FANATEC CSS vs. Thrustmaster TH8RS??? Your Opinion Please...

Hello I have been using the TH8RS with my CSR Elite for 2 years now and it has served me very well. However lately I have had my eye on the FANATEC CSS. Which shifter do you guys who have tried BOTH prefer and WHY? I would like a shifter with a bit more resistance and weight in the H pattern mode. Just more effort required to shift therefore more satisfaction in each perfectly executed heel-toe. Thanks in advance and Happy Driving in AC!

 

I've owned both and you can't compare within those two. Thrustmaster doesn't give you any feel while CSS gives you more you would ever want. There's no way I can use it with full stiffness. It is much more precise and feels a lot more like a actual gearbox.

But there is one issue with CSS SQ. If you wan't stiff h-shifter feel you have to adjust tension every time you switch between sequential and h-mode. Otherwise the shaft never returns to its center position. That's the only weakness I've found so far.

 

As above , a bit like chalk and cheese , I had the TRS and to be honest it felt like a cheap toy compared to the CSS , as to the tension the poster above is bang on with regard to the tension when switching from H pattern to sequential ...
I simply cut the angled bit off an alan key and glued a knurled knob to it and it stays in place so its easy to adjust the tension when switiching modes or even adjusting the tension whilst driving !
Buy the CCS its as solid as a rock !

 

CSS all the way bud got mine coming soon

 

Hey Colt. This thread just killed me.. I bought a th8rs about a month ago. It is a HUGE improvement from the g27 shifter.

Now I hear how awesome this shifter is..

Sounds like a great product, maybe something I can pick up in the future.

 

Nice hearing about these shifters from the owners...I friend of mine just bought the Fanatic one.....he had to send it back and have it replaced immediately (pretty much a given with Fanatec) but is completely in love with it now. I want one so bad that even though I don't have a cockpit and have no way of mounting it while using this desk I still have to talk myself out of ordering it every month.

 

Get creative Michael..

 

So tempting.....Only one problem.....I have a wife and my rig is in a place where she can see it. While that looks functional and fine in my eyes, her female eyes sees something that would be worth *****ing about.

 

This should keep her happy.

 

Upgrading my G27 very soon. Fanatec or Trustmaster, going to be a hard decision.

 

The TH8RS is simply great , good product with a nice feeling at using it.

 

I did a good amount of research, tried a TH8RS and then, without also trying a CSS, I purchased the CSS SQ.

The CSS can be adjusted to whatever firmness you desire. I adjust mine per car, so a DTM (for example) gets a snappy mechanical firm setting and a 1M gets a silky smooth road car setting. I just love being able to throw it in SQ mode with a lever/slider, so simple. I can't speak for other wheels, but the CSW firmware auto-maps the SQ "buttons" or shifter positions to your paddles. This way you need only one profile in AC and everything just simply works. Again this might not be unique to the CSS but it's pretty slick.

The TH8RS is just a bit more toy, a bit less serious. It gets the job done well. The CSS is a piece of artwork, it can be appreciated without even using it for it's intended function. Neither disappoints on the track, but the CSS stands out most everywhere when directly compared.

 

Can someone confirm this for GT3 RS? Because this would really make me want to spend this bucket of money for this shifter! although this would be quite the same money I spent for wheel and pedals (2nd hand) ;-)

Unfortunately they seem to be out of stock again till 30.4. :-(

thank you!


PS: Somebody knows were to get a coupon code for fanatec?

 

Bet you have never tried the CCS ???

 

I'm thinking about buying the CCS as well.
For the people who like the TH8RS but think it's missing something there is a great mod that I use and I like the feel of it. If people can tell me how the modded TH8RS compares to the CCS, making a decision would be easier for me.

 

I tried that and to be honest it does improve it a little although its nothing like the feel the get with the CCS , the CCS FEELS like a real gearbox your using ...

 

Thanks for your reply Ray. I'll probably go for the CCS then.

 

No problem , I doubt you will regret it , the feel you get from the CCS is not unlike the feel to some real cars I have driven , but I have never driven a car with the similar feel you get with the TRS8r........
Plus the build quality of the CSS is built to last , its big and its very heavy !!!

 

Does switching from pedal, to H and to SQ work with the T500 without button reasignment? But you have the USB adapter i guess...
so won´t answer my question from former post here...

 

Yes I bought the adapter from Fanatec,and no problem switching between the modes ..