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Reddit mentions of APIGA AP2 Foldable Racing Simulator Stand plus gearshift mount
Sentiment score: 4
Reddit mentions: 5
We found 5 Reddit mentions of APIGA AP2 Foldable Racing Simulator Stand plus gearshift mount. Here are the top ones.
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World first dual pole unique designFoldable, stable and sturdyAll steering wheel, Padle shown in photo are not included in packageAdjustable height & angel wheel platformCompatible with almost all racing wheels & pedals in the market
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Entirely depends on your budget - but at the very least something with Force Feedback, like the Logitech g29 with shifter - that's a very common setup. $200-450 is the figure you'd be looking at - depending on if what you want is on sale. A bit cheaper if you don't want a shifter and want to use the paddle shifters behind the wheels.
https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-G29-Driving-Shifter-Bundle/dp/B016JBE8LU $299
I chose one a little higher priced, the Thrustmaster T300RS GT edition (3 pedal setup not the cheaper 2 pedal one without the clutch) as well as the TH8A shifter. I got the wheel on sale, full price on shifter. https://i.imgur.com/Y8Gg5oO.jpg
https://www.amazon.com/Thrustmaster-T300-RS-Racing-Wheel-PlayStation/dp/B01M1L2NRL?th=1 $388 + https://www.amazon.com/Thrustmaster-PC-PS3-PS4-Xbox-One/dp/B005L0Z2BQ $149
These wheels are much more than toys. You can feel the wheels on the road, traction loss, how much torque the cars have, if you slam into a wall the wheels can damn near rip your hands off (you can change the % of feedback to lower it). It makes the experience in VR feel super real. I'd say a wheel carries as much importance in VR racing as the headset does.
The craziest feeling I've gotten so far as just sitting at the start of a race idling in a '66 Mustang. The entire hood of this car is shaking back and forth like Dom's muscle cars in Fast and the Furious.....and the WHEEL is shaking left and right with the car exactly how you would expect something with that much power to. That thing was like 100% torque and it felt amazing.
Even if it takes some saving, I highly recommend one of them - although I would definitely wait until Black Friday to get $100 ish off of either one you choose. The sale prices for these are quite tolerable when they occur.
A stand for the wheel is much nicer than a table for mounting, but they can be pricey as well. From $100 and up. My Apiga AP2 stand was $280 but worth every penny to not have a bar in between your legs. Only $240 now and supports most wheels. https://www.amazon.com/APIGA-Foldable-Racing-Simulator-gearshift-ALL/dp/B00XBPYUIY
Well, you could move the camera. Find a comfortable space for a potential cockpit, see where you'd need the camera to be, and find a little stand for it, along with a USB extension cord to go along the edge of the room. If the headset's wires aren't long enough to properly extend to you from that position, you could find an HDMI and USB extension cords for it as well. If you want the cameras to be static, you could buy a second camera to sit in the middle of the room, and use a USB switch to switch between them (I personally use this one to switch between my PS3 and PS4, but there are other options out there).
Otherwise, I'd also agree that a fold up stand would probably be best here. I have the Apiga AP2, which also has the option for the seat mount (though you'd have to source the seat). You could have the stand folded up in a closet with the seat, and when you want to race, put them together in the middle of the room, and enjoy. There are other folding mounts out there, but the AP2 is the only one that I know of that also has an option for seating, and most of the other ones have a bar that goes between your legs.
They have stands, e.g. Wheel Stand Pro
(https://www.amazon.com/Wheelstand-Thrustmaster-Wheel-Stand-Pro/dp/B00GP3RUI6/ref=sr_1_3?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1497126891&sr=1-3&keywords=wheel+stand)
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Apiga (https://www.amazon.com/APIGA-Foldable-Racing-Simulator-Stand-gearshift/dp/B00XBPYUIY/ref=pd_sim_147_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00XBPYUIY&pd_rd_r=YCRQ4VWJGC5RX4CKA8TT&pd_rd_w=BhsLe&pd_rd_wg=mzkSC&psc=1&refRID=YCRQ4VWJGC5RX4CKA8TT)
Wont find one (worth using) for much cheaper than wheelstand pro, if its too expensive you could definitely just copy the design and make one yourself.
Apiga AP2. It's unfortunately out of stock (I picked up the last one :D). They might restock soon, but I don't know. However, GT Omega Racing and DX Racer have pretty good stands too. They also have full cockpits.
I bought this a month ago. Of course I'm on XB1, you should be able to find a bundle that fits what you want. Regardless, at $679 new plus something like this or this you're hovering around his $900 price point for brand new, never used stuff.
My 2 cents.