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Install Logitech G25 Pedals On The Driving Force GT Wheel

Jump_Ace — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 04:51:47 +0000

Ever want the best of both worlds; the buttons on the Driving Force GT Wheel with the precision and quality of the G25/G27 pedals? I’m betting you do and this quick guide will help you do just that. A good friend of mine Strop over at GTPlanet.net originally posted he successfully did ‘operation wheel-lovechild’ and after seeing it firsthand, I always wanted to do the same. His post can be found here, however he just has pics of the final product. So I’m here to fill you in on the details. I don’t own a G27 wheel, so I’m assuming it will be the same procedure since the G25 and G27 are so similar. Let me know if it does or doesn’t work if you are a G27 owner.

NOTE: Before I do anything, I have to let you know that you may lose any remaining warranty with Logitech, so proceed with caution.

Step 1: Required Equipment

– Logitech G25/G27 Wheel
– Logitech Driving Force GT Wheel
– Size 2.5 Hex/Allen Wrench (I’m assuming metric size here)
– Average Size Phillips Screwdriver
– Small Size Phillips Screwdriver (one that would fit most common laptop screws)
– Needle Nose Pliers
– WD-40 (only recommend if your pedals squeak a little, you may as well fix that while you are at it)
– About 20 Gauge Speaker Wire (very small)
– Electrical Tape
– Scissors
– Post-It Notes
– Pen
– Tape
– About 2 Hours, Maybe More Depending On Your Wheel Setup

Step 1 – Once you have gathered these common tools, the first thing we want to do is open up the Driving Force GT Pedal Stand. Flip it over and unscrew all the top and middle screws and remove the cover. Inside you will find the gears to the pedals and more importantly, the pedal wires. One recommendation I have before you remove the wires off the DF-GT, is to write down what order they originally were in, in case you need to refer to it later (take a picture, write it on a post-it, etc.) and the same goes for the G25 pedals in the next step. We will need to use our needle nose pliers to firmly but gently remove the wires from the gears. Once that is done for all the cables on both pedals you will notice you can’t easily take the wires out. You will need to unscrew the screws holding the gears in place first. Once that is done we have our much needed wire in hand.

Step 2 – Next, do the same for the G25 pedals. Here, its a little more confusing because of the clutch pedal wires, but I would recommend doing one pedal and quickly labeling it for a reference later if needed (seriously, you never know). Once the cables are detached from the pedals go ahead and grab the DF-GT wires (hopefully you labeled the wires so you know which is which) and look at my pedal connection picture here. It is a colorful/graphical layout of how these cables get connected and is really all you need if you have experience running speaker wire for surround sound, etc. When you think all the cables are connected, double check your work and then move on to step 3, testing.

Step 3 – Now that we basically have everything connected, fire up your PS3, insert the Gran Turismo disc and connect the pedal and power cables to the wheel. It’s a good sign if it starts to calibrate. Go into a free run and test out the brakes, gas, shifting, views…Everything, to make sure its all working. NOTE: When I did this it always calibrated, and I didn’t know I had the wrong wires until testing, i.e. pressing the brake or gas had the opposite effect.

Step 4 – Finally, we can put it all back together (if you haven’t yet already). Step 4 is where you can hit a gray area and void the warranty on the wheel if needed to send it in. I have a cockpit with a flat surface and am going to try leaving the pedals exposed like my friend at GTPlanet did. I also have another requirement, for comfort, and that is to widen the gap between the gas and brake pedals so I can A) left-foot brake and B) to provide more room for-…well, I’m a guy What I had to do to achieve this was get some speaker wire and cut the Red and Black cables connecting from the gas to the brake, the Green cable coming directly from the main line. Even if you plan on using the G25/G27 Pedal Stand, you will find the wires are just barely too short to connect between the pedals. So unless you have a setup exactly like Strop’s at GTPlanet where the pedals are exposed and next to each other, you will need to extend the wires; voiding any warranty.

