ALWAYS TAKE YOUR TIME WHEN CARRYING OUT THE FOLLOWING. IF IN ANY DOUBT ABOUT THE PROCEDURE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT US.
Philips Head Precision Screw Driver. (The end needs to be narrow enough to fit into the grip screw holes. (Note: You may need a second
Philips screw driver if the one above is not suitable for the PCB screws
Cloth (to protect and rest your steering wheel on during disassembly/assembly. Bird pattern
is optional).
2.5mm A/F Hex Key (Allen® Key).
4mm A/F Hex Key (Allen® Key).
Tweezers (sharp pointed).
Long Nosed Pliers.
Small container to keep all your removed screws, washer etc safe.
We supply you with the following: Hex key for the new grips - 2mm A/F Hex Key (Allen® Key) and a plastic thin edged tool (Spudger).
Remove the two rubber covers from the
red toggle switches. They just pull off easily (store in your small container).
Place the wheel on its front and remove the top two screws (3mm dia. x 15mm long countersunk screws for plastic). A 2mm A/F Hex Key is required (store the screws in your small container)
Place the wheel on its back for the next part.
Remove the 8 screws as indicated on the
photo.
Qty 4: 3mm dia. x 15mm long countersunk
screws for plastic). A 2.5mm A/F Hex Key is required. (store the screws in your small container).
Qty 2: M4 x 18.5mm long "special"
countersunk screws. A 2.5mm A/F Hex Key is required. (store the screws in your small container).
Qty 2: M4 x 16mm long countersunk screws. A 2mm A/F Hex Key is required. (store the screws in your small container).
The rear bottom shroud will now be
removable.
Using long nosed pliers, carefully undo the
thin nut on the two toggle switches. Remove the nuts and serrated washers (store in your small container).
Using the blue "spudger" provided, carefully lift the sides of the rotary knob. Work your way around the sides of the rotary knob, gently rocking and lifting until it is loose.
Repeat for the other two rotary knobs (store in your small container).
Note: We also sell custom coloured aluminium Rotary Knobs if you haven't already purchased this upgrade.
Using long nosed pliers pliers, carefully undo the M9 thin nut on the three rotary knobs. Remove the nuts, serrated washers and clear plastic protective washers (store in your small container).
Place the wheel on its front for the next part.
If you have the standard (non-magnetic) shifter paddles or the MPM shifter paddles, skip to part 9.
If you have the APM Shifter paddles, first unplug the two connectors.
Be very careful when unplugging these. Gently rock them whilst lifting. Hold the female part of the connector so its not being pulled up from the PCB (it's possible to pull this off from the soldering points of the PCB if you are aggressive in unplugging the connectors. Just
take your time and everything will be fine).
Remove each APM. There are two (M5 x 12mm long Socket Cap Head) screws holding each APM in place. A 4.0mm A/F Hex Key is required. (store in your small container)
It can be quite common for these to end up attached to the strong magnets on the rear of the APM. Do not worry, just use tweezers to recover them :-)
Remove the grip retaining screw (2mm
dia. x 10mm long Phillips Pan Head Screw for plastic). One on each set of grips. A suitable Phillips screwdriver is required. (store the screws in your small container).
Gently lift up the rear cover to reveal the ribbon cable connected.
Disconnect the ribbon. You will need to
remove the silicone that surrounds it
(if this is the first time it's ever been connected).
Carefully rock the connector as you pull up to disconnect it. Try not to put any excessive strain on the PCB.
The rear cover can now be removed.
Unplug the thumb encoder and rumble
motor connectors.
Carefully unclip each rumble motor cable from the PCB's retaining t-slot.
Remove the 6 (2mm x 5mm long Flanged Head Phillips) Screws with a suitable Phillips screwdriver. (store in your small container).
You can now carefully lift off the PCB.
Remove the 11 buttons. (store in your small container)
Remove the 10 (2mm x 8mm long Pan
Head Phillips) Screws for plastic, with a suitable Phillips screwdriver. (store in your small container)
The LED lens will be in the position indicated by "LENS" on the photo or you will find it still attached to the PCB. Find it and store in your container.
Lift off the LED screen assembly. If it feels
a little stuck, gently pry up with your blue
"Spudger".
The three main front facias can be easily
removed by pushing their raised posts through to the front of the wheel plate.
If you are not interested in re-fitting the
rumble motors skip to part 18.
If you have a Direct Drive wheelbase, they
serve very little purpose these days and we recommend you not re-using them. But if you want to re-use the rumble motors, continuing reading....
Remove the 3 (2.5mm x 8mm long Pan Head Phillips) screws for plastic, on the rear half of the grip, using a suitable Phillips screwdriver. You can now remove both halves of the grip from the wheel plate.
