My Thrustmaster T2 busts a pedal spring and I can't get replacements anymore

I went to www.thrustmaster.com and registered my Formula T2 to order a new pedal spring only to get this message: This product has not been manufactured in over 1 year and is most likely out of warranty. Please call our Customer Service group at 503.615.3200 M-TH 7AM-6PM, F 9AM-6PM Pacific Time for parts and repair information. Please have your receipt from the purchase ready as it is your proof of warranty. Anyone know how I can fix my T2? It's not under warranty anymore. I'm tempted to get a FF wheel, but I can't afford one right now.

When my pedal spring broke i went to the hardware store and bought a nice pull spring for about a buck, stuck him in there and it works great....It will never brake again.

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> I went to www.thrustmaster.com and registered my Formula T2 to order a new > pedal spring only to get this message: > This product has not been manufactured in over 1 year and is most likely out > of warranty. Please call our Customer Service group at 503.615.3200 M-TH > 7AM-6PM, F 9AM-6PM Pacific Time for parts and repair information. Please > have your receipt from the purchase ready as it is your proof of warranty. > Anyone know how I can fix my T2? It's not under warranty anymore. I'm > tempted to get a FF wheel, but I can't afford one right now.

try this url http://members.xoom.com/ProPedals/ JM

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>I went to www.thrustmaster.com and registered my Formula T2 to order a new >pedal spring only to get this message: >This product has not been manufactured in over 1 year and is most likely out >of warranty. Please call our Customer Service group at 503.615.3200 M-TH >7AM-6PM, F 9AM-6PM Pacific Time for parts and repair information. Please >have your receipt from the purchase ready as it is your proof of warranty. >Anyone know how I can fix my T2? It's not under warranty anymore. I'm >tempted to get a FF wheel, but I can't afford one right now.

The same thing happened to me about 2 months ago. I called that number and asked about parts for a T2. Turns out that yes, you can still get T2 parts - but not for much longer, and not from the web. Turns out the registration info I entered 5 mins previously on the website goes into the live database, so they already had all my shipping info, etc - first time I've ever seen that. Got my spring about 2 weeks later, and I'm set :)

If anybody is prepared to send me one of their broken T2 springs, I will look at making replacements. Nigel Nichols -- Redline Race Controls http://www.wave.co.nz/pages/lakewood/Redline2.htm Nigel of Lakewood Motorsports Hamilton New Zealand

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>I went to www.thrustmaster.com and registered my Formula T2 to order a new >pedal spring only to get this message: >This product has not been manufactured in over 1 year and is most likely out >of warranty. Please call our Customer Service group at 503.615.3200 M-TH >7AM-6PM, F 9AM-6PM Pacific Time for parts and repair information. Please >have your receipt from the purchase ready as it is your proof of warranty. >Anyone know how I can fix my T2? It's not under warranty anymore. I'm >tempted to get a FF wheel, but I can't afford one right now.

So, did you CALL them? The springs SHOULDN'T cost that much, and you can get back to racing...<g> Eldred __ Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc If all the world's a stage, where is the audience sitting? remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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>>I went to www.thrustmaster.com and registered my Formula T2 to order a new >>pedal spring only to get this message: >>This product has not been manufactured in over 1 year and is most likely out >>of warranty. Please call our Customer Service group at 503.615.3200 M-TH >>7AM-6PM, F 9AM-6PM Pacific Time for parts and repair information. Please >>have your receipt from the purchase ready as it is your proof of warranty. >>Anyone know how I can fix my T2? It's not under warranty anymore. I'm >>tempted to get a FF wheel, but I can't afford one right now.

as a fill in 'til you get some proper springs,you can bend some bicycle spokes around a similar sized bar, these usually last a few weeks and make a fairly good temporary spring, they wont be as hard as your used to but at least you can then race your fav games. -- Vince Fisher