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Compared to a modern Logitech wheel, the Logitech G25 probably looks quite dated. Instead of covering the face of the wheel with inputs, the designers at Logitech opted to simplify the wheel itself and move most of controls to the attached shifter. In addition to its six gear H-pattern, the shifter has eight programmable action buttons, a directional pad, and the ability to transform into a sequential shifter. The modern Driving Force shifter, compatible with Logitech’s modern range of wheel bases, has the same shifting hardware but lacks these incredibly useful spare inputs. Unfortunately the shifter itself doesn’t have a USB output, which makes it difficult to use standalone without the matching wheel.

If you still have your Logitech G25 shifter, there is a way to get it working without a wheel. I’m going to show you how to build your own DIY USB adapter in under 15 minutes using only a handful of parts. This is an easy project and requires absolutely no soldering.

Compared to a modern Logitech wheel, the Logitech G27 probably looks quite dated. Instead of covering the face of the wheel with inputs, the designers at Logitech opted to simplify the wheel itself and move most of controls to the attached shifter. In addition to its six gear H-pattern, the shifter has eight programmable action buttons and a directional pad. The modern Driving Force shifter, compatible with Logitech’s modern range of wheel bases, has the same shifting hardware but lacks these incredibly useful spare inputs. Unfortunately the shifter itself doesn’t have a USB output, which makes it difficult to use standalone without the matching wheel.

If you still have your Logitech G27 shifter, there is a way to get it working without a wheel. I’m going to show you how to build your own DIY USB adapter in under 15 minutes using only a handful of parts. This is an easy project and requires absolutely no soldering.

The new Logitech racing wheels come in two parts: the wheel “base” which contains the steering wheel proper, and an add-on peripheral with gas, brake, and clutch pedals. This pedal peripheral is quite well built with a metal frame, aluminum pedal faces, and user swappable springs. It even has mounting points for hanging the pedals upside-down or attaching them to a sim racing rig. Despite these perks, the pedals cannot function on their own – they must be plugged into the wheel base in order to work over USB. If you want to use these pedals with a different wheel setup, you need some sort of USB adapter.

I’m going to show you you can how to build your own DIY USB adapter for these Logitech pedals in under 15 minutes using only a handful of parts. This is an easy project and requires absolutely no soldering.

The Logitech Driving Force shifter is an awesome piece of kit. It’s small, stylish, robust, and inexpensive. But unfortunately it has one major drawback: it’s dumb! It has no “smart” electronics whatsoever, just a simple DB-9 connector that absolutely must be plugged into a Logitech wheel base unit in order to function. If you (like me) don’t happen to have a fancy Logitech racing wheel, you have to come up with some other way of connecting the shifter to your PC.

I’m going to show you you can how to build your own DIY adapter in under 15 minutes using only a handful of parts. This is an easy project and requires absolutely no soldering.