- 15,972
- Devon UK
- johnboy-1975-
Thanks for the info everyone, really disappointing to see there are major issues.
@V8-Johnboy hope you're taking note
I haven't mate no can you fill me in, in a nutshell.....lazy?
Thrustmaster T300RS Racing Wheel Thread
- Thread starter Soulfresh_ACV
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I haven't mate no can you fill me in, in a nutshell.....lazy?
- 3,993
- Netherlands
- skazz-race
- skazzracer
From what I understand (without owning a PS4 yet, didn't bother with driveclub) you currently can't use controller and wheel at the same time in game, so you really can't use Share inside Driveclub when running the T500. We'll see in future games if this is a limitation of the PS4 or of Driveclub itself... The only sure way to have full functionality is to buy a fully PS4 compatible wheel I.e. The T300.
In terms of relative qualities of the two Thrustmaster wheels, there are various threads discussing them in the pCARS and hardware forums. No need to turn this thread into a comparison thread.
I will note that the Thrustmaster comparison table is fair: I agree with their representation of the differences. But clearly the T300 is still in early adopter teething troubles phase whereas the T500 has been on the market nearly 4 years and all the little niggles have been fixed. Plus the pedals really are much better, obviously.
In terms of relative qualities of the two Thrustmaster wheels, there are various threads discussing them in the pCARS and hardware forums. No need to turn this thread into a comparison thread.
I will note that the Thrustmaster comparison table is fair: I agree with their representation of the differences. But clearly the T300 is still in early adopter teething troubles phase whereas the T500 has been on the market nearly 4 years and all the little niggles have been fixed. Plus the pedals really are much better, obviously.
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- jay-16v
Yep pretty much, Controller needs to be plugged in when using a T500 to navigate menus , share, options etc but once in game is no different to the T300... Everything will work as expected with a T500 on PS4 when playing:tup:
As for my choice I did think long and hard about it before deciding on a T300, one of the things that swung me was isr review where DG said it is pretty much his wheel of choice at the moment...the guy uses a lot of wheels so if he is impressed with it then it will be very good imo....
Things that impressed me with the T500 are the 3 pedal set and a slightly larger Rim but was mainly put off by the not 100% PS4 Compatibility issue and decided if spending £300 I want a wheel that I know will work 100% with PS4 for years to come...
So yep still Happy I went for the T300 as apart from the annoying clicking mine is making it is actually working perfectly fine and is a stunning wheel and couldn't be happier with its performance. Really looking forward to matching it up with a decent pedal set once I get this replaced/repaired.
- 905
- Bournemouth
- glenn_cullen
I haven't mate no can you fill me in, in a nutshell.....lazy?
It's not looking good
Quite a few common problems, some which need it to be sent to the manufacturer for repairs and it looks like at least 50% have some sort of problem virtually straight out of the box 
Poor build quality it sounds like
- 15,972
- Devon UK
- johnboy-1975-
Oh blimeyIt's not looking good
oh well give it another 6 months development I'll be ready around then anyway.
- 905
- Bournemouth
- glenn_cullen
Oh blimey
Yeh that's my plan now, I'll leave it until a few months after PCARS I think and avoid all the bugs hopefully
- 15,972
- Devon UK
- johnboy-1975-
Things may be a little cheaper for us tight arses to.Yeh that's my plan now, I'll leave it until a few months after PCARS I think and avoid all the bugs hopefully
- 905
- Bournemouth
- glenn_cullen
Things may be a little cheaper for us tight arses to.
Nowt wrong with being a tight arse (I won't do any sexual jokes about that as long as you don't mate)
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- Germany
- 15,972
- Devon UK
- johnboy-1975-
Bite's tongue.Nowt wrong with being a tight arse (I won't do any sexual jokes about that as long as you don't mate)
Ahh, excellent post. Now I get it. Yes, the spot you marked is clearly clicking source. But I am not sure if this can be easily repaired, or do you think its possible? Thanks for the pictures!
@jay.s
Are you gonna send the base to Thrusmaster?
- 35
- Germany
Actually, on a second thought, I am not so sure anymore that this is really the source. Because the white edge of that wheel certainly rotates with the belt. But on the other hand, when I pull the belt into the middle of the toothwheel and start rotating to the right, the noise always starts only when the belt slipped back against the edge. But, as I said, the toothwheel and its edge rotates with belt of course.
But, as far as I can see, the belt does not touch any other object to grind against.
@WeamDreaver @jay.s
Guys, I made two more videos today.
First one - the wheel auto-centering after the start. Can you hear anything suspicious please? Please do not care about the noise in the background (Playstation is booting with bluray disk inside).
And the second one - actually in my case I can hear the "click" when the wheel is rotating to the left only.
Guys, I made two more videos today.
First one - the wheel auto-centering after the start. Can you hear anything suspicious please? Please do not care about the noise in the background (Playstation is booting with bluray disk inside).
And the second one - actually in my case I can hear the "click" when the wheel is rotating to the left only.
