Adding a gear shifter to steering wheel

Hey guys. My wife has pretty much committed to buying me a PC steering wheel for my birthday next week. I've asked her for the Logitech Formula Force GP. I figure a neat little project down the road might be to add on a shifter to it. Has anyone done this? Is there maybe a seperate shifter with it's on usb interface I can buy? Thanks.

"B. Jones" wrote: > > Hey guys. > My wife has pretty much committed to buying me a PC steering wheel for > my birthday next week. I've asked her for the Logitech Formula Force > GP. You've picked the right kind of wife and has treated her well I see :-) > I figure a neat little project down the road might be to add on a > shifter to it. Has anyone done this? > Is there maybe a seperate shifter with it's on usb interface I can > buy? You mean something like this ? http://www.act-labs.com/scripts/proddetails.asp?pid=79 Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "goyl at nettx dot no" http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

If she can swing it, get the Momo, 10 times better wheel, than the GP. Even if it is the cheaper Momo, it already has a shifter. Should be able to get it only for less than $100.00 "Goy Larsen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> > > "B. Jones" wrote: > > > > Hey guys. > > My wife has pretty much committed to buying me a PC steering wheel for > > my birthday next week. I've asked her for the Logitech Formula Force > > GP. > > You've picked the right kind of wife and has treated her well I see :-) > > > I figure a neat little project down the road might be to add on a > > shifter to it. Has anyone done this? > > Is there maybe a seperate shifter with it's on usb interface I can > > buy? > > You mean something like this ? > > http://www.act-labs.com/scripts/proddetails.asp?pid=79 > > > Beers and cheers > (uncle) Goy > "goyl at nettx dot no" > > http://www.theuspits.com > > "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" > --Groucho Marx--

Yeah, I thought about asking for the momo but if I asked for a $100 PC steering wheel...well, I just know better by now. Thanks, Goy. I saw the act-labs shifter after posting my message but then read a review on techtv's website. They seemed disappointed by the lack of support for the shifter. Have you had any experience with it as an add-on? "senojm23" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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> If she can swing it, get the Momo, 10 times better wheel, > than the GP. Even if it is the cheaper Momo, it already has a shifter. > Should be able to get it only for less than $100.00 > > > "Goy Larsen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > > > > > "B. Jones" wrote: > > > > > > Hey guys. > > > My wife has pretty much committed to buying me a PC steering wheel for > > > my birthday next week. I've asked her for the Logitech Formula Force > > > GP. > > > > You've picked the right kind of wife and has treated her well I see :-) > > > > > I figure a neat little project down the road might be to add on a > > > shifter to it. Has anyone done this? > > > Is there maybe a seperate shifter with it's on usb interface I can > > > buy? > > > > You mean something like this ? > > > > http://www.act-labs.com/scripts/proddetails.asp?pid=79 > > > > > > Beers and cheers > > (uncle) Goy > > "goyl at nettx dot no" > > > > http://www.theuspits.com > > > > "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" > > --Groucho Marx--

Read my previous post in rich text format. Sean "B. Jones" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Yeah, I thought about asking for the momo but if I asked for a $100 PC > steering wheel...well, I just know better by now. > > Thanks, Goy. I saw the act-labs shifter after posting my message but > then read a review on techtv's website. They seemed disappointed by > the lack of support for the shifter. > Have you had any experience with it as an add-on? > > "senojm23" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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> > If she can swing it, get the Momo, 10 times better wheel, > > than the GP. Even if it is the cheaper Momo, it already has a shifter. > > Should be able to get it only for less than $100.00 > > > > > > "Goy Larsen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > > > > > > > "B. Jones" wrote: > > > > > > > > Hey guys. > > > > My wife has pretty much committed to buying me a PC steering wheel

for > > > > my birthday next week. I've asked her for the Logitech Formula Force > > > > GP. > > > > > > You've picked the right kind of wife and has treated her well I see:-)

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> > > > > > > I figure a neat little project down the road might be to add on a > > > > shifter to it. Has anyone done this? > > > > Is there maybe a seperate shifter with it's on usb interface I can > > > > buy? > > > > > > You mean something like this ? > > > > > > http://www.act-labs.com/scripts/proddetails.asp?pid=79 > > > > > > > > > Beers and cheers > > > (uncle) Goy > > > "goyl at nettx dot no" > > > > > > http://www.theuspits.com > > > > > > "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" > > > --Groucho Marx--

"B. Jones" wrote: > > Yeah, I thought about asking for the momo but if I asked for a $100 PC > steering wheel...well, I just know better by now. Well, it's probably cheaper than the wheel you're getting and then buying a separate shifter afterwards, but I guess you're planning to sneak the shifter past her or something :-) > Thanks, Goy. I saw the act-labs shifter after posting my message but > then read a review on techtv's website. They seemed disappointed by > the lack of support for the shifter. > Have you had any experience with it as an add-on? Fraid not, I do own one, but it's sitting on my shelf for the time being as I really don't have room for it on my desk right now and my trusty old Thrustmaster Nascar PRO wheel has a basic shifter I'm planning to build a cockpit of sorts at some point and the shifter will part of that :-), I have however opened the box and done some "dry runs" :-), and it feels very good, with a slightly notchy, but positive, action, bit like you'd expect from a shifter in a racing car I suppose Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "goyl at nettx dot no" http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

Thanks. Just read the thread. I plan on spending a lot of time with "F1 Challenge '99-02" once the wheel arrives (this week - I was cursed with a birthday of 9/11. Wasn't so bad 'til a couple years ago). Blaine "Four furry fiends" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<bje1o3$3pe$[email hidden]>... > Read my previous post in rich text format. > > Sean

There are a few home built one around, some using gameport and others based on a USB gamepad (IMHO the USB one is easier than the gameport version). They use the same software as the act-labs shifter. A few links: http://users.hfx.eastlink.ca/~mackaypenny/shifter.html http://www.massey.ac.nz/%7Ejcmarsha/Wheel/ http://hem.bredband.net/larlow/how.htm http://forum.racesimcentral.com/showthread.php?threadid=43254 Have fun. Ken