DOF Reality P3 motion simrig Review 

2 years later and this review was a part of my final decision to get the P3. DOF is a great manufacturer that still has a great repour with its customers on social media. The machine i got this past August had upgrades i had not seen in any videos online so they are still using feedback to improve design. I am fairly certain but not positive they keep a personal rep on FB to monitor any problems anyone posts that the community can't answer. So very many cool mods with full support are right there. Usually from the original authors of the mod and you never see DOF squash creativity by saying "Thats not the way we designed it" or crap like that. Always supportive posts with people tossing machine force settings around to tweak. I know without a doubt i will get 10+ years easy out of this machine. And i can upgrade to 6 axis if wallet gets fat enough. 2010 Honda Accord seat bolts right in but does require metal cutting to remove excess steel under and inside back, as well as the side airbag. Drill and tap 4 holes. Bolt it right on. Keeping things light always makes mechanical contraptions happy.

Wow, this is SOOO MUCH better queality now, then when i got mine back in 2016... Packaging was totally distroyed, welding was crap, wheel mount was bending, the swivel under the seat (the on that makes seat move) got loose all the time, and my pedal rest broke off at welding.. I fixed it all and was very happy with that, but i got one of the first models. It is nice to see that it got much better :D

Excellent review from start to finish. :)

I think I need this in my LIFE!

Wow! Nice. An d this must be even greater with the HP Reverb G2!

Thanks for sharing i just went VR and next will be this.

super informative video, thank you for posting this.

Johnny, I had the same issue. Then I went into VR.. Absolutely incredible. I built my own motion rig DIY and have posted a whole bunch of videos with the RIG side by side in VR. Pretty comparable for sure. Also if something acts weird in my RIG, I can fix it.. Just saying! Take a look if you get a chance, I know your busy. But Great Channel!! DMAX

How awesome. Cool video broth! I can not wait to get this one day. I am assuming hopeful after tax season.

You should check out the wheels they used for the H3. They use big urethane skateboarding wheels. They work as dampeners and make the overall experience more enjoyable and realistic. As well as making the traction loss, extremely smooth, more fun and realistic! 😉

They appear to have replaced those wheels with 2 larger, wider, "skateboard" wheels, according to a video I just watched that was made this year. Looks like a HUGE improvement to the smoothness, sound silencing, and reliability.

How has the system held up with your monitors mounted on the frame? Have you needed to replace any parts or servos?

Was a counter balance needed? or reconfigure of settings after you mounted the DIY 3 way monitor stand?

Excellent review!

Excellent review, this is a nice toy :)

What did you do to build the monitor stand that attaches to the rig. I’d be very interested to know!

Very good review

Best simulator iv'e ever seen :)

Love that monitor mount on the rig. Do you have any plans on this? Love my P3, your review is spot on.

Thank you it looked so good I thought for 2k US It was too good to be true but it's true!!!

Hi Johnny Thanks for the review, can you give us an update on how everything is holding on your rig, did you had anything that broke? burned motor? replacement cost? Thanks !

Nice set up!

Hi Johny, is the seat front and back adjustable once you mount it? And what seat is it?

please tell me how you mounting your monitors to the dofr rig. 14:59? is there a build diagram?

When i only can see, my 2dof havent Full motion but the motion is eual? Two SCN5 Actuators with only 30-40watt only my Seat under Motion. All of a mattress and this make filling.

Where did you get the mount for the triple monitors? Any loss of power with the added weight/CG in the front? I like the idea of monitors over VR, but would like the monitors to move with the unit. Can you post a link for that?

just finishing my own rig fancy hooking some time be a blast

Hi Johnny, thanks for this great review!, I have received my DOF P3 RIG. I am not clear yet about attaching or not the triple monitors directly to the RIG. I would really appreciatte if you could give some advice, considering your experience after 2 years using your RIG with the triple monitor attached. Thanks in advance for your valuable comments!

Could you share with us what monitor stand you used and also what were the dimensions of the new stand that you made and connected to the sim platform? I would like to build the same thing. Thanks!

Good times for gamers 😃

Now that is pretty badass. So you recommend the DOF Reality P3 motion rig? How is support? How do the motors/actuators handle heat and power consumption? Great job on the documentary and setup. Must be insane in VR. I have VR setup and openwheel seat. Waiting for my buttkicker Gamer 2 to come in and I think I'm going to weld up a base frame to get this done!

can you share the dimensions of the stand you made for the monitor mount on the rig. thank you

Hello. Would this rig fit a fanatec wheel and shifter? Great review

What kind of triple monitor stand do you have?

