Thrustmaster T-GT Wheel Thread

[SeerreuS]

Exactly. Thats why Im returning my TGT. Every indication from forums and reviewers is the wheels are equal and consistent braking is very important now.

I've never used a load cell before but if anything can give me the ability to know how much pedal I have and how much grip I have remaining it would help me greatly coming into Corners right now I'm very inconsistent hard to develop consistency maybe it's the game or maybe it's just the peddle is like pushing a button with a little more sensitivity. I have till December 1st to return mine but Amazon has no CSL wheels and pedals for sale for PS4. I don't want to do it but maybe I should just take the brake mod off and try using the regular break and just using muscle memory like I've always done.

 

[PocketZeven]

They just lost me. I returned my TGT for a full refund through Amazon. I sent tm support an email and got no response. Ive seen mass market hobby producers before and this is one of them. Cheaply made products, convincing advertising, premium pricing. I will never buy one of their products again. Fanatec csl elite bundle w loadcell on the way. 689.00 usd incl shipping n tax. Done.

That’s too bad! Hopefully the csl will satisfy you! Let us know what you think of the csl! I’m still happy with mine!

 

[SeerreuS]

has anybody thought about this or tried will this convert my peddle into a load cell

 

[SeerreuS]

 

[FPV MIC]

View attachment 689697 has anybody thought about this or tried will this convert my peddle into a load cell

I've thought about it, and yes, it does covert your brake peddle to load cell. There's another one made by Bodin as well.

ISR reviews:
Ricmotech


Bodin

 

[PocketZeven]

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This mod is only for the pro pedals sadly. There is a T3pa mod out there from by bodin solutions. But it has been out of stock for a long time. Tried emailing but no response...

 

[Fanatec...]

I aint blaming anyone specific and feel sorry for those who bought the CSL on the manufacturers info it would be fully supported by GTS when its not. Thomas initial reply to all questions made at least me switch from Fanatec. I did not wonder why he does not say much.

First of all: The CSL is already working fine with GTS. even with support of the shifter and rev lights.

And support will be improved so you can see it in the controller options menu of the game for example.. This was confirmed several times and I am happy to confirm it again. Polyphony is already working on it and it will be implemented soon.

 

[Ekenbullets]

First of all: The CSL is already working fine with GTS. even with support of the shifter and rev lights.

And support will be improved so you can see it in the controller options menu of the game for example.. This was confirmed several times and I am happy to confirm it again. Polyphony is already working on it and it will be implemented soon.

Great that its working well for you! Fantecs own forum suggest the CSL is not fully integrated and that some people had some trouble feeling the ffb before and after the GTS 1.05 update. I aint blaming anyone just think its good that people are aware of issues when evaluating and deciding what products to buy. For me the risk of not being 100% of fully integration made me not chose CSL elite this time but I will probably pick up the loadcell pedals. https://www.fanatec.com/forum/discu...net&utm_campaign=General+Links&a_aid=gtplanet

 

[MikeGrove]

The pro are not much of an upgrade imho. If i can get hold of a cpx adapter like sazukaracer im getting csl elite LC pedalset for christmas.

There is also a Bluetooth led display addon coming for that open wheel rim, so you can get rid of that fugly Thrustmaster plate on the top.

I also found another 25% discountcode Thats valid til 20 november: Greekman25

Hey I tried this code but it seems that the thrustmaster shop does not ship to USA.

Would you happen to have any other promo codes for a US T-GT distributor? I've been looking all over.

 

[skazz]

on the subject of load cell experience.... I'd argue that it's not really speed which it gives you, it's easier consistency because your muscle memory allows you to repeat the same pressure easier than rotating your foot to a specific pedal location time after time.

However.....

Running pedals with a load cell means you are pushing that brake WAY harder than on non-load cell pedals. If you like simracing in shoes, fine. If you are like me and enjoy simracing in socks then that extra pressure requirement is actually somewhat uncomfortable (depending on how low the lower pressure settings go).

The reviews all focus on the plus points of a load cell, which are clear. But be aware of the other side o using a load cell: much like an Alcantara rim (gloves) you need to dress appropriately to get long term benefit out of it.

 

[ojgt]

However.....

Running pedals with a load cell means you are pushing that brake WAY harder than on non-load cell pedals. If you like simracing in shoes, fine. If you are like me and enjoy simracing in socks then that extra pressure requirement is actually somewhat uncomfortable (depending on how low the lower pressure settings go).

Not true. At least if using Fanatec pedals you can adjust the pressure needed to brake and on the lowest setting pretty much just touching the pedal with your toe is enough.

 

[F Inferno]

I aint blaming anyone specific and feel sorry for those who bought the CSL on the manufacturers info it would be fully supported by GTS when its not. Thomas initial reply to all questions made at least me switch from Fanatec. I did not wonder why he does not say much.

