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[@proppin]

That steering wheel has the same vibes as the "4K ULTRA HD" gaming consoles you find for $3 on Wish

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

It very much does. It’s crazy to me that the stand somehow managed to be even worse. 😂

[@JakeobE]

So like modern marketing of Sony/Xbox consoles too, when it's just upscaled 1080P? lmao

[@r3tr0c0e3]

@@JakeobE from 720p no less, 8k gaming at it's finest, says so on ps5 box lol

[@TheSlickmicks]

Linus dropping a similiar vid while you're filming yours has got to be a whole different type of mood

[@ffnbbq]

I remember a while back GN reviewed a cheapo Amazon cooler, and a month or so later LTT reviewed it. Unusual, as LTT didn't really review mundane, ordinary hardware.

[@daylightdies7194]

id rather watch dawid

[@zarinloosli5338]

The term is "getting Dereked"

[@giuseppenaylor]

Dawid > LTT. He doesn’t assume we are all millionaires….

[@ekspatriat]

At least Dawid won't sell it on without consent.

[@MotorsportsRS]

I had that wheel for my xbox 360 and I can 100% sympathize with the suction cup struggles 😂😂

[@NickxTM]

Dawid really does know how to delve inside the deep depths of Amazon

[@bierrollerful]

He's our sherpa into the realm of awful tech stuff.

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

@@bierrollerful Nothing quite like a journey down terrible tech lane.

[@dromnispank4723]

​@@DawidDoesTechStuff I fell victim to a drunk, overly horny, smelly hobo... so it was probably a little like that.

[@alderwield9636]

​@@dromnispank4723i bet said mobo also exudes sticky, protective coating cheese 😉

[@dromnispank4723]

@@alderwield9636 well, he is very focussed on the customer experience!

[@4knetic723]

I believe you have the steering wheel in digital mode instead of analogue, and that's why it's either fully left or fully right. See if you can find anything about how you can change the mode in the manual

[@ajdrig]

What I was thinking too.

[@--_DJ_--]

I would be very surprised if it has an analog mode. I think it is pretty much just a controller with a really awkward D pad.

[@LatvianVideo]

pretty sure the deadzone is not 0%

[@LatvianVideo]

@@--_DJ_--usually they at least have a pot for steering, the pedals seemed to have pots in them, if they have them, the wheel also probably does

[@--_DJ_--]

@@LatvianVideo The ad does say analog on it, so you are probably correct. I am shocked by the price of this POS. $166 CDN... yikes. Looking closer it say "Digital, Analog and Steering Wheel mode" so who knows what that actually means. The analog could be the pedals only.

[@brando3342]

I bought a used G27 strapped to a wooden frame with an actual car seat attached (probably a Honda civic seat) for 300 Canadian Rubles a few years ago. It’s a very fun little set up.

[@KingRocket]

You can mod the G27's brake pedal with a load cell sensor for a better experience. Well worth looking into.

[@brando3342]

@@KingRocket Interesting, thanks!

[@unionofslavstanrepublics2317]

Ah yes, the Vibration Steering wheel with PS2/PS3 and PC support, truly groundbreaking and incredibly advanced with incredible reviews! Definitely not a cause for concern!

[@mmitchum3826]

6:15 "...my majestic stool... rounds off the crappiness.." Well played, sir.

[@AnnaDoes]

The Duck Tape was the perfect compliment to this set-up. I love that it's made you want to try a proper racing sim out :) it was clearly kinda fun.

[@AnnaDoes]

And when the suction cups just didn't work at all on the table 🤣

[@777Nny]

Duck Tape? Seriously? Duck?

[@drunkenhobo8020]

​@@777NnyYeah that's the name of it. It's a brand name that became a genericised trademark. Non name brand ones call it duct tape because it sounds so similar.

[@tim3172]

@@777NnyThe tape earned its nickname from WWII where the waterproofing features were remarked as making their horrible boots become "as waterproof as a duck".

[@tim3172]

@@drunkenhobo8020The "Duck Tape" brand wasn't a thing until 1984 when Manco added the Duck logo and Duck tape branding to its offering some 40 years after the invention of duck tape.

[@natedostalik3538]

The fact they used bicycle tire levers on the stand really goes to show the craftmanship of the product.

[@gee.g.3131]

yess, please do more sim-racing stuff. I have to justify the grand I put into sim equipment, serving me well for half a winter 2 years ago.

[@volvo09]

I would love to have a sim like that (excluding PC cost). Must be fun. The only games I can ever get into are racing games.

