well i think the obvious solution is change your desk

Quote from Shotglass :

with mine the growl is a lot louder if i trun it left than when i turn it right
and that noise seems to hit a resonance of my desk so its really loud

Put something soft between the wheel jaws and the desk, to reduce resonance?

Quote from frokki :

Put something soft between the wheel jaws and the desk, to reduce resonance?

i will have to do something like that ... otherwise ill wake up everybode in this house

the point is is this an issue with my g25 or all g25s

Logitech didn't include a resonating desk with my G25 so I guess this is limited to you.

1st impressions: OMFG how cool is this
2nd impression: OMFG I can not drive properly at all with gears and clutch

Seriously tho' its better than I thought, well worth the wait.

If you see me online, go steady on me.
My braking is all to cock and missing gears!!!

I'm getting better already but no where near as fast as before

Quote from Shotglass :

i will have to do something like that ... otherwise ill wake up everybode in this house

the point is is this an issue with my g25 or all g25s

Someone on RSC had the same thing with his wheel and I'm not sure but I think his wheel was faulty = so might yours be too = no more G25 for ya.

Take a closer look at the wheel and if you think it is broken, replace it.

@ mrfell

I feel your pain, man!

On my first go at XRT/Fe Club I was ready to curl up in fetal position and weep after going wide +50 km/h in T1 about ten times in a row while my brain tried to figure out which limb to move.

Heel-toe and H-gate rawks!

EDIT: Oh yeah and new PBs are coming in on whatever combo I join!

Quote from mrfell :

1st impressions: OMFG how cool is this
2nd impression: OMFG I can not drive properly at all with gears and clutch

Seriously tho' its better than I thought, well worth the wait.

If you see me online, go steady on me.
My braking is all to cock and missing gears!!!

I'm getting better already but no where near as fast as before

I dont think you will ever be as fast as you were useing manual gears as padles are so much faster to shift with....I know i will be trying it out when mine comes and useing it as some fun but to compete i dont think i will use it.

I know I will be LOADS slower with it, but I don't care
I just have to accept it, of course i would be faster in real car too if it had gear paddles and clutch on a wheel button. BTW I'm expecting to get my copy within 7 days. :icon23:

spankmeyer, where did you order your wheel from anyway?

Ordered it August 25th from Bulldog Tampere.

Considering I drive a manual car every day, I can not believe how alien it was to use the G25 at first. I'd go into a corner, but instead of braking, i'm dipping the clutch... AAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHH.

Stupid left foot, just sit there till I want to change gear. As for right foot, move your lazy ASS onto the brake instead of milling about on the throttle!!!! FFS How hard can it be.

Seriously though, the immersion factor has now shot up!!!

I can't wait for Scawen to code in engine, clutch and gearbox failures.
ATM there would be a constant flow of cogs and engine internals in my wake.

Nice. All I have to wait for now is my parents to send it up the other end of the country when it arrives. Damn them for only delivering to my card holder address.

FFS!

Now there isn't a date anymore for the wheel, nor does it say in stock. For someone else it more or less says that the wheel is being prepared for being shipped. WHY cant it be my wheel that is that?!

Dooo dooo dooo beeee doooo daaa doooo..... waaaaiting for the postman laa laaalaaaa

Mines arrived. And, despite using my home address as it was my first order with Gameseek, the clever postman (who knows me) meant it was waiting on my chair at work at 9am. Hurrah.

Unpacked it already (even though my desk is now full of G25 bits), and in some ways it's great (the wheel feels nice, quite like the paddles, the shifter unit is good, and the pedals are lovely. But everything feels a bit plasticky.

Full report later

Quote from tristancliffe :

Mines arrived. And, despite using my home address as it was my first order with Gameseek, the clever postman (who knows me) meant it was waiting on my chair at work at 9am. Hurrah.

Unpacked it already (even though my desk is now full of G25 bits), and in some ways it's great (the wheel feels nice, quite like the paddles, the shifter unit is good, and the pedals are lovely. But everything feels a bit plasticky.

Full report later

Guess they've still got half an eye on the PS2 market, hence the plastic

Quote from tristancliffe :

Mines arrived. And, despite using my home address as it was my first order with Gameseek, the clever postman (who knows me) meant it was waiting on my chair at work at 9am. Hurrah.

Unpacked it already (even though my desk is now full of G25 bits), and in some ways it's great (the wheel feels nice, quite like the paddles, the shifter unit is good, and the pedals are lovely. But everything feels a bit plasticky.

Full report later

If there was one thing that bothers me slightly, its the click noise when changing gear, very loud. Hoping it wont disturb the wife to much whilst she is watching CSI!!

EDIT: Watch your fingers on the ends of the paddles, mine are quite sharp/rough in places.

My paddles are smooth.

Agreed the gear change click is quite loud, but it might self quieten with use, and if not she'll just have to turn CSI up.

Nottingham,
Gb 11/01/2006 4:14 A.m. Import Scan
11/01/2006 4:13 A.m. Out For Delivery

Not home yet

Still patiently waiting here too

know what you mean about the Clutch, i rest my foot on the clutch (just like you should IRL), and im used to resting my foot on the brake. Come to a corner, push it and crash!

Tristan - trade you some Jaffa Cakes for it

Now Nov 3rd for me (monday - tuesday next week possible arrive date for me).

Not allowed to change order place for my dad (my money), "You'll only get trouble at the other place, you can wait another week". BS. Need it now!

Quote from Gunn :

The shifter gets easier as you practice as does heel-toe. If you are struggling with the shifter and missing gears a lot take heart that it will improve as you become more familiar with the shifter. Sequential mode works very well too (and is quiet), a lot of fun in the FZR.

Gunn

I've posted my problem else where, but have just come across your post by mistake.

How are you getting the sequential shifter to work on the FZR. I have changed my script from road to sequential, but for some reason, the GTR cars are not responding to the sequential change. The daft thing is the FOX and MRT are by default set to sequential and work fine?

My sequential script is simply:

button 8 shift_down
button 9 shift_up

Any help greatly appreciated

Andrew

Quote from mrfell :

Considering I drive a manual car every day, I can not believe how alien it was to use the G25 at first. I'd go into a corner, but instead of braking, i'm dipping the clutch... AAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHH.

Stupid left foot, just sit there till I want to change gear. As for right foot, move your lazy ASS onto the brake instead of milling about on the throttle!!!! FFS How hard can it be.

I was going to post late last night, and again this morning, but everything you've written so far is what I've been thinking

I'm very impressed with it from my few hours on it last night - much more solid feeling than the Momo. The wheel is smooth, strong and precise, and making fast movements is now possible without too much effort+noise (more critical with RBR than LFS so far). The only thing I miss about the old wheel is the thickness of the rim, which somehow felt more appropriate for the Formula cars - I'm sure I'll get over that in no time, considering how good it is with everything else.

Pedals are good and solid too, and the extra weight seems to help stop it slipping around as much as the old one did on occasions (mine is half on carpet, half on chair mat). The clutch is quite short, and my rushed changes have meant I sometimes still miss the odd gear change, but that's my own fault. Brake and accelerator feel about right for resistance too.

The shifter clicking is a bit loud, and probably means I still won't be able to play with my missus trying to sleep next door. The paddles feel solid, but require a touch more effort to push and (so far) don't have quite the same instant feedback for multiple changes as the Momo.

I do really like the extra immersion from it, even if it will mean I'll probably be a bit slower for a while. Still plenty more practice needed...