Logitech G Pro Racing Wheel

[Tommy moon]

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[Trk-el-son]

Micro review of the RS Track Wheel + wheel hub:

Pros

• My hands are VERY happy. The brilliant ergonomics of the RS Track makes you realise, that the concept of a steering wheel being just a round tube is very silly, if you drive in the style of modern race cars and have your hands in one position only. A huge win.
• Grip surface: Very positively surprised. I actually hate touching silicone and softer rubbers, so I was fearing this one a bit, but I think they have found a really good material that has a lot of grip, without being sticky. It is easier to get sweaty hands than on the original Pro Wheel (leather), but for me, this works as a constant reminder to keep my grip loose, and I like it.
• Buttons: Definitely a better feel than the Pro Wheel.
• Very happy to loose the top part of the wheel, as I like a position where a round wheel somewhat blocks my view of the lower screen.
• Two more buttons. (Although I am not sure yet, if I can set them up in GT7.)

Cons

• Shifters are clicky as ****. As in, if I have my windows open on a quiet summer evening, there will be about 30 people in the building lying in their beds, wondering what the hell is going on with that annoying clicky sound. So right away, I have modded them. It took a few hours to find the best solution, but now they are whisper quiet. What a relief.
• For a PS player it feels rather repulsive to have Xbox labeling on your buttons. I have made the conscious decision to ignore that fact. It works, but it is a camel you have to swallow. (Some people will not have a problem at all with this.)

Conclusion: After fixing the obnoxious click-clack of the shifters, I am very happy with this wheel. I don't see myself ever using the old Pro wheel now. Hand ergonomics is a HUGE upgrade and definitely worth is.

 

[Trk-el-son]

As I mentioned above: There are two new buttons on the RS wheel hub, but when I go to set them up in GT7, the old Logitech Pro layout comes up (without the new buttons). So how do I set them up to my taste in GT7?
Thanks!

 

[LOGI_Rich]

Currently Polyphony have not yet enabled support for those extra buttons. The only title so far that I'm aware of on PlayStation is Forza Horizon 5, but more will come as they adopt the new button counts.

 

[Tommy moon]

@YuY it’s a potential feature to look at in future, but you can already account for this in a couple of ways. You’ve seen one method for solving it on the Facebook thread that you created (which is also mentioned in the link below).

The other is to save the in game wheel profile in each game and load the appropriate one, depending on which wheel you are using.

All the titles you mention have such a feature, except LMU. However there’s a workaround for that too.


@Tommy moon if you let me know the ticket number then I can check on that with support.

Hey Rich,

I haven't gotten any correspondence I know it's only been a week... If they're not going to reach out that's okay I just want to know if that's the case what third party cables you endorse... Because I know interference can be an issue and I don't want to replace it only to have issues.

If you are unable to make such a reccomendation... Because maybe you're not allowed to endorse third-party products or something...just blink twice lol. Or DM me if that's easier.

 

[LOGI_Rich]

I do know they were low on stock. I’ll check again but honestly there’s no restriction on using any other data-capable USB cable, other than the micro USB overmold needing to be small enough to fit in the cavity on the back the wheel.

 

[Tommy moon]

I do know they were low on stock. I’ll check again but honestly there’s no restriction on using any other data-capable USB cable, other than the micro USB overmold needing to be small enough to fit in the cavity on the back the wheel.

Ok,

So I don't have to worry about ferrites or repeaters or anything?

 

[LOGI_Rich]

Good point, I was forgetting about length. Keep it under 2m, ideally.

 

[huch23]

@LOGI_Rich hello there. there's a weird bug that's happening in gt7 with the g pro / g923 ffb. don't know if that's a coincidence or not, but it's the 3rd or 4th time it's happening to me at fuji. at some point of the race(not on every race, just every now and then), the ffb completely dies, and nothing helps other than restarting gt7, not even re plugging the wheel. it happened to me once at a raining nords like a year ago, but it isn't something that usually happens. it feels the same as the issue we had after update 1.54 with the logitech / thrustmaster wheels inrace, only that it only happens every now and then.

 

[LOGI_Rich]

This has been seen by a few people but the symptoms (an unplug/replug not changing things) definitely suggest that the wheel is not the issue. Is there any similarity in the length of time that you’ve been playing before this happens?

 

[JonP01]

I bought the Pro pedals a month ago and love them. I just want some clarification about the warning in the instructions about using the "beige piece" when the pedals are mounted to a rig (like mine are). It says do not use it in such cases since the braking pressures might potentially ruin it. So my question is: is that "beige piece" the longer of the three foam-like pieces included in the kit? There are two short ones, one of which is "mandatory" as the first piece at the end of the cylinder. So I am assuming we are talking about the beige elastomer which is the same length as the yellow, brown and red ones. Can you confirm this please?

Also, if the above is the case, why is a short beige elastomer OK but the long one is not? Won't these soft foam-like elastomers have a relatively short lifespan at best?

And that leads me to my last question: will we be able to buy spares of all the elastomers and will these be available worldwide rather than just the US? Preferably not in a kit but that we are able to buy individual spares of the ones that we end up using. Or at worst a relatively inexpensive kit of the whole lot. Even being able to buy the original grease would be great. It is actually surprisingly difficult to find a third party grease - especially here in Australia where we have less choice - that has the same characteristics as the original one (which seems to be quite good).

