I wish I had purchased sooner. For the price, it's a no brainer. Only thing lacking are physical instructions for assembly. You can find them online so not a big deal in the end.
Not the money in your savings account yet the money you save instead of buying a 80/20 rig from big name suppliers such as SimLabs and GT Omega. The order came within days of ordering. Some of the profile did come dinged up and I felt my messages were ignored once I express concern over it. If not for this I would be giving 5 stars. But with all that I still to this day enjoy the rig and it was held up very well. No loosened hardware or flimsiness to the rig what so ever and this is a rig that saw much abuse. Very good product and business.
Overall, I’m very happy with the basic cockpit. First of all, it’s very well priced. I looked into ordering extruded aluminum and building my own, but that ended up being more expensive than I expected. This is about the same price, and you don’t have to worry about designing your own rig and cutting the pieces to size. It’s also very sturdy. It has no noticeable flex once everything is tightened up, and I have no concerns about longevity. Assembly was easy with the included instructions, but it is pretty time consuming with all the small parts that have to be aligned just so (at least if you’re as OCD as I am). Be prepared for it to take most of a day. The only issue I had with assembly is that it did not come with enough 4040 end caps, but luckily they’re cheap and readily available on Amazon.
As for using the rig, most things are pretty adjustable. I had no problem getting the wheel and seat in a comfortable position. It would be nice if you could mount the pedals at an angle (like they are in the picture) but the new version does not come with this as standard. That said, you can always upgrade to the plus pedals later, and I may do so if I don’t get used to them like this soon. My only other complaint is that the shifter position is weirdly high if you assemble it how the instructions suggest. This didn’t feel right to me, but the nice thing about these extruded aluminum rigs is you can put them together however you like, and I was able to mount it lower without much trouble. But frankly, it’s so cheap that I have no problem overlooking these issues, especially considering they can easily be remedied in the future.
I've been doing sim racing for a few years now and I was always using a desk, I've finallly decided to step up to an actual rig and while doing some research Rigmetal caught my attention. I decided to purchase the Basic Sim Cockpit with the triple monitor stand. It was the best decision I made. The only but that I will put is the instructions, it can be quit confusing but if you stop for a moment and look at the picture of the final product it becomes easier. The rig is very solid and does not flex at all. Most important, I'TS DOGGO APPROVED!!!
My rig metal basic does everything I need it too. Fully adjustable all the way around. Easily expandable later on down the road. My only criticism that doesn’t even warrant a ding to the score is that getting a seat mounted straight and center is a bit difficult but it’s probably just a skill issue at the end of the day. One important note is that if you plan on getting the single monitor mount, MAKE SURE YOUR MONITOR PORTS FACE DOWN NOT OUT. IF THEY FACE OUT YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MOUNT THE PLATE
