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GeeUK
i bought one of those gamepods off ebay, but with a reclining recaro.....excellent purchase, a bit pricey but well worth it.
advice on building cockpit needed
- Thread starter Hajaz
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i bought one of those gamepods off ebay, but with a reclining recaro.....excellent purchase, a bit pricey but well worth it.
- 1,325
- Washington State
SimRaceDriver
To: 0100
For clarification, if you only want the pedals for GT4/PS2, then just go to their online store here
and from the left menu pane, click on Pedal then click the Add to Cart button under where it says
PRO Pedal Outright...then go checkout and you'll be set!
Once your pedals are due to ship (1-2 months), Frex will email you regarding payment....
(Mind you, I'm basing all this on emails received from Frex and what they have told me directly...mind you though, I'm in the US and they're (Frex) in Japan & English is NOT their first language...
)Hope this helps! :-)
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- Sydney
- Archer28
That's a quality set up you got there GeeUK, I built a proper table/stand for my wheel, just use a normal chair because i don't have room for a dedicated racing car too.
http://www.dubspeedracing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3061&highlight=living+room
my roommate posted some pics of my setup on his Audi sight
the seat is an actual race seat i bought from Jegs.com and its got the GT colors for 150usd the frame was tig weilded together from 1" .120 wall square tube and the mounting plate is .120 T-56 aluminum plate as you can see its painted rattle can blue
it sits in frount of a 65" HDTV sony the veiwable screen is about the size of windsheild and sound is provided buy a 700w 5.1 DTS system... you can feel the Vipers exaust note
my roommate posted some pics of my setup on his Audi sight
the seat is an actual race seat i bought from Jegs.com and its got the GT colors for 150usd the frame was tig weilded together from 1" .120 wall square tube and the mounting plate is .120 T-56 aluminum plate as you can see its painted rattle can blue
it sits in frount of a 65" HDTV sony the veiwable screen is about the size of windsheild and sound is provided buy a 700w 5.1 DTS system... you can feel the Vipers exaust note
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GeeUK-
You lucky bas 🤬 !
Send me one of those ps2's, or a psp!
Why do you have so many?
You lucky bas 🤬 !
Send me one of those ps2's, or a psp!
Why do you have so many?
http://yoshi.us/forums/showthread.php?t=9619
Yoshi DeHerrera (formerly of TechTV's The Screen Savers before G4 unfortunately fired him) build the greatest damn cockpit ever. The link above shows the chassis, but doesn't go into details on the electronics (and I tried to find the article link with the specs on the horrible G4TechTV site, but...of course...they don't have it archived).
The thing had three LCD displays, an actual racing seat, Denon's best receiver at the time, hooked up to PC speakers (Klipsch, I think), with a huge subwoofer on the side, a transducer under the seat.
A few samples...
http://www.yoshi.us/images/Sim/IMG_0791.jpg
http://www.yoshi.us/images/Sim/IMG_0792.jpg
The cockpit frame and seat was Yoshi's but all the gear was on the company dime. People can go over to his forums, from the link above, and talk to other modders or Yoshi himself to ask about how to build your own setups.
Yoshi DeHerrera (formerly of TechTV's The Screen Savers before G4 unfortunately fired him) build the greatest damn cockpit ever. The link above shows the chassis, but doesn't go into details on the electronics (and I tried to find the article link with the specs on the horrible G4TechTV site, but...of course...they don't have it archived).
The thing had three LCD displays, an actual racing seat, Denon's best receiver at the time, hooked up to PC speakers (Klipsch, I think), with a huge subwoofer on the side, a transducer under the seat.
A few samples...
http://www.yoshi.us/images/Sim/IMG_0791.jpg
http://www.yoshi.us/images/Sim/IMG_0792.jpg
The cockpit frame and seat was Yoshi's but all the gear was on the company dime. People can go over to his forums, from the link above, and talk to other modders or Yoshi himself to ask about how to build your own setups.