Repeat for the other grip. (store the 6 screws in your small container)
Carefully Remove the silicone from the rumble motor wires, where indicated on the photo.
Do not use anything sharp and metal as it may damage the wire. Use your finger nail or the blue "Spudger".
Re-attach the grips to the wheel plate using the 6 (2.5mm x 8mm long Pan Head
Phillips) screws for plastic.
Store your old wheel plate/grip assembly
somewhere safe and grab your new wider
wheel plate.
Take your new wider wheel plate and reverse the process to rebuild. (the rear of the wheel plate is shown in the photo).
Start from part 15 and follow each step in reverse until you get to part 1.
There are only a few differences in the reverse process:
Rumble Motors: If you decide to re-fit the rumble motors on our pineapple grips, you don't need to attach the wire with silicone. We have designed the grip 3D prints so you can push the wires into the slots. Use your finger nail or "Spudger" to do this. Once again do not use anything sharp and metal to do so, as you may damage the wires.
IMPORTANT NOTE! Make sure you maximise the wire length from the grips so there are no issues with them reaching their plug-in connectors on the PCB. We have found that wire lengths can vary, so it may be possible you have to bypass using the retaining t-slots on the PCB and just run the wires direct.
IMPORTANT NOTE! We recommend you loosen off the grip screws when fitting the rear case of the wheel. This will facilitate assembly so that the top of the rear cover has flexibility to fit between the two sets of grips.
Pineapple Grips: When Fitting the pineapple grips, make sure you use the 4 metal pins provided. Two per grip side, these fit into the rear halves AFTER you have attached the rear halves to the Wheel Plate. Also make sure you use the six screws provided, as our fasteners are different to the originals (we use engineering screws with threads that screw into brass inserts in the grips. The original Fanatec grips use screws with a course thread, designed to screw straight into the grips plastics, so make sure you do not use the original screws on the new pineapple grips)
Dependant on which option you ordered:
Standard Spacer Kit, Magnetic Paddle
Shifters + Extender, MPM or APM Extended Paddle Shifters they can easily be assembled to the rear of your wheel.
For the MPM and APM Extended Paddle Shifters, simply swap out the paddles re-using the screws on your wheel (APM shown in the photo). A 2mm A/F Hex Key is required.
For Standard Spacer Kit Instructions go to
part 20.
For the Magnetic Paddle Shifter + Extender Kit Instructions, go to part 21.
Remove your paddles using a 2/5A/F Hex
Key. The screws are no longer required so
store them away safely.
Install the 3D printed spacer between the
paddle and metal bracket using the (M3mm x 20mm long Socket Pan Head) screws, washers and spring washers provided). A 2.5 A/F Hex
Key is required.
Repeat for the other paddle.
Remove your paddles using a 2/5A/F Hex
Key. The screws are no longer required so
store them away safely.
Install the 3D printed magnetic spacer
between the paddle and metal bracket using the (M3mm x 20mm long Socket Pan Head) screws, washers and spring washers provided). A 2.5 A/F Hex Key is required. Note the orientation of the magnets.
Repeat for the other paddle.
Next, add the the top magnetic plate (magnets face down) . It will naturally align itself with the magnets on top of the spacer. Secure in position with the (M3mm x 8mm long Socket Cap Head) screws provided. A 2.5 A/F Hex Key
is required.
Repeat for the other paddle.
Some further magnet contact adjustment, if
required, can be achieved by adjusting the M5 socket grub screw (that sits between the two screws you just assembled). By changing its length protruding from the nut it can increase or decrease the paddle angle, which
in turn changes the angle of the magnets on top of the spacer.
The Aluminium Thumb Encoder extensions are designed to push on the end of your existing Encoders with the extra aid of strong adhesive tape already attached.
Peel off the orange backing (using tweezers).
Align the ribs on the existing thumb encoder with the extensions and press home until flush as shown in the photo.
Our custom coloured aluminium Rotary Knobs are easy to fit. If you didn't order as part of your wider wheel kit, do not worry. These are available to buy in our online store. Default colour is white or for little extra you can have them custom sprayed one of 9 other colours.
The hex key (1.5mm A/F) and M3 socket grub screws (5mm long and 8mm long) are provided with the rotary knobs. Just make sure you do not overtighten them on the shafts as they are plastic, not metal shafts. Ensure you screw onto the flat section of the shafts.
Congratulations! You did it!
Go make yourself a nice cup of tea, sit back and admire your upgrading and re-building skills :-)
***DO NOT BUY ANYTHING*** until you have read and understood below....
WHEEL GRIPS
If you wish to place an order today we are currently shipping new Grip orders & Wider Wheel Kits around the 17-18 July.
Please note, all orders are built in the order they are received. We will continue to communicate via email with new orders/customers providing scheduled build dates.
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