But it is important to contact the right people (Sony/PD) and put pressure on them to properly support the wheel since it is entirely their fault. Call me paranoid but I'm betting if it wasn't for that Thrustmaster GTS licensing deal the Fanatec CSL would have been fully compatible from the start.

It's about time console sim racers made it clear it's not ok to have BS reasons to block older wheels which cost more than the consoles themselves just to get a bit of extra licensing money, which I doubt can be all that much anyway given how comparatively few people have them!

on the subject of load cell experience.... I'd argue that it's not really speed which it gives you, it's easier consistency because your muscle memory allows you to repeat the same pressure easier than rotating your foot to a specific pedal location time after time.

However.....

Running pedals with a load cell means you are pushing that brake WAY harder than on non-load cell pedals. If you like simracing in shoes, fine. If you are like me and enjoy simracing in socks then that extra pressure requirement is actually somewhat uncomfortable (depending on how low the lower pressure settings go).

The reviews all focus on the plus points of a load cell, which are clear. But be aware of the other side o using a load cell: much like an Alcantara rim (gloves) you need to dress appropriately to get long term benefit out of it.

I use mine V3's in socks as I don't want to rub the aluminium with shoes and it works just fine. I have the dampener and medium pre-load, harder black springs without any discomfort at all, perhaps if I used the d-plates it might be but with the flat pedals it feels great.

It probably depends a lot on the pedal face and how hard/soft your feet are.

 

[Ekenbullets]

on the subject of load cell experience.... I'd argue that it's not really speed which it gives you, it's easier consistency because your muscle memory allows you to repeat the same pressure easier than rotating your foot to a specific pedal location time after time.

However.....

Running pedals with a load cell means you are pushing that brake WAY harder than on non-load cell pedals. If you like simracing in shoes, fine. If you are like me and enjoy simracing in socks then that extra pressure requirement is actually somewhat uncomfortable (depending on how low the lower pressure settings go).

The reviews all focus on the plus points of a load cell, which are clear. But be aware of the other side o using a load cell: much like an Alcantara rim (gloves) you need to dress appropriately to get long term benefit out of it.

I've been speaking with Sim racing girl and one aspect she brought up was that playseat evo and revolutions are quite weak regarding pedalplate and that the preassure using CSL loadcells might cause the plate to bend if not supported extra.

 

[PocketZeven]

Dear (potential) T-GT users,

I finally made contact with mr. Bodin from bodin solutions. And he told me in the coming weeks he is going to have more BLC-T3PA in stock. I just sent him a message that there probably are some interested people from this forum to preorder/order the loadcell mod for their pedalset.

I much prefer this mod over Fanatec:
- I won’t need to sell the T3PGT set
- this mod doesn’t void warranty!
- last time I checked it was around $99
(Don’t know about shipping)
- the reviews of the product by users and ISRTV are unanimously very positive.
- don’t need to spend €€€ on cpx (out of stock) and fanatec pedalset (v3 or CSLE)

Anyone here who might be interested?

 

[PocketZeven]

I've been speaking with Sim racing girl and one aspect she brought up was that playseat evo and revolutions are quite weak regarding pedalplate and that the preassure using CSL loadcells might cause the plate to bend if not supported extra.

In my own tests, with socks 10+ kg of force is already quite stiff. If you use shoes you would want a lot more. If you don’t use shoes you won’t need to worry about breaking pedalplate.

 

[Ekenbullets]

Dear (potential) T-GT users,

I finally made contact with mr. Bodin from bodin solutions. And he told me in the coming weeks he is going to have more BLC-T3PA in stock. I just sent him a message that there probably are some interested people from this forum to preorder/order the loadcell mod for their pedalset.
View attachment 689921

I much prefer this mod over Fanatec:
- I won’t need to sell the T3PGT set
- this mod doesn’t void warranty!
- last time I checked it was around $99
(Don’t know about shipping)
- the reviews of the product by users and ISRTV are unanimously very positive.
- don’t need to spend €€€ on cpx (out of stock) and fanatec pedalset (v3 or CSLE)

Anyone here who might be interested?

Fantastic news! Sign me up!

 

[Twstcrv]

That’s too bad! Hopefully the csl will satisfy you! Let us know what you think of the csl! I’m still happy with mine!

Thanks. The whole thing just didn’t feel right. Hopefully these ps4/csl compatibility issues are isolated and not nearly as common as the feeling that thrustmaster is basically price gouging with the release of gt sport, and that a load cell option is a big deal that thrustmaster won’t even acknowledge right now. Hopefully after the dust settles I will have time to share my comparisons. I just want to drive well at this point and a huge part of that is having complete control of the brakes. Many reviewers and forum members have said there is no going back once they tried load cell and that is pretty compelling, at least for me.

