Thrustmaster ferrari 458 spider racing wheel work on pc

5.0 out of 5 stars Got it for Forza
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2018

We have had it for over a month. We have not had any issues what so ever except that it came with the usb cord and I had to go find and buy a usb breakway pc cord to plug into the xbox. I think it was supposed to come with it but I bought this unit used so it’s okay. I found the theee inch cord on amazon for like $12. If you’re looking for it search for EOP Zoll USB breakway PC Cable. I’ll add a screenshot of what it looks like.

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Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2015

Style: Ferrari 458 Spider Racing Wheel (Xbox Series X/S & One)Verified Purchase

First off, you may have never seen this, it's totally worth the watch if you haven't: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qanlirrRWs

Great wheel. I also have the TX force feedback model. I can tell you that the TX is in fact really cool, but don't despair if you cant afford that one, this spider wheel is very, very good. The 'bungee cord" system may sound strange or cheap, but it really works great. Sometimes I don't even want force feedback, and in Project Cars if you turn the feedback way down, it makes the TX wheel NOT return to center when you let go of the wheel, not good. So, sometimes I still use the spider. Yes, it's really fun to nail down good feedback setting in Project Cars with the TX wheel, but for less that $100 the spider is very, very good. Do not listen to the low star people, I do not know what they are expecting. In fact, as far as weight complaints about the spider, as in, it "feels like a cheap toy"....is you removed the back of the TX model, the heavier "dash" so to speak that houses all the feedback belts etc, the TX wheel itself I believe would weigh just the same as the Spider. As far as Project Cars, I mostly use the Aston Martin V12 Vantage G3, in case you ever get the TX wheel, here's the settings I use in case it helps. Be advised that at least with the TX I bought and at least with Project Cars, out of the box it felt strange....the factory feedback settings made the cars feel old, clunky, like the tires were full of rocks or that the steering column was broken, so, you really need to be patient and get good with all the settings in Project Cars, once I dialed in within the the range listed below, the TX was way better than originally, again, I have only tested these settings with the Aston Martin V12 Vantage G3. When I say "regular options" I am talking about where you press your start button and go to "options & help"...that is, the setting area that ISN'T that settings area when your in the pits, just that Options and Help area within the start button or the home pages.

Steering ratio 15.0:1.

Force Feedback: Master Scale 80.

All F & M Scales 160.00.

All F & M Smoothings 70.0.

Force Feedback Calibration in the Regular Options, Tire Force 51.

Put steering ratio to 25.5:1 IF in regular options the steering assistance is No, Driving Assists Allowed All and Yes to Antilock brakes/stability & traction control.

NOW, if in regular options the steering assistance is YES instead, still all assists yes and yes on all the Antilock brakes/stability & traction control, then just put all Scales up to 190.00.

This is all with the steering sensitivity in Reg Options at 70

NEVER CHANGE DEAD ZONE FROM ZERO IT SUCKS.

Lastly, in regular options, taking the steering sensitivity from 70 up to 100 seems to tighten up that slack sensitivity at the wheels center/or deadzone.

Also, 180 Scales with 60 Smooths is good too

If you prefer a little more feedback from bumps in the road, with any set up above, just i DECREASE all four of your All F & M Smoothings.

Keep in mind that, in my opinion, the lower you put the Smoothings the more of what I call a "belt grind" effect happens. I mean that the belts inside the TX unit will give more feedback in a sense, but it can feel , to me, more like just a grinding belt/broken steering column effect...not really translating as road bumps, so just test it of course. for me 50 or 60 on the Smoothings is the threshold to keep the bumps still feeling like bumps and not just belt grind.

UPDATE: Today I will be testing the settings by Stella Stig on YouTube, seen here at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joDSaUXxZFk

I will also test MoneyMan300 settings at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1WAQCF5OB4

I will update this post with how those settings compare to what I listed above, I am assuming they will be better.

Lastly, I use the TX with the Playseat Challenge. Google that if your not familiar of course, its a really good seat for regular home use. It folds up which is the main point. Its not your top of the line deal, but for space I dont think it gets better, and, its still very, very comfortable. For $250 its a very fair price. One issue I had was the straps your elbows rest on were bugging the skin at me elbows...just go to Home Depot plumbing area, get either type of one inch pipe insulation...they have a grey type which has a more plastic feel to it, and they have a black type that is smoother, looks and feels more like rubber...I tried both, its personal preference whichever you like. The more rubber type has this tape you can peel off to stick one side to the other and close the factory split...leave this tape on if you get the rubber type foam, you'll need to remove the foam from the chair after each use as to allow the chair to fold up again. Cut your foam at about 15" or 17"...whatever works best with what angle you have your seat adjusted to...open the factory split and wrap the foam around the two straps where your arms rest at then seated in the chair. Works great. These are sold in singles at Home Depot, you don't have to buy the multi-packs. You can cut your same 1 inch foam longways with the factory split, taking it's diameter down as to better fit the pipe diameter where your knees rest, get some velcro straps, and make knee padding here. See before and after pics below.