[@pm5k00]

amazeballs, but not enough zip ties. I also love that the PS3/PS2/PC steering wheel was in PlayStation blue and the box looked like a xbox 360 accessory.

[@EestiGaming]

This video was hilarious! You should give yourself a similar budget on the used market and do a comparison video.

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

That’s a great ideal!

[@tijmeng8550]

I have bought a complete stand, so race chair and wheel+pedal holder, pretty stiff and the Thrustmaster T125 For a total of 165euro second hand. It works amazing for what I want now.

[@shaneeslick]

Yeah that is a great idea

[@shaneeslick]

@@DawidDoesTechStuff if you do Dawid can we get some footage & commentary of the search please, living in Australia I like when you add that part to your videos as I get to see what the used market in your area is like compared to ours.

[@shotglass6334]

Agreed something along the lines of a used playseat challenge and a used logitech g27 would probably cost around the same while actually being a legit and enjoyable setup

[@foxboi6309]

10:28 Dawid showcasing his bondage skills

[@auto1lija]

Him using the 3rd person cam instead of the interior view makes this even better.

[@ivovass195]

Just what i needed today to make me laugh. You can never underestimate the jankiness with David trying the cheapest stuff, awesome stuff, keep it coming

[@Ibro2xx9]

The wheel looks like those plastic ones you get on a child's driving car toy 😂

[@rabbitrampage]

This hurts to watch, I wouldn't have paid €20 for that wheel. Thanks for the stand review btw, I had thought of getting one for my Logitech wheel to replace my lawn chair with a 1x8 bolted to the arm rests, but from this video I've concluded the lawn chair is significantly better.

[@--_DJ_--]

Imagine the disappointment people have when they get that piece of crap dropped off at their door step.

[@JubbLaRacing]

I bought it of AliExpress and it couldn't handle my Thrustmaster TX at all😭 The only good thing is the mat and the screws 🤣 Had to bring my Playseat Challenge back.

[@--_DJ_--]

@@JubbLaRacing What made you buy that when you already had the challenge? I've been toying with the idea of getting a cheapish sim setup, the challenge kind of looks decent.

[@JubbLaRacing]

@@--_DJ_-- Because i hate getting in and out of it, and i wanted something that didn't take that much space. I have gotten rid of my drumkit so space isn't an issue anymore. Planning to upgrade.

[@pitrochied]

wanted to see this soooo bad from but never thought you'll do sim racing... thanks man loved it...

[@FormulaDigital]

Um.. Welcome to the club?

[@Dark.Shingo]

10 minutes in and Dawid went full Dawid on the thing. Loved it. Thanks for your wonderful videos as usual!

[@styles234]

You should go to the very next level with a metal stand that has a chair wheel tray on the front like the GT Omega classic and some basic force feedback like a thrustmaster T248. It wouldn’t be THAT much more expensive and I bet it would be a million percent better.

[@sol-hb8zg]

100%. That class of sim wheels are great. I had the g920 a while back and it was solid and only paid £130 for it att lmao

[@sol-hb8zg]

It came with a shifter too

[@bryndal36]

I have the T248 and it's not a bad wheel. Great for a noob like myself and I have it attached to a Playseat EVO Alcantara rig which is pretty basic but gets the job done. Mind you, if I was to go for a direct drive wheel, I'd have to invest in a better rig as the dd would probably cause the same issues as Dawid's wheel does to his rig.

[@BarkerVancity]

thrustmaster t150 alone costs more then this setup. and thats the basic one with force feedback.

[@sol-hb8zg]

@@BarkerVancity buy cheap buy multiple time lmao

[@RenegadePandaZ]

I'm fairly certain those unknown metal bits were support parts that just didn't get installed because the directions didn't mention them.

[@craigd9305]

I was thinking they were for beating the tar out of the wheel when you realize how crap it is, lol..

[@vjollila96]

Those metal things is probably for mounting the pedals

[@CNGTunes]

Literally crying with laughter when you were driving with the steering wheel in midair and when the duct tape came out 😂😂😂😂

[@mikedmt]

This must be the wheel combo that half of the open lobby racers use on pretty much all sim titles. The style and skill level is consistent with what we just watched....

[@blze0018]

Me on Amazon: "This stuff is obviously garbage, who is buying this?" Dawid: "Oooh baby, come to papa."

[@dennistimmermansnl1461]

This was a funny video. One point of notice: you should use the wheel stand the other way around. So the wheel is closer then the pedals.

[@shaneeslick]

🤔Might want to check that. If the Pedals are up against the Crossbar that the base of the Steering is mounted, no matter which direction the stand floor frame is the distance will be the same because it is how far the steering mount pole can telescope that determines the difference in distance.

