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[Deleted member 197115]

Anyone know of a good Leather covered Wheel replacement for Accuforce unit?
Suede and Alcantera wear out over time and look terrible.

I've tried a few, this is the best

Amazon.com: Sport Line Steering wheel Imola 3-300mm - Black Leather - Black Perforated Leather - Black Spokes - Part # 20128/N : Automotive

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[Elaphe]

I've tried a few, this is the best

Amazon.com: Sport Line Steering wheel Imola 3-300mm - Black Leather - Black Perforated Leather - Black Spokes - Part # 20128/N : Automotive

Buy Sport Line Steering wheel Imola 3-300mm - Black Leather - Black Perforated Leather - Black Spokes - Part # 20128/N: Steering Wheels - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases

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Looks great.

I am using a Momo Montecarlo 320. It's expensive but I love it.

 

[Deleted member 197115]

I had Momo 300 before that. Great wheel, just too heavy. Sportline is lighter and have more ergonomic grip. Leather quality and stitchng are comparable. Also have alcantara version of the same wheel.

 

[Elaphe]

The Montecarlo is only 1.2 kg. Other rims weight more than 1.5 kg. I had the momo Tuner 32 before and it was noticiably heavier, altthough once installed in a DD motor, that's not an issue. It also had a very good grip, but I discarded it because of the offset on the wheel center (I can't stand that).

 

[Deleted member 197115]

Just to give an idea on what it looks like in person

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[Michel vL]

Finished my rig (for now).
Switching to a DD1 a few months ago from a CSW 2.5 I found it a bit too much on the GT Omega Apex I had.

I can't use a hard mounted seat as I have had a back injury so need to constantly adjust my position & I wanted something I can easily pack away in my office
Really pleased with the rock solid feel from extrusion which has made a huge difference to the fidelity on the DD

This looks awesome, Is this a shortened Sim Lab GT1 cockpit?
Do you experience any issue with tilting under braking? I'm looking for a similar solution with possibly Heusinkveld sprints or Ultimates. My current housing arrangments doesn't allow space for a full cockpit and I'm looking for a solution to accomodate for a better set of pedals.

Cheers.

 

[pgreenwo]

This looks awesome, Is this a shortened Sim Lab GT1 cockpit?
Do you experience any issue with tilting under braking? I'm looking for a similar solution with possibly Heusinkveld sprints or Ultimates. My current housing arrangments doesn't allow space for a full cockpit and I'm looking for a solution to accomodate for a better set of pedals.

Cheers.

Hi Michel

None at all. I use Fanatec V3 pedals with heavy brake settings. The weight of the whole thing prevents it too. With the wheel and pedals its around 40kg
It's not a modified frame, I did the design on MAY-CAD (which is free) and ordered the materials from Motedis
The DD mount is Sim lab however the Gt1 version which is 480mm wide with the DD installed

 

[Elaphe]

Just to give an idea on what it looks like in person

0604201528.jpg

drive.google.com

Oval or round section?

 

[Michel vL]

Hi Michel

None at all. I use Fanatec V3 pedals with heavy brake settings. The weight of the whole thing prevents it too. With the wheel and pedals its around 40kg
It's not a modified frame, I did the design on MAY-CAD (which is free) and ordered the materials from Motedis
The DD mount is Sim lab however the Gt1 version which is 480mm wide with the DD installed

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Hi Paul,

Very impressive that you managed to design and build this all by yourself, it looks awesome.

Good to know tilting of the base is not an issue. I think I'll start mocking something up in wood first to get a idea on measurements. Before attempting anything with extrusions.

Cheers

 

[Jeremy Ford]

Just thought I throw this idea out there.

 

[Raikku]

Only cpit in this pic, put rollers under Simetik K2 back then 2 years ago and when needed,roll it in front of the tv or 35" Benq 21:9 which attached to GT Omega's monitor floor stand.

 

[Chrhun]

Moro Raikku! Loving the fact that you have so many wheels, makes my collection of five wheels look reasonable.

 

[Ries Notenboom]

Gave me rig a nice update, immersion x10 !

