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vsamaco · Trick Member Joined: 08 Mar 2004

Geez, I swear there were tons of those pads before I mentioned the dealer here. I guess the word gets around. Just check back in a few days for the dealer to post more "hard" foam pads.

CabbieNamedAxel · Basic Member Joined: 16 Jun 2004 Location: San Francisco

I just picked up these http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=21185&item=8110999598

Trying to see if they're worth the $60 I had to shell out (with S&H). I'm a big guy, just getting into DDR, trying to have some fun and maybe lose some weight while I'm at it. If anyone has these or has seen them in action, are they responsive? Do they wear out easily? Etc...

vsamaco · Trick Member Joined: 08 Mar 2004

CabbieNamedAxel · Basic Member Joined: 16 Jun 2004 Location: San Francisco

So if I buy the foam, I would have to open up the pad? I dunno if I feel safe doing that. I mean, I usually mess things up when trying to mod them.

vsamaco · Trick Member Joined: 08 Mar 2004

CabbieNamedAxel · Basic Member Joined: 16 Jun 2004 Location: San Francisco

Oh, didn't know they had a zipper. I'm still waiting on them to ship, hehe.

ThunderDragon978 · Trick Member Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Location: Miami Fl

Hey ppl, i noticed the links at the begging of this forum for mods say that they dont exist any more. dose any one know a site where i can look up the chair mat mod? google dosnt seem to be helping very much
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9 footers at home
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My summer love...B
Xenon...B
Burning heat...D
Lom (std)...B
I feel......C

9 footers at arcade
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vsamaco · Trick Member Joined: 08 Mar 2004

The chair mat mod is intended for pads which have zippered openings and replaceable inserts.. what you do is cut the chair mat to size with the tin snips (the plastic is really heavy and hard to cut), then put the cut chair mat on top of the foam insert that normally comes with the pad. Works great! See earlier comments in this thread for more info.

From a previous post... It's intended for old ignition pads with 1/2 in. foam because there was so much extra space inside the pad.

ThunderDragon978 · Trick Member Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Location: Miami Fl

Ok well its a good thing its intended for zipper pads because im planning on buying the BNS DX-Xtreme pads!

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9 footers at home
So Deep...D
My summer love...B
Xenon...B
Burning heat...D
Lom (std)...B
I feel......C

9 footers at arcade
Burning heat...D
My summer love...B
Lom...C
So Deep... Not yet... >.<

HitokiriX · Trick Member Joined: 27 Mar 2004 Location: Berwyn, PA

adamblast · Basic Member Joined: 18 Jun 2004

First post! Complete noob here; thought I'd try DDR for the exercise rather than buying some treadmill or bike machine.

Any reason why I shouldn't try modding my one-layer DPR2 pad (the only kind they sell in this area) with a chairmat instead of plywood?

I understand the usual mods being discussed here: plywood for the thin softpads and a chairmat inside the padded DX models...

But I'm thinking that attaching my thin softpad to a chairmat instead of plywood might give me all the stability and reliability but with a softer landing for playing barefoot or in socks. I'm playing on deep carpet, so the spikes underneath will be a plus...

Anyone ever tried it? Any reason to think it's a bad idea?

HitokiriX · Trick Member Joined: 27 Mar 2004 Location: Berwyn, PA

well.....if ur pad is the one that comes with like DDRMAX2 then i wouldn't mod it. it wasn't made to be opened, so don't open it. just my opinion. if u were too play for a while then i would definetly get a DX pad. they last a lot longer and save u money in the end if ur a long time player. also, if u want to exercise a lot this is not a good way to do it...well not the best way. its only good exercise if u like it. being good and not having fun jus isn't what DDR was meant to be.

adamblast · Basic Member Joined: 18 Jun 2004

Hi, HitokiriX, thanks for the answer...

My pad didn't come with the game, but it's the same kind... I'm not going to open it, that's for sure... I was just thinking of securing it down to a fullsized chairmat instead of to a peice of plywood.

I might be able to play socks (or barefoot) longer that way, since it would still have some of the spring of the carpet underneath--maybe it wouldn't be as hard on the feet as the plywood.

And don't worry about my thinking of DDR as some exercise "chore" -- no way, I love it! I'm just glad I found something that works as both exercise and play!

vsamaco · Trick Member Joined: 08 Mar 2004

xerus · Basic Member Joined: 16 Jun 2004

I'm new here... and new to DDR, I've only played once in an arcade and on simulators (stepmania.) I'm getting a RedOctane Ignition 2.0 pad, and Im wondering if I should mod it with plywood? I have a carpet in my room, but its not very thick...

Sorry if this has been covered, but I couldnt get the search to work in my favor... I got a good 80 pages of results =X
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Quasar · Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2004 4:39 am Post subject:

Build your own softpad? I'm not sure if this has been posted, but I found a site here http://www.harmlesslion.com/stuff/text/ddr/.

It follows the same basic design as ddrhomepad, but with cardboard instead of sheet metal and aluminum screens for the contact plates. It doesn't look quite as slick as the metal ones,

but much easier and cheaper to build since you don't have to work with wood or metal.

I've been considering building one of these instead of buying a softpad. Has anybody built something similar and can tell me how it holds up over time?

Haruka · Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2004 4:39 am Post subject:

OK i tried to do a search to see if this had been covered before but didn't get an answer i wanted.

Got 2 MYMYBOX zipper pads for Xmas. Been playing them on tile mainly but carpet a little. I haven't chairmat modded them yet due to lack of money

Got tired of them slipping apart for doubles so taped them with masking tape down the middle. Anyway got Dancing Stage MegaMix for my birthday and i go to play and notice there are these horrible cracks in the top layer plastic. Couple of thin cracks and then a bad tear near the left arrow and bottom left arrow on one pad. I gather they came about from playing Disney Mix on carpet (Supercalifragilistc and It's A Small World (Hardcore) double Trick maybe

). But i didn't notice when it happened.

So now not only do i have to chairmat mod them but i have to do something about the top of them. I can't really play anymore until i fix them because the rip is near the arrow wiring :S Any suggestions on modding the top of these pads? A thin tough plastic? How should i attach it to them :S
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Neya · Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2004 9:40 am Post subject:

im still brand new to ddr, the first time i tried it was right after I bought my ignition 2 pad just the other day. Ive always wanted to try ddr for fun, but was to embarrassed, and to broke. We modded it yesterday, carpet taped it to a piece of plywood. We got the flattest piece possible, but my room is sort of muggy (I keep bout 20 fish tanks in the next room) its not a 'wet basement' but there is humidity & its quite humid up here in the north east anyways.
Well in the last 24 hours the board has begun to curve, and it bounces when i have to move around & jump. Luckily it doesnt move, but man its bad enough im out of shape but the board makes it harder to do jumps to hit 2 arrows at a time.

well as I figured it is an addicting game, I cant seem to get away from it even when im dog tired lol I vision this pad wearing out -soon-