That’s too bad! Hopefully the csl will satisfy you! Let us know what you think of the csl! I’m still happy with mine!

That’s too bad! Hopefully the csl will satisfy you! Let us know what you think of the csl! I’m still happy with mine!

 

[Twstcrv]

Fantastic news! Sign me up!

Good luck guys! I hope we are all using load cell brakes soon.

 

[Twstcrv]

View attachment 689697 has anybody thought about this or tried will this convert my peddle into a load cell

Yes I did look at this. Out of stock. Sent a message to this guy on his own thread in isrtv and no response. That was about a week ago.

 

[PocketZeven]

Thanks. The whole thing just didn’t feel right. Hopefully these ps4/csl compatibility issues are isolated and not nearly as common as the feeling that thrustmaster is basically price gouging with the release of gt sport, and that a load cell option is a big deal that thrustmaster won’t even acknowledge right now. Hopefully after the dust settles I will have time to share my comparisons. I just want to drive well at this point and a huge part of that is having complete control of the brakes. Many reviewers and forum members have said there is no going back once they tried load cell and that is pretty compelling, at least for me.

Maybe you jumped ship a little too early? If it was about pedals there are many options. The t3pgt do the job well and are very good pedals for potentiometer pedals that is. In the earlier days (dfgt/g25/27) a lot of aliens were driving with stock pedals. So don’t expect dramatic improvement in your experience/performance. But I fully understand your view if you paid full price for the wheel.

I got confirmation from bodin solutions he is going to have new stock of loadcell mods in a few weeks. And maybe down the road an official mod. It would be great to adjust sensitivity and deadzone on the fly!

 

[Twstcrv]

Maybe you jumped ship a little too early? If it was about pedals there are many options. The t3pgt do the job well and are very good pedals for potentiometer pedals that is. In the earlier days (dfgt/g25/27) a lot of aliens were driving with stock pedals. So don’t expect dramatic improvement in your experience/performance. But I fully understand your view if you paid full price for the wheel.

I got confirmation from bodin solutions he is going to have new stock of loadcell mods in a few weeks. And maybe down the road an official mod. It would be great to adjust sensitivity and deadzone on the fly!

It did occur to me that my driving might be part of the problem. I need all the help I can get! Every post I’ve read about bodin and ricmotech mods is good and seems to give the same result as factory load cell brakes. Great job getting a response from him I hope the high demand motivates him to make a bunch quickly and make some bank for himself!

 

[Twstcrv]

Maybe you jumped ship a little too early? If it was about pedals there are many options. The t3pgt do the job well and are very good pedals for potentiometer pedals that is. In the earlier days (dfgt/g25/27) a lot of aliens were driving with stock pedals. So don’t expect dramatic improvement in your experience/performance. But I fully understand your view if you paid full price for the wheel.

I got confirmation from bodin solutions he is going to have new stock of loadcell mods in a few weeks. And maybe down the road an official mod. It would be great to adjust sensitivity and deadzone on the fly!

I definitely did! But I think I had to use the wheel and brakes myself to really understand what people were talking about.

 

[SeerreuS]

Dear (potential) T-GT users,

I finally made contact with mr. Bodin from bodin solutions. And he told me in the coming weeks he is going to have more BLC-T3PA in stock. I just sent him a message that there probably are some interested people from this forum to preorder/order the loadcell mod for their pedalset.
View attachment 689921

I much prefer this mod over Fanatec:
- I won’t need to sell the T3PGT set
- this mod doesn’t void warranty!
- last time I checked it was around $99
(Don’t know about shipping)
- the reviews of the product by users and ISRTV are unanimously very positive.
- don’t need to spend €€€ on cpx (out of stock) and fanatec pedalset (v3 or CSLE)

Anyone here who might be interested?

I'm in, I can spend the extra money on a wheel instead of an adapter in new pedals All In. I already registered my email with bodine Solutions, I hope contact me

 

[SeerreuS]

http://www.thesimpit.com/en/news/comments/Fanatec-CSL-Elite-Combo-Review
The csl has allot of wheel flex compared to t-gt which doesn't seem to have any. The base of the csl asteticly not as nice as t-gt. Comes down to performance. Will the csl hold up without overheating? I know the t gt does. After watching that review wasn't impressed with base. Very happy with my t gt purchase and all the extras it comes with.

 

[FPV MIC]

Maybe you jumped ship a little too early? If it was about pedals there are many options. The t3pgt do the job well and are very good pedals for potentiometer pedals that is. In the earlier days (dfgt/g25/27) a lot of aliens were driving with stock pedals. So don’t expect dramatic improvement in your experience/performance. But I fully understand your view if you paid full price for the wheel.

I got confirmation from bodin solutions he is going to have new stock of loadcell mods in a few weeks. And maybe down the road an official mod. It would be great to adjust sensitivity and deadzone on the fly!

