How to Build real car interior cockpit from BMW e46 - S01E01

In this story, I want to show and tell how my simulator project was made and answer questions about how much it cost.

[@driftvader8869]

As a drifter / SIM driver and Dad of a small boy I love what you are doing there with your Son and I am sure you both bonded massively through the process of building that together. Probably more than through the playing part.

[@xmzru]

you and your son should do the same thing! I'm sure he would love it

[@t9niko579]

Am I the only who thinks that all of that is for dad? :D Great build guys

[@adrianomanfredini]

sure! its an adult toy , not for kids

[@ZAINE_ALEXANDER]

nah you guys think really mad becaus you dont have kids love car than adults . if dad build for him that mean dad love's kid done.

[@e46sim]

It is for both, But mostly for kids. I have three sons. :D I enjoy the building process more...

[@time608]

Its for both. Have you see driving the son at the End? surely not his first time ;) I think its hard to differenciate the son from the dad. He is his hero and he want to be like him. Its just a totally awsome Project

[@LeBoomStudios]

Such "pseudo gifts" go in both direction. Last year I got my dad the Black Album on vinyl, with me being the only one in our house with a record player wired up ;-)

[@Ricky_Y724]

Luckiest kid ever

[@AMZ655]

Thé kid of elon Musk IS lucky

[@MVP._.]

@@AMZ655 not with his name bro😂😂

[@keyFNN]

Fr

[@MRTROLL22122]

Ikr

[@tristenwojtasiak9298]

Yep

[@o6fade800]

At first, the IPad for a speedometer in the dash was soo cool cuz it’s like the fueltech one, but then I saw you program the e36 speedometer with the key ignition!!! That’s the coolest thing I’ve ever seen

[@o6fade800]

Coolest dad in the world, too bad mines is still getting milk😂

[@stephenwalsh6205]

I give this dad my vote for coolest dad ever 👌 He got some mad skills too 😎👊

[@ReaperGamez18]

Now this is a setup your boy has some skills on carX! Im still trying to learn to drift on my wheeel and im nearly 30 😂 you done amazing with this build!

[@navysealuk8755]

turn into corner release acelerator and the wheel catch the wheel back on acelerator

[@justchillin1759]

@@navysealuk8755 but t248 is so slowww

[@itstrix3424]

the kid drifts so good

[@astromarszOfficial]

what game is he playing at the end

[@mikehawk5928]

The world needs more dads like you

[@FinestTechnoBeats]

I just wanted to say, that i'd wish my father would have done that with me when i was a kid. The cockpit came out awesome. Thanks for sharing

[@johnericsonthecorvettekid1856]

You guys should somehow try to wire in those led strips above the seat to the headlight switch on the setup. That would be pretty cool and it would actually serve a purpose.

[@e46sim]

There are many plans for the future - light switch, air fans, etc... next season episodes ...

[@juanmaceballoscimpeanu1214]

nah, leds and rgb are overrated

[@keonyang3332]

​@@juanmaceballoscimpeanu1214 yeah but it is cool to see, for me rgb never gets old.

[@rikkyrik537]

funny how people say the word overrated about literally anything huh, lol.@@juanmaceballoscimpeanu1214

[@VegasD702]

@@keonyang3332 I feel the same. it never gets old. its kinda like saying youre tired of Vegas' lights... youll never hear someone say that... lmao

[@fivas]

mother: AGAIN BUYING RACING CRAP ?!?!? father: its for our son. 😏

[@robertpaulson4960]

You know that kid is having the "my dad is cooler than your dad" argument and winning lol

[@ikondrift]

I love the carpet for the simrig. Gives the proper car feel, I'm sure!

[@user-li1qr3jb3g]

HKSYKDTKGME🎩

[@phillips_9150]

What an awesome project to do with your son! I really hope when my son gets a little older he wants to do a project like that with me! You sir have earned yourself a subscriber, please keep vlogging your progress, would love to follow this as you keep improving :)

[@GeniusPC]

when i saw him use the spacebar as the handbrake, as a father im proud for the parents, you've got a driver here !!!

[@widugastir]

The fact that the gauges work is so cool!

[@Goryglory0209]

Epic. Better than any gift or Luck in the world is when you can build something like this with your Dad

[@j3rryacinonyx]

Awesome dad and future pro drifter in the making! Thank you for sharing and best of luck for anything you do!

[@1gian7]

Looks awesome!! How I wish my dad's still alive to make this one with me!

[@linzkirk]

Great Vid, really inspiring. Really clever use of space and great imaginative ideas, especially the clocks... Great work well done both of you.

