Backpain in the Sim Rig? I Install Trak Racer Universal Seat Brackets on GT Omega Prime Lite
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- The one small problem with the GT Omega Prime Lite I have had is that the seat base does not tilt. Luckily as its so adjustable, I was able to fit a Trak Racer Universal Seat Bracket!
News at the end of the video is unrelated, but sods law none the less!
Bought this after watching this. I have the same seat and didn't need any tweaks.
Thanks for posting and sharing!
@zazoodigital glad it helped! Thanks for commenting!
Happy to find this video. I got the same rig/seat combo so good to know this bracket fits. Need one for the same reasons;)
Glad it helped did you get it in the end?
Great video, got this for the gt omega art and rs9 seat and it’s so much more comfortable and allows you to have the wheel closer to you.
I'm thinking of doing the same for my Apex seat frame. How did the holes line up? Also, can out still use the mounts for office chairs?
@@mc3dprints looks like the apex has the same seat raiser parts as the art, that lift the seat off the bottom part of the frame, I removed those parts and mounted the universal seat bracket to the base of the frame, then mounted the seat with the adjustable runners on top. The brackets pretty adjustable with screw slot holes so you can move the seat forward and back. The rs9 seat has runners in it and they’re fine, the trak racer universal bracket page has dimensions of seat that it’s compatible with, so if your seat has screw holes within those you should be fine.
Agreed on the seat base of the RS12 being way too flat. I had the RS6 previously and only had to use the Trak Racer seat brackets as a riser to sit higher relative to my TV, because the base had some angle to it. Once I switched to the RS12 I had to use the tilt function on them so I'm glad I already had them haha
interesting that the RS6 had a bit more angle to it... wonder why that changed? Funny you found this video when you already have the bracket :)
@@MichaelSmithRaces Yeah not a combo many people have haha. I'm guessing the RS12 was designed as an office chair first and then they just removed the armrests and threw seat sliders on it and called it a day.
Nice, extra adjustments without adding height.
I initially put it ontop of the existing uprights and it was more like a bus driver simulator :D
@@MichaelSmithRaces This looks like such a good upgrade for my GT1 Pro. I ordered thanks to you!
Would you know if this would work with next level racing GT frames?
@LawnNOrder sorry I dont have it anymore, but if you look at the manual / spec it tells you the bolt patterns. I expect you could figure it out somehow!
Can I put my Herman Miller Aeron in there? That'd be epic. It breathes.
haha, I bet you could... might make you too relaxed for racing though!
Awesome video!!
Can you explain the part where you needed to use washers to make space for the slider? I don't think I'm understanding
@VerboseToast I needed to add a few washers between the seat slider rail and the seat brackets because otherwise the seat slider wont release as when you lift the handle it needs a couple of mm clearance. That could be specific to my version depending on tolerances.
🔴🏁Thanks a lot for this vidéo, it's very useful👍.
Glad it was helpful!
i play American truck sim so maybe that would work out 😆
Hi Michael! First of all, thank you for your videos on the Prime Lite! I'm thinking about ordering it and it's a huge help hearing your thoughts about it.
So I was also thinking about buying that Trak Racer Bracket to reuse my old DXRacer office chair in the rig (while waiting to order the RS12). I guess the "problem" that I'll have is that I won't have the slider, right?
And without the slider, do you think I'll still be able to adjust the seat forward/backward (by bolting and unbolting it)?
@PeterBee911 yes you will be able to move it forward and backward and re-bolt it. TBH I would skip the RS12 unless you are on a very tight budget, I should do a video on it. Its fine especially if you get it for cheap with the rig, but I would not choose it I dont think...
@@MichaelSmithRaces Thank you for your answer! Well, I can get the RS12 for 255 € and I was leaning toward it since it can be ordered with a soft fabric material. But I'm gonna check and see if I can get something better for about 300 €. (I'd gladly go for the O Rouge Cold Fusion but it's a bit out of my budget for now 😁)
@@MichaelSmithRaces By the way, is there a seat that you would recommend?
Sorry I dont have experience with other seats, but my next plan is to either get a Sparco Grid Q QRT Fibreglass Sim Racing Seat, or get a real car seat from a scrap yard, but the RS12 is fine for now!
@@MichaelSmithRaces Thank you anyway! I just checked the Sparco and it's a beauty!
I got the RS12 with the Prime rig, the seat isnt great, flat, too firm and creaks. I used nearly 3cm of spacers on ghe front to give it some incline.
Yeah I wonder if I will change to a sparco bucket seat in future....
@MichaelSmithRaces I just got a SAAS seat, couldn't deal wuth the RS12 anymore.
Take out the spacers in the back, that also lowers the seating height.
Will try this on my Titan, was really missing the tilt. What was the issue with the seat slider?
And what did you exactly do to make it work, went a bit fast.
Did you give it a try? The issue was that I initially mounted it with the variable width rail attached to the seat, this meant that it was closer together in the end that the seat slider handle would fit within. I flipped it over the otherway up, and conveniently then it was the right width! One side has horizontal lines to allow lots of different mounting widths and the other doesn't.
