Next Level Racing F-GT Lite Foldable Simulator Cockpit

If you are looking to get an affordable entry level racing rig, this is eactly what you need. Most reviews here tell you what you need to know so here is a pro's and con's list: Pros: 1.) Mostly already pre-built out of the box 2.) Quick set up time. (10-20 minutes-ish). 3.) Seating angle and height are adjustable (not a huge amount, but should be enough to get your comfy racing position sorted). 4.) Front arm bar (for steering wheel attachment) swings forward so you can enter and exit easily. 5.) Easily collapsable, takes up very little room. I have really quite a small room so this is perfect. 6.) It looks awesome (in my opinion). 7.) There are plenty of quality features: Strong/neat stitching, breathable mesh for your back area, two cushion like 'bumps' either side of rib cage area to gently keep you in the middle, the branding and colours give a presence. 8.) Foot pedals can be moved forwards or backwards very easily with quick release bolts. 9.) Foot pedal frame can be easily swapped from angled position or flat on the ground. 10.) Affordable price tag for what you get. 11.) A well thought out logical design. Cons: 1.) The seat is essentially like a suade/leather type material, so there is no cushioning. This starts to become uncomfortable during an extreme session, maybe after about an hour or so this happens. I put a weighted blanket over the whole chair (if needed after an hour) and it is considerably more comfortable without interfering with my racing. 2.) Watch out for the (red) clip that clamps the front arm bar (for the steering wheel) as the edge is quite sharp, so be extra careful entering and exiting. 3.) The plate that the steering wheel screws onto has a knob that is tightened when you have the correct wheel position. What I found is because the clamp is on a single bar, the plate/wheel can slip downwards around that bar. To remedy this; each time I used the rig, that knob, I just gave that extra bit of muscle, tightening very slightly each time, to a point that I could feel it wasn't going anywhere anymore, no problems with this anymore so far. If you are super strong, make sure not to go overly aggressive as it could potentially break or bend. Some bonus tips if you decide to get one. And also if you managed to read this far: 1.) DO NOT over tighten the nuts/bolts, it WILL bend the tubes. All the nuts are nylon lock-nuts, so once they are tightened, they won't work loose. 2.) Don't lift or move the rig with the steering wheel. Grab a solid part of the frame. 3.) The foot pedal frame swings up into a storage position. This can slam down on the floor, so mind those toes! 4) It can be a bit awkward adjusting all the various positions, the first time I managed to collapse the whole rig in on itself. A second pair of hands makes it much easier (and safer). 5.) I cannot comment on the manual gear shifter attachment as I do not use it. However, from what I've heard, it does do the job well but can wobble a small amount (from what I've seen from video reviews). What racing wheel/pedals do I use? I use the Thrustmaster T300RS, completely stock with no extras or modifications. It all fits perfectly with this racing rig, no problem. Have I previously owned a steering wheel or racing rig? No this is my first one and I'm very happy with it. How tall am I? About 5 foot 11 inches (but I have short-ish legs). Hope this helps a little bit in making the right choice for you.

It’s shown as easy to build and assemble. In theory it is, the instructions are good and clear, and I found good Old You Tube a great place to watch others. The chair is good quality and made from strong robust materials and I’m well over 100kg and it supports me just fine. After a few hours of use, it still was comfortable and stood up to enthusiastic gaming. Cons The build is not easy on your own and I would recommend that you have someone else to help you as once almost constructed it’s frustrating that it needs support whilst you tighten and adjust, as it collapsed several times whilst I made these adjustments. That said, if you have the extra pair of hands problem solved. Storage .. the instructions are useless and the video that is linked to this is incorrect and it’s really confusing how to collapse it down to store it. But after watching several videos I worked out the best way for me to put it into a position to fold it and stand it up in a cupboard when not in use. Once you get the hang of it again it wouldn’t be a problem. The seat is adjustable for lean angles and make sure you understand that it’s a GT chair not an F1 racing position, so if your looking for a true F1 experience then the next model in the range will be the right one. Pedals and wheel once mounted and infinitely adjustable and I got to perfect positioning within a few mins and once set folding it away for storage will not affect this once you come to set it up again. All in all a great piece of kit for starting out and those like me who just want to have fun and don’t take their sims too seriously and just want a more involved experience. I love mine, happy I made the choice to buy this one and would recommend it

