How can I make my Cougar MFD buttons easier to find in VR?

[durka-durka]

Title says it all.  Sorry if this is a repost. 

I find that while I'm in VR, I will fumble around the MFD to try to find the right button. It usually starts with feeling for the gain/sym/brt/con buttons first, then going over or down.  I was hoping to get suggestions from the community on how you have made your buttons easier to feel while not being able to see them.  Thanks in advance for any/all suggestions.

[Oozler]

I currently have 2 Cougar MFDs setup in a basic homemade cockpit a la the hornet and they are mounted on a wooden dashboard sort of thing. As such, I have placed small screws in the wood just above the middle button on the top and bottom of both MFDs and this seems to help me get a solid sense of where I am. Those seem to be commonly used buttons.

Maybe this gives you an idea of something you can try that applies more to how your setup works.

Good luck and happy flying!

Edited March 20, 2021 by Oozler

[FoxTwo]

Some clear 6x2mm rubber feet on each of the center position buttons are good locators for me in VR.

[durka-durka]

Thanks guys.  I ended up putting a small dab of super glue on the center buttons.  This dries rough and seems (so far) to work really well.  

[Savvy]

I have glued small black squares of plast on the rim in the center position of each row/col of buttons. This helps a lot. Others have also stuck a small square of velcro on the middle button.

 

The super glue is a great idea too.

[durka-durka]

And amazingly enough, a new youtube video just came out about this exact thing:

(196) DCS: Using MFDs with VR - YouTube

 

[Rogue Trooper]

I used Evergreen half round plastic strips to increase the gate sizes to help my hands counting the button positions.

The central "pearl" dome is my start point and probably the best mod as it has a very distinctive shape for the VR blind, my fingers find the domes very quickly and from there it is 2 buttons left and 2 right, the increased gates help with this count left or right

My only regret is that I did not gate and pearl the inner MFD window as I find I always want it on the lower row of 5 buttons, I also think once installed, it would also speed up button identification on the left, right and upper buttons too..... Perhaps with my other 2 MFDs.

 

I prefer outer frame counting as I find making the buttons distinctive just promotes accidental pressing of these very tactile buttons.

 

Edited March 26, 2021 by Rogue Trooper

[HemiGuy]

I use these.... Very helpful

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1397184055/thrustmaster-mfd-vr-button-upgrade-set?click_key=a8cdae5480332a071f3f635c62c1a61131a4777f%3A1397184055&click_sum=556705dc&ref=hp_rv-2

[Mr_sukebe]

I use small pads of velcro on the centre buttons of each side, the furry velcro for the verticals, and the brissly (is that even a word) for the horizontals.

[F4ttyRider]

Silicon cabin door stopppers.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/224686996251?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=SggdiJVnQVu&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY