Racing Cockpit Accessories: What They Are, What to Buy, and What to Skip

Quick Answer: Racing cockpit accessories are the mounting, positioning, and organisation parts that turn a bare sim rig frame into a properly set up driving station. They include wheel mounts, seat brackets, pedal hardware, shifter mounts, monitor mounts, cable management clips, and spare fasteners. You do not need all of them - you need the ones your specific rig and hardware actually require.

What Are Cockpit Accessories in Sim Racing?

A sim racing cockpit on its own is just a frame. The accessories are what make it work for your specific hardware - your wheelbase, your pedals, your seat, your shifter, your monitor.

Cockpit accessories are not cosmetic upgrades. They solve real problems: a wheelbase that needs a stronger mounting point, pedals that need to be angled correctly, a seat that needs to slide forward, cables that need to stop getting caught in the rig.

The cockpit accessories collection at Apex300 covers six functional categories - each one solves a different part of the setup problem.

Six Types of Racing Cockpit Accessories - And What Each One Does

Accessory Type

What It Does

Brands Available

Seat Brackets & Sliders

Mount a racing seat to the cockpit frame; sliders allow fore-aft adjustment

Sabelt, Trak Racer

Pedal Mounts

Set the angle, height, and position of your pedals on the rig

Sabelt

Shifter & Handbrake Mounts

Attach your H-pattern shifter or handbrake to the cockpit side profile

Trak Racer, Sabelt

Wheel Mounts & Decks

Secure the wheelbase directly to the rig frame at the correct height

Sabelt, Trak Racer, Simagic

Reinforcement Brackets

Add rigidity to corners and joints - important for direct drive wheelbases

Trak Racer

Cable Management & Fasteners

Route cables cleanly; replacement screws and T-slot nuts for rig assembly

Trak Racer

Who Needs Cockpit Accessories - And When?

If you are building a new rig: You will need seat brackets, pedal mounting hardware, and a shifter mount before your first session. These are not optional extras - without them, your hardware is not properly attached to the frame.

If you are upgrading to a direct drive wheelbase: Direct drive bases like the Simagic Alpha EVO or Simucube 2 produce significantly more force than belt-driven wheels. That force transfers into the cockpit frame. A standard mount that worked fine with a Logitech G29 may flex or loosen under 15–25Nm. Reinforcement brackets and a stiffer wheel deck are worth checking before you upgrade.

If you share a rig: If…