[@dennistimmermansnl1461]

@@shaneeslick you want the pedals further away. Not so close. Of you switch the stand around. Your legs will be in a more natural position.

[@cessnacitation-x]

13:17 you can use software like antimicro to reduce the deadzone, it will mean that your wheel inputs will now be normal WASD inputs, but I'm pretty confident that the wheel is doing that anyway.

[@cee128d]

I am in the market for a Racing Setup. This video made it clear to me that I shouldn't skimp on it. Gonna check with Josh Walrath from PCPer to see what he recommends before I plunk down my money. Nice video tho. I always appreciate the humor and fun you inject into your videos. Keep up the good work and have a joyous Holiday Season.

[@BrokeDad1]

I have an old serial wheel setup from the Win98 days called the Ultra Per4fmer. Too bad it's no longer usable in today's games as it has such good motors I remember it ripping the wheel from my hands in NFS Most Wanted.

[@UONeal]

I'm sitting at work on break... And can't stop laughing uncontrollably while watching this... This is the most entertaining "review" EVER! Lol

[@09RHYS]

Honestly if you're a casual and want a great system to start, go for the Thrustmaster T300RS GT with a Next Level Racing F-GT Lite & spend a bit more on the Wheel Attachment like the Ferrari SF1000 F1 Wheel or a Sparco style if rallying. Best £1000 I ever spent and it can all just fold up easily afterwards so it doesn't just take up a tonne of space forever but still be rocksolid, fully customizable to be either full F1 mode or GT mode and pretty comfortable for long sessions. Gotta say I love the fact it has much leg space! Will never buy another playseat because of that stupid damn bar that is in the middle that holds the wheel. Also the SF1000 is an absolute must! IMHO this is the best price/performance out there and can always have addons along the line if you wanna upgrade pedals, brake levelrs and gear shifter (which I also got too)... Happy Simracing 😉👍🏻

[@MinnowTor]

To be fair. This was my experience at the Sceptre booth at LTX as well. The steering wheels are tough to get used to

[@RenatoG1848]

This was excruciatingly beautiful.

[@TreyJays]

Probably my favorite tech KZbinr. I'm not into racing sims, I just stopped by to give a like and let the video play through while I game.

[@Blebako]

Please do a mid tier version too?

[@darexas1602]

1) You should have calibrated the wheel inside the WIndows first. It's a really hidden option but it's necessary for proper use of these basic wheels. Remember using my good ol' Wingman Formula and it basically had to be recalibrated before every use. Then it served well. 2) Using the chase camera with a steering wheel is very unnatural and no wonder you didn't drive well. You should have tried hood or interior camera. Fun video though.

[@BumpyLumpy1]

now i want to see dawid do this but with a flight sim set up!

[@johnfritz1164]

Yes, please do a flight sim setup.

[@05milmachine90]

I picked up a Logitech G920 and shifter this past summer and I love it. I did spend a bit on a frame with mounts for everything, then took apart an old office chair to mount on the seat base. It's fun and comfortable. It does take some Calibration and getting used to.

[@davyc412]

This video is well timed. I just had a moza r9 delivered a few weeks ago and I have an asr3 aluminum profile rig coming in a week or so. I feel like I wasted 1500 dollars because this is clearly the superior setup. 😢

[@encelade8616]

"I feel like I wasted 1500 dollars because this is clearly the superior setup." and this kids, is called : flexing

[@davyc412]

@@encelade8616 1500 CAD is not a lot in the world of sim racing. This is firmly mid-range equipment. I've seen a single pedal cost twice as much as everything I have.

[@LilTachanka]

​@@encelade8616this is called naming the price of a moza r9 plus a frame- something around 1000 to 1200 usd

[@tim3172]

@@encelade8616 This, kids, is called crying and seething because people can afford nice things.

[@ChaunceyGardener]

I'm still rocking a 20 year-old Logitech Momo Wheel that I bought for nothing. It has this modern feature called USB, still works in modern Windows and most racing games. It is very well built and it gives a satisfactory experience.

[@JamesFarris]

Its crazy how every time I'm thinking about doing something, Dawid makes a video about it

[@skepticofdoom7486]

I don't feel too bad about my driving setup now. Thanks Dawid!

[@alext6933]

The whole time I was thinking I would have this whole setup mummified in duct tape if I was trying to use it. AND HE DID! Love it.

[@volvo09]

I knew the duct tape would come out! Only way to fix such a crappy product 😂

[@alext6933]

@@volvo09 also I didn't look at the thumbnail😉

[@massivemancomputers]

As soon as Dawid busted out the duct tape, I knew it was going to be a banger video.

