i just must be unlucky, the first two, i honestly beat the piss out of them 900 degrees, in the rb4 constant back and forth drifts, so then i got nfs prostreet, and honestly only did the high speed striaght line driving (only steer done to correct sliding) and one time where i was gunna spin out i turned hard right and it just started clicking. im not using heavy force to turn it or anything im just unlucky i guess.
well ladies and gents fanafail has gone and done it again.
i recieved my 3rd 911 turbo wheel about 1 months ago.
i have been playing nothing but gt5 and nfs pro street no more than 360 degrees and no more than 33 percent feedback.
after about one week and a quick countersteer the wheel made a jolt and a popping sound. so only when turning to the right it pops.
about one week later, when turning right the wheel would pop 3 times.
than 6 times....blah blah
now when the wheel turns on its stuck all the way to the right, you can turn the wheel back and forth but the positioning sensor is all the way to the right so turning the wheel does nothing.
and at the menu screens the cursor goes wild because the wheel is stuck all the way to the right.
This wheel is the BIGGEST PIECE OF SHIT I HAVE EVER BOUGHT (pardon my language)
i paid $500 for this wheel with the rennsport wheelstand and it has broke 3 times and each time i felt like the replacement had lesser quality.
I just want my god damn money back, im so sick of dealing with this company and this damn wheel but because my original purchase was in january, they dont wanna refund my money.
So guys what are my options here? i dont wanna go the legal route but im just pissed off over the edge here.
the thing that pisses me off more is that they keep saying "oh just send it back and we will replace it with a 911 turbo s which is an upgrade" but it costs me about $55 us dollars to ship the wheel back, and ive done that 3 times now! thats over $150 dollars just in shipping!!!! so ive spent $650 dollars on a crap wheel!!
well the first turn is WAY too sudden and the whole course is just too close together.... thats my opinion, i think ken block and i think just full power blowing it sideways everywhere and you have to slow down to hit some of the corners right other wise you go for a flight off the wall.
Thomas, the owner/manager of fanatec (guy that sounds like aaaaanold on youtube)
said this exact quote in a previous thread of mine:
"The problem you describe is due to a poor soldering on an IC which handles the motor. If you make very fast tunrns, this IC can overheat if the thermal pad is not soldered well. The new wheels will have proper soldering and they we use a heat sink on that IC. As we cannot identify a good or a bad soldering with any test it is saver to offer you a replacement wheel from the new series. "
so after communication with another member of the fanatec team, they wont give me a refund and they will replace it with a turbo s wheel that comes out in two months..... (late july now, they said this a few weeks ago)
well, i dont want to be without a wheel that long so i opted for a replacement. and i am firm about the fact that i do no want this to happen again so i ask.....
CAN a 911 TURBO WHEEL handle fast 900 degree turns???? as expected in a wheel, i often do autox and drifting so i need something that can handle it, and this is the email i get back:\
"we can send you a new PWT but we just have no chance to test it before ship it to you because we have only a warehouse in the US, sorry. I am also shocked that you received two wheel with a malfunction and I am starting to think that our products may be harmed on the transport to the states. If that is ok now I’ll forward our conversation to the office to send you a new PWT as soon as possible."
remember now, thomas claimed poor soldering.....
so whats the deal???? will this wheel hold up to anything but oval racing????
]do i have the right to be absolutly bull with this company?
another problem is each email takes at least 2-3 days, so all this time communicating ive been without a wheel for almost two months!!!!!!! and it sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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if using a joystick for an ebrake (just ordered the microsoft sidewinder 2 for $25 off ebay, will the FF be necessary? i dont believe it has FF so i just want to make sure im not missing out on anything.
hey guys just wondering if anyone has tried to reverse these pedals yet to make then come down from the top inside of flat on the ground like a real car.
would it be easier just to get g25 pedals and do it?
ALSO, you guys that use seats from actual cars... what kind of base or support do you guys use? i dont like the position of just having the seat on the floor
heys guys im trying to hook my computer up to my tv and im wondering a few things:
what resolution should i use? if i pick the wrong one im screwed because it just goes back then i have to hook the monitor back up and reboot just to change
how to get the pc to output to the tv speakers?
and if i have 2 speakers with seperated wires (no plugs they have a pos and neg wire that are snipped)
how can i attached then to my tv/computer to get sound from them?
thanks alot guys, ill keep you guys update with my cockpit, got the 911 turbo with rennsport wheelstand, early 90's mazda rx7 leather racing seat, in front of a old school projector 65" in tv. also have underglow beneath the seat!
hey guys got my 911 turbo wheel working perfect with the rennsport wheel stand, sitting in a 1994 mazda rx7 seat mouth on a wooden base... gotta get the handbrake working, but i just thought, i dont really wanna pay much at all, im going to start askign around to see if friends have one but whats a cheap alternative??
id love to make something with a real center console from a car but am a noob with wires. if someone could throw me some insight maybe i could do that. thanks