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Soo, if I “BREAK” my “BRAKE” spring I’ll get one of these. ;-)

Ha! It’s brake of course :)

$30 for a spring? 
Anyway couldn’t you get a similar result by sticking a smaller spring inside the original spring or even a soft object like a squash ball?

Nice idea though. More cost effective than buying a load cell pedal and it should feel similar… but then I’ve never used the load cells.

Anyone know how this compares to the latest Nixim brake mod?

I bought this brake spring at the end of January. I am waiting ship from Australia to France. I will test it for Logitech G27, and will tell here if i feel difference.

just put a coin or large washer in the brake pedal, it shortens/stiffens the stock spring for a perfect feel. this mod + wheelstandpro was the best purchase ever for my g27

$30 for the R & D required to make the spring, yes. Its a niche market and they have to recoup their costs. If it works well, I think its a reasonable price, much cheaper than buying a new set of pedals and G25/27′s can be found for fairly reasonable now.

No way it can feel similar than a load cell, but it’s a step in the right direction.

Yes, 30$ can feel expensive, but as Stuart said, that includes R&D… I guess if you don’t live next to a spring factory, it might take quite a few guesses and tests to get it right, and trying to replicate things by yourself might bring the cost much higher than 30$.

Uhhmm the nixim set has also a progressive spring for the brake PLUS a 2nd progressive spring for the clutch PLUS the nixim rubber thing.
And it costs 25 GBP.

http://www.nixim.com/index.php?pageid=brakemod

so whats the point about those here ?

 Meh, not a ton of R&D. They probably just bought the NIXIM mod and had a spring manufacturer replicate it.

 I’ve tried the spring within a spring thing and that doesn’t give you any progressive feel like the NIXIM mod does quite well. Also, the springs end up grinding and binding on each other and it both sounds and feels horrible. I tried several combinations.

The problem with Nixim spring is that you lose tons of throw due to rubber at end. Which means your brakes are now 100% power at half pedal travel because the rubber piece prevents you going further.
Which is actually terrible since you have to be even more precise with braking.

This spring if it works correctly should be much better then rubber piece by Nixim.

 True, but the reduced pedal travel doesnt matter, as your muscles will easily remember the pressure that is needed to apply to threshold brake :)

Isn’t there the possibility to leave out the rubber thingy? The spring looks exactly the same from Nixim as it does for the GTEYE version.

Would the feeling be worse when I leave out the rubber with the Nixim mod?

Could they do one for the DFGT, I would buy it!!!

I would love to hear about the gteye spring, I know that I have gotten my driving to the point where I know my braking is not helping me, with the g27, I have used a game pad to drive and see if my hands could do better with remembering the force needed to make a curve. Unfortunately with the g27 pedals as they are, they need plenty of help.

you can leave the rubber out but tbh the spring alone is not much stronger then original G27 spring. I am not sure how it compares to GTEYE spring, but I highly doubt they are really strong looking at that graph.

@Chris Stone
There is no pressure sensors with G27 pedals, placing rubber or stiffer spring will still leave you using potentiometer. Its still not even close to real load cell pedals.

I purchased the GTEYE spring and it arrived earlier this week.

If you look closely at the design of the GTEYE spring, it does differ to the nixim spring quite a lot.
Firstly the GTEYE spring does not reduce the pedal travel, unlike the nixim spring, not only that the nimim spring is too short and has been reported to cause dead zone issues with the added slack at the top of the pedal.

As for the rubber ball or coin idea, well I doubt that would provide any sort of beneficial value.

According to Insidesimracing.tv, the nixim clutch spring is a disaster, and the brake pedal is so stiff that you need to bolt your pedals to the floor.  no thanks.

The GTEYE spring gives a nice smooth progressive action all the way to the floor, the stiffness seems to be well matched to the other wheel controls without feeling too hard.  

I give it the thumbs up.

You can’t do much for those pedals other than replace them. Maybe you can find a set of G25/27 pedals that would be cheaper than buying the whole set.

I received this spring this morning.
It provides very good feelings: locking tire level is now easy to find (for Netkar pro and Iracing).
Heel-and-toe is also more realistic.
It is only one spring, but well designed.
Only problem: you have to put on shoes, you can’t only  wear socks: I have to use my Sparco rally shoes everytime now.

If you have G25 or G27 pedals, it is a must have.

 thanks for review.

not sure if you tried before installing it but did you try compressing spring with fingers? was it possible?

Nixim V2 I could compress with minimum effort, while standard G27 spring required no effort at all.

When you compress spring with finger, you have two levels:
First level: similar to G27 spring
Second level: more resistant than Logitech G27 (more 50% force or someting like this).

Ok, it is not a hydraulic system brake but it brings a good feeling, like a real car without anti-blocking system.

Brake pressure reminds me a Peugeot 206 XS rally brake pedal that i rent for a rally last year.

 I was just trying to get comparison with Nixim spring on the spring stiffness.

Sorry i can’t help you. I don’t know Nixim products.

To MaddmattH

30 dollars, it includes ship costs. I don’t know where you live, but with Euro conversion, it costs for European people about 23 Euros.
This spring will provide you very good feelings.
It is not expensive compared to ARC team brake spring (75 Euros without ship costs!!): http://ecommerce.f1driving.it/index.php?page=shop.browse&category_id=27&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1&lang=en

Have fun!

My GT EYE arrived this morning, and I spent the evening
installing it and driving a few laps in GTR2 and RF.

The instructions were great which helps a lot with the
fitting.  For under $30, I guess its hard
to beat this in performance.  the pedal
feel’s spot on and there is nothing I would change, the pedal stiffens up about
half way through its travel, which is about where you need it for most games.

So because you made up what may have happened, they didn’t do much testing?

 The NIXIM mod has been out for quite a while. They’re in direct competition so why would they not buy a NIXIM mod, copy it, and perhaps improve where they believe they can. You think Sony doesn’t buy Samsung and LG TVs to see what they’ve got?

In general though, I agree with the earlier comments: this is simply less product than you get with NIXIM so it seems like an easy choice to go to NIXIM.

I’m still pining for a CSR pedal set with load cell brake.  :(

 Eric,  It turns out that GTEYE is actually a spring manufacturer, according to GTEYE`s post on GTPlanet.
http://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=241653

I understand that they have been making this spring for 4 years. which at that time Nixim was only selling a piece of rubber.

It is unfair in my opinion to assume GTEYE copied Nixim, not that it really matters.  From the comments that I have read I get the impression that the GTEYE mod is more suited to home environments without fixed pedals, and the Nixim mod is very stiff for pedals that are mounted to a solid base.
My opinion for what it is worth.

here’s a good custom install of the old Nixim brake mod (rubber piece)

http://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=168631

I’m thinking about doing this,  along with taking the clutch spring to a hardware store to find a stronger replacement,  then put the old clutch spring in the gas pedal.

here’s a good custom install of the old Nixim brake mod (rubber piece)

http://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=168631

I’m thinking about doing this,  along with taking the clutch spring to a hardware store to find a stronger replacement,  then put the old clutch spring in the gas pedal.

 I got got mine and after holding it and compressing it, I think that anything that helps my pedals and gets me to the next level is fine! Different strokes and all that, I cant hard mount my pedals so the gteye is fine for me!

GTEYE now has a website with shopping cart for those without eBay accounts.
Plus, the installation instructions are now available for direct download.
http://www.gteye.com.au