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Old 11-20-2015 | 08:27 PM
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Any recommendations for a reasonable priced seat wheel and pedal kit to use with Xbox?
Old 11-20-2015 | 08:39 PM
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Obutto, Playseat or one of Bob Earl's Virtual Racing Chassis for the seat and frame.

For the wheel, I tossed "reasonable" out the window and use a Fanatec CSW Base and XBOX wheel with Club Sport V3 pedals. About $1250

For a reasonable wheel, I would recommend the new Logitech G920, about $400. A good wheel makes it all worthwhile!
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I have a friend with a playseat and Fanatec Forza setup he's looking to sell, PM me if interested and I'll get you in touch with him.
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Timely thread. Is the ~$100 Thrustmaster 458 Italia wheel a complete waste of time and money? I think it is flappy paddles only, but is the wheel just junk?

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Timely thread. Is the ~$100 Thrustmaster 458 Italia wheel a complete waste of time and money? I think it is flappy paddles only, but is the wheel just junk?

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The 100 one is, we biught the more expensive one for my sons xbox and i feel its a good wheel for the money. I also use a t500 for my iracing which i like
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Originally Posted by ajcjr
The 100 one is, we biught the more expensive one for my sons xbox and i feel its a good wheel for the money. I also use a t500 for my iracing which i like
I bought the $400 (now $300, IIRC) because it was the first one out for FM6 on XBOX ONE last year and I thought it was pretty good for the money.

That used Playseat and Fanatec CSW Base, XBOX ONE hub would be the daddy!
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Don't waste your money on the $100 thrustmaster Italia wheel. It is awful.

There is a huge spectrum of products out there and everyone's "reasonable" is different.

Thrustmaster makes a nice modular system that you can build over time or buy all at once. I have the TX base/wheel, with the ungraded GTE wheel, T3PA-Pro pedals and TH8A shifter. It is a great setup with a force feedback wheel and pedals with a nice build quality and feel without destroying your bank account. I use it with Forza 6 and love it. I did splurge and ordered a Carriage Works VRC-1000 cockpit and the build quality is amazing. They are apparently built to order so you have to be patient (very difficult for me). I also bought a buttkicker gamer 2 which transmits low frequency sound into vibration. When mounted to the chair base it makes curbing feel awesome!
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Fanatec CSW base V2 and new CSL P1 wheel bundle is on sale today for $649. Works on Xbox one, PS4 and PC.



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