This is great if you dont have the room for a full on cockpit, this can be placed in either the F1 position or a GT position. Personally i'd have like a little more adjustment for the back rest as if not set perfect the wheel is right on you which if playing Euro turck isnt the end of the world but play something like dirt rally, assetto corsa etc you need the wheel further away. there is slight adjustment on the wheel plate but certainly not enough. Assemble was a little finicky with some parts still having burs of metal so needed sorting before theyd fit in their prospective fittings. Also folding away is quite the gamble i've injured myself twice doing it just by the cockpit collapsing once you loosen it off and catching my skin in the joints. Other than these points once set up in the position you need and sat inside its quite a big unit and comfortable, i play a fair bit of ETS 2 and sit for hours in it with no discomfort at all, also when playing any racing games for a foldable cockpit there really isnt to much flex. I use a Thrustmaster TS-XW with it which has around 6nm torque FFB and feel very little flex when throwing cars around in Dirt Rally Grid Legends F1 22 and the likes. All in all i'd reccomend this if you have limited space but in hindsight i'd have maybe gone for the GT lite over the F-Gt lite as i've only once used the F1 layout and struggleds to get back out of it lol

I love this product, I bought this together with my Logitech G923 steering wheel, pedals and gear shifter. Everything mounted on this rig nicely and securely. This rig provides a lot of different driving positions for your needs, from GT racing to F1 racing, you set it how you want it to make you feel comfortable. The rig is quite heavy on its own, so once you have your steering wheel, pedals, shifter etc attached it would be even more heavy to lift. If you are planning to fold it away after each use and need to carry it either up or down the stairs then you better have strong arms as it is not easy to lift and carried around. Anyway, when you have the rig set up as F1 position then it does take up a fair bit of space, the total length of the rig in F1 position is circa 2.5 meter, and if in GT position then it would be around 1.8-2.2 meters depends on your height. Once you have this rig folded up for storage position, it is still around 1 meter by 60cm ish.. so make sure you have a big enough space to store it away, unless you have planned to leave the rig set up all the time. The seat is comfortable with breathing material on your back, so if you have a fan behind the seat you could feel the breeze on your back, the built quality of the rig is good, looks like it will last a very long time with careful use, obviously you can't be too rough with it as you wouldn't do that to your own car anyway. There are a few main features which I chose this "NEXT LEVEL RACING F-GT LITE" over the PLAYSEAT CHALLENGE, 1, this one is stronger, 2, it doesn't lift on hard braking, 3, it comes with gear shifter mount, 4, it is wider so more room for your body and legs. When you choose this rig make sure you know which option to go for, there is F-GT Lite as well as GT Lite, the F-GT obviously could turn to F1 style so you sit very low on the floor, whereas the GT Lite you pretty much feel like you are sitting in a normal car. I can strongly recommend this product, as I mentioned earlier it fits nicely together with my Logitech G923 package, and I know from reading other reviews that you could also use this rig with other major brands like Thrustmaster, Logitech, FANATEC etc etc. Hope you will find this useful.

