Racing Seat 2.1 + Passenger Seat
Intro: Racing Seat 2.1 + Passenger Seat
One day we were playing a racing game on the Xbox 360. Had to find out that playin racing games on a little tiny controller is not that much fun. So we came up with the idea to get a racing seat, Force Feedback Steering Wheel with pedals and started constructing and building a need gameseat. We called it Racing Seat 2.1.
STEP 1: Get All the Stuff Together...
I baught following parts:
-Playseat
-Xbox 360 Steering Wheel with Pedals
-Cupholder (illuminated)
-USB/12Volt Charger
-LED string (5Meter) just a cheap one ;)
and of course some plywood, vinyl and carpet, screws, nails, staples, zipties, wire and some beer...
STEP 2: Get Started...
My buddy and me had some drinks while brainstorming and doing some drawings. The Basic was pretty straight forward. A shot and some beer later the idea was to add on the cup holder, the usb port and so on and so on...
STEP 3: The Base
Cut out the wood, add some "feets" and glue on the carpet. Pay attention to the corners...
STEP 4: "Airboxes" Sides
Framework build for the sideboxes.
STEP 5: Wiring It Up
(Sorry did not take any pictures of the front end. Maybe will add some later...)
Front area:
Wire up the steering wheel, pedals. Add the speaker cables for the front L/H & R/H side. Add the HDMI, Power Cables (Audio Cables) from the Projector.
Rear area:
in the L/H Box we stowed the electrical components. Such as 12V power supply for LED and USB Charger/Cigarette Lighter, Xbox power supply and all speaker wires. Run cables diagonal for speakers/USB Charger.
Setup the LED Strip. I simply used staples to attache the LED Strip. (BE CAREFUL NOT TO PINCH THE STRIP)
STEP 6: Some Deatils
The Subwoofer has been mounted underneath the seat. For some more deatiled action ;)
The IR-Sensor has been wired to stick out of the R/H Box.
Everything else is pretty much straight forward.
STEP 7: Enjoy
We had a blast building it... and even more playing... ;)
Demo of the LED's (video on youtube)
In Action (video on youtube)
Let me know what you think... But dont tell me i am crazy. My wife already told me that a few times :)
Feel free to leave a comment. THX!
And if you would hit the vote button on the top right you would make my day :)
STEP 8: Updated Pictures of Frontbox
Here are some detailed pictures of the front box. Basically i took thin plywood to get the round shape and added some 2x2"s to get the construction. Sprayglued the fabric onto it ;)
STEP 9: To Get Fancy... Passengerseat!
Now that we had the entire seat done... where does the passenger seat? Ok lets get him also a nice seat. The construction is almost the same as the driverseat.
Also included the cupholder, LED's and a speaker... Connected to the subwoofer of the driver seat. so that the passenger gets the same ratteling feeling when you hit the curbs.
And integrated a hidden box for the winnerdrink ;)
15 Comments
JordanW42 8 years ago
what is the total cost of this seat start to finish?
mcfunworld 8 years ago
ThereIs0nly0ne 8 years ago
Love the styling. Very cool.
manchas 9 years ago
Handkaes 9 years ago
Thank you :)
Velvelkjell 9 years ago
Handkaes 9 years ago
Thank you.... It is expensive. but with some used items you can get it cheaper. as a seat you can get a "cheaper" version like this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007VRCTD6/ref=oh...
john.grimoldy 9 years ago
That looks fantastic! 'Looks like you're using a Benq short-throw projector - excellent idea. I'll bet it's an awful lot of fun.
Handkaes 9 years ago
And it is a lot of fun.... Big Boys Toys :)
raptor_demon 9 years ago
Wow that is neat, have you seen the new fanatec shifters?
Handkaes 9 years ago
Thank you! I somehow prefer the steering wheel shifting padel
ashleyjlong 9 years ago
Looks great! The LED lighting really finishes it off. Was this an expensive project to build since it involves several pre-made components?
Handkaes 9 years ago
Projector - $500 (but can be used also for everything else. Routed second HDMI Cable also to the R/H Box to connect laptop or whatever to watch a Movie.)
Seat - $350
Steeringwheel incl. Pedals - $60 used
Carpet/Vinyl - $50
Cupholder - $15
LED's - $18
Plywood - $20 (or so?)
Overall i would say it came to roughly $550. Due to the fact that the projector can be used for anything else i dont calculate it ;)
diy-master 9 years ago
Looks perfect. Good idea how to upgrade playseat!
Handkaes 9 years ago
Thank you :)