Here's a review of the Playseat by Inside Sim Racing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_lxcNdMdmU

5.0 out of 5 stars Great wheel. I also have the TX force feedback ...
By Ryan A on May 31, 2015

First off, you may have never seen this, it's totally worth the watch if you haven't: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qanlirrRWs

Great wheel. I also have the TX force feedback model. I can tell you that the TX is in fact really cool, but don't despair if you cant afford that one, this spider wheel is very, very good. The 'bungee cord" system may sound strange or cheap, but it really works great. Sometimes I don't even want force feedback, and in Project Cars if you turn the feedback way down, it makes the TX wheel NOT return to center when you let go of the wheel, not good. So, sometimes I still use the spider. Yes, it's really fun to nail down good feedback setting in Project Cars with the TX wheel, but for less that $100 the spider is very, very good. Do not listen to the low star people, I do not know what they are expecting. In fact, as far as weight complaints about the spider, as in, it "feels like a cheap toy"....is you removed the back of the TX model, the heavier "dash" so to speak that houses all the feedback belts etc, the TX wheel itself I believe would weigh just the same as the Spider. As far as Project Cars, I mostly use the Aston Martin V12 Vantage G3, in case you ever get the TX wheel, here's the settings I use in case it helps. Be advised that at least with the TX I bought and at least with Project Cars, out of the box it felt strange....the factory feedback settings made the cars feel old, clunky, like the tires were full of rocks or that the steering column was broken, so, you really need to be patient and get good with all the settings in Project Cars, once I dialed in within the the range listed below, the TX was way better than originally, again, I have only tested these settings with the Aston Martin V12 Vantage G3. When I say "regular options" I am talking about where you press your start button and go to "options & help"...that is, the setting area that ISN'T that settings area when your in the pits, just that Options and Help area within the start button or the home pages.

Steering ratio 15.0:1.

Force Feedback: Master Scale 80.

All F & M Scales 160.00.

All F & M Smoothings 70.0.

Force Feedback Calibration in the Regular Options, Tire Force 51.

Put steering ratio to 25.5:1 IF in regular options the steering assistance is No, Driving Assists Allowed All and Yes to Antilock brakes/stability & traction control.

NOW, if in regular options the steering assistance is YES instead, still all assists yes and yes on all the Antilock brakes/stability & traction control, then just put all Scales up to 190.00.

This is all with the steering sensitivity in Reg Options at 70

NEVER CHANGE DEAD ZONE FROM ZERO IT SUCKS.

Lastly, in regular options, taking the steering sensitivity from 70 up to 100 seems to tighten up that slack sensitivity at the wheels center/or deadzone.

Also, 180 Scales with 60 Smooths is good too

If you prefer a little more feedback from bumps in the road, with any set up above, just i DECREASE all four of your All F & M Smoothings.

Keep in mind that, in my opinion, the lower you put the Smoothings the more of what I call a "belt grind" effect happens. I mean that the belts inside the TX unit will give more feedback in a sense, but it can feel , to me, more like just a grinding belt/broken steering column effect...not really translating as road bumps, so just test it of course. for me 50 or 60 on the Smoothings is the threshold to keep the bumps still feeling like bumps and not just belt grind.

UPDATE: Today I will be testing the settings by Stella Stig on YouTube, seen here at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joDSaUXxZFk

I will also test MoneyMan300 settings at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1WAQCF5OB4

I will update this post with how those settings compare to what I listed above, I am assuming they will be better.

Lastly, I use the TX with the Playseat Challenge. Google that if your not familiar of course, its a really good seat for regular home use. It folds up which is the main point. Its not your top of the line deal, but for space I dont think it gets better, and, its still very, very comfortable. For $250 its a very fair price. One issue I had was the straps your elbows rest on were bugging the skin at me elbows...just go to Home Depot plumbing area, get either type of one inch pipe insulation...they have a grey type which has a more plastic feel to it, and they have a black type that is smoother, looks and feels more like rubber...I tried both, its personal preference whichever you like. The more rubber type has this tape you can peel off to stick one side to the other and close the factory split...leave this tape on if you get the rubber type foam, you'll need to remove the foam from the chair after each use as to allow the chair to fold up again. Cut your foam at about 15" or 17"...whatever works best with what angle you have your seat adjusted to...open the factory split and wrap the foam around the two straps where your arms rest at then seated in the chair. Works great. These are sold in singles at Home Depot, you don't have to buy the multi-packs. You can cut your same 1 inch foam longways with the factory split, taking it's diameter down as to better fit the pipe diameter where your knees rest, get some velcro straps, and make knee padding here. See before and after pics below.