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All these 'horror stories' about the T300 made me decide to replace my DFGT pedals with CSR Elites. I'll keep my noisy and notchy DFGT wheel for now. Love the pedals 👍, very reliable wheel 
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- 3,993
- Netherlands
- skazz-race
- skazzracer
This thread feels like deja vu from the CSW v1 launch period.... Same "omg 50% of wheels are faulty" hyperbole 
If you don't want more than a tiny risk of issues, don't buy a new wheel during the first 6 months of production. Easy
P.S. Good choice Insert Coin. And those pedals will serve you well in the future should you decide to upgrade your wheel later on...
If you don't want more than a tiny risk of issues, don't buy a new wheel during the first 6 months of production. Easy
P.S. Good choice Insert Coin. And those pedals will serve you well in the future should you decide to upgrade your wheel later on...
- 35
- Germany
When the wheel base is not powered (and there is no centering force) there is no click while rotating the wheel, so I am pretty sure its going from the base.
- 227
- Montreal
- SUPERNOVADAVE
- SUPERNOVADAVE
I here the click when the wheel is about to spin up and when the rim is at about 90 degrees to the left.
But one thing for sure is this noise can not be from the drive belt up against the motor gear shoulder as the belt is rubber and the gears are nylon - this could not create the metallic clicking sound that is apparent in the videos.
I believe it is coming from some end play in the limiter worm gear drive area which is nothing to worry about.
As the rim starts to rotate the worm gear will take up the end play in the shaft and when rotating in the other direction under force the worm gear will then move towards the opposite end of it`s endplay thus the metallic click sound.
If the endplay was less this effect would be less noticeable but some end play is necessary.
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- jay-16v
Have spoken to Shopto today and they are collecting the wheel tomorrow and sending me a new one out... ( Very good Customer service btw
)Hopefully the new one will be all good if not can either return it again or send back to Thrustmaster for repair. Fingers crossed I just got sent a bad unit as apparently I was the 1st person to call Shopto needing a replacement and they have sold quite a few....makes me think how many are going to be returned after Christmas
As for your videos I would be very happy if mine sounded the same as yours in the 1st video i.e: Silent and not clicking while rotating! 2nd vid can hear a single click but seems to only do it at one point when turning far to the left..
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- London
- GTP_smudgyeboy
Just set up my new T300RS with G25 peddles and Play Seat, before I get a chance to use it my daughter jumps in and blasts round the Red Bull Ring!
… Looks like my dog is the next up before me..
… Looks like my dog is the next up before me..
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- Soulfresh-ACV
Added to OP Sim Pedals by Main Performance PC.
Super cool and super expensive set of pedals. Most likely out of reach for most of us and doubt it someone will pair a T300RS with a set of pedals that cost 5X more than the wheel. But then you never know some people can afford a lot of things.
Super cool and super expensive set of pedals. Most likely out of reach for most of us and doubt it someone will pair a T300RS with a set of pedals that cost 5X more than the wheel. But then you never know some people can afford a lot of things.
- 508
- United States
I believe in real racing the reason Clutch and shifter manual transmissions are used is due to reliability of them under the strain of high performance racing, but now more reliable elements are applied where the paddle and sequential shifters can be use with same reliability, and Clutch and Shifter manual transmissions have gone the way of the dodo bird, but they are cool for authentic nostalgia with older cars, but as far as racing goes, the paddle shifter and Auto transmissions are much faster so those drivers have the advantage, I think they should give an option in online racing in performance filter where the host can choose the Club or Room transmission, I have a thread in GT7 suggestions, if you agree give it a like.
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- skazz-race
- skazzracer
There are still loads of racing cars with sequential stick shift, and no clutch. And in rally you have two sticks: sequential and handbrake.
Getting a shifter which can do both (for instance the TH8A) allows flexibility.
- 508
- United States
This thread feels like deja vu from the CSW v1 launch period.... Same "omg 50% of wheels are faulty" hyperbole
If you don't want more than a tiny risk of issues, don't buy a new wheel during the first 6 months of production. Easy
P.S. Good choice Insert Coin. And those pedals will serve you well in the future should you decide to upgrade your wheel later on...
That is exactly what I did, I bought a T80 until GT 7 is released, by that time they will have worked out all the faults, and a price drop. waiting for GT 7. I hope Walmart will start to carry this wheel because they have a the cheapest extended warranty, or service plan, and no hassle returns, they have the T500 available but not the T300RS as of yet, but I will keep trolling Walmart website for the T300RS for next year purchase.
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- 508
- United States
That's correct, but I was comparing the difficulty level between the two, all modern Race cars have either Sequential shifters or Paddle Shifters, because they have an advantage over the Clutch & H-Pattern Shifter Manual Transmissions, and that same advantage is in GT 6 between the two different transmission types.👍
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- Jump_Ace
- JUMPxACE
- 645
- ENGLAND
- STEVE182rs
Have spoken to Shopto today and they are collecting the wheel tomorrow and sending me a new one out... ( Very good Customer service btw
Hopefully the new one will be all good if not can either return it again or send back to Thrustmaster for repair. Fingers crossed I just got sent a bad unit as apparently I was the 1st person to call Shopto needing a replacement and they have sold quite a few....makes me think how many are going to be returned after Christmas
As for your videos I would be very happy if mine sounded the same as yours in the 1st video i.e: Silent and not clicking while rotating! 2nd vid can hear a single click but seems to only do it at one point when turning far to the left..
Yes i would like to hear if there replacement is good, also how long did your original order take to come?
cheers