The addition of sensitivity and deadzone adjustments would make it a definite for me. I'd just hate to get the standard version only for the next model to be released soon after. AUD being low and delivery costs being high makes me only want to outlay my hard earned once.

....and thanks for your very helpful input to this thread

 

[F Inferno]

http://www.thesimpit.com/en/news/comments/Fanatec-CSL-Elite-Combo-Review
The csl has allot of wheel flex compared to t-gt which doesn't seem to have any. The base of the csl asteticly not as nice as t-gt. Comes down to performance. Will the csl hold up without overheating, I know the t gt does. After watching that review wasn't impressed with base. Very happy with my t gt purchase and all the extras it comes with.

Man some of you guys are reaching so hard, for someone so happy you are giving a lot of post-purchase justification chat.

I think both the the CSL bases look much better than the T-GT as does the TS-XW/TS-PC, that bulbous round front on the T-GT looks awful like the oversized dials in the new minis, see how opinions work .

Your other point is plain stupid, not only has the CSL line been out much longer and had absolutely no overheating issues it's Thrustmasters T300 line which is notorious for overheating and wheel fade!

I personally don't like the plastic quick release on the CSL line but it's very easy to swap to a higher quality true metal quick release with a clubsport rim completely removing any flex; you are stuck with that cheap plastic screw system on every Thrustmaster base but I'd put more faith in it than the stock CSL one.

They both make great bases but even compared amongst other Thrustmaster wheels on the same performance levels this is majorly overpriced because of GT branding/features and there is no getting around that.

Anyway I think I'm going to leave you guys be as objective discussion went out the window long ago, I'm off to pine after a DD wheel .

 

[SeerreuS]

Man some of you guys are reaching so hard, for someone so happy you are giving a lot of post-purchase justification chat.

I think both the the CSL bases look much better than the T-GT as does the TS-XW/TS-PC, that bulbous round front on the T-GT looks awful like the oversized dials in the new minis, see how opinions work .

Your other point is plain stupid, not only has the CSL line been out much longer and had absolutely no overheating issues it's Thrustmasters T300 line which is notorious for overheating and wheel fade!

I personally don't like the plastic quick release on the CSL line but it's very easy to swap to a higher quality true metal quick release with a clubsport rim completely removing any flex; you are stuck with that cheap plastic screw system on every Thrustmaster base but I'd put more faith in it than the stock CSL one.

They both make great bases but even compared amongst other Thrustmaster wheels on the same performance levels this is majorly overpriced because of GT branding/features and there is no getting around that.

Anyway I think I'm going to leave you guys be as objective discussion went out the window long ago, I'm off to pine after a DD wheel .

I never claimed the csl wouldn't hold up or that it overheated because I don't know. The wheel fade on the G27 was horrible. 10hrs straight Saturday on the T-gt me and my 2 sons, no fade, just felt a little warm. I agree with some of your opinion. Lol thats how questions work, you give an asnwer. My bad for not punctuating correctly I added a? So you know it's a question and not a statement

 

[Twstcrv]

Maybe you jumped ship a little too early? If it was about pedals there are many options. The t3pgt do the job well and are very good pedals for potentiometer pedals that is. In the earlier days (dfgt/g25/27) a lot of aliens were driving with stock pedals. So don’t expect dramatic improvement in your experience/performance. But I fully understand your view if you paid full price for the wheel.

I got confirmation from bodin solutions he is going to have new stock of loadcell mods in a few weeks. And maybe down the road an official mod. It would be great to adjust sensitivity and deadzone on the fly!

“In the earlier days (dfgt/g25/27) a lot of aliens were driving with stock pedals.“ Could it be that everyone was driving w stock pedals back then?

 

[FPV MIC]

“In the earlier days (dfgt/g25/27) a lot of aliens were driving with stock pedals.“ Could it be that everyone was driving w stock pedals back then?

Aliens are just that, aliens. The most expensive wheel and pedal set is not going to make a slow person fast, practice will to a certain extent, but aliens will be fast under any and all circumstances.

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*Anyway I think I'm going to leave you guys be as objective discussion went out the window long ago, I'm off to pine after a DD wheel .*

Really, I hadn't noticed and please stop tarring everyone with the same brush.

...and by the way, I'm still waiting for you to show proof of your claim that people in this thread are blaming Fanatec for their compatibility issues.

 

[RizingPhoenix]

Can some one who already owns one, plug the their T-GT into a PS3 and see if it is recognized as a T300RS on GT6, and get back to us? Thats the rumor when the switch on the lower left is in "other" mode. The T-GT defaults to a T300RS when in "other" mode for the PC and PS4 and if so I might have a winner if also PS3 compatible as well. I still play a lot of GT6.