Here's a review of the Playseat by Inside Sim Racing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_lxcNdMdmU

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2019

Style: Ferrari 458 Spider Racing Wheel (Xbox Series X/S & One)Verified Purchase

This Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Spider wheel works great for the older Forza 5 and Forza Horizon 3. You will also need buy or build a rig to "attach" the wheel and leave room for the pedals too. So if you are buying this for X-box One you will need some sort of rack or table to clamp or bolt the steering wheel to. There is no option to just use the wheel by itself, so a 2nd purchase of build out of some mechanism to attach the Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Spider wheel will be necessary.

Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Spider wheel is outdated for the newer Forza and Forza Horizon games. I am NOT a sim racer, nor do I claim to be. I have been lucky enough to drive some fancy sims and I know that I am not an expert but I have some know-how to keep the car on the track. I bought the Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Spider wheel looking for simcade capability where I want to use a wheel as opposed to just a controller for the xbox1. But there are setting that will be configurable for the wheel to work well for the older Forza and Forza Horizon games but are just not available in the newer Forzas and newer Horizon games.

For example the Degree radius available for the wheel in the newer games is only at 270 degrees instead of the expected 900 degrees, and some of the oversteer corrections simcade driver or Simulation are just not available. There are 2 methods that can be done to fix this in either firmware updates on the wheel itself or if Turn 10/Forza patches their software to be able to accommodate the Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Spider wheel as it does in Forza 5.

Being neither side looks to updating patch or firmware to accomodate the Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Spider wheel for the newer Forza games and that cooperation being necessary for the periphials to work, newer beginning drivers wanting the fun of a wheel to add to great driving games may have to look elsewhere or stick to the controller for their driving fix. If you have Forza 5 it works great on Forza 5, but the newer Forza engines do not allow for the range of use to just use the wheel (and configure around impossible in game tire-wheel lockups) will leave players unable to use this purchase , and most likely whatever mounting rig you purchased to use the Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Spider wheel. I have also tried to mimic and import the same settings from other wheels and the default X-box controller to match the Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Spider wheel, but the Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Spider wheel just does not have the ranges or settings that the default Xbox controller or other wheels have for the newer Forza games.

Will continure to monitor, Turn10, Forza, and Thrustmasters forums for solutions to the outdated Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Spider wheel to newer racing games.

If you have yet to buy a racing wheel, you will definitely want to research your comparability among your wheel, your gaming system, and support for the newer racing games as well. If the controller cannot support the 900 degrees, driving configurations for over-steer, and wheel lock, keep looking for a wheel that does handle those configurations. Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Spider wheel just got left in the dust for newer games, but if you are only going to play Forza 5 and Forza Horizon 3, the tuning is there to make Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Spider wheel a very good entry racing wheel for those older Forza games.

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2022

Style: Ferrari 458 Spider Racing Wheel (Xbox Series X/S & One)Verified Purchase

I bought this Nov 27th 2020 as a gift for my grandson for Christmas. He loved it, however it is no longer working. Shouldn't these last longer for the price?

Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2022

Style: Ferrari 458 Spider Racing Wheel (Xbox Series X/S & One)Verified Purchase

its good but like i recommend the logitech steering wheel. its better in my opinion and this ones just not that good compared to the logitech one.

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3.0 out of 5 stars mauvaise blague

Reviewed in France on June 21, 2019

Style: Ferrari 458 Spider Racing Wheel (Xbox Series X/S & One)Verified Purchase

Mon fils se faisait une joie de recevoir le volant pour jouer sur sa console XBox mais il a vite déchanté... Après avoir installé le volant et branché tous les câbles comme prévu et après avoir suivi toutes les explications données dans une vidéo trouvée sur le net, le produit ne fonctionne pas, quelque soit le jeu sélectionné. Impossible de tourner le volant de droite à gauche et vice-versa. Les autres boutons fonctionnaient avec les jeux mais impossible à manoeuvrer.
Têtu et obstiné, il n'a pas voulu renvoyer le produit le jour même afin de trouver la solution au problème.
Finalement, après avoir cherché toutes les solutions, sans succès, il a décidé de dévisser le boîtier.
Constatations : le fil rouge n'était pas branché, et en effleurant ce fil, le fil jaune et le fil noir se sont également dessoudés.
Opération maintenance pour réparer l'article : nouvelles soudures sur les 3 fils concernés et cette fois des soudures françaises, bien faites et bien fixées.
Quelques minutes plus tard, nouveau test du volant et miracle tout fonctionne parfaitement, le volant est enfin utilisable.
Mon fils a retrouvé le sourire et joue avec bonheur aux courses de voitures !!!
J'aimerais tout de même qu'Amazon fasse un geste commercial puisque nous n'avons pas renvoyé le produit et avons donc évité la destruction d'un article qui était facilement réparable. Un geste pour la planète !
Je recommande ce produit, le volant est agréable en main, avec les palettes de commandes de vitesse au volant. Le support des pédales est agréable, seul les pédales sont un peu dures à appuyer.
Attention aux soudures !!!