Now on a DIY Alu. profile rig, love that stuff it be rock solid and the pedals and wheel feel much better now.
As I love immersion and also I am easily off focus hehe, I build a hood. Gonna replace it with other fabric but can now just copy it as making one from scratch was hardest. But man really so much more fun and better experience being in a tiny cockpit and disconnecting from the real world.

Also added triples again, didn't realize how much I missed that ! 3 x LG GL27850 1440p 144hz quality monitors on a DIY alu. profile stand. All aligned with the proper FOV. Might try out the bezelkit from asus next.

For the rest few things to sort out, 5.1 set to be mounted and 3 more bassshakers to add. Helps a ton with immersion and feel 2 imho. Can't race without anymore.
4th monitor is there just for quick help doing and viewing stuff on the pc without alt tabbing.
Adding some decorative items to the room.

Replacing the old Fanatec wheel is next on the wishlist.

Also using PC for all the other stuff, only have to swap the DP cables however need to get me a tool to make profiles for the screen resolutions incl bezel corrections etc.



Stuff to build !


Monitors to mount


Mounting 2 bassshakers:


1st try and waiting for spacers for monitors for perfect allignment. Also youngest son loves it

Wired up and ready:

 

[Kieran527]

@Sincx How do you get the front and rear speakers running on your sims?
I cant get the rear speakers working on my 5.1 system, but running the windows tests shows them connected

 

[Ries Notenboom]

@Sincx How do you get the front and rear speakers running on your sims?
I cant get the rear speakers working on my 5.1 system, but running the windows tests shows them connected

Need to setup the 5.1 still but will plug them in my soundcard rog phoebus with the usual front centre sub connector. The shakers go via mobo sound output trough a 4 x output stero amp. Gonna hook up 2 more soon, one on the back of the seat and one under the pedals.

 

[TShrimp]

I had to add some reinforcement brackets to my Next Level Racing F-GT rig as the tubular steel frame just isn't rigid enough even for my new Fanatec Clubsport v2.5 and V3 inverted pedals.
The support brackets for the pedals have virtually eliminated all flex especially when braking.
The additional vertical support bars for the steering wheel base platform have helped quite a bit but there is still more flex than I would like.

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Your post is a little disheartening. I recently purchased this cockpit, and one of the reasons was....

• RIGID DESIGN BUILT TO HANDLE HIGH END PEDALS AND DIRECT DRIVE WHEELS

Was NLR a little overconfident on their design?

 

[Solidjake]

First pic is at my studio, second is my temp setup in Philly for the quarantine and the last is my new NLR F-GT rig I got today. LOVE IT! Don't have space for triple monitors now but I have VR in the meantime.


I-7700k
Gigabyte Z270P
Gigabyte RTX2070 Super
G. Skill Flare-X 3200 16gb ram
Samsung 500GB Nvme x2
Evga 850w psu


Fanatec CSW 2.5
McLaren GT3
CSL pedals with load cell
Asus VG248QE x3

 

[ColinMac]

Ooh I did a thing !!.....

Was thinking I might do a write -up on my experience / installation ... Think it'd be interesting enough to warrant ?

 

[CC]

Ooh I did a thing !!.....

Was thinking I might do a write -up on my experience / installation ... Think it'd be interesting enough to warrant ?

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Yes be a really interesting reading it’s always nice to hear different perspectives on these types of builds

 

[LoeVG]

Finished my rig (for now).
Switching to a DD1 a few months ago from a CSW 2.5 I found it a bit too much on the GT Omega Apex I had.

I can't use a hard mounted seat as I have had a back injury so need to constantly adjust my position & I wanted something I can easily pack away in my office
Really pleased with the rock solid feel from extrusion which has made a huge difference to the fidelity on the DD

Hi. Can you help me design or come up with a design for a pedal mount/box for my csl elite pedals? I want to make one out of aluminium profiles like yours and which elevates and inverts the padals. If that makes sense. I've attached a picture of my old pedal setup which I wanna replicate but this time in aluminium profiles.