Well the Yellowbird on the Green Hell killed my DFGT.

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Surprise. I was running the Schwarzwald League B 1 lapper around the Nordschleife over and over for fun in my stock Yellowbird, pretending I was the guy in that video. Anyways, like the 4th race I noticed my wheel having no force feedback when I turned right, and shortly thereafter I smelled that magical burning electrics smell.

Yup, looks like I'm out a wheel. It lasted a damn long time though through alot of abuse. I learned alot about car control with it and fancy myself fairly skilled now as far as Gran Turismo is concerned. It couldn't have broken at a better time either as I'm back off to school tomorrow and I don't take my PS3 with me anyways so it's not like I'm missing out on any playing time.

Anyways, I haven't paid much attention to the wheel market of late - last time I was paying attention the G27 had just come out - so I'm wondering what the best buy is now? I'll be buying around Thanksgiving or Christmas time when I'm off school. Definitely going to be upgrading from the DFGT though, I want a leather wrapped wheel. Though still not looking to get the top of the line 600 dollar wheel if something that ridiculously priced even exists. Hopefully between 200-400, I think that's where the G25 and G27 fell right?

3 pedals would be awesome too but I remember there being issues with compatibility. As long as I have good paddle shifters I'll be fine and anything else is just a bonus.

What are my options? :dopey: If you would be so kind..
 
Last I checked, DFGT's were used on Amazon for around $80-$90, and that's the cheapest PS3 wheel I looked at.
 
Here in Aus there is a site that has the G27 on sale occasionally for $140...i keep missing it though :/ Here's the site, not sure if they send OS though. Not there at the moment but if you're not in a rush it pops up now and then.

http://www.catchoftheday.com.au/
 
If you call Logitech and tell them that your DFGT broke, they will give you a G27 for 50% off. You don't need a receipt or anything and it doesn't matter if you're still under warranty.
 
iamsupernasty
If you call Logitech and tell them that your DFGT broke, they will give you a G27 for 50% off. You don't need a receipt or anything and it doesn't matter if you're still under warranty.
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Dude seriously? This is fantastic! Thanks for the heads up 👍
 
iamsupernasty
If you call Logitech and tell them that your DFGT broke, they will give you a G27 for 50% off. You don't need a receipt or anything and it doesn't matter if you're still under warranty.
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No receipt or return busted DFGT or anything??? Cause mine is getting a bit dodgy and I know I could euthanize it quite easily. 💡
 
iamsupernasty
If you call Logitech and tell them that your DFGT broke, they will give you a G27 for 50% off. You don't need a receipt or anything and it doesn't matter if you're still under warranty.
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Wow. I did some independent research on top of this thread and decided I wanted to go for a G27. I'm definitely going to be trying this once I get back to my PS3. Thanks for the heads up.
 
SpeedyChilean
Surprise. I was running the Schwarzwald League B 1 lapper around the Nordschleife over and over for fun in my stock Yellowbird, pretending I was the guy in that video. Anyways, like the 4th race I noticed my wheel having no force feedback when I turned right, and shortly thereafter I smelled that magical burning electrics smell.

Yup, looks like I'm out a wheel. It lasted a damn long time though through alot of abuse. I learned alot about car control with it and fancy myself fairly skilled now as far as Gran Turismo is concerned. It couldn't have broken at a better time either as I'm back off to school tomorrow and I don't take my PS3 with me anyways so it's not like I'm missing out on any playing time.

Anyways, I haven't paid much attention to the wheel market of late - last time I was paying attention the G27 had just come out - so I'm wondering what the best buy is now? I'll be buying around Thanksgiving or Christmas time when I'm off school. Definitely going to be upgrading from the DFGT though, I want a leather wrapped wheel. Though still not looking to get the top of the line 600 dollar wheel if something that ridiculously priced even exists. Hopefully between 200-400, I think that's where the G25 and G27 fell right?

3 pedals would be awesome too but I remember there being issues with compatibility. As long as I have good paddle shifters I'll be fine and anything else is just a bonus.

What are my options? :dopey: If you would be so kind..
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You fried the circuit board. I did the same thing being stupid and trying to flip a R33 down the straightway on SSRX in practice mode. Four really really fast 900 degree rotations later same thing. The motor was fine the board wasn't
 

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