[@Huppras]

Linus be stealing yo videos before you even make it

[@nheather]

I had a similar but more professional stand, for flight sim controllers, but effectively the same thing. It came with an instruction manual and those metal strips - they are for attaching pedals. They clamp around the bars of the stand and have holes which should match up with the mounting points of popular pedals.

[@Yinzzy656]

Dahvid, please please PLEASE upload more often. Thank you

[@Pholiage]

The involuntary shaking of the steeringwheel trying to correct the car is the realistic force feedback that is built into it. They have put years of R&D into the technology before they released it to the public.

[@jnbr7520]

Getting this rig for Christmas...proper excited,can't wait

[@turrican4d599]

8:15 Buys a steering wheel and proceeds to drive in third person...

[@brando3342]

I was waiting for a patented Dawid dirty spit joke regarding the suckers. Since we didn’t get one, I question if he got the suckers wet at all. Might be why they weren’t sticking very well.

[@AndreiB617]

From what I know those cheap steering wheels have a button in the middle to change from fully left and right to progressive left and right or whatever it's called. So you probably just had to press a button and it would've been 10x better.

[@M4rio21]

I haven't laughed that hard in a while. The fumbling pre tape was hilarious 😂 😂

[@r3tr0c0e3]

got my logitech g27 for 150 and made my old stand from 2 old chairs, worked fine for 2 and a half times i used it, because i simply couldn't be bothered and went back to a controller, you get fatigued pretty quickly and it's always in a way unless you have like dedicated room for it

[@raylopez99]

Dawid: "I added my majestic stool which rounds out the crappiness"... I see what you did there.

[@Jay_the_Caffeinator]

Awesomesauce video Dawid!!! Oh I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. Thank you so MUCH!!!!

[@benefitthirteen]

My dad always did say you could fix (a term applied loosely) just about anything with three things; vinegar, duck tape, and black paint.

[@ThomasCarnillJr]

"Why doesn't he just duct ta...... oh he did." Never change Dawid.

[@apildk]

I was laughing so hard at 10 min mark. That if I had been drinking milk, then it would have come out my nose 😂😂

[@jasonklow3355]

When he was just holding it in mid air still steering I absolutely lost it. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@yyeezyy630]

Attention to anyone who uses suction cups, they are meant to be used wet. The water creates the air tight seal needed for suction cupping

[@Oblivion48]

I got my arm broken pretty bad and had to get surgery for it couple of years ago. After watching Dawid's pain with this setup, my arm started to hurt again just by watching his strugle.

[@Dark.Shingo]

For a second I thought the story was going to be that you broke your arm setting up that steering wheel...

[@corsairsofnarshaddaa]

in 1999 my college roommate and I saved up and bought a Logitech wheel and pedals for...$25. We played Need For Speed 3 and a couple other games and man it was so fun. I used that thing until the motherboard I bought for an upgrade no longer had serial ports, and it refused to work wit a USB adapter. Hard to believe almost 25 years later and garbage is so expensive.

[@BertieJasokie]

5:44 probably holds the pedals to the frame to help weigh it down with your feet. Also analogue mode on the steering wheel, still crappy but probably much better.

[@21cabbvge]

just a heads up, to keep the table from falling over on its own weight you just tighten the thumb screws on the clamps and then reclamp it down. This increases the pressure of the clamp and will hold everything in place.

[@TheSolidSnakeOil]

Oh my god, suction cups, I know it's cheap but how much would a table clamp really up the price. And those flat plate are meant to mount the pedals so that your feet keep it from moving but that cheap plastic would just strip anyway.

[@TheOriginalFaxon]

LTT said they had the "entry level" option covered in their video, but there is CLEARLY a tier under that level which they dared not enter, reserved only for the depths of Dawid's depravity. 5/7 would buy to pilot a submarine with

[@achimtillmann234]

...AlgoRhythm is a dancer... As a nearly 25 year simracer with two setups in my livingroom, i have to agree "this is the world's best and good looking SimRig setup" i've ever seen ! I would like to see you in a real rig soon; ACC is fine for me to see your near death expiriences to get a "good" round. As always, best content in a very hilarios way ! Ahum hilarios content in the best way i should write. And i learned some things. Das Klebeband hat mich gekillt... And you all have a very good one too...

[@maximplus04]

not sure if you fix your deadzone but at timestamp 9:00 it shows you have your deadzone at 20 percent. garbage wheel aside 20 percent deadzone will cause massive issues on any wheel setup.

