Yesterday I received
@Hadouken Arcade 's custom mounting plate.
Last night I (when I got home from work) I installed them to a pair of Seimitsu LS-32 sticks, and mounted it inside my Diamond (white).
Yes we've all seen the LS-32 before...
But I highly recommend this version that includes the same 5pin header used on the Sanwa (this keeps us from having to use adapters with the Vewlix harness).
With the Semitsu stock mounting plate removed and the custom installed...
Note the orientation of the plate in this image, the 5pin header must face downwards when installed/mounted (or the directions will be incorrect).
You can see a side view here...
Now we remove the old Sanwas/mounting plates from the Vewlix cab...
I highly recommend a little socket wrench like this one with an extender, it will save you tons of time and potential damage/rounding-out the locking nuts.
Ok so now we have the Semtsu mounted to the cab...
What I'm not showing you is having to remove the joystick PCB to properly access the locking nuts with my socket wrench.
Yea, and its a mega pain in the ass, but without doing this you can only grab onto the nut with a small adjustable (and as I mentioned risk rounding off the heads with sloppy turns).
Finally the finished product, in all its GLORY!
Yea I know, most of you aren't going to like battop handles on a JPN cab (I just don't like that they are black so I ordered some white ones).
Thing is with a tighter spring and that battop, if you close your eyes it almost feels Suzo/Happ'ish... And this is what I grew up using (so it feels more natural to me).
Very happy with how this came out, the feel is just what I was looking for.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND TO ANY/ALL VLX OWNERS (the plate not the battop heh)!
Great job designing this.