Hey Johnny, Its been a year now since this was published. How has the rig held up? Any motor issues especially given the monitors are mounted to it? I would do the same thing with the monitors so I'm curious how things are holding up to the wear and tear. Thanks for the awesome review!!

Hi Johnny. One question: For sim racing using 3 fixed screens, a 2DOF or a 3DOF platform is better. Because the fixed screens are sometimes misaligned the platform with respect to the central screen.

What is the monitor stand that is used? Also can you let us know the dimensions of the mount you welded up for the triple monitor setup?

If you paired this with VR, the experience would be incredible!

Thanks for the review but I am SO SICK OF THAT SONG

Dude, you need to get a VR headset. Great video.

how the rig hold the extra weight and the monitors after 3 years of use? still working all fine?

Excellent review! I have a question, why don’t you use VR with this kit? I don’t know anything about simulators or iracing or any of that, I’m just starting to learn so maybe there’s a logical reason but wouldn’t VR be more realistic and possibly solve the weight issue with the traction wheels?

Johnny, nice set up ! Can you post the dimensions or drawing of the monitor stand you made? I’m thinking to make one myself.. thank you!

Great video! I am looking forward to buy P3 and I would like to know, if it's possible, how to make the structure for the 3 monitors and also, how to make the wheels for the rear traction in case they break. Thank you very much!

Can you add the measurements and angles for your monitor mount?

seems great for motion...but what about the feeling of the road, suspension travel, kerb vibration, rubble strip....can u feel it? tx. Great vid!

Does this come with pedals shifter and wheel? Thanks

Very good video, thanks for showing the construction and doing a full review. I would love to know which one might be better, THIS one or a motion rig by PROSIMU? I think that when you would use VR with a motion sim the immersion would be perfect with that kind of setup which you have.

Now that it's been 4 yrs how is your p3 holding up and what have you done to make it better

Does anyone make a kit to mount monitors to a DOF rig like you did?

How wide is the front base? The pictures on their website the rear looks wider. The max space I have for the front base is 28”, or 711 mm. Rear isn’t a problem for me. Edit: read in a post on another site, that the rear base is 28” and the front a few in narrower. That would prob be a very tight fit.

does any seat can fit into the dof p3 ?

Hi Jonny Tech Gear, great video thanks for that! I am very interested in getting the P3, and notice that your seat is the Sparco Rennsitz Pro 2000 II. This is quite expensive, but quite light around thr 10KG mark. I have also found another more reasonably priced seat from GT omega the "GT OMEGA RACING RS9 SEAT" which is a third of the price. Is there any reason why you chose the Sparco? Do you think it makes enough of a difference from a cheaper seat? Thanks for any help offered.

How has it held up? I'm currently looking at the DOF P3.

Hi Johnny, im surprised you affixed the monitors to the sim as DOF Reality don't recommend this as it puts weight on the sim. When you are driving down hill and uphill can you feel this in the P3?

Id be worried about the extra weight of monitors putting more stress on the motors. Is it possible to move the double joint forward or back to get as close as possible to center of gravity?

Is this the one to get if you're on any sort of budget? How does it fair against the Next Level Racing stuff?

Sir how did you machine the wheels

Thank you for this video. I ended up purchasing one because of it. I was just wondering how your brass Wheels were holding up. Mine are shredding themselves...

Can Anyone comment on whether the P3 is worth the premium over the H3. I saw from their description that the P3 is more meant for constant arcade use and the H3 is more for home use. Overkill to get the P3?

Thank you for the video, I have one on order being shipped this week and my question is, is there a way to quick change from racing to flight sim instead of pulling screws etc? I would think if we could purchase a set of mounting plates and there could be a quick release system to chang the wheel and pedals from a racing sim to a flight sim yoke and rudders

Do you recomend it for F1 game?

Hello 🙋‍♂️ I had a question Is simtools a difficult software? And how long do you work with your setup (looks very smooth your driving motion) I had a h3 and had problems with smooth driving with my simulator 😬 (I work with simracingstudio) and that was difficult the perfect setting 😬

It is Aug 2020 now, is this still working well for you now!??? I was thinking about getting one, I just wan to know about reliability. Thanks

How is it holding up after all these years?

