T500rs to CSW

Hello everybody , i have a simple question for the owner of the club sport wheel by fanatec.

I have currently the t500rs , th8rs and the fabulous clubsportpedal v2 recently with the 458 GTE wheel but is too small for me .
So i'm thinking about sell my t500rs and goes to the csw was a good idea . In term of lap times , sensation,fun and for the drift with the m3 GT2 wheel .

I love simracing and racing in general and just want the best for no regret .

Thanks in advance

 

For the best: once more Bodnar ,-)

 

I've been CSW owner since July 2012. Currently my wheel is on its way for service.. ..again. At least fifth time already..

When the wheel is working its wonderful, but think twice is it really worth it. Its not as rigid as it looks. :/

 

I have been a happy owner of Fanatic CSW for more than a year and it has worked perfectly in that period, so from my point of view you will get very some fine equipment

 

There are a few guys who own both or have at least tried them both in AC. I suggest you sign up to various forums and ask around, since there is no guarantee whatsoever that your feedback will be "better" with the CSW, it will just be different.

An alternate option is to use a DSD adapter and mount a bigger rim on your T500RS. Many people do this, either with a DSD adapter and purchasing a car wheel themselves to mount onto it, or for instance Sam Maxwell custom-built wheels. If you look on GTPlanet's T500RS mega-thread you can see lots of options and much praise for the end result.

 

I will mod a 330mm (13") Luisi carwheel to my T500rs. It has different bolt "partition" but just need to drill new holes. And you can make shifters longer just by hammer the orginal ones flat. So wheel 50€+ 6new bolt holes + 1 big hole for the pad and you have totally different wheel again. Depending on wheel, there might be just a little work with grinder so the buttons will fit nicely.

 

I own a Elite, so similar to CSW except for the rim, I have no doubt that in term of laps time a different wheel will not change anything. About the immersion, from what I have read so far, the t500rs is different to the CSW and it is down to preferences.
It is most likely not worth the expense of changing in your case, except if you really dislike your present wheel.

 

Huh, 5x is a lot and requires even more patience for the service. How are you playing it broken m8? Its still the 1st one or you have got an exchange-wheel? Was thinking to catch the csw as well. Read a lot in forums and after 2 long nights I have now the g27. No room for the bodnar ;-) Wish you more luck for the future!

 

buy a g25, modify (as you want) by Manufactory. if you want a different shifter and different pedals, buy fanatec (obviously Manufactory, as ArcTeam, make their own pedals and shifters, but they cost a lot, and a lot, and lot..)

 

Trust me. I've thought many times what I am doing wrong... Can't find any answers. FFB motors just keeps dying. I setup my wheel settings to get as much ffb as possible without ANY clipping. So for example on AC I have Spring off, Damper off, Gain from AC 55% and Force from wheel 100 - 180 depending on which car I'm running, Drift mode set to +1. No artificial effects turned on.

Other main title I'm playing is RBR. Damper off, Spring off, Gain from RBR 60-70%, Force from wheel 120-140, Drift mode +1. Autocenter off.

With both games I play mostly with the M3 GT2 rim.

CSW is the first wheel I have had with this kind of issues. Luckily I have my GT3RS V2 still working without any flaws.

 

You play too much Hehe..

It sounds really strange. Is there coolingfans inside?

 

Sounds like the motors are too weak for your driving style and the m3 rim hope you will get better motors!

 

There is two cooling fans inside the wheelbase and I have +20cm of breathing space on both ends of wheelbase.

There is two possible reasons. While rallying I have to make much quicker steering inputs compared to any circuit racing. I don't know is it harder to handle for motors.

Second possible cause could be pretty high room temperature which is usually somewhere around 24 Celsius. I think it has nothing to do with these issues but I can't find any better ones..

How much I'm playing? If you ask from my wife, too much ofcourse. But seriously I haven't got too much time because I have a daughter and my daily job.

Edit: After my warranty runs out I'm pretty sure I'm changing those cheap chinese motors. http://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/fanatec-csw-csr-elite-modders-thread-update-1-2014.274631/

 

short & intense

 

And what wheel stand you choose for a reasonable budget?
I thinking about the Fanatec CSL or the Obutto O-Zone or a playseat

 

There is a 35+ page thread on Gt-Planet regarding new motor mods for the CSW. It seems the Buhler motors will easily outlast and out perform the stock motors but, there is some machining required to make them fit. Upgrade kits may be available in the future.

http://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threa...e-modders-thread-update-1-2014.274631/page-35

I am a new CSW owner but, I will likely make these mods to my wheel once the warranty runs out.

 

Obutto is by far the best rig for the money...nothing else comes close...can't wait until I can afford one

 

I would get one of these instead of the CSW:

http://www.sammaxwellcustoms.com/options.php

 

The GT omega racing sims to be good to

 

Having owned the T500RS which I sold to get the Fanatec Elite, then the CSW I'm back with a T500RS. ;-)