[@Hennessy-ui]

This is so satisfying to watch. Super Dad, smart son. Kudos guys.

[@davefellows]

That's sick! I'm you're super grateful for having such an epic dad! 🙂

[@AntoineDrives]

Looks absolutely fantastic, some great inspiration to update my own setup

[@marcuslamb-bentley4492]

Really great job guys and thanks for all the informative pictures. Very impressed

[@slxntz2851]

you have a good dad kid i'm glad you two can bond like that😊

[@demondave4229]

he needs to have an e46 of his own one day. truly an awesome experience you can experience as an adult

[@dimi3391]

I saw the tachometer redline so many times and no blown engine. Job well done! 👍👍👍

[@potatoglizzy3212]

attention to detail is insane. Great work!!

[@Im_isaac.]

I only have a PXN V9 but, i feel happy for you guys to have this dream sim setup! good job

[@joshriver75]

Very nice work! You can tell driving is in his blood. You definitely won't have to worry as much when he gets his real drivers license.

[@JuanManuelTastzian]

Great build, guys! My thoughts throughout the whole video were: 1) This is looking very good 2) Does mom know about this and does she agree? 😂 Keep up the great work and I hope you really enjoy it very much!

[@e46sim]

Thank you! Mom is happy that the boy has some passion and sympathizes with his son when he participates in virtual competitions ;)

[@JuanManuelTastzian]

@@e46sim today I tried a full sim cockpit for the first time. I'm pretty good with gamepad and I can drive a real car, but it was very hard for me to feel the game. Your kid is a boss 🙌🏻

[@scionnn]

@@e46simyou have inspired me. I just finished wiring my cluster on my E36. Soon i will be doing the same with my dad as he mentioned doing the same as ahat you did

[@Noname-hl7ly]

That was clean dude maybe he will become a real drifter one day

[@e46sim]

I hope so ....

[@twoliterturbo8hp]

Latvija var 🇱🇻 💪!!! Awesome project, you are a good dad, putting your skills to the right use

[@e46sim]

paldies!

[@OrigamiWhiz]

You should be supper proud of your dad!!!! Great job!!!

[@nateh2665]

Kid went from car rug to car sim to real car, real fast lol.

[@thefreedomguyuk]

You have chosen the best dad ever ❤

[@SuperWhiteBarry]

Bro! You are an AWESOME dad! 4 real!! Seriously considering something like this when building a rig for my kid! Thnx for the inspiration...

[@sibzilla]

We live in service to our formers selves! Great work. Your boy will never forget that :)

[@shiftdnb]

Welp I just got a use for the parts I took out to refresh my e46 interior. This is amazing!

[@shadowsandfire]

Im 38 and jealous of this rig! Super cool, gives me inspiration for my games room

[@berkc06]

I have been waiting for this video. Cool build mate

[@Gogo505]

Fantastic!

[@mauricemak888]

That Setup is sick , what a legend Dad

[@ItsMe-yg4yi]

Awesome.. you know how to be a great dad.. he will never forget this im sure.. and holy shit that drift at the end..

[@jessieruiz815]

🙌🏾🫶🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😮😊👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾👍🏾😎👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾💯😮💯😮💯😮💯👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 What a great father and son built. That is fantastic and it looks like he's ready to race. That is so cool. We love it Keep up the good work dad you're doing a great job He looks really proud and happy and that is all what counts 🙏🏾😎👌🏾👋🏾

[@e46sim]

Thanks!

[@americanboy1332]

Wow. Just wow. I'm a little jealous of your 8 year old of having such setup... could only dream about such when I was a kid :D P.s. his driving skills at 8 are insane

[@user-ug9zu2gy8x]

Gustavs, your a lucky child. Not only do you share a passion with your father but he helps you learn in the process. A father building something like that with his son (Mine would NEVER have done that.) Good on you Dad. Also, you are great with tools and have knowledge of building. Teach your son that. Oh one ore thing Dad. Make sure Gustavs can't drive off in the real car (not that he would but, could save some headaches later in life LMAO) Honestly I can't wait to see what's next.

[@krohnberg]

This looks amazing! I would love to see you guys use that navigation and make the screen work. It would require much custom work, but it'd be worth it. As well as adding functionality for the headlight switch. Overall amazing build!

