Making an e-brake for the G27 and some questions!

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Today i went and picked up an ebrake I liked and began modding it to use it with my G27. Unfortunately the switch on it had the opposite effect that I wanted, which means on the lower position the handbrake was connecting the two wires. I went and bought a reverse button and made a hole fitted perfectly. Now when the ebrake is at lowest point it presses on the button and the two wires are not connected. I have seen chilicoke's video of making the bridge for the wires but the problem is he did that in a G25. Has any one done it on a G27 to confirm if it's still ok ? I asked chilicoke but he doesnt answer.

The other question I had is: if i do the wiring I break the guarantee (my wheel is brand new) right? But since it's only the shifter which is so cheap as new on ebay (like 40$) I don't mind at all, as long as I still have the guarantee on wheel and pedals. Or should I get a second shifter to use the handbrake with and keep the original intact in case I need the guarantee for the other parts?

Thanks for the help on both questions. Tomorrow I will post pictures on how I did it.
 
Sure but if something happens with the wheel will they ask me to send them the whole package? Thats why I wanted to be sure about it.
 
well it shouldnt be that hard, all you haqve to do to the shifter is solder a wire.
but IMO your still better off having a spare.
or do what i did, use a ds3 instead. i have a dfgt right now but my g27's on the way. :D but yeah, your allways better off having a spare. :)
 
You could just build in a micro switch (micro not meaning size, meaning a mechanically operated switch) that has one set of contacts on the e-brake housing, and on the lever itself so that when you pull the lever it closes the contacts, activating the button in the game applying the e-brake. All you need is a pair of small flexible metallic strips so they don't break from heavy use. Other that that I'm not sure, the switch your using currently sounds like a normally closed switch that when activated opens the circuit and turns the e-brake off, and you want a normally open switch for this application. So apart from getting a new switch installed, the micro switch is probably your best bet, they're really quite simple to make.
 

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