SimRaceDriverTo: 0100
For clarification, if you only want the pedals for GT4/PS2, then just go to their online store here
and from the left menu pane, click on Pedal then click the Add to Cart button under where it says
PRO Pedal Outright...then go checkout and you'll be set!
Once your pedals are due to ship (1-2 months), Frex will email you regarding payment....
(Mind you, I'm basing all this on emails received from Frex and what they have told me directly...mind you though, I'm in the US and they're (Frex) in Japan & English is NOT their first language...
Hope this helps! :-)
SimRaceDriver thanks for the info!
What is the difference between the Pro pedal outright and pedal kit. They look the same but one is cheaper than the other?
It will be for a DFP wheel.
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- Washington State
0100
The only real difference is what wheel you'll be using with them with...
The reason for the slight price increase for the Pro Pedal kit has to do, if I'm correct, with the fact that they (Frex) have to replace the "pots" (Potentiometers) for this pedal set, which means they have to take them out of the DFP pedal set & install them to their Pro Pedal kit..where as this would not be needed for the straight up pedal kit.
Therefore, I would recommend forgetting what you see referenced here, as the the most important information regarding their pedals is outlined in their online store
here
NOTE: Now, not to confuse you but if the price for the Frex pedals, which is roughly about $406 in U.S. dollars (Trust me, they will last MUCH longer then the plastic DFP set) is too much for you, then check out the pedals from ECCI as these are a bit cheaper but are still fully compatible with the PS2 as they plug into the same location as current DFP pedal set do...and I know this because I've got an email from ECCI telling me so.
However, you would have to find a way to some how anchor/secure them as they are prone to moving aroud ever so slightly during normal use...but they do come HIGHLY recommended by those who have them.
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- Washington State
carnicero
I like his choice of pedals & race wheel! 👍
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- Ottawa
- beerguySi
http://www.tablemate.com/scripts/cg...te/itemdetl.html?item=4-TBL2-1227&src=ADW8000
this would make a nice little setup for someone who wants something portable and is on a budget.
this would make a nice little setup for someone who wants something portable and is on a budget.
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- Ottawa
- beerguySi
i was kinda serious but anyway....
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Moadib- hahahhahahaha ! that was definitely one of the funnier comments on a mis-spelled word on this site. 
sorry that just hit my funny bone a little.
sorry that just hit my funny bone a little. 
Hey guys pretty new here was wondering if I could get your opinion on a cockpit. Should I get an AK Rocker and just a cheap ikea table to mount the wheel on or get a Hyperdrive Cockpit for 150 + 14 dollars shipping to SoCal.
The hyperdrive looks pretty decent to me and doesn't seem like it would pose a problem as far as stability and comfort. It seems like the best bang for your buck. Everything else is a bit much and bit too big.
I guess the Playseat would come next but that is 300 dollars plus 30 dollars shipping to the US? I also don't know if I have the room for that. Although it does look a lot cleaner with a center brace. However, I'm leaning more towards te Hyperdrive.
Any suggestions would be deeply appreciated.
The hyperdrive looks pretty decent to me and doesn't seem like it would pose a problem as far as stability and comfort. It seems like the best bang for your buck. Everything else is a bit much and bit too big.
I guess the Playseat would come next but that is 300 dollars plus 30 dollars shipping to the US? I also don't know if I have the room for that. Although it does look a lot cleaner with a center brace. However, I'm leaning more towards te Hyperdrive.
Any suggestions would be deeply appreciated.
D'oh, of course i mean Steelpipes, lol!
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i wish logeitech would do like that one company that built the mech controlle for Steel Battalion
and make a Complete race cockpit system
With paddle and shift knob(with individual shift slots)
clutch...you know make that gaint leap to make everone else just stop...............but till then ill just us my lil trey table and computer chair and DFP
and make a Complete race cockpit system
With paddle and shift knob(with individual shift slots)
clutch...you know make that gaint leap to make everone else just stop...............but till then ill just us my lil trey table and computer chair and DFP
