Fanatec CSL Pedals & Upgrades Review! 

A couple of people are confused about the use of the Fanatec USB adapter, yes you can buy one and use them standalone but there is not one included with the pedals. Another common question so far is are the TM T-LCM's better? I would say aside from the LC no, the fit and finish of these with the metal pedal faces is much better the the T-LCM's, they feel and look like a toy by comparison, I'm sure once the LC is available the price will be quite close, TBH even if it was a little more I'd still choose these as they look much nicer IMO.

Most underrated reviewer on RU-vid, and top bloke 👌 Cheers Karl, helpful as always

The tuning kit really should have come with a slightly harder PU foam and different throttle springs etc, along with the new faces, otherwise it’s disingenuous to call them a “tuning kit”

Dang fanatec just release the load cell brakes for this already

I've been watching you when you only had 100 subscribers ... congrats mate you've come a long way!

Thanks for the review Karl. Ordered these already. Can’t wait for the LC upgrade with the clutch.

Great review as always Karl! Quality reviews - down to earth, no BS. Just watched your CSL DD review in preparation for my one arriving in November.

I just ordered 2 of the GT Appex Omega racing wheel stand thanks to your review on one of your older videos on RU-vid I can't wait to have them delivered and I also used your code. Thanks keep up the great reviews.

Hi Karl, big fan and watch all your videos but have to mention how critical you were of the T-LCM pedal set due to quality for the price. The folded metal on these new CSLs looks really cheap in my opinion but my main point is that, after adding the load cell and metal pedal faces, surely these and the CSLs will be direct competitors but there isn't a mention or comparison at all. Hope you can do a comparison once the load cell is out.

I'm glad they have the aluminium pedal faces as I didn't want to spend as much as the V3's but I didn't like the plastic look of these either. I will get the pedal faces with the loadcell when it comes out!

Amazing video as always. Covered all the bits I needed to know, especially about the mounting! I will be buying one of these and a csl dd after this month hopefully. Thank you Karl!

The pedals look good, hopefully they are the same as the elites for quality. I've heard in Canada that the load cell will be the same price as the stock pedals. So double the price of the pedals for us in canada for a load cell. Keep up the great work Karl.

It would be good if they brought out optional spring for accelerator and clutch

Had mine for a few months now, overall happy with them, just load cell kit is taking ages!

I'm never this early for an upload

First things first.... great presentation and video Karl. BUT I am slightly miffed with Fanatec really. I have their original set of CSL elites with loadcell brake. They have been brilliant. It was my first introduction into loadcell brakes and cost wise it was a no brainer because I could upgrade my pedals by plugging in with USB and keep my G29. So WHY have fanatec made this feature not available with the new set. (only fcan use by plugging into wheel base). I think you could have put more emphasis on this Karl. You basically have to just go with fanatec products now which is a shame. Also, why did fanatec not have the loadcell ready with the launch. Everything at the moment from fanatec seems cheap to begin with but then upgrade the face plate, then loadcell etc and it just seems like they are hooking people in to then charge more. Seems the same with the CSL DD, on the one hand just bring out a 8nm at one price instead of a 5nm base then upgrade to the 8nm. Unfortunately, Fanatec is coming out with some exciting stuff recently but the way they seem to be pushing it out seems a bit disingenuous and like apple. Shame I like fanatec stuff, but the original csl pedals will probably be my last fanatec purchase.

Best thing to do is to buy a set of pedal pads and screw them in directly you can make pivot holes with a drill that will line up exactly with the holes save money and they will look better

Great job as always! Thanks!

For the pedal plastic part, just get real ones for a car. The BMW's were $4 each :) If they last in a car, they will last on these pedals.

Great review as always, and for the money, they are a quality bit of kit, they do look well made that's for sure 👍

Great video as always Karl! I have a feeling that Fanatec will make an announcement when Thrustmaster releases their SF1000 wheel rim to the rest of the world this week. Maybe announce their Playstation-compatible CSL DD??? or release their loadcell kit and pedal plates for the CSL pedals??? Has anyone heard any news on the release dates for the pedal add-ons?

So nice of Fanatec to have holes in the pedal arms, you can modify the crap out of them

Catto at the end lol

Karl, there is a USB adapter. I have the pedals and use the Fanatec USB adapter to run the direct to my PC.

Thank you

Can these Pedals Bc mounted to the GT Omega Prime cockpit? Kinda nervous if they will. Thinking of buying one.

Do these mount with the Playseat Challenge? Great vid as always!