1.0 out of 5 stars Great wheel, but keeps breaking

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 11, 2020

Style: Ferrari 458 Spider Racing Wheel (Xbox Series X/S & One)Verified Purchase

First the good; it looks great, is responsive and really improved the experience of any driving game (normally F1-2020 and Forza Horizon).......when it worked....

Now the bad; after 3 months, without any previous degradation in performance, the wheel developed a 'twitch' where it became unable to hold the car in a straight line. Online support did proffer some advice, but this did not resolve the issue. Amazon to their credit were great and and replaced the wheel with no problems.

The replacement worked fine for.....you've guessed it.....3 months when the same problem has arisen, only this time I have returned the wheel for a refund rather than a replacement as this problem is too much of a coincidence to risk getting the same type of wheel again.

1.0 out of 5 stars Not XBOX one compatible.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 14, 2017

Style: Ferrari 458 Spider Racing Wheel (Xbox Series X/S & One)Verified Purchase

Whilst this Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Spider Racing Wheel was advertised as being XBOX one compatible, it did not have a USB connector, therefore this could not be connected to my XBOX one.
The connector was a round connector with a pin in the center, clearly not XBOX one compatible.
There were NO instructions included with the Steering wheel, so even if I could have connected it, I would have not had a clue how to set it up.
Beware, other reviwers claim to have also received the steering wheel with a round pin connector.

1.0 out of 5 stars not worth the money as it breaks easily making for an upset child

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 12, 2020

Style: Ferrari 458 Spider Racing Wheel (Xbox Series X/S & One)Verified Purchase

my son was so happy to get this 4 his birthday...but unfortunately after using it a few times the wheel becomes loose and the calibration needs resetting.. when you drive it pulls to the left going all twitchy and basically making f1 awful to play and that's the only game he bought the wheel for.

do yourself a favour save the extra money and get the logitech 920 cos this was a waste of money in my opinion...

4.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo ma la pedaliera va fissata

Reviewed in Italy on November 6, 2020

Style: Ferrari 458 Spider Racing Wheel (Xbox Series X/S & One)Verified Purchase

Volante ottimo per quanto riguarda qualità/prezzo, penso che a questo prezzo è il migliore sul mercato.
È arrivato in tempo e in perfette condizioni.
L’installazione facilissima con la mia xbox one-s, praticamente l’ho collegato e funziona subito, sostituisce totalmente il joypad.
L’unica cosa che non va, è la pedaliera, nel senso che appoggiata per terra, scivola e premendo il freno, essendo duro, la pedaliera si alza e si sposta..
Praticamente inutilizzabile, se non si compra un supporto (circa 70euro sul mercato).
E allora, mi sono dato al fai da te, e ho fissato la pedaliera ad una tavola di compensato spesso 4mm (fortunatamente, sotto la pedaliera ci sono due buchi per viti tipo M6) e a quest’ultima ho attaccato delle ventose, potete vedere le foto.
Adesso la pedaliera è incollata al pavimento e non si sposta minimamente.
Se prendete delle ventose con vite M6 potete provare ad attaccarle direttamente ai supporti della pedaliera, ma non so se regge.
Infine, tutte il materiale mo è costato 12,55.
Ciao a tutti

4.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo ma la pedaliera va fissata
Reviewed in Italy on November 6, 2020

Volante ottimo per quanto riguarda qualità/prezzo, penso che a questo prezzo è il migliore sul mercato.
È arrivato in tempo e in perfette condizioni.
L’installazione facilissima con la mia xbox one-s, praticamente l’ho collegato e funziona subito, sostituisce totalmente il joypad.
L’unica cosa che non va, è la pedaliera, nel senso che appoggiata per terra, scivola e premendo il freno, essendo duro, la pedaliera si alza e si sposta..
Praticamente inutilizzabile, se non si compra un supporto (circa 70euro sul mercato).
E allora, mi sono dato al fai da te, e ho fissato la pedaliera ad una tavola di compensato spesso 4mm (fortunatamente, sotto la pedaliera ci sono due buchi per viti tipo M6) e a quest’ultima ho attaccato delle ventose, potete vedere le foto.
Adesso la pedaliera è incollata al pavimento e non si sposta minimamente.
Se prendete delle ventose con vite M6 potete provare ad attaccarle direttamente ai supporti della pedaliera, ma non so se regge.
Infine, tutte il materiale mo è costato 12,55.
Ciao a tutti

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