Logitech G25 Racing Wheel Advise

jonnylaris · 10 Nov 2008 at 16:00

Hey guys,

I've been looking at getting this baby for a while now and since I have some extra cash from a few side projects I'm pretty sure i'l buy it. I've been reading endless reviews and forum threads on this wheel and everything seems pretty dead on so far but I have a few questions.

First off, I'm playing GRID atm, but would like to get into games such as LFS, rfactor etc, the more realistic sims.

I hear the shifter is pretty crappy on the G25 and since I really want the H pattern i'm thinking is there an alternative that can be used along side the G25? As in, can I buy the G25 and a better shifter seperate from another company?

I hear the G25 shifter is pretty cheap and sticks gears a lot with a general weak feel to it.

I don't want to use sequential or the paddels on the wheel itself. I'ts H pattern or nothing really!

Thanx in advance

J

Edit: Oh and also, since its been over 2 years since the G25 has been out, anyone know if Logitech / any other companies are bringing out newer wheels soon?

siege2 · 10 Nov 2008 at 16:59

btw it may help if u would post it in the gaming forum as that would generate more replys, Also thanks for the heads up regarding the gear change etc, looking forward to replys regarding this topic as I'am thinking puchasing this item as well :-)

jonnylaris · 10 Nov 2008 at 17:26

siege2 said:
btw it may help if u would post it in the gaming forum as that would generate more replys, Also thanks for the heads up regarding the gear change etc, looking forward to replys regarding this topic as I'am thinking puchasing this item as well

Well its hardware and there are no sections for "peripherals" so i posted here

Allthough I see what you are getting at, its being drowned by the bloody spec me threads!

BuToNz · 10 Nov 2008 at 17:36

Owned one of these wheels for about a year now...

Ive tried my damnedness to get this wheel working on GRID and it just doesnt wanna work.

The H-Shifter is pretty weak to be honest...BUT there are rubber band tricks out there which do the trick pretty well and are fairly easy to do.

There is a couple of seperate shifters available out there but from what i can remember they were pretty pricey and not worth it.

If your dead worried about the gearstick the "Porsche 911 Turbo Wheel" is a pretty good option:

http://www.fanatec.de/html/index.php?id=210

Various things are slightly better on it, check out the specs. From what ive heard the force feedback is much more responsive.

Other than that tho i am pretty pleased with the wheel, apart from the lack of support from developers it works well. I have a Playseat and it works pretty well with it.

jonnylaris · 10 Nov 2008 at 19:23

BuzZz said:
Owned one of these wheels for about a year now...

Ive tried my damnedness to get this wheel working on GRID and it just doesnt wanna work.

The H-Shifter is pretty weak to be honest...BUT there are rubber band tricks out there which do the trick pretty well and are fairly easy to do.

There is a couple of seperate shifters available out there but from what i can remember they were pretty pricey and not worth it.

If your dead worried about the gearstick the "Porsche 911 Turbo Wheel" is a pretty good option:

http://www.fanatec.de/html/index.php?id=210

Various things are slightly better on it, check out the specs. From what ive heard the force feedback is much more responsive.

Other than that tho i am pretty pleased with the wheel, apart from the lack of support from developers it works well. I have a Playseat and it works pretty well with it.

Can you tell me which features you can't get to work with GRID ? I really need this wheel to work with it!

Trox · 10 Nov 2008 at 21:35

I'm also considering this wheel, ive only heard good things about it.

Apparently there's a mod that you can do with the gear stick that sorts it out.

BuToNz · 10 Nov 2008 at 21:58

jonnylaris said:
Can you tell me which features you can't get to work with GRID ? I really need this wheel to work with it!

Wheel works fine but pedals wont work, its a common problem. Tried updating etc etc, apparently it works fine under XP tho.

I get the same problem in Pro-Street seems to be a Vista thing.

jonnylaris · 10 Nov 2008 at 22:32

BuzZz said:
Wheel works fine but pedals wont work, its a common problem. Tried updating etc etc, apparently it works fine under XP tho.

I get the same problem in Pro-Street seems to be a Vista thing.

thank god for that

xp all the way

Trox · 10 Nov 2008 at 22:32

Hmm i would like to say thats not too of putting but im using Vista 64 :/

Anyone using the wheel under Vista 64 and issue free?

jonnylaris · 11 Nov 2008 at 09:21

Is it just me or has the wheel gone up in price by like £40 in the past 5/6 months? I thought it was around the £120 mark back then.. :/ bloody prices these days!