Wheel and pedals upgrade advise

So I have a Logitech G27 with the GTeye spring brake mod. Although I'm happy enough with this setup I'm enjoying sim racing and Assetto Corsa in particular so much that I want to increase my immersion and hopefully lap times a little as well.

With a roughly $AU600.00 budget I'm down to either a Thrustmaster T300 RS GTE wheel about $AU500.00 delivered or Fanatec forsa motorsport CSR wheel with clubsport V2 pedals and a spare load cell for the pedals about $AU627.00 delivered.

From what I've read around the place seems like the Thrustmaster wheel has a lot to offer and I can apparently still use the G27 pedals and shifter with it. Can't decide which of the two options would best achieve my stated goals, immersion and improved lap times.

Wondered which of the two you guys might choose?

Cheers.

 

I have the forza wheel and clubsport V1's.

Personally i would see if you can get a set of second hand V1's and keep your G27. There are quite a few around now with people upgrading to V2's and i have been very happy with mine.

 

Yup, Fanatec stared to send out emails for CSW v2 orders, so second-hand v1's should pop up everywhere

 

Well I can give you a quick review of my CSR I've had for 9 months.. I've not used a G27 but from what I've read/seen you can expect the CSR (and probably the T300RS) to be a lot quieter than the G27 with no knocking noises.
I've used it on AC, rF2, rF1, GTR2, GT5/6, RBR and it feels amazing but somewhat surprisingly the game it's licensed for (Forza 4) it feels rubbish to me. And I mean really bad, to the point of preferring to use a controller. Anyway, on all the PC ones and Gran Turismo it makes me wonder how crazy good the CSW must be.
I also love the way the settings can be easily changed on the wheel without minimising the game and opening the driver settings window like with Thurstmaster and Logitech wheels.
Compatibility with all 3 consoles is also a benefit but as I hate it on Forza I don't even use it on the 360.
Another would be that it looks nice and the buttons all feel high quality, as well as the paddles which are great.

Downsides?
I think a downside of the CSR is the shifter. I haven't actually used it to confirm this but the way it mounts to the wheel looks very unstable and the shifters just look really cheap. You can use your G27 shifter with it on the PC though with a USB converter.
Another one would probably be the materials used. It has a toy-feeling plastic on the top and bottom corners, a rubberised plastic part which wears off very quickly and an alcantara part which also wears down quite quickly (wearing gloves helps apparently).

Having said all this I'm not sure if the upgrade warrants the price really. I'd definitely choose it over a G27 as a first buy but upgrading from G27 to CSR I'm not so sure.
I really know nothing about the Thrustmaster but I've read up on the CSP V2s a lot and will be getting some eventually. They really do sound amazing.

 

I got the shifter set when I got my CSR wheel and elite pedals, the shifter set is indeed a waste of money. It does the job but you have to be careful shifting as the standard mount to the wheel has a lot of play. I've noticed with myself and other people that we tend to pull the shifter as we're trying to change gear and it doesn't like that at all you have to be very gentle and precise with it or it won't go into gear.

I've ordered the CSR shifter and it should be here at the end of the month.

If you want to save some money the elite pedals from fanatec have some benefits over the clubsport, they have more adjustability and can be inverted, there's more plastic in the construction but it's still very solid.

The CSR wheel is great, it's very compact and I've had no issues with it.

 

Buy the clubsport pedals V2 and keep your G27 till you find out how much and on what you're going to invest in future gear.

 

Thanks for the tips on finding a second hand set of V1 pedals guys I might do that and yes the shifters for the CSR I was never going to order. Sounds like the G27 to CSR might not be such a big step up but I like it's looks and it would eliminate the steering dead zone, I hope and knocking sounds from the G27.

The Thrustmaster T300 is very expensive but the more I read about it the more it seems to justify the price the tech is not that dissimilar to the CSW and it comes with a nice wheel.

I know I could save a hundred dollars by going with the elite pedals and I'll think about that some more but if anyone is interested the clubsport V2 pedals can be inverted

Just wish I could be sure how all this would translate into catching my cars tendencies, slides grip feel etc.

@Matty28 and Turk thanks for the info guys.

 

For this, you need minimal to zero latency (look in my sig), and/or a better wheel than G27 will help although not crucial, T500 or CSW being my recommendations. Probably the CSW V2 when it comes out.

 

Think your right Tberg. I have the latency under control and after using Atle Dreier's great force feedback anti-clipping tool I noticed a definite improvement in feel and car feedback. This in fact got me wanting the best I could afford to improve it even further.

The Fanatec CSW V1 or V2 are out of my price range full stop so I'm thinking the Thrustmaster T300 which is more compact, quieter and apparently quicker than the T500 might be the way I will roll.

Thanks again.

 

I have a G27, i upgraded the H shifter to a Thrustmaster TH8RS and my pedals to the fanatec clubsport V2 pedals, they are awesome, with fanaleds they make braking more immersive and a lot more accurate, myself and one of my friends has exactly the same setup, we can both vouch for them.

 

I've been thinking upgrading my pedals as well. Currently I drive with stock G27 and it works, but it would be nice to have some kind of feeling in brake pedal. As far as I know, fanatec pedals are pretty much the only choice in that price range (200-250)?
Also, I wonder how well those pedals grip to the floor because I don't have any kind of rig. I'm using office chair with those little wheels underneath. It keeps fairly well in place at the moment because G27 pedals don't require much force to use so would this upgrade also require getting a rig of some kind?

Building own rig would be the cheaper and probably better way, but proper racing seats already costs as much or more as full rigs.

 

There are used racing seats on the market
I swear, the electronic costs of my rig surpasses by far the rig itself.