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Invincer:
I have been reading a lot of the posts recommending or not recommending steering wheels for hooking up to a control panel. My control panel is already quite overloaded and there is no way I could spare the 6"+ real estate needed on top for a wheel to be put up for playing (I would LOVE the G25, but don't see how I could mount it). Are there any alternatives like wheels that can be mounted either on the front or underneath of the control panel (OTHER than the spinner mini wheels) in a way where the space isn't needed on the CP top? Thanks...
bkenobi:
Have the wheel inserted in a hole in the front of the CP when needed.  Use a mouse hack to take the steering wheel rotation and convert it to a mouse axis.  This should work ok for 360 games but will have no physical restriction for 270 games obviously.
Invincer:
Hi bkenobi :)

The whole inserting thing has me a bit worried. Not a wood worker or cutter or driller etc. :) Anywher online for places that give exact instructions or plans to try this for someone? I looked at home page links and many are dead to wheel hack stuff
Dartful Dodger:
I have a Logitech Wheel that has clamps, so I can easily attach and remove it from the control panel.

I went to their site and I couldn't find the one I have.  (I bought mine a few years ago)
All the wheels on their site have shifters attached to them,  I doubt any of those would fit on my control panel.

Mine looks like this Logitech Driving Force EX Wheel,  but this version is for the PS2/3.  I've got one for the PC and it has a red handle.

If you can find it, get it.  I'm really happy with mine.
bkenobi:
Clamping would be a nice solution, but I'm not sure you have the space for it on your CP.  Perhaps you could take a piece of plywood and add "feet" in appropriate places.  Then, clamp the wood to the CP when needed.  You would then just attach the wheel to that wood in some (semi-)permanent fashion.

I saw the design I mentioned in a thread here.  I can try to dig it up.
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