Thrustmaster SF1000 Ferrari wheel unboxing, firmware update and test

I don’t know if this’ll be of any help but thought I’d unbox, update and show the sf1000 working in ACC, for anyone considering getting this rim.
#thrustmaster

[@davidmurdochwildlife9876]

Brilliant videos maté thanks for showing us how you set it up . Just got in from shopping with wife and son it’s bizzy here in Portugal. You and family have a lovely Christmas mate and the Dog

[@dannymoffatsimracer]

Thanks very much matey, hope you guys have a great Christmas too 👍

[@AbsoluteRandomnessYT]

After a week since I bought this wheel, I've encountered a screen freeze (which is a common issue with this wheel) only once, though it's running on an older firmware update. After I updated the firmware, the screen freeze is gone. This wheel feels so great that I use this more that the stock Gran Turismo wheel on my T-GT II as I lean more towards GT cars, though it still feels good using this wheel on road cars. Sure, the screen would be useless when I play GT7 with PSVR2 as I can't see the display anyway, but there are times that I don't use my PSVR2 and instead use a flatscreen monitor so the wheel's display still helps. The knobs at the front feel great, as well as the rotary dials on the side. I never misadjust or turn the dial too much, especially when I'm in VR. So whenever I set the fuel map or TCS, I get the settings right every single time. About the paddle shifters, I prefer the stock magnetic shifters over the T-Chrono paddle add-on. Sure, it's a bit loud but it doesn't bother me. Rather, I like the audible thunk and the stiffness of the paddles, that it has a mechanical feel to it rather than pressing a button. So yeah, I'm keeping the stock paddles, and I saved a lot of money in the process (T-Chrono paddle add-on is expensive to me for a shifter replacement).

[@AbsoluteRandomnessYT]

I noticed about the packaging of the SF1000 wheel you had, it's bigger and the paddle shifter isn't pre-installed (placed separately below the wheel). Mine was smaller and the the shifter is already installed when I unboxed it. Was it a regional thing? Or maybe they already changed the packaging?

[@dannymoffatsimracer]

Great write up mate, I agree with everything you said. The packaging I think was changed recently to save on packaging materials I’m assuming.

[@Dave062YT]

Great stuff .I settled for the cheap Ferrari F1 wheel but its amazing and prob the the best value rim out there

[@dannymoffatsimracer]

It is, great wheel for the price 👌

[@f.r.4887]

Great Video,Danny.Nice Wheel.C U on Track.

[@dannymoffatsimracer]

Thanks mate, see you out there 👍

[@user-wg7mk7ym6r]

I can’t see anything what he’s doing from when he restarts it and now my steering wheel has stopped working all together

[@giogamer4825]

I miss you...SF1000 😁

[@petermartin5197]

Fantastic video mate, really like the screen but how does it feel as a stand alone wheel to drive with, i already have the open wheel and the original F1 rim,is it a big improvement on them,i am so close to ordering one of these but £350 is an awful lot of money to me I'm torn between saving harder for the T818 or getting this for my TSXW,maybe wait 12 months to see if the T818 has any teething problems not sure what to do.

[@dannymoffatsimracer]

Thanks mate, it is an amazing wheel. If you need a lot of buttons and rotaries for something like ACC or iracing is where all of its features become essential. The F1 games are probably really good with it too.

[@Jamic9]

I've had this rim on my Thrustmaster GT rig for about a year now. It's great but as you said, the stock shifters are way too loud. Can I ask why you still have the in game wheel displayed? I usually get the correct fov, then get a one to one size match between the real wheel and virtual wheel, then remove the in game wheel. Lately I've been mainly racing in vr so this doesn't apply.

[@dannymoffatsimracer]

Hiya mate, I don’t drive with the wheel displayed anymore, I just did that when I first started driving. Nice wheel 👍

[@Jamic9]

@@dannymoffatsimracer Yup great wheel and nice vid.

[@dannymoffatsimracer]

@@Jamic9 thanks buddy

[@kenbarthSimAV8tor]

Got it but yet to really use it; mounted on my Playseat F1 eh

[@dannymoffatsimracer]

Nice mate 👍

[@ultra4265]

Mate I don’t have a pc I only have a tv and a ps5 and I want this steering wheel any way I can update it without having to buy a whole new pc?

[@dannymoffatsimracer]

Hi mate, it should still work, mine did with f1 22. You don’t need anything fancy to update it though. Just borrowing a laptop would let you do the latest update.

[@ultra4265]

@@dannymoffatsimracer do you think it could work on the Apple mac book?

[@dannymoffatsimracer]

@ultra4265 I’m not 100% sure. It’s worth checking on the thrustmaster Facebook group. There’s lots of helpful people on there

[@partytime11]

I can’t get mine set up at all on PC I don’t know what I’m doing wrong

[@dannymoffatsimracer]

Have you used the cable to update the firmware?

