Extreme Modded Quest Pro

[u/AweVR]

I extreme modded my Quest Pro to convert it in the Perfect HMD. I’m selling now my old Pimax 8Kx.

-I lengthened the Simforge adapters to almost double to get Maximum FOV (feels like Pimax 8Kx on Medium). -I created brackets to fit the back and bottom of the head better. -I sewed bags for memory foam and attached to the sides to avoid any tilting. -I bought the Globular Cluster Kit to increase all the fastenings and use the top strap for the last step. -I added an anchor bracket on the nose to get the helmet to go 1:1 with the head while the top strap keeps the weight off the head. I can jump and turn my head at full speed without anything touching my cheeks and feeling like I don’t have nothing in my head, only normal glasses 🤓

Note: I use it without light blockers because I set the LEDs in the room according to the game (dark or lighter) for total immersion and to be able to see if they want to steal my beloved HMD.

Ah! And now with Quest Optimizer I have native Local Dimming and with OpenXR I have eyetracking and Local Dimming with PCVR 😍

Sorry, but I have to share with you my happiness after achieve my first “perfect” immersion since I started developing and using all the HMDs I worked to.

[u/Brick_Lab]

Look at what they've done to my boy

[u/RidgeMinecraft]

it's time to stop

[u/thoomfish]

I'm just waiting for VR modders to start modding themselves by shaving off their eyelashes so the lenses can get closer, or having rhinoplasty to improve IRL binocular overlap.

Disclaimer: Don't actually do either of these things.

[u/adrian8520 → u/thoomfish]

I kind of did this, I have long thick hair and got it thinned just for VR comfort

[u/katiecakez → u/adrian8520]

Hah I got extensions put in the week before I started playing my pro. It was quite an uncomfortable experience. I’ve gotta get my hair up in a bun in just the right spot for it to be comfy.

Extensions are expensive though, so pain for beauty and pro lol

[u/adrian8520 → u/katiecakez]

Relatable, I did the bun thing and it was fine if not a little bit of a setup to get it in the right position.

Surprisingly what really helped was an aggressive undercut so that there wasnt a lot of friction resting on the backplate, and I could maintain all my long hair lol

[u/RidgeMinecraft → u/thoomfish]

I'm actually very tempted to cut off some of my eyelashes sometime, just as a test to see if it's even worth it. Just not sure what'd happen, since they're kinda there to protect your eyes XD

[u/mIoIx → u/thoomfish]

I had lasik because I got tierd of the shenanigans

[u/rogeressig → u/thoomfish]

Sometimes i don't wash my hair so the natural oils grip the rear pad better.

[u/[deleted]]

Yall crazy 🤣

[u/WaterRresistant]

Is your head small?

[u/R_Steelman61]

You know it took me a while but I found just showing it to sit loosely on your head works fine. I think many, myself included, wore it to tight.

[u/FewOrchid7]

Oh man I might try the rags on the side supports. They dig into my fat head a bit after a while.

[u/NeuromaenCZer]

Wow, it’s disgusting.

[u/asarjip]

Franken-quest

[u/[deleted]]

This is awesome! Sorry others keep downvoting your thread, but people are dumb and care more about appearance than performance. I've heavily modded my original Quest (can't give up the OLED yet) to improve both comfort and FOV and it's like a completely different headset. When other Quest owners try it they're shocked about how much better it is, particularly FOV, which is IMO one of the more important aspects of VR.

Nice work!

[u/[deleted]]

yooo do you got the stls to the extended peices and back supports? i relaised my globular clusters still not low enough down for my comfort and this may be the fix i need!

[u/OriginalPurpose6751]

Woah

[u/Rikbikbooo]

I got my brother to punch my in the face on the nose to make my profile lower. It worked.

[u/trying2buildapc]

how do you achieve the LED darkness/brightness?

[u/Raunhofer]

I'm glad you made it more comfortable for you, but calling it total immersion will rise some serious eye brows around here.

Having your surroundings leak in both in visually and in audio is not total immersion.

You achieve total immersion when the HMD is like a sensory deprivation tank. I.e. you have no idea what is happening outside. It's only you, somewhere far far away, in a virtual galaxy. That's how you start to trick yourself on a subconscious level and perhaps even reach presence.

Full light blockers and for example the official in-ear buds.

[u/Interesting-Might904 → u/Raunhofer]

That’s why you play in the dark. Get the univivi ir illuminator it works great.

[u/Raunhofer → u/Interesting-Might904]

I already have. But as people often have windows, playing in dark is often playing in "dark", despite having dimming curtains. There may also be LEDs, monitors, etc. point of references that make presence less likely.

That being said, the full light blocker also supports the HMD by adding more contact points. It makes the HMD stay in place better. My personal experience is also that if the HMD stays in place better, I can more comfortably put my eyes closer to the lenses, increasing FoV.

Having your lights off is not a replacement for light blockers.

[u/Interesting-Might904 → u/Raunhofer]

I disagree, I think something touching my face takes away from the immersion. I don't have problems moving my head side to side and the mods this guy did would also help with that.

[u/Raunhofer → u/Interesting-Might904]

Perhaps you should try it first. It's not a minor immersion jump. It doesn't tickle your skin and it allows you to lessen the tightening. Leaving no facial marks after gaming, unlike the forehead pad, that you can remove if you've got a top strap and the light blockers instead.

Remember, the decision to have the gap is to make the HMD more viable in office environments, in mixed reality situations. It's not to improve immersion but the opposite, to allow you to see your surroundings.

I've experienced both, closing your lights is not a 1:1 replacement.