Thrustmaster Spring Kits outside US/Canada?

Hi, Anyone know how to get hold of TM repair kits ouside N America? Both the .COM and .CO.UK Thrustmaster sites refer to an on-line store that only accepts orders to the US and Canada. Bummer. I'm in the UK and my two year old F1 (Nascar Pro) has broken a pedal spring, so I was pleased to discover that Guillemot were going to make spares available (at a price, but that's another story). So, anyone know how to get to a non-US ordering site? Cheers Neil

I was mad when I had the same problem, now very happy. I gave up looking and decided to get a little creative and do it myself. There's a couple of articles to spark your imagiantion at The Pits. http://www.theuspits.com - go to the stock car page, choose utilities, and scroll it all the way to the bottom - T1 fix. I've experimented with different spring strenghths and lengths, and now I have the perfect tension for me - much better than original! I basically took a small, 3" eye bolt (machine bolt & nut) and put it sideways through the lever just above the plastic "floor" heigth. I cut away some of the plastic floor for clearance, and put another, shorter eye bolt with large washers through the metal bottom of the unit about 3 inches in front of the pedal. I then put a 2 1/2 " .050 spring between the two. Got all the parts in the same isle at Home Depot for about $5.

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> Hi, > Anyone know how to get hold of TM repair kits ouside N America? > Both the .COM and .CO.UK Thrustmaster sites refer to an on-line > store that only accepts orders to the US and Canada. Bummer. > I'm in the UK and my two year old F1 (Nascar Pro) has broken a pedal > spring, so I was pleased to discover that Guillemot were going to > make spares available (at a price, but that's another story). > So, anyone know how to get to a non-US ordering site? > Cheers > Neil

Go to thrustmaster's wensite link to their new owner and pick up the phone and call the number in Montreal. Then ask them if they will ship you the springs: http://www.guillemot.com/ Ex

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>I was mad when I had the same problem, now very happy. I gave up >looking and decided to get a little creative and do it myself. There's >a couple of articles to spark your imagiantion at The Pits. >http://www.theuspits.com - go to the stock car page, choose utilities, >and scroll it all the way to the bottom - T1 fix. >I've experimented with different spring strenghths and lengths, and now >I have the perfect tension for me - much better than original! >I basically took a small, 3" eye bolt (machine bolt & nut) and put it >sideways through the lever just above the plastic "floor" heigth. I cut >away some of the plastic floor for clearance, and put another, shorter >eye bolt with large washers through the metal bottom of the unit about 3 >inches in front of the pedal. I then put a 2 1/2 " .050 spring between >the two. Got all the parts in the same isle at Home Depot for about $5. >> Hi, >> Anyone know how to get hold of TM repair kits ouside N America? >> Both the .COM and .CO.UK Thrustmaster sites refer to an on-line >> store that only accepts orders to the US and Canada. Bummer. >> I'm in the UK and my two year old F1 (Nascar Pro) has broken a pedal >> spring, so I was pleased to discover that Guillemot were going to >> make spares available (at a price, but that's another story). >> So, anyone know how to get to a non-US ordering site? >> Cheers >> Neil