As long as it works for you its all you need tho. Im still on the same "rig" that made one of jimmy broadbents videos where he roasts peoples sim rigs some years ago
It works but could defo use some refinements, I made one once that was made from 20 mm square lengths of wood and sat like a single seater, that was rough but cool. Need to do something like that again!
Started my DIY rig a couple of years ago, all based on 30x60 and 30x30 alu profiles, it was my own design after few weeks of research and brainstorming. I was happy with it but I have managed to find the time finally to spend the last 3 weekends to do some long overdue upgrades. I didn't want to buy already made stuff so almost everything put together is coming from bits and pieces I had in the apartment. not showing off or anything, just hoping it might inspire some of you guys here. This is the way the whole rig looks like with the seat and seat frame being a legacy of a PLAYSEAT EVOLUTION I had for few years. so in recent weeks,I started to add a mini keyboard acting as a button box then a smartphone mounting used with a spare smartphone I had laying around a slider made for the PLAYSEAT all of them have been great additions, but these 2 are my favorite now I have had already 6 bass shakers running through Simhub on the rig, 2 in backseat, 2 under the seat and 2 at the front of the rig but adding this amp and 2 resonance speakers ($20 on aliexpress) is literally a game changer in immersion (yes I know some cable management to be finalized....) I set wheel slip on the throttle, and wheel lock/ABS on the brake again via Simhub for great haptics effect. and finally the cherry on the cake, keyboard tray placed under the wheel base. I had been debating for weeks if I wanted to have it on the side with an arm or indeed under the wheel base.I concluded that the position shown here was the best and oh boy how I was right. I do game mostly in VR, also 4k desktop sometimes, so its pretty easy to pull the keyboard while in Game, hitting the keys I need to either by memory or using the headset passthrough pushed back position typing position the beauty of this very simple and cheap thing is that I can take off my NEO GT rim and use my HOTAS set for simflying by positioning them on the tray itself.
So I've done away with my rickety old bodge set up, and started to upgrade myself, this is the first go at a better rig....
Don't be embarrassed, I've already seen super young talented boys ('n girls) sitting behind kinda "Mom's Kitchen Table" incl. plastic wheel smokin' proud Simrig Owners any other day (I'm a patchwork rig owner myself btw )
Hi guys, long time no see... im back In the past, I have raced with my Quest2 and it was cool until Raceroom crashed randomly and when I lost more and more points, I quit. I had so many other interests and a rough first half of 2025, that I thought about selling all my sim racing stuff, until I have watched an simracing video on youtube. This was the point when I have ordered 3x 32" Monitors to give it one more try. Since yesterday, I have set up all monitors ( still not perfect ) and I have upgraded my sim racing gear. https://photos.app.goo.gl/M11J3U2uWj7CC3gDA - Fanatec Podium DD2 with QR2 and 100mm shaft extension - Porsche 918 wheel, Porsche vision GT, Formula v2 - Fanatec cs 1,5 shifter and v3 pedals - VPP pedals will come soon ( oldy but goldi ) - Beltenick racing seat, - NLR V3 motion seat mover - 2x Govee LED bars - 5800x3d and 6900xt, 64 Gb Ram, - 3x 32 Gigabyte GS32Q with SSP bezel free kit Plans so far: shaker system, wind blowing kit, custom made button box Yesterday, I have tested raceroom again because it was my fav sim so far and hey... no more crashes. At the end of testing, I have spent over 5 hours doing the leaderboard challenge at Norisring! So yeah, im back and I wanna fight for podium places again Cheers Andi PS: I will continue posting my sim rig updates in this thread since I have a LOT of future plans now...
...and with this setup, I'm completely settled. The 32cm Sparco rim felt too big, and the 27cm one was ideal for certain cars, but it was, let's say, exclusive. Plus, it had the problem of requiring me to lower the dashboard too much, which made it harder to use with the Formula 1 wheel afterward. With this latest 30cm R300 rim, I feel more comfortable, and although it's not as ideal as the 27cm one for certain cars, it's still usable, unlike the 32cm one. In short, it's more versatile. I plan to stick with this setup, the 285mm Formula 1 rim and the 30cm D-shaped one. I was really worried about it not being round, but honestly, I find it comfortable. The D-shape isn't awkward for rally or drifting. I don't know, I might even like it because it makes you always remember how the steering wheel is positioned and prevents you from getting lost if it's upside down or upside down, as sometimes happens with 100% round rims.