Reviewing the ECCI 6000 GTS
Hi guys,
Yes, my set arrived yesterday!
First part of the review will be very much incomplete, since i cant try it out yet, i am at home in Hungary, and my PC gave up, i am writing now from my company laptop.
First impression: WOW.......!!!!!
The whole set is 27 kg (!), and the very first time i opened the boxes, what everywhere i found is just pure quality... I was like a big child at christmas, opening one box after another, finding new wonderful presents
Each and every piece is built for lifetime, this i can say without even using them. The weight says already a lot, there is no any cost cutting in the amount of materials they put in the components. From all parts one thing is shouting to you: i was made to last forever in the highest possible quality human brain can imagine!
Just one example: the pedals metal thickness is 6mm, the wheel base is 9mm rock solid metal......
The paddle set is also a piece of art, they are operated also with a spring like the pedals, and they are not switching a normal electrical switch, but 2 metal parts are getting connected at the end of the movement, which is bringing the signal that you moved the paddle. Huh...
The finishing, painting, wheel leather sewing, everything is just top notch!
Maybe i will have also a very easy solution to have my G25 shifter connected, on the wheel there is a spare DB-9 connector for additional peripherials, i mail-ed already ECCI guys if this is compatible with the G25 shifter, if yes then in 2 seconds i wil have a shifter as well, i hope so....
ooops, update, i got a quick reply to my mail from John at ECCI (it is 01.00 AM there now....)
"I am certain that the wiring in the Logitech shifter will not work with our electronics. We do not recommend trying to connect the two because the Logitech shifter has its own power circuit and this may conflict with the power in the HDUSB interface."
I just cant erase the smile from my face, without even trying the whole thing out!
p.s.: i was sleeping with my 29mm Grant wheel, like a 5 years old boy with his teddy bear....
(yeah i know, i will be 30 in a month, but pssssst.... lol)