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Well kind of crazy but I ordered on the 17th and based on others experience figured it would be 2-3 days to process and 4-7 days to deliver. Nope they just arrived - pedals and wheel. Almost exactly 72 hours. this is in Western Canada. Now to unbox and set up!!!
E; ok set up and old faithful G923 is in a box. Initial impressions:
Man this thing is heavy. I absolutely love the pedals; everything from the aesthetic to the ease of access to springs and polymers to the sensible modular design is fantastic. Setup for the whole system was dead simple. I did connect to my laptop first to update firmware but no need it was up to date. So popped it on the PS5 for some laps.
Realized that huh, 11nm is an awful lot hey? Keep in mind I’m not on a full rig I use a metal pedal tray and 8020 aluminum wheel base. No issues with flex or shaking - just since this is my first DD wheel I immediately set it to 11 (look if a dial goes to 11, that’s what I’m starting with) and yeah, that’s a lot. Fortunately my second favourite thing after a couple hours is the on-board customization. This is awesome, particularly for us console plebs. Being able to tweak all those options instantly on the wheel (even for the brake weight!) is fantastic.
Still dialing in specific title settings - only tried GT7 and ACC today (I’d actually taken the day off and spent most of it racing spa in GT VR which meant I didn’t have a lot of racing left in me when the kit unexpectedly arrived, but was also a fitting send off for my old stuff). The difference in feel is significant, particularly when losing the backend or knowing how the front tires are doing under trail braking you can actually feel it. Haven’t tweaked true force settings much but even default the things like gear shift clunk and rumble strips are so much more detailed.
It’s an expensive package but it’s an expensive hobby - next year is the VR PC stage - and for me it was on par with equivalent Fanatec packages. I had a shopping cart on Fanatecs site with the 8nm GT wheel, the upgraded hall and loadcell pedals, the upgrades QR collar (I’ve heard the included one is garbage), the McLaren wheel, and a table clamp (I like to have one just in case). Came out to about $1200.00 USD. As a Canadian that’s about $1560. Then, shipping and duties would add about $220. So roughly $1780. Which is within $100 of the G Pro for me - which I think the 11nm and Trueforce are worth. So expensive, yes , but in the case good value. I’ll post any issues or things I run into. Cheers!
E2; oh last thing I swear, it’s very quiet which I’m sure the family is going to appreciate - the G923 can get very loud.
E; ok set up and old faithful G923 is in a box. Initial impressions:
Man this thing is heavy. I absolutely love the pedals; everything from the aesthetic to the ease of access to springs and polymers to the sensible modular design is fantastic. Setup for the whole system was dead simple. I did connect to my laptop first to update firmware but no need it was up to date. So popped it on the PS5 for some laps.
Realized that huh, 11nm is an awful lot hey? Keep in mind I’m not on a full rig I use a metal pedal tray and 8020 aluminum wheel base. No issues with flex or shaking - just since this is my first DD wheel I immediately set it to 11 (look if a dial goes to 11, that’s what I’m starting with) and yeah, that’s a lot. Fortunately my second favourite thing after a couple hours is the on-board customization. This is awesome, particularly for us console plebs. Being able to tweak all those options instantly on the wheel (even for the brake weight!) is fantastic.
Still dialing in specific title settings - only tried GT7 and ACC today (I’d actually taken the day off and spent most of it racing spa in GT VR which meant I didn’t have a lot of racing left in me when the kit unexpectedly arrived, but was also a fitting send off for my old stuff). The difference in feel is significant, particularly when losing the backend or knowing how the front tires are doing under trail braking you can actually feel it. Haven’t tweaked true force settings much but even default the things like gear shift clunk and rumble strips are so much more detailed.
It’s an expensive package but it’s an expensive hobby - next year is the VR PC stage - and for me it was on par with equivalent Fanatec packages. I had a shopping cart on Fanatecs site with the 8nm GT wheel, the upgraded hall and loadcell pedals, the upgrades QR collar (I’ve heard the included one is garbage), the McLaren wheel, and a table clamp (I like to have one just in case). Came out to about $1200.00 USD. As a Canadian that’s about $1560. Then, shipping and duties would add about $220. So roughly $1780. Which is within $100 of the G Pro for me - which I think the 11nm and Trueforce are worth. So expensive, yes , but in the case good value. I’ll post any issues or things I run into. Cheers!
E2; oh last thing I swear, it’s very quiet which I’m sure the family is going to appreciate - the G923 can get very loud.
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