This is probably one of the worst purchases I've made in memory. This product failed to deliver on almost every one of its selling points. As someone who races both GT3 cars and open-wheel cars, I was excited at the thought that I'd be able to get a cockpit that will give a good racing position for both. I ignored the reviews that mentioned that the process of changing from one to the other is far from straightforward. I shouldn't have. The main points for me: - The "revolutionary adjustment hubs" are an absolute mess to use. Because they've crammed 2-3 adjustable points onto a single hub, adjusting one inevitably leads to others being knocked out of position. For example, if I adjust the angle of the front leg, the angle of the wheel gets knocked out a notch. Same if I want to adjust the shifter angle. Same if I want to adjust the wheel. - Due to the "revolutionary adjustment hubs", the wheel is always either too far away, or burying itself in your chest. The amount of adjustment is only as flexible as the length of one notch in the gear. If it were possible to move only half a notch, I might have found something reasonable. (I might also mention: I've seen several professional reviews of this who claim they've set it up perfectly in minutes. Ignoring the fact that it will take you a LOT longer than "minutes" to set this up, the pictures they show always show the wheel far too low and too far away to enjoy any sense of immersion.) - The hubs require an incredible amount of tightening to work properly. Fail to tighten it properly and you will wake up everyone in the house when it inevitably slips mid-session and the whole thing falls to the floor along with you. - Try to tighten or adjust the hubs, and you WILL hurt yourself. The cogs will either try to trap a finger, hurt your hand trying to tighten the hub with the thin piece of plastic hub lock, or you'll bring the whole thing down on top of yourself when you open said hub lock. - It will indeed fold away, and it is indeed adjustable. However, since gravity exists, it will collapse almost every single time you want to fold a piece away. - It will take you at least 10 mins to fold it away (if you've practised). It will take you upwards of an hour to find an adequate sitting position when you take it out of storage. - You'll be tired and sweaty due to setting it up that by the time you've done it, you might not be in the mood/have time to do any races at all. - It's awkward and heavy. Setting it up sucks. Market this as a piece of workout equipment instead. If you can easily ignore the above points, you'll probably be happy. I, on the other hand, regret this purchase and am sending it back. The hours I spent trying to get this to fit the way I wanted in a comfortable position I could have been spending on track figuring out how in God's name anyone gets a GT3 car through Eau Rouge/Radillion flat out, or how any driver can figure out what layout they're on at Paul Ricard with all those extra turns and funny blue and red stripes.

Good for those who are tight on space. This folds up to a footprint of around 2 Square feet. Tested with a Logitech G29. Comfortable, well constructed & affordable.

Good chair quite difficult to fold away and put up other wise works fine comfortable to sit in bit expensive for what it is

I bought this a few months ago as a step up from the lounge chair and the large TV set up I had in our family room. I had tried a similar one slightly earlier that purported to be collapsible to a smaller configuration and, while it was, there was no way it would achieve the folded size in the over optimistic images in the posting on Amazon. Thanks Amazon for the opportunity to return... So, after that I decided to try another version which, while still advertised somewhat over optimistically foldable, was one I could leave 'up' in our Study with a plan to set up something more permanent, albeit foldable to a degree if required So. How is it? Pretty damn good to be honest. It takes a bit of work to set it up initially but that was more due to the fact that I did it on my own. Not that it's particularly difficult but another pair of hand would undoubtedly make it easier and a little quicker Having said that, the instructions were good and well illustrated, which is a bonus these days. And once assembled it's easy to get an initial set up so that you can try it out. Lots of adjustment available but easy to find a decent starting point. The things I particularly like are the swing open 'gate' for the steering wheel which makes entry and exit easy. The simple connection of the pedal base to the chair frame that is totally secure but allows simple adjustment of pedal position fore, after and for height but also, significantly for me, the ability to move left or right to better facilitate three pedal or two pedal usage if you use left door braking in semi auto mode. It does take some fine tuning to get to the optimised seating position but, over time, this can be achieved. I'm sure this is true of any seat if they offer the level of adjustment available here and clearly if it's not there there is no option. All in all a great step up, for me at least, although the down side is it has rekindled my interest in creating a driving SIM and my spend level is on the 'up'. In the context of this review though, it has been primarily the purchase of this seat that is driving this, not least as the core versatility of it seat supports so much easy development.