[@partytime11]

@@dannymoffatsimracer yes I updated the firmware

[@djnandez2012]

Done all the updates Wheels isn’t connect to the cars digitalis ect? Any idea?

[@dannymoffatsimracer]

Hi mate, are you on pc or console?

[@djnandez2012]

@@dannymoffatsimracer console

[@dannymoffatsimracer]

@@djnandez2012 which games have you tried? Have you setup the wheels internal WiFi?

[@djnandez2012]

Tried updated servo Updated the wheel by itself Connected up to Wi-Fi. Still nothing. Wheel works fine just having for the intergraded dials

[@djnandez2012]

@@dannymoffatsimracer yeah done that

[@garryburns6659]

Mate that wheel has magnetic shifters if you have a look the magnets are in-between the top and bottom of the crono paddles😳🤔😅

[@dannymoffatsimracer]

The stock paddles are magnetic, the T-chrono shifters are micro switches. When I’m using the wheel in the video I’m not using the magnetic shifters 😂

[@AbsoluteRandomnessYT]

​@@dannymoffatsimracer There are people who wanted a much snappier & aggressive kind of positive feel on the shifters. Placing magnets on the metal paddle shifter provides resistance every time you press it. That's why you see magnetic shifter mods made from 3D printed material for wheels without it, while there are other wheels that has it (either built-in/permanent or add-on). The downside is that it's stiffer to press the paddle shifters, and it's freaking loud. And there are people who wanted a quieter paddle shifter, yet still has a positive feel on it anyway. But others complain they often get mis shifts due to not being snappy enough or lacking resistance, which may be a downside to them. So they tend to lean towards magnetic shifter mods. That's why the T-Chrono paddle add-on exists. Some just wanted a quieter yet positive enough feel to the paddle shifters. Otherwise, the stock paddle shifters on the SF1000 wheel is enough if some prefer snappier & more aggressive kind of positive feel to it. The thing is, I don't really had a problem with the paddle shifters on my TGT II wheel, as does have enough positive feel for me despite not having magnets on it. But my friend who had a T300-RS GT wheel, he had problems with mis shifts, and so he wanted to buy a magnetic shifter mod. In the end, everyone has their own preference.

[@dejackal01]

Hi there , i just bought the sf1000 wheel to go on the tgt2 wheel base, it wont connect to my ps5 please help lol

[@dannymoffatsimracer]

Hi bud, have you hooked it up to a pc to instal the latest firmware?

[@dejackal01]

@dannymoffatsimracer hi mate , thanks for your time 🙏 no I haven't got one. lol do you still have to update for ps5 because I only see PC icons on there and I read somewhere that doesn't apply to consoles ?! I should just plug and play ?? Regards

[@dejackal01]

@dannymoffatsimracer plus I think it already has the latest because I saw it on the little lcd and it doesn't recognise the base , comes up as unknown

[@dannymoffatsimracer]

@dejackal01 I needed to update mine before F1 22 would show the telemetry. Although yours should have a newer firmware with it being newer. Which game are you trying to play it on?

[@dejackal01]

@dannymoffatsimracer the wheel base will do its spinning to calibrate but then when I push the ps button it won't ask to add the controller , it won't connect to the ps5 I've pushed every button and nothing . The game I'm playing is the f1 2023

[@napoficial7123]

You have a crazy wheel but not proper pants for racing like a pro 😂

[@dannymoffatsimracer]

I know mate all my money goes on sim gear. There’s not much left for clothes 😆

[@napoficial7123]

@@dannymoffatsimracer that's true! Cheers mate 😊!

[@cloroxbleach885]

I just bought mine and I don’t have force feedback and control panel thinks I’m pressing the throttle when I’m not

[@dannymoffatsimracer]

Have you tried re installing the control panel to see if it’s a firmware bug?

[@cloroxbleach885]

@@dannymoffatsimracer yeah I’ve tried reinstalling it force feedback worked temporarily on assetto and F1 but I couldn’t actually drive updated it again and I can drive but no force sadly

[@cloroxbleach885]

@@dannymoffatsimracer it’s hard for me to pinpoint what exactly might be the problem could be my pedals or the wheel base. My wheel works perfectly fine atleast

[@dannymoffatsimracer]

@@cloroxbleach885 if you unplug your pedals and then try using the paddles on the wheel to accelerate and brake that would at least let you know if it’s the pedals causing the problem.

[@cloroxbleach885]

@@dannymoffatsimracer I was changing some in game settings on content manager and I can use my pedals clutch and accelerator just not the brakes so I think it is the pedals surprisingly force feedback only works on assetto corsa but not on ACC