Thank you

 

[tinyman392]

@LOGI_Rich hello there. there's a weird bug that's happening in gt7 with the g pro / g923 ffb. don't know if that's a coincidence or not, but it's the 3rd or 4th time it's happening to me at fuji. at some point of the race(not on every race, just every now and then), the ffb completely dies, and nothing helps other than restarting gt7, not even re plugging the wheel. it happened to me once at a raining nords like a year ago, but it isn't something that usually happens. it feels the same as the issue we had after update 1.54 with the logitech / thrustmaster wheels inrace, only that it only happens every now and then.

I’ve had this happen randomly, but not recently. Normally sleeping the system then powering it back on works to correct the issue.

 

[huch23]

This has been seen by a few people but the symptoms (an unplug/replug not changing things) definitely suggest that the wheel is not the issue. Is there any similarity in the length of time that you’ve been playing before this happens?

i don't think the length is the thing, but there might have been a contact with another player on some of the cases which caused the ffb to die. i don't know if that's a pattern or not, but i do have an example from this week. can share the replay if that helps.

 

[huch23]

I’ve had this happen randomly, but not recently. Normally sleeping the system then powering it back on works to correct the issue.

i tried doing it on the straight, but it didn't help. somehow finished the races with no ffb😢

 

[notarjy]

I have had only two times where I lost the FFB in the last 2-3 years with this wheel, in my case powering the wheelbase off and on again brought it back without having to do anything to the game/PS5. My issues seemed to be caused by heavy load through the wheel but it was not repeatable, and have not had it return in nearly a year.

 

[LOGI_Rich]

@JonP01 Yes, that's the foam piece the manual is referring to and honestly, that's definitely more of a cautionary note. Spares will be available shortly, although for Australia that'll be a bit later than other countries as we work to get direct consumer sales through our website setup again.

 

[JonP01]

@JonP01 Yes, that's the foam piece the manual is referring to and honestly, that's definitely more of a cautionary note. Spares will be available shortly, although for Australia that'll be a bit later than other countries as we work to get direct consumer sales through our website setup again.

Thank you for the prompt reply. I felt that was the case but just wanted to be sure I was looking after them properly. I actually only have the brake force set to 26 kg in any case despite having a Trakracer rig - that is enough pressure for me to still threshold and trail brake efficiently.

By the way, I actually have the small "soft" foam and the yellow / brown elastomers but I have them in order small soft beige at the bottom of the cylinder, then brown, then yellow at the top of the cylinder. I actually find this affords a very realistic feel indeed - just like a high end road car. And it definitely feels better than having the order as beige, yellow then brown which is probably the more intuitive and "correct" arrangement.

I love these pedals. I wish I had bought them sooner.

 

[Tommy moon]

@JonP01 Yes, that's the foam piece the manual is referring to and honestly, that's definitely more of a cautionary note. Spares will be available shortly, although for Australia that'll be a bit later than other countries as we work to get direct consumer sales through our website setup again.

Spares alone? Any new options?

 

[Sta]

@JonP01 Yes, that's the foam piece the manual is referring to and honestly, that's definitely more of a cautionary note. Spares will be available shortly, although for Australia that'll be a bit later than other countries as we work to get direct consumer sales through our website setup again.

Is there an hopeful ETA for when direct consumer sales will work through the Logitech website?

 

[Sta]

Does anyone have any recomendations on the lightest brake pedal set-up that would still allow for effective trail braking in formula style cars? This will be my first sim racing set-up so I don't know my personal preference yet, and I also want to be able to share the rig with my 4 year old son

 

[Mumster]

Does anyone have any recomendations on the lightest brake pedal set-up that would still allow for effective trail braking in formula style cars? This will be my first sim racing set-up so I don't know my personal preference yet, and I also want to be able to share the rig with my 4 year old son

When my knee was hurting I used 20 and it seemed fine. Never tried lower than that. 4 year olds can kick pretty hard so prob they have the leg strength. But I’m no expert.

 

[tinyman392]

Does anyone have any recomendations on the lightest brake pedal set-up that would still allow for effective trail braking in formula style cars? This will be my first sim racing set-up so I don't know my personal preference yet, and I also want to be able to share the rig with my 4 year old son

I have mine set to about 50% in game (wheel is still maxed out). If I’m not mistaken this would be heavier than a street car but lighter than a race (GT3/GT4). Im fairly proficient trail braking with that setup. But your mileage may vary.

 

[Tommy moon]

I have mine set to about 50% in game (wheel is still maxed out). If I’m not mistaken this would be heavier than a street car but lighter than a race (GT3/GT4). Im fairly proficient trail braking with that setup. But your mileage may vary.

Does anyone have any recomendations on the lightest brake pedal set-up that would still allow for effective trail braking in formula style cars? This will be my first sim racing set-up so I don't know my personal preference yet, and I also want to be able to share the rig with my 4 year old son

SMH...4 year old son. Ok, I'm laughing...but please this is a good chat...dont troll these people

 

[Oshawa-Joe]

SMH...4 year old son. Ok, I'm laughing...but please this is a good chat...dont troll these people

Its been a long time, but Im not positive my 4yr olds could throw a ball. Probably genetics. I still can't drive and talk.

 

[Pzynen]

MOMO 320 Ferrari mod:

 

[Tommy moon]

@LOGI_Rich,

With the unfortunate cut backs to the Forza team.... will this delay any Maclaren products? Does this create a situation where you need to pivot at all?