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Does anyone know anything about how good they cockpit are ?

The PCB is installed and most of the electronics are wired up.
In the original open-source design, the lower-left rotary knob was used to control the button backlight brightness. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a suitable rotary switch, so I decided to make the button backlighting always on, and the lower-left knob is now purely decorative.
I’ll post the finished build once everything is complete!

Our town has a sim racing place and my son and I go a lot. It was getting to the point that having our own setup was starting to make sense so I started building a list. A good buddy has a setup so I asked him some questions about his parts and his reply was “just buy mine”. Which was going to be far out of budget, but he never uses it and wanted it gone. So this is what I ended up with! Not sure on the chassis. It’s custom painted. It was Definitely a great friend deal and the kids love Beamng

Simagic Ultimate 23 nm
Simagic wheel. I ended up buying a GT evo.
Simagic p2000 pedals
Samsung G5 monitors
D Box gen 5 motion

hey guys just got my tr40s recently and I’m just looking for some ideas. I plan on eventually moving it from my desk when I get a monitor mount. I’d love to see yalls set ups too 🦾

Just did a enduro I know it’s a mess

Still getting things configured, cables need to be managed -- but it all works... and it's awesome!

I finally got my GT7 motion rig to a point where I’m happy with it, so I wanted to share the setup and a few things I learned while putting it together. For context, I mostly come from iRacing on PC, where I use a 25 Nm Simucube Pro, so I was curious how the Logitech G RS50 would feel in GT7 with "only" 8 Nm. Honestly, for GT7, I think 8 Nm is enough. The Simucube is obviously stronger, but the RS50 works really well with GT7 because of TRUEFORCE. Road texture, engine vibration, curbs, ABS-style feedback, all of that comes through in a way that feels right for a PS5 setup.

I removed the stock RS50 round rim and fitted an MPI SIMMAX GT320, which made the whole rig feel much closer to a GT3-style cockpit. I also bought the Logitech PRO Racing GT D Rim for when I want a more normal wheel shape. The pedals are refurbished Logitech PRO Racing Pedals, mounted inverted with an Amazon inversion kit. I also changed the brake feel by replacing the rubber blocks with two red die springs, OD 14 mm, 20 mm length each, so 40 mm total. The brake feels much better to me this way.

The cockpit is a Spec 282 Statement in orange and green with their seat. Total was around $2,000 with the seat and accessories. I mainly bought it because I liked the look, but the install experience ended up being one of the best parts of the whole build. I had it assembled in one morning, and everything felt thought through. My previous rig was a Trak Racer TR160, and that was much more annoying to build and adjust later. The Spec 282 was easily the most painless cockpit install I’ve done.

Motion is handled by a Sigma DK2. I also had the chance to visit Sigma’s factory in Chino Hills and talk with Peter, the owner, which gave me a better appreciation for the system. From what he showed me, the motors, actuator body, and internal piston components are made in the US, and the hardware feels much more substantial in person than it looks in photos. Everything is thick, heavy, and very solid. The software side stood out too. With a motion system like this, I don’t think it makes sense to compare it against a DIY actuator setup only by travel, motor specs, or price. The software is a huge part of the product: telemetry handling, tuning, vibration effects, safety logic, and how smoothly everything works together.

For GT7, I’m very happy with the DK2. The built-in vibration is strong enough that I don’t feel a need to add bass shakers right now. The 50 mm travel feels fine for GT3 and normal circuit cars. For rally or cars with a lot of suspension movement, more travel would probably be better, but for what I drive most in GT7, it works well.

The network setup took some experimenting. At first I had the PS5 and the 8-inch touchscreen mini PC both on Wi-Fi, but that caused telemetry packet loss and made the motion unreliable. I don’t have Ethernet near the rig, so I connected the PS5 directly to the mini PC with an Ethernet cable. The mini PC connects to Wi-Fi and shares the connection back to the PS5. That solved it completely. I haven’t seen many people mention this setup, but it has worked perfectly for me. If your rig is not near a router, this might be useful.

I’m also using PSVR2 with the Globular Cluster comfort kit. I changed the face interface too because I didn’t like the original rubber light shield. The perforated leather-style one from Amazon is more comfortable for longer sessions. For wind, I just bought two USB fans from Amazon. Pretty simple setup, but for VR I think fans are more important than people realize. Constant airflow helps with heat, so I can stay in VR longer, and it also gives a bit of speed sensation. It’s just air blowing at your face, but in VR your brain accepts it surprisingly quickly, especially in faster cars.

Current setup: GT7 on PS5, PSVR2, Globular Cluster comfort kit, Logitech G RS50 Base, MPI SIMMAX GT320 wheel, Logitech PRO Racing GT D Rim, refurbished Logitech PRO Racing Pedals with inverted kit and red die spring brake mod, Spec 282 Statement cockpit, Sigma DK2 motion system, 8-inch touchscreen mini PC for Sigma telemetry/network sharing, and two USB fans from Amazon for wind.

This is easily the best GT7 has felt for me. The motion, VR, wind, TRUEFORCE, and driving position all work together better than I expected. I went into it expecting more compromises compared with a PC sim rig, and there are some, but the actual driving experience is very satisfying.

It’s a moza brake pedal with a wooden spoon taped to it lol. Works surprisingly well

As the title says. Just ordered triple 32 inch 1440p monitors. Before realizing how expensive mounting them are. So. Any suggestions for mounts? I saw on other posts the asr triple with vario is the way to go. But can’t find anywhere to order them online. Any one have a link? Or equal decent options? Or better yet have one for sale?

I think I need an ultra wide monitor. My eyes were hurting because the tv “LG 48 OLED” felt too close to me. I think it will be much more comfortable to have an ultra wide monitor and lower the wall mount a little bit as well

instead of spending an extra £80 on the trak racer pc stand, I used the old gt omega prime wheel plate and attached it underneath the new wheel plate! I just finished everything today and the distance from the monitor is a bit better than what I had setup yesterday! I will be switching to pc very soon.

All I know about it is that its from the early 80s, Its in really great condition there is not a single bad thing about it. I've seen some go as far up as like $350. But my main thing is Im trying to get into sim racing but am lacking funds as I cannot legally work yet. This may be far fetched and fine if not but would anyone think about trading things for this??? like on FB or Ebay? Main question is there a market and or do people trade for these things.

Ps: Yes I know these photos are horrible they were taken on a chromebook at 3 in the morning just trust me everything is perfect.