I just removed the omega spaces in the back of the seat.
@Waemdk, tell me more! You mean you took the actual seat apart?
@@MichaelSmithRacesThere are 10 mm high metal spacers between the seat on the seat rails.
i took out the 2 spacers in the back and put them on top of the exiting spacers in the front of seat. That gave me 10mm lift in the front and lowered the back by 10mm.
and yes you need 10mm longer bolts in the front and shorter bolts in the back.
That tilt is perfect for me.
@Waemdk great idea! Thanks for sharing!!
thanks for the tip, i did it,
a 40mm spacer was added to the front.@@WaemYt
Quick question, why didn’t you just mount the brackets to the bottom of the seat slider,
you could but then you would be sliding at an angle, so really you want to slide forward and back, then pivot the desired amount :)
@@MichaelSmithRaces thanks for the reply, when you said you needed to add washers where did you need to add them?
i'm wondering as i'm getting it for the gt omega art and i want to know before hand.
sorry didnt see this reply, did you get it sorted? I didnt use anything that didnt come with the rs12 or trakracer risers so hopefully you managed to figure it out!
Hi I would like to do the same on my get omega prime lite could you possibly advise the size of washers required to make this fit as in video?
You only need to raise it about 2mm so any washers will do as long as they have a wide enough hole for the bolt, which I think would be 8mm most likely.
@@MichaelSmithRaces thank you for your response
I bought two very thin, memory foam cushions for the seat and back off AMAZON and all my issues are gone for my Rs six seat
@Slow370Z were you having similar issues of low back pain? Mine was from an injury, but its still not completely fixed unfortunately!
@@MichaelSmithRacesyes!
Did you have any problems building this rig. I've got to the part of putting the wheel deck together but I can't screw the plates to the end of the profile the screws seem to big for the holes and the holes aren't threaded. Was yours like this?
No that was not the case for me, it threaded fine. Just double check you are definitely using the correct piece and not the length for the shifter mount? measure it to be sure.... Did you see my other video where I built it timelapse you might be able to see something in that? Good luck, it will be worth it when you get it finished!
@@MichaelSmithRaces no its definitely the right piece it's the only 580 mm one. Seen a few more people on Credit with same problem. Seems they got out the factory without being threaded bad quality control for expensive item. Left me without a rig to use.
Just found your video,and is just what i was looking for. Thanks.
Thats rubbish! What are they going to do, sent you a new piece out? Interested to hear what happens!
I want to get the rs12 Gt omega titan for vr sim, would you recommend I get this as well? I definitely use it in a real car
Hey Mohammed, im not 100% sure but I dont think the seat brackets would fit on the titan frame and line up with the seat screws. Unless you have any problems with the stock setup there is no need to change it, I had a pre existing issue im working around. BUT for the price of the titan I would seriously consider whether you should pay a little more and get the prime lite instead as its so much more adjustable it will probably be better for you in the long run!
@@MichaelSmithRaces awesome thanks for sharing mate. I plan on playing only using vr and the reason I prefer a Titan is because of its seems like a very small and very simple setup.
Why did you remove the two supports that wasn’t needed
Do you mean the supports below the chair? I removed them because otherwise the seating position is very high, almost like a normal chair height compared to a race car seating position!
@@MichaelSmithRaces do you not get any flex from just the sliding rails going across?
@GForceGaming-mr1lk sorry, didnt see this reply. No flex at all! There could be a bit side to side perhaps, but you never put any force in that direction. Its solid forward and back.
So I clicked on this video with the intent of getting answers to backpain, just to realize that ur not even addressing that topic. Wow what a waste of time
Hey, im sorry this wasnt helpful to you. I know its horrible to suffer with backpain that wont go away. Are you a simracer? I am actually releasing another video in a month or so describing my rehab process as a follow up to this, probably you are not interested now but if you wanted to reach out to me on twitter or my email in the about section I can send you a link when I post it, or if you want to talk about the pain you are suffering from. Hope you find some help with it, I understand!
They title told you all you needed to know, so don't cry about it
Greetings! I just got my Prime Lite and I'm probably going to order these brackets as well. Can you quickly explain where you installed the washers so that the slider fits? Or is it self explanatory during assembly? Also, is everything you need included?
If you see at 59 seconds in, when I push the release down, mine goes slightly over the black bar. Check that on yours, as it might be flush. I just put the washers on that black bar whel bolting it down to raise it a couple of mm so that the silver metal can extend all the way down, otherwise it will not release the chair rails. At 1:08 you can see the washers installed in the middle.
@@MichaelSmithRaces Thanks for the quick answer! Now I get it :) I'll see how it works with mine, if I need the washers or not. Regardless, I'll have to wait for a while anyways. When I unboxed everything I realized that a box from my prime lite is missing. The flat one with the instructions, screws and pedal mount... For whatever reason I got two wheel decks though... I'm in contact with them and hope we can figure it out. With any luck my Trak Racer order will arrive when I get the missing parts :D