[@frasmit]

Die Majestic Stoel :) hahaha, dis die 2de video wat ek sover kyk, en jy's great. Keep it up man!

[@milentiusgaming]

good to see you and linus still kicking the rocks like kids, keep up the good work!

[@samatics4]

LTT is a greedy joke

[@GamerDave1974]

It's amazing the quality that's allowed to get to the buyer. Things were so much better decades ago. People just don't care anymore.

[@romasato]

That stool has to be the worst choice for a racing chair with no back rest. Perfect setup with that wheel/stand combo.

[@TKELSJr]

The 2 brackets are meant to clamp around the pedals and the base of the stand with the longest screwsto holde the pedals in place

[@RisingRevengeance]

The green 360 stripe branding on the box really makes it look fresh

[@ForsytheGaming]

For what you paid you could have gotten a used G25/27 and a used wheel stand pro. That should be the comparison, what the same amount of money can get you in the used market and how, despite being very old gear, provides 90% of the experience of the brand new stuff that costs 3x the price.

[@3X73RM]

The best and most stable setup you can get on the cheap is probably what I did: A used Logitech G920 wheel, or even the older generations, they're still fine, get a seat from a scrap car at the scrapyard, and then just build the frame from some wood. :P I use a VR headset as well, so I don't even have to think about a monitor stand or speaker holders.

[@Damathacus_]

The moment you lifted the box for your "rig" so easily I knew it was going to be a trainwreck.

[@joeschmoe5009]

Spend double, and get a dual arm stand, or spend $400ish and get a next level racing gt lite or fgt lite, and pair that with a thrustmaster tmx (xbox/pc) or t150 (ps4/pc) for a total of $300-$400 new and youve got a nice entry level setup to really try it out

[@HulkSmash86]

I bought a steering wheel and pedal setup similar for the original Playstation back in the day (1998-1999.) What a PITA that thing was to use but all I really cared about was being about to modulate the throttle in Gran Turismo.

[@MrRobert264]

i had a similar wheel from my childhood cheap knock-off "plei estation" (as read in spanish), I opened up the wheel... these are "digital", effectively there are only one switch for every extreme of the zones.. only can tell if all left or right... a nightmare indeed

[@drunkenhobo8020]

Of all the videos of ginger-bearded Canadians testing racing wheel setups I've watched this week, this one is definitely in the top two.

[@mobas07]

"straight full left or full right" you should try this on a game made for dpads, maybe it would actually work.

[@juryfilanti]

funny because the two bars in the first image are proably what's making the stand so useless, they are there for fixing the pedals to the stand this way your body weight will push it down in a stable position

[@dreibel]

Of course Dawid used The Handyman's Secret Weapon, Duct Tape to finally get everything to a semblance of secureness. Me, I'd have taken advantage of those holes on the platform to zip tie the steering wheel on. Maybe even velcroing the pedals to the carpet mat. Makes me wonder though if you could actually build your own gaming rig using ABS pipe? I've seen a number of tutorials from people building DIY electronic drum kits using ABS, and those look quite sturdy and rigid enough that it won't drift like the cheap Amazon stand does. Screw down a plank for the platform.

[@MoChuang343]

I have that tiny 8bitdo controller that replaces sticks with d-pads. Straight 100% left and 100% right sounds about right. It you have total control the those inputs happen.

[@Sierralove.]

Good to see that the wheel had Mercedes F1's DAS System included!

[@jorrdanna6219]

I can imagine you taking the tape loose from the desk and just folding the "stand" with the wheel and pedals still attached, and chucking the entire mess into the dumpster.

[@mikehibbett3301]

"I add my majestic stool...." Very appropriate innuendo :)

[@superbeance]

Hi Dawid! Great video as always! what watch are you wearing?

[@andrewweltlich9065]

That duct tape setup is just... *chef's kiss*

[@Jacobsideways64]

Is that a kurzgesagt calender at around 0:33? Much respect, Dawid.

[@kylewylde7548]

That wheel and pedal set look identical to a Christmas gift I got about 20 years ago that I remember never actually worked on my Playstation 1 haha

[@UltraGameWorld]

You know it's a belter of a video when Dawid brings out the duct tape haha!

[@jeffreypaul9428]

I honestly expected Dawid to play Halflife 2 with the wheel.

[@mbertolijr]

I love the use of structural duct tape, reminds me of the shelf I built in college.

[@littlealice4094]

those extra parts are for mounting the pedals to the stand

[@mitchellpatterson1829]

There's something nostalgic about watching a Canadian fix junk with duct tape.

[@Balc0ra]

12:21 Ooff, that achievement title really just said it all