Xbox 360 Racing Wheels

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Final Boss

With Forza Motorsport 3 being released in a few days I've been interested in purchasing a good racing wheel for my Xbox 360. Considering I'll need a racing wheel for each individual console, I don't want to spend a small fortune on one that will only work on my 360, but I'm still looking for something that's going to feel good to use.

I wanted to create this topic to get any advice and feedback from the rest of you on the subject, and also highlight the stuff I'm looking to purchase so if anyone else was interested in buying a racing wheel then they also have a source of basic information to help them with in the future.

Does anyone here already have a racing wheel? If so, what's yours like?

Posted 2 years ago # |
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Final Boss

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The official Xbox 360 racing wheel gets a lot of positive reviews but it costs £70 which is quite pricey for something I can only use on my 360 and not on a PS3. One thing that's putting me off it aside from the price is that the gear shifts are behind the wheel. I hate to sound old fashioned but I want one where it has the gear stick on the left of the wheel, so that would definitely be a bonus.

EDIT- The cheapest place I've found is this store which sells it for £60, though not sure about postage costs. If postage is free or cheap, saving yourself £10 isn't a bad deal.

Posted 2 years ago # |
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Final Boss

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Okay, this looks like my best bet when considering price and the gear stick. It's the MadCatz MC2 Racing Wheel and it's half the price of the official Xbox 360 one. The only problem is I can't find it new on Amazon or any of the other major online stores, so perhaps it's no longer in production? If so, then the official wheel is most likely my only remaining option...

Posted 2 years ago # |
DiabloCableGuy
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I've had the offical wheel and then sold it when I was tight on cash. It's a very good wheel, very solid and it feels expensive. The Force Feedback is very good, my only gripe is the pedals slid around a lot for me. Can't speak for the MadCat one.

Posted 2 years ago # |
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Final Boss

Considering the MadCatz wheel is hard to find brand new, not to mention with MadCatz you truly get what you pay for in the sense that if it's cheap then it's probably going to die in a few months, I'll probably be picking up the official 'wireless' wheel.

Posted 2 years ago # |
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Final Boss

I bought the wireless racing wheel yesterday at GAME, it was a bitch carrying that box all the way home from Wood Green as it's a bit heavy. I agree the pedals do slip so it's best to lean them against something.

My main problem right now is that I've locked the wheel onto the table clamp but can't seem to remove it for the life of me. I know how it's meant to come out, but the thing just won't budge and I'm scared to use too much force as this thing has a premium price tag on it.

Posted 2 years ago # |

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