Hey everyone,

Just wanted to share a quick but very effective mod I recently made to my Next Level Racing GT Elite Lite. If you own this rig, you’ll know the uprights are angled by default, which makes monitor positioning far from ideal — especially if you’re going for a realistic, close-up cockpit view with proper FOV.

🔄 The Problem:
	•	The inclined uprights push the monitor too far back, even when using the integrated monitor stand.
	•	It’s hard to position the screen between the wheelbase and the steering wheel, which breaks immersion.
	•	The included L-shaped bracket for the monitor mount also has a built-in angle, designed for the tilted uprights.

🛠️ The Solution:
1. Custom mounting plates to rotate uprights to 90° (vertical):
I designed a set of plates that allow you to mount the original uprights vertically instead of at an angle.
💡 The original plates are made of aluminum, but I made mine out of steel, simply because it was more accessible and easier to source locally for fabrication.
Once mounted, the uprights stand completely straight and eliminate the weird geometry.

2. Modified the L-shaped monitor bracket:
Since this bracket was also angled to work with the default tilt, I had to:
	•	Trim a small section of the monitor uprights to remove the angle.
	•	remake the mount so it could be at 90°.

Now the monitor sits perfectly in front of  the uprights, much closer to the wheel — exactly where it should be. The change in immersion and driving feel is massive:
	
	•	Better visual alignment
	•	Improved depth perception and overall ergonomics

Best of all it remains original apart from the small cut in the monitor uprights so if decide to put it as it was I’m allow to.


If anyone’s working on something similar, I’d be happy to share measurements, photos, or a CAD template for the upright adapter plates and bracket cut.

Modding my NLR GT Elite Lite: Converted inclined uprights to vertical + repositioned monitor