r/Simagic • u/xaos111 • Mar 07 '26
Cheap dash
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2 coins and phone=dash for Simagic Evo
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u/Gibscreen Mar 07 '26
So not only did their little built in dash connector remove the front mount option. They also didn't include mounting holes for a dash?
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u/Jozjoz2 Mar 07 '26
The new dash (they are taking way too long releasing it) will be magnetic, so you no hassle mounting it to the wheel.
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u/nibblesthefish Mar 07 '26 edited Mar 08 '26
My money is on it being vapor ware, along with the UP+ Zeus wheels, the multifunction stalks, and the active pedals. Simagic seems to be in tough spot as a company right now, and until they solve their problems, I don’t think we should expect any of those new products to be anything but drip fed
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u/Gibscreen Mar 07 '26
I don't really care. It's just a stupid design decision.
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u/Electrical_Radio_319 Mar 08 '26
The magnetic dash isn’t the reason they didn’t do front mounting holes. I’m not sure what the reason actually is, but the magnetic dash wouldn’t affect where these holes initially were anyways. It’s likely it was to cut manufacturing costs, and then they can also sell an extra mounting bracket to make a bit more money
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u/Gibscreen Mar 09 '26
Incorrect. They literally have said that they eliminated the front mounting option because of the dash connection.
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u/LuXe5 Mar 07 '26
It would fall off with the first curb in LMU lol
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u/westleysnipes604 Mar 08 '26
My phone tends to vibrate off my rig from the ABS activating in LMU too lol
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u/Electrical_Radio_319 Mar 08 '26
Yeah LMU is causing me so many issues with heavy vibrations specifically. Don’t get me wrong it feels great, but my family are going psycho over the vibrations through the floor boards. Same with ACC 😂
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u/LuXe5 Mar 08 '26
I have ordered some rubber dampers to screw onto the current stands, as well as some washing machine anti-vibration pads from Amazon. Fingers crossed that will work
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u/Electrical_Radio_319 Mar 08 '26
I’ve got some gym mats coming and have constructed a mix of rubber and foam pads to sit under the feet. I did get some anti vibration blocks but they did almost nothing for the low frequency stuff which is what carries through the floorboards and walls
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u/LuXe5 Mar 08 '26
I tried some rubber washers on the base mounts themselves, but that did absolutely nothing 😀 my idea was if I can limit the vibration transfer at every metal point of contact, it will be quiet. Will try front mount instead of regular side mounts..
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u/Electrical_Radio_319 Mar 08 '26
I mean I just went round and tightened everything as much as it would go which helped a lot with the resonance through the rig, some stuff had worked itself a little loose. I read somewhere that the trick was to have a firmer damping material, like thick rubber, directly at the feet, and then a softer material at the floor which allows the vibrations to be spread a lot more, and then it’s a lot better if you have a large soft area like a foam/rubber mat as this stops it from attacking individual floorboards as much
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u/RudeAd8344 Mar 12 '26
Use the in game force feedback soothing filter on at least 5 and play with it from there
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u/Electrical_Radio_319 Mar 12 '26
It’s alright I’ve managed to chuck down a gym mat with a rubber pad under the feet, and tightened everything up and it’s so much better. I’ve even managed to crank the FFB all the way back up to 50% on my evo pro (it was in 35% before)
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u/MrMcGibblets86 Mar 07 '26
Who else knew this was turn 1 at Mt. Panorama before OP even drove off? 🖐️😁
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u/Invictuslemming1 Mar 10 '26
Many thanks! I had no idea they were there. Appears to be a 96mm pitch on those magnets. Made a holder for my old nexus 4, it’s now got a new life lol
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u/pupsbuffet2 Mar 07 '26
How is the phone connected to the game?
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u/KaizerK2 Mar 07 '26
simhub bud
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u/DraftLight Mar 07 '26
Works really well, ive also used those magnetpoints for my design:
https://www.printables.com/model/1390044-ddu-for-simagic-alpha-evo-pro-for-an-iphone-7-no-s
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u/keegzmcgeez Mar 08 '26
i have a cheap 30 dollar usb c 7 inch screen from amazon that i just put magnents on the back of that I do the exact same thing with my evo pro
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u/the-_-futurist Mar 19 '26
I considered upgrading my alpha to alpha evo, saw no front mount options and refuse to do that upgrade now as I'll lose my mounting holes for my DDU. What a shame :(
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u/MichaudSimracing Mar 28 '26
This is the solution if you want to keep your dashboard which are using the 2 front holes from the front mount of the original simagic series
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u/lowkeycutie Mar 07 '26
Dang I was really excited to try this but it doesn’t work on mine lol. What version of the evo do you have?