo. It looks like the Ferrari wheel but is > >plastic, has no stick shifter and no gas/brake under the paddles. The wheel

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> >itself is plastic instead of *** and the pedals are totally different. > >Slot > >>Today I saw the Guillemot Ferrari wheel, the cheaper version, non-force > >>feedback. > >>On the box it looks just the same as the FF version, without the gear > >lever. > >>I asked to open the box and had a look: > >>The metal-like parts of the steering wheel looked awful: just grey

plastic, > >>not chrome-ish at all. > >>Is this also the case on the Force feedback version? > >>Would be a shame, because it looks very very cheap. > >>karl

[email hidden] says... > > Bollocks! I have a Guillemot Ferrari wheel without FF. > Yep. Already available in several stores here in Finland. The FF version is called "Guillemot Ferrari Force Racing Wheel" and the non-FF one a "Guillemot Ferrari Racing Wheel" - kinda makes sense. And yes, these are for PC. Tho I suppose there are N64 & Playstation versions too. --- Antti Markus Peteri 15 miles. your dim light shines from so far away - Soul Asylum, Promises Broken

the steering wheel itself is from metal,the gearselector is from plastic but its look great and its driving great!!!! Karl Zosel <[email hidden]> schreef in berichtnieuws 83ojgq$1tt$[email hidden]... > Today I saw the Guillemot Ferrari wheel, the cheaper version, non-force > feedback. > On the box it looks just the same as the FF version, without the gearlever. > I asked to open the box and had a look: > The metal-like parts of the steering wheel looked awful: just greyplastic,

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> not chrome-ish at all. > Is this also the case on the Force feedback version? > Would be a shame, because it looks very very cheap. > > karl > >

> No. In fact, there is no non-FF version of the wheel. What you probablysaw > was their Shocker wheel for Nintendo Totally incorrect. There IS a non-FF version of the wheel! For PC :)

Yikes! Sorry about the non FF Ferrari wheel comment. It's not listed on their web site and I heard nothing about it. But if guys own them, they must exist. Just not available in North America I guess. There is a Nintendo version called a Shock. I know this because when I ordered my Ferrari FF, they sent me the Shock Wheel instead. As soon as I lifted the brown shipping box, I knew something was wrong. It only weighed about 5 lbs. I was disappointed, but Guillemot sent the right wheel out next day delivery and arranged pick up of the old wheel. I haven't seen the non FF version, but Shock looks like the Ferrari FF. If you looked at a picture of both, it would be hard to tell the differece in the quality of the wheels. But in fact the spokes, though they are the same design, are a cheaper looking and thinner plastic on the Shock than on the Ferrari FF. The grip of the wheel is plastic rather than ***, it has no stick shifter and the pedals are totally different. The Ferrari FF spokes do not look cheap. I know this is subjective, but I'm not the kind of guy that thinks a big, blue Elvis on Velvet*** on a wall is first class stuff. I think that if someone saw a Ferrari wheel that was for the PC, and the spokes looked cheap, then maybe the non FF Ferrari uses the same spoke material/paint as the Shock. I can't find a picture of the non FF Ferrari on any of Gmot's sites, so it's up to someone who owns one to let us know how they look. Maybe someone in the UK can go to EB (or some other store) and look at them both and let us know how they compare. Let's see, Guillemot in French is pronounced Geemo, right? Slot >Today I saw the Guillemot Ferrari wheel, the cheaper version, non-force >feedback. >On the box it looks just the same as the FF version, without the gear lever.

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>I asked to open the box and had a look: >The metal-like parts of the steering wheel looked awful: just grey plastic, >not chrome-ish at all. >Is this also the case on the Force feedback version? >Would be a shame, because it looks very very cheap. >karl