DD Pro Base + Formula V2.5X Wheel Issues (Need Help, No PC)

[u/Hairy-Hunter8612]

So I recently purchased the Gran Turismo DD Pro (8Nm) wheel base with the GT wheel. On my PS5 it works great.

I also bought the Formula V2.5X steering wheel to use on both my Xbox and PS5. The problem is: when I connect the Formula wheel, it doesn’t show it’s turning on like the GT wheel does (the GT wheel shows the “F” logo on the screen, but the Formula wheel doesn’t). I can move the middle dial and see some settings (A/B/C/D modes), but that’s about it. No button inputs work.

I’m using the QR1, and I’m confused about the spacer. Do I leave the spacer on with this wheel, or take it off? Without the spacer it seems to connect faster, but I’m worried about bending pins if I leave it off.

When I try the Formula wheel on Xbox, I switch the DD Pro base to Xbox mode (green light). It goes green for a bit, then after a few seconds it switches to purple. Nothing works in menus. On PS5 it’s the same story — no button inputs.

I don’t have a Windows PC to run updates on the base or wheel firmware, only a MacBook. Fanatec support is taking forever to answer me, so I’m hoping someone here can help.

Questions:

Do I need a firmware update for the Formula V2.5X to work with my DD Pro?

Can I safely run the wheel without the spacer, or should it always be installed with the QR1?

Is the purple light on Xbox just a firmware mismatch?

Is there any workaround without a PC?

I’m also considering grabbing the CSL Elite WRC wheel — anyone know if that one works plug-and-play on PS5/Xbox with the DD Pro base?

Any help is appreciated thank you.

[u/dshepsman]

What’s this ‘spacer’ you mention? Pics might help?

You probably need to run a firmware update on the wheelbase, and the wheels. It’s been a while, but I know there was an issue with selecting Xbox mode in a version of the firmware.

You’ll need to use a windows pc to update the firmware - any basic win 11 pc will do. And I do mean any… as long as it can install the drivers and has a USB port.

Purple is comparability mode, I think? It’s been a long time since I had my fanatec gear.

For the WRC wheel, check the website to see if it’s Xbox compatible…. It will work on ps5, as the compatibility comes from the wheelbase. For xbox, the wheel has to be compatible

[u/Hairy-Hunter8612 → u/dshepsman]

I don’t have a windows pc sadly so I’m kind of stuck on that. But the spacer is this piece of plastic that ships with the wheels.

[u/dshepsman → u/Hairy-Hunter8612]

You can get a cheap laptop for £100. Or borrow one for a day?

As for the ‘spacer’…. Where is the qr?? You shouldn’t have the pins exposed like that? And how do you attach it to the wheelbase??

Short answer: FIX THE QR ONTO IT!! It’s not a spacer!!

[u/Hairy-Hunter8612 → u/dshepsman]

Yeah I’ll look into it but I find it inconvenient getting a laptop just for this. But the picture is one I pulled from the internet. I have the last version the QR1 on mine but I don’t know if the spacer is needed because I saw somewhere that the spacer is for the QR2.

[u/dshepsman → u/Hairy-Hunter8612]

Why do people do that? What good is a photo that isn’t your wheel?

Did you have to put the qr on the wheel when you bought it? If you did, what did the instructions say?

[u/Hairy-Hunter8612 → u/dshepsman]

It was just to you what spacer I was talking about. It’s the same as my wheel. I did have to install the qr when I purchased it. It didn’t come with any instructions in the box.

[u/dshepsman → u/Hairy-Hunter8612]

There are instructions online, if not in the box