Built this about a year ago after using a wheel stand and junk yard seat for a couple of years.
Shifter mount does right and wrong side on the fly, seat has sliders too.
Had to do it myself to get it right.
Sweet set-up and some pretty nice looking engineering 👍
BTW: How do you find the F1 wheel with the T500 ?
Thanks, spent a lot of time on it.
I really like the F1 rim, especially for open-wheelers, LMPs, and even the karts!
I probably use my 458 rim more than anything now though because its so versatile.
Removed my static paddle shifters after getting the 458 rim, I use the GT rim with TH8RS.
You must have read my mind . I have been thinking about getting the 458 rim but could only see your F1 in the picture hence the question.
Thanks for the info
I am using both F1 an the 458 wheel, did not like the GT wheel in the beginning cause of the noises it makes, but once you get used to it, it is a big improvement over the standard GT wheel. T500RS is the best investment i did so far for online racing, togheter with my rSeat....
I am using both F1 an the 458 wheel, did not like the GT wheel in the beginning cause of the noises it makes, but once you get used to it, it is a big improvement over the standard GT wheel. T500RS is the best investment i did so far for online racing, togheter with my rSeat....
That's all the confirmation I needed Frank, thanks....off to my nearest Thrustmaster retailer to get a 458 rim 👍
Edit: Ordered, will be with me early next week....wooohooo
There a 3 screws on the face of the GTE 458 rim that tend to loosen after a couple of hours of first use.
(thanks to Firecracker for the original post)
And thanks to mrbasher (of Basherboards.com) there is another tip regarding the "creaking" of the GTE 458 rim.
Seems that can be minimized by tightening a couple of screws on the back.
Some have even gone as far as opening the wheel and installing insulation.
Link to Firecracker's post on T500 thread about GTE 458 rim center screws.
Link to post about GTE 458 rim's two rear crosshead screws on T500 thread.
Link to post about insulation install on GTE 458 rim on T500 thread.
^^ (My worry is how this might affect the warranty)
And thanks guys for all the "likes" left for my rig.
@JogoAsobi @Racingworld68 The Ferrari rim is installed and it's an absolute beauty . I'm not having any issues with noise or anything so maybe they have done something to the design recently.
Having the shifter paddles rotate with the wheel is so much better than the fixed paddles and the fact that they are closer to the rim makes it much more comfortable and much more natural for me.
Now all I need to do is figure out a button mapping that includes the RA menu
Thanks again for the recommendation 👍
I do the RA via my DS3, but its still borked, hopefully completely fixed in next update.
The R1/L1 on DS3 won't work when T500 is also being used, known bug.
I like the headphones. I have the same onesThis is my setup:
It's not much, but it's good enough for me. I hope you like my gloves as well.
They're 500s. I really like them. 👍@Dean Unless those are the 700's? They look a bit bigger in that pic, I have the 500's which is what most people have.
This is my setup:
It's not much, but it's good enough for me. I hope you like my gloves as well.
It's quite stable...As long as its stable, thats more than half the battle. 👍 👍
It's quite stable...
- at a specified 38 kg.