Do you have the dimensions for the triple monitor mount?

What monitors are you running?

Very good video Johnny. Thanks👍 Helps a lot for decision to buy. Where did you buy the seat?

lol setting up a shop. Same did they tell me :D

Hi, I just came across this video, while searching the DOF Reality P3 motion and I can say I extremely impressed especially with your unbiased review. I'm considering setting up mine in a couple of months but I wanted to ask, rather than use monitors and mount on the DOF P3, would it not be more effective to use a VR Headset?

Nice chair ;)

Thanks for the share...Insee a lot of these vids, and the motion while fun...is not realistic, there just wouldn’t be that kind of movement...and I willing to bet...like most owners you will probably dial that RoM back. I think that kind of motion is more for flight sim..maybe even rally...but street circuit racing it’s a bit overkill imho

Can you release a version of this video without music? I'm sure the instructions are great and helpful but the music makes it unwatchable.

When you change car suspension to stiff do you feel the difference?

Excellent review! much appreciated. I was wondering how much the rig has affected your lap times? I do want to make the immersion bigger however I'm not sure if my lap times on a static rig will (ever) be matched.

update please ?? how has it lasted ? thanks

I also have the P3 rig and I'm always suffering with the gear play, did you notice that also?

Does anyone know the price of the P3 as compared to the H3? I can’t seem to find it on the website. And also approximate square footage of the assembled rig?

Hy Johnny, I did order a P3 system a few weeks ago and it should be here sometime mid summer. I am interested in you rig to fit the 3 monitors.The frame you build is no problem, but how did you move the seat and pedal frame back to compensate for the monitor weight in front? Did you just drill new holes for the upper frame to sit further back on the free movemente element ? Do you remebre how many cm you had to displace the upper frame backwards ? I see some extra holes drilled in the bottom frame, probably to move the motor frame back and keep the actuator rod vertican. Great video by BTW. Thanks

Hi, nice channel, good job! I will buy a p3 an I wondering which Seat do you use? or recomends? I will be så happy if you can help me whit that. Thnxs!

Hi Johnny, i am about to invest in one of the Dof rigs, the big question for me is H or P model. Normal home use! Tacksam för tips ;)

Hej Johnny! Nu antar jag att den skickas från usa, så hur mycket extra blev det med tullavgifterna och håller den fortfarande efter så här många år? Ser grymt kul ut iallafall 👍🏻

what about the adjustments? can you ajust the height and angle of the racing wheel? can you adjust the angle and distance of the pedals?

Did any one tried it with car or truck simulator the SimuRide by Aplusbsoftware?

Try it with the HP Reverb, best VR set vor SimRacing at the moment. 10x better than with monitors!!

Poderia me dar umas dicas quero fazer um do inicio.

What monitor stand do you use? And could you make the monitor stand stand and the wheels for me if i pay you say $100 ?

Does the p3 have up/down movement? I want to order one of these for flying sims and i believe i will enjoy the up/down movement. Any help is great.

Hey man, I got this but have bought 2 seats that don't fit and can't find a vendor that is listing the bolt patterns. Can you please let me know the make and model of your chair that fits naturally on the P3?

That ting works in consoles??

Will this handke a direct drive wheel?

Hello Johnny; Thanks to your very good review I am bringing to Peru a P3 platform of DOFReality, who have been giving me a very good support. I see that you have installed V3 pedals from Fanatec; what wheel do you use? Would you like the CSL Elite? I thank you in advance for your answer. LuisM

I wonder if he turns the wheel hard right if his monitors will hit the wall

Hmmm... no answer to any of the requests for update on this rig so it most likely broke after 6 months. Thanks Johnny.

Ok im sold buying one tomorrow. One thing, how did you mount the seat does it come with seat sliders/brackets? If not what did you use? Im super stoked didn't realize they were this affordable.

What would be cool is if you could link up with a real race going on and and virtually compete against real drivers.

Hi, Great vid! Do you think the frame could handle a Direct Drive Wheel? Cheers

Music needed to be toned down but great vid

elite in vr? I made a cockpit that vibrates but this would be amazing in vr. As soon as save for a house, I'm going to refinance that shit and pick one of these up!

Has anyone used this simrig with VR headsets? How well does it work for you all?