Dodgy Arcade2TV-XR Bottomless Quest Controller Cradle

This file is a replacement for the Quest VR controller cradle on the X-Arcade Tankstick-VR/Arcade2TV-XR controller. I purchased straps for my controllers and the loop it adds to the bottom prevents the controllers from fitting fully into the Arcade2TV. This is OK for Pinball FX VR, but Arcade Ranger is much more picky about the controller location. I solved this by designing a new cradle that cuts off the bottom to make it more flexible.

Instructions: (It's not my fault if you screw this up)

• Print the left and right bottomless cradles. Supports are recommended.

• You'll need a Philips screwdriver and if you have the stand, you'll need a 4mm hex driver. (Or the 5/32" hex driver which wasn't supposed to be in my hex driver set. Actually the hex driver hiding under the unit should also work, but I forgot about it.)

• Unplug everything from the Arcade2TV.

• Take off the top cover. I was able to do this carefully without removing the controller from the stand. There are three screws in the back and one on each side. The side screws are under the rail guides if you have the stand. You'll need to remove two hex screws from each rail guide and remove the guides to get to the screws. Keep track of the springs that are also under the guides.

• Carefully arrange the top so you can get to it's underside without putting stress on any of the wires.

• Remove the two cradle frames. Each one has two screws on one side with two washers. The other side just levers into place without screws. If you just flip the top over and rest it against the stand, like I did, be careful not to drop the screws into the Arcade2TV.

• There are left and right frames, rubber inserts, and cradles. The frames are labeled L and R. The cradles aren't labeled, but the replacements you printed are. The rubber parts aren't labled, but they only go in cleanly one way.

• There are three screws that attach the black controller cradle to each frame. Remove those, remove the cradle from the frame, and remove the rubber insert from inside the cradle.

• Now, insert the rubber parts into the bottomless cradles you printed. The new bottomless cradles just hold the rubber in place and the rubber does all the work of holding the controllers.

• Put the cradles in the frames, matching left to left and right to right. Reattach with the three screws.

• Put the frames back into the controller top and reattach with the two screws and washers for each.

• Reattach the top and the side rail guides, if applicable. Three screws in back, one on each side, and two hex screws and two springs for each rail guide.

P.S. BTW, kudos to X-Arcade for a modular design that made this an easy project.