Step 5 – Extending the wires can be tricky if you haven’t done it before. But I’ll break it down as easy as I can. First, cut the Green cable from the main line to the Brake in the middle. Next to the same with the Red and Black cable going from the Gas to the Brake (again, refer to the pedal diagram, that should clarify any confusion on this step). Once the cables are cut in the middle Carefully take a pair of scissors and Gently cut just the exterior plastic cover over the copper wire. Just enough to use your nails and pull the coat off at the line you cut. Then twist the exposed cable tightly and do the same for the other side of the Green cable as well as the speaker wire and Red and Black cables. Once they are all cut and wound tightly, match the two ends up (speaker wire and colored wire) and twist them together tightly and wrap them (yes, tightly) in small strip of electrical tape. NOTE: I recommend cutting the colored cables in the middle because you can continue to use the metal connector on the end and don’t have to mess with re-clamping or anything like that. Once you do that, just put the G25 Pedal Stand back together (don’t forget the two screws under the carpet traction strip!) and Enjoy! I’ll be posting pictures of my setup once I figure out how I want to mount the pedals to my Playseat Evolution. There are holes for each pedal and holes on the Pedal Plate so I should be able to get something together, if not drill my own smaller holes for a more custom fit. Feel free to post any questions if you get stuck or email me at jumpace@gmail.com. Here’s the cable diagram in case you don’t want to download it:

Jerome

GT5 Release Date Announced!

Jump_Ace — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:13:22 +0000

Gran Turismo 5 will release on November 2nd 2010! An overall slew of games is coming out this year, Sony spent 2 hours on their conference. There is so much buzz about the game that GTPlanet.net went down.

Jerome

E3 Sony Conference

Jump_Ace — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:56:21 +0000

Go here if you want to get all the pre-release discussion off your chest courtesy of GTPlanet. Here’s a countdown to the Press Conference and check the link on June 15th at 12pm PST for live coverage! [joke]Here’s hoping for that rumored summer release[/joke]

Jerome

PS3 3.21 Update And GNU

Jump_Ace — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:46:33 +0000

This is no laughing matter to some of you Linux Guru’s out there. On April 1st Sony will release the firmware 3.21 and it will disable the option to ‘Install Other OS’. Meaning you will no longer be able to install Linux on your game console. To this day, I can’t get over the irony of putting Linux (which plays few to no games) on a gaming computer/console. I had messed around with this option when I first got my ‘fatty’ PS3 (Yes, I still have my ‘fatty’ PS2) and never found a use for it. Guess Sony decided those 10GB of hard drive space may be better used for something else. Perhaps installing games?

Jerome

Sony Accounces GT5 Will Be Released ‘This Year’

Jump_Ace — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:07:36 +0000

So it looks like the countdown timer I set for Dec. 1st may not be too far off. I’m confident GT5 will be out before Christmas for the holiday shoppers. Check out the IGN Sony Press Release Here.

Jerome

First Test GT5 Prologue Replay Uploaded

Jump_Ace — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:49:51 +0000

Here is my first HD Replay uploaded to My You Tube Channel. It’s an early reply but probably my favorite car and track combo for GT5 Prologue overall with the F1 car at Fuji. Enjoy!

Jerome

GT5 Delayed Until Further Notice; TBA!

Jump_Ace — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:41:49 +0000

Gran Turismo 5 got delayed this month and is put on TBA again by the Sony Marketing team according to articles at www.gran-turismo.com. Now given a riddle found in this thread at GTPlanet.net, (specifically the first riddle) the release date may be on December 1st of this year. So I have modified my countdown timer to that date instead, until further notice.

Jerome

GT 5 Game FAQ And Walkthrough Is Under Way!

Jump_Ace — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:27:55 +0000

I started the FAQ I will submit to www.gamefaqs.com this week and you can download the file here (and on the Widget column to the right). When the game actually releases, I’ll post my updates here as and on the FAQ so you can follow my progression. It looks like the Sony company is pushing to delay the game for an unforeseen amount of time and the game is back to being TBA.

Jerome

Welcome!

Jump_Ace — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:04:47 +0000

Welcome to my newly created website built entirely in WordPress! My plan is to log all my GT5 progress as I complete the game in both Sim Mode, Arcade and Online Racing to create a FAQ to submit to GameFaqs.com. Quite an undertaking but it’s something I’ve always wanted to do for a GT game. I will also post my GT Tournaments I go to around the US and with any luck around the world for this installment.

Although GameStop.com told me personally GT5 will be out on February 2nd, I highly doubt it and I have created a countdown for a release date of December 1, 2010, as that is the only date I know GT5 is (apparently) currently slated for release by. Enjoy your stay!

Jerome