[@chiomaonyeike1082]

What

[@chiomaonyeike1082]

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[@joselindiaz-abreu7810]

Greetings! I subcribed to your channel as soon as I figured the purpose of the project and your lesson in sharing, assembling and fabricating skills! 🫡Congratulations on a marvelous example of what family quality time looks and feels like! 😃May you and all of your family members are blessed by having a dedicated father son relationship! 🤩It is a feast for anyone's eyes to observe the effort, enthusiasm and attention to detail of this cockpit- real looking simulator rig! 🤔Sir, I am partially handicapped and let me tell you that you just inspired me on doing one for myself recreating my Dodge Durango GT interior! What better way of enjoying a racing simulator, none other than your own vehicle itself! 🕊️🌇May you all be blessed and have a wonderful day!

[@e46sim]

Thank you for these kind words and I wish you all the best. I hope not to disappoint our followers and will continue to improve this project.

[@potatolietuvis]

such a great build grettings from Lithuania

[@digitalxtremehg]

I had 3 E46's out of high school and this is awesome .

[@frankd.b.9233]

Nicely done, that child is certainly happy with all this

[@OptomusPrime666]

Wow, well done. I was surprised that the Arduino Dashboard thing is so easy.

[@stefan5757]

Super nice cockpit, great work

[@boastyy]

Awesome build!

[@dragon2knight]

I can't wait till I have a kid I can use as an, um, excuse for building one of these 😂 Lucky kid, very good workmanship, that things a tank!

[@Produkt_R]

That little man can drive. His future driving instructor is in for a treat

[@PAINTBALLA728]

Great job!

[@marsch5692]

Mega, geil gemacht

[@Wheelz3]

that is an amazing set up

[@M4KERB]

amazing. your son is an incredible driver!

[@wikuscombrinck512]

Awesome project!!

[@smcanalbell]

Super Amazing!!

[@kennethadalen]

cool racing setup

[@firasyoussef8574]

U re a genius bro really

[@lindvi0r]

best childhood ever, good for this little man

[@simpletools6805]

The beautiful thing about this is the father son connection doing a project like that

[@ruipereira7096]

Great dad and son project. Have fun guys :)

[@Macky_studios]

great vid, i could not see anything bad about this build and it looks amazing, i subbed btw:)

[@Histxrry]

this thing is sweet bro huge w to your dad

[@Zoddster]

God bless this Dad ❤ Damn Kid u have an awesome Dad making that with and for you ❤

[@KenjiBiH]

This is so sick

[@Bengusrrsim]

Wow!! Congratulations, great job!! ;-)

[@otlw_kng_mskbr]

You have the top g dad. Wow good job God bless

[@jack_da_niels]

That boy starts saving now for his first real E46 😛 Nice job 👍

[@e46sim]

Yes, 10% has been saved for now. Need sponsors for faster way to real track...

[@mavusanagpsvuthegp7150]

that is so amazing 🙌👏🤝👌nice one 🥰🥰😋👊✌

[@lpux017]

Great job! Enjoy Your passion!

[@chriscottell6854]

Awesome,

[@_itssgael_7402]

Very good job I like it so much ❤❤

[@charliegraham819]

class really lv it wat a father u r wee dude lvs it lol kudos sir

[@johnmead1337]

Absolutely brilliant...

[@LightGesture]

Awesome build. I'm excited to do one with my son. (I mean 2!)

[@noduj]

Wow, thats the coolest Simrig i've ever seen.

[@NEO_Trojanmuldrop4]

THIS…. Is sick. Also … stellar dad lol. I couldn’t imagine. This is too thoughtful 😂 mine would NEVER.

[@mikehart4083]

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@e46sim]

Thanks for watching!

[@dobbo4596]

Fantastic , very very cool😎

[@wehhstarwehhscho]

Everyone needs a das like yours little bro

[@FoxZon]

Just to know, the total cost was 2481,76 euros. You did a very good job! Amazing how you created a bord to convert the RPM and speed from game to the real gauges. I would love to have that kind of skill.

[@matt_12o]

you could try putting ambient lights on the dash board and some lightning to see the pedals when its dark so it would simulate a real car

[@JW0389]

Nice! Have a lot of fun with!

[@antonclausen4633]

Красавчик что с сыном разделяешь его хобби! Желаю вам всего наилучшего и крепкого семейного счастья!

[@e46sim]

Спасибо!

[@livemusicbandssa]

Guys this is stunning well done !

[@mattforestgrumpy5176]

That's awesome.. Way to go dad👍

[@LoftechUK]

Amazing

[@samaelic]

Awesome! Nice project and well made ;)

This video make my day better..awesome..enjoy and have fun...😊

[@hobbytube762]

the fact that youre from latvija is a amazing

[@lIlBLANKlIl]

M speechless, best gift ever lucky kid

[@claudiubercea9921]

Such a good dad and lucky kid