All the video you made help me to decide what to buy. Actually I am at this stage ! - Fanatec CSL DD - 1x Boost kit 8NM - 1 CSL Elite Steering Wheel GT3 V2 - 1 CSL Elite Steering Wheel WRC - 1 CSL Pedals (new) ( waiting for the test of Optional Loadcell Kit to know if I add it ) + CSL Pedal Clutch or Thrustmaster T LCM - Thrustmaster TH8A or Fanatec ClubSport Shifter SQ V 1.5 ? (no problem of compatibility between fanatec & thrustmaster? that TH8A would be connected to the pc then and not to the wheel right ?) All of this, du to space at home where I have my computer : Wheel Base Next Level Racing DD Any suggestions on what you would do (the same or different ? )

is it possible to connect pedals with thrustmaster steering wheel to ps4?

I just got the thrustMaster T248 would this work with that wheel and the pS5 ?

nice but i went with mark 1 pedals and simagic alpha mini hehe, cant wait to receive them

Very helpful vid thanks!

I was waiting to get the loadcell brake for my CSL Elite pedals and now they've bloody discontinued them. Really annoying.

Release the LC and metal plates already, Fanatec.

would you know why my brake load cell gets detected but the clutch and pedal aren't getting detected everything's connected

Nice video Karl, I was just wondering how have you managed to directly mount pedals to your Titan rig? I have just got one myself recently after seeing your review video. Loving it it's very sturdy The pedals with the pedal mount are a fair bit higher than I am used to and still trying to find the best solution at the moment. I do have the T-LCMs myself currently, may get some fanatec pedals later down the line when I get my CSL DD. @Karl Gosling

Does the club sport adapter work for all pedals?

The Load Cell brake pedal for this set will be out on the 26nd of November. Do you have any preview sample of it per chance? Would really like to know what you think about it. Thank you for an awsome chanel and reviews.

Would you recommend upgrading for these CSL pedals? I currently have the CSL Elite pedals, but I'm having issues with the gas pedal potentiometer. And where can you buy these upgraded metal tuning kit pedals? Can't find them at fanatec.

Can you invert these pedals?

I have an old set of CSR elite pedals, would the old pedal faces fit on these?

Do these pedals fit the GT Omega Apex stand?

Thanks for your review. Do you know why the tuning kit and the load cell pedal are not available yet and there aren't news about them?

would this be a step up from T3PA ? great work as per usual, keep them coming.

Excellent demo karl ive got these on order my self got the 2 pedal version because ill be using the advanced paddle module on the formula v2 rim ive bought my only concern is how do i go about mounting them to my playseat evolution standard rig i have ? The grey edition i have so am not sure how youll mount them to the footplate base bare in mind am coming from g920 pedals so can i use the screws from that to bolt them down ?

So with the USB adaptor I could use these with a logitech wheel and shifter, correct?

is it worth getting the csl pedals before they release the loadcell or would it be cheaper to wait and get them as a bundle if they do that ?

These are great and all until you remember that Fanatec gave us mostly metal load cell pedals for $150 in the CSR Elite pedals around 10 years ago. So hall sensor pedals at $120 isnt good enough.

How do these compare to a g920, the brake pedal more mostly. i have g920 with the GTeye mod and i dont think i could go to a lighter pedal than that

Was thinking about getting the clubsport V3's. should I get these rather . . .

€120 yet all the second hand ones I can find are the best part of £300 🤔 I'm guessing you can't buy them for retail anymore and their demand is outweighing availability, thus driving up price? idk just a guess.

Can these be used with a Logitech G29 wheel? Hate the spacing on the pedals with that.

How do these pedals compare to the CSL Elite ones?

can I use these pedals with Trustmaster TX ?

Thanks man. Can i use these on my thrustmaster tx on xbox series x?

You can’t use those pedals without a fanatec base? There’s not any USB adapter ? I was thinking about buying these pedal set to start my fanatec rig…

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I just got dirt rally 2.0 and I can’t find any setting to change wheel rotation angle. Is there a setting to change this

Ah crap doesn't look like it will mount to my Playseat challenge very well

Crazy how Fanatec can charge half the price of the pedal set for 1 extra pedal.

Send me logitech g923 for xbox please

carpet? who is using Fanatec pedals on carpet hahah

If You want to use 3 pedals, whats the point of buying csl?? You need 80$ for gas and break + 40$ for clutch, dunno how much for metal pads, and load cell will cost up to 50$ if not more (since one for csl elite it costs 140$). You can get Thrustmaster T-LMC for around 150-160$ now, all metal build and it comes with load cell build in already. No thanks Fanatec.

How do these hold up on a lino floor, do the rubber pads grip ok? Got a set of these coming with my CSL DD at some point. Wondering if I will need to make some sort of frame to anchor them against the back wall on my desk setup.