I have my DOF Reality seat mover M2 up and running. It is a good piece of hardware that provides a lot of seat movement. My challenge now is to find software settings that provide movements that best compliment running iRacing, the only sim I use. Anyone considering a seat mover should strongly consider the M2. Priced at $999 USD, shipped, the M2 costs much less than NL. For years I wanted a V3, but just didn’t think paying $3,000 was worth it. Even the used ones I thought about buying were over $2,400. So, when I stumbled upon the M2 in the iRacing forums and then did some research about DOF Reality, I decided to give the M2 a try. I’m glad I did.

Anyone considering the M2, should also take a hard look at getting one of DOF Reality’s full motion rigs. I could have gotten their full motion H2 for $1,534 USD shipped. I had space considerations and did not want to have to buy new triple monitor stands, so I opted instead for the M2. In hindsight, I’m not sure that was the right move. There is always some buyer’s remorse with type purchases.

Ordering

The ordering process was very smooth. When I placed the order, DOF Reality emailed me that it would take about three weeks for it to be produced and delivered, and that is exactly how long it took.

September 3: M2 ordered

September 13: M2 shipped from Zaporizhia, Ukraine via TNT.

September 21: M2 delivered to me in Columbia, SC, USA via FedX (delivery was attempted the day before, but since no one was home, they left a door tag, which I signed and left on the door for delivery the next day)

There were no import issues or costs. It showed up at my door just like I had ordered it from a US retailer.

Packaging

The M2 and its controller came in one box with the contents encased in Styrofoam. It was very well packaged and was delivered with no damage to the box. Some of the Styrofoam was brittle, so keep a vacuum cleaner nearby when removing the contents (or better yet, do it in the garage).

Tale of the Tape

The M2 weighs about 19 pounds. The connecting cables are 4.5 feet long.

The control box is made of metal and is well constructed, but a little on the large size: 12” wide, 10.5” deep, 5.25” high, and weighs about 7 pounds.

Mounting Seat

I had a seat from an old rSeat RS EVO V3 that I needed to mount to the M2.

In order to position your seat in the best center of gravity position on the M2, you will need to have it mounted on seat slider rails, which fortunately I had.

Attaching M2 to Rig

DOF Reality has mounting options for the M2 for various cockpits, like the Playseat. I selected the floor mount version because of how low it sits so that I could keep my seat as low as possible. I ended up about 2 inches higher than my seat was previously. I’m finding that I like the angle of hitting my brake pedal better in the higher position, which has been an unexpected benefit of the higher seating position.

Connecting to Computer

DOF Reality makes it real easy to get the M2 up and running. They provide a good set of instructions and a software package that installs the driver and SimTools software and game plugins. It took minutes for me to have the M2 moving around.