After a good wheel and good pedals there is another device that is very important for getting a good feeling when racing. The shifter. The Logitech or Fanatec ones are to toyish for me, so I decided to look after an alternative. After one hour on Ebay I found the parts that I needed:
1* BMW 5 Series (E39) Steptronic Shifter (in Germany I paid 20€ but after my DIY Guide was postet in a German forum the prices raised for some to 40 Euros The demand was there suddenly
1* Gear knob for that BMW
You can remove parts of the Shifter unit so only the Shifter is left with the plug that goes to the microswitches in the Shifter. I cutted the Plug and soldered a PS2 to it for fitting to my Fanatec Wheel. Connecting to a Bodnar USB Controller is another solution. The blue leads are all connected and are Ground. The other two are switched leads. Here are my pictures:
Here is the Connection Plan for the Fanatec Wheel
__3___ 4___
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2 ________5
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__1 _^ _6__
1. NC
2. +3.3v
3. X-Axis for gated shifter, Upshift for sequential
4. Y-Axis for gated shifter, downshift for sequential
5. Ground
6. mode select for gated shifter, or common signal on sequential shifter
1* BMW 5 Series (E39) Steptronic Shifter (in Germany I paid 20€ but after my DIY Guide was postet in a German forum the prices raised for some to 40 Euros The demand was there suddenly
1* Gear knob for that BMW
You can remove parts of the Shifter unit so only the Shifter is left with the plug that goes to the microswitches in the Shifter. I cutted the Plug and soldered a PS2 to it for fitting to my Fanatec Wheel. Connecting to a Bodnar USB Controller is another solution. The blue leads are all connected and are Ground. The other two are switched leads. Here are my pictures:
Here is the Connection Plan for the Fanatec Wheel
__3___ 4___
___________
2 ________5
___________
__1 _^ _6__
1. NC
2. +3.3v
3. X-Axis for gated shifter, Upshift for sequential
4. Y-Axis for gated shifter, downshift for sequential
5. Ground
6. mode select for gated shifter, or common signal on sequential shifter