{"id":985,"date":"2021-06-11T13:09:45","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T13:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simracinghub.nl\/?p=985"},"modified":"2025-08-26T09:16:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T07:16:38","slug":"make-your-own-diy-button-box-in-these-8-simple-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simracinghub.nl\/en\/maak-je-eigen-diy-button-box-in-deze-8-eenvoudige-stappen\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Your Own DIY Button Box In These 8 Simple Steps!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Button box<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Although many sim racing wheels have an extensive selection of buttons and rotary encoders, I still use a button box because it makes the whole sim experience more graceful as well as more realistic. Last but not least, it just feels more authentic! In this blog, I explain to you why, should you not already have one, you too will want to get a button box. There are two options: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Buy a ready-made button box either;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Opt for a DIY solution (DIY Button box).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Are you handy with a soldering iron and enjoy making your own sim racing button box? Then read on. In this article, I will explain to you how to make a great DIY sim racing Button Box yourself and share my experiences of how I did it!<\/p>\n\n\n

    \n
    \"diy
    Create your own button box in these simple steps!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

    What is a sim racing button box?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    For those who are new to the world of sim racing and don't know what a button box is. As the name suggests, it is a box with buttons \ud83d\ude09 But there is more to it than that! Besides buttons, a button box has (usually) rotary encoders, toggle switches and switches. This combination of parts makes a button box indispensable in the world of sim racing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n