XL20 Xlerator Racing Wheel Stand, Regular Lap Bar for Logitech G27 G29 G920, Thrustmaster wheels

It works. However, it's fairly cheap for $160. I kept thinking the profit margin on this is so high but they couldn't take the time to make it a little more precise. I had to expand the holes for the CSR elite pedal mounts. They didn't line up. So, if you don't own a drill with bits designed to go through metal, you may not want to get this. The mount holes for the fanatec wheel were spot on. I have it standing up in a corner of my den. It's easy to pull out and put it in front of the TV. If you don't have the room for a full rig with a seat, this is a good alternative. Get some velcro straps to secure the cables. There's no cable management included.Overall, I like it. I think $75 would be a more appropriate price for what it is.

Let me preface this review - Money is hard to come by, I am always looking for the top quality for my dollar and this review reflects why I do not believe I personally got my moneys worth. I believe this item to be worth a little over half of what its price is currently. I am a 29 year old guy, 6'1 height, and 255lbs - not a little guy here. I am critical on reviews because I believe an item should always match its price in quality and performance.Packaging - 6/10Packaging of the item was okay, I checked the item over after removing all the wrap which only protected the paint and was an extreme pain to remove. Also on my package, the packing tape got ahold of the bag with all the nuts, bolts, washers inside of it and tore it open which sucked a tad too. Directions were stored in the pedal wrapping which I thought was nice.Instructions - 5/10The directions/instructions were printed out and were black and white with heavy smears across the paper. Other products I've dealt with in the past that required assembly at least had 1/4 size pictures of the process. I did see the instructions said to view videos on Youtube but what if you are having issues with youtube? Again, it is a simply item to put together BUT it is not cheap and I think better instructions need to be included.Parts - 2/10On the wheel bracket I instantly noticed CHINA printed on the metal. This may be a put off for some of you guys, I myself figured this was somebody actually making these in the USA. My experience has been that metal objects from China are often weak and thin - this item was no different.I had to modify the bracket the wheel bolted too since the 4 holes did not line up just to get it to bolt to the frame. The pedal plate was thin and the welds were so so - paint had also already cracked on it. Bottom of the plate had sharp edges as well - is great for hardwood floors. The adjustable legs on the top part - SHORT, they might go completely into the top-half 2/3 of the way. I view this as penny pinching, for the price I think this item should have adjustable legs that use up the full length of its holding tube.Rubber feet on the bottom of the stand were smooth which is not allowing for much grip when you are in the midst of racing and go to hit the brake only to have the stand move away from you. This is just a heads up to hardwood floor owners - stand slides at times.Also, and I know I am just nagging up a storm about the price, why are there no zip ties to make it look good? Not visually pleasing to have cables everywhere or tape all over your new stand.Quality and performance - 3/10Once put together - I question how much use I am actually going to get out of the stand. It is a stand, it holds a wheel, shifter, and pedals - so what am I going on about?- does not work well with chairs with arms (as advised in description, wide chair so I figured I would be okay but shifter snags)- does not work well with hardwood floors. ie - slides since rubber end pieces as smooth with bad grip.- also due to rubber end caps being smooth, if you jerk your wheel - the entire stand will move too.- pedal plate already has a bow, cracked paint as well.- adjustable legs located below wheel mount are short which causes the top bar to rest on top of my thighs. Not comfortable and if I want to move my legs a little it lifts the top bar. While driving this can be an issue.- the legs on the top are slanted so if you wanted to sit on a futon or anything with a slant of its own - you will have no room to put your legs through.- cable management zip ties not included (most computer parts include them to help with cable management so the owner can have a nice visual and feel great about it - imagine having black tape everywhere instead, just isnt the same)- no rubber on the bottom of the pedal plate to cover rough edges and protect hardwood flooring.This stand leaves a lot to be desired and if it wasnt for the price - I would of been a lot more forgiving. What this item needs to justify its price -- Better pedal plate, needs to be thicker and have better welds. Also some rubber padding on the bottom of it to take care of sharp edges.- Better instructions, needs larger pictures of assembly and needs some color!- Include zip ties, seriously, small things matter at lot when looking at the end product.- Better rubber ends, needs grip. This is a wheel stand that will be pressed on with feet and have a wheel jerked at times - it HAS to be stable and secure.- change the angle of the legs coming off the top bar, this would provide more room and comfort for end users.- longer adjustable legs, same with the option above - comfort is important.Final thoughts on this productI gave this product two weeks of use and the above is what was found so far. Stand slides around, pedal plate bows, and tight in some areas. In my opinion, I feel like this stand was nickel and dimed too hard ie: shortened parts, thin metal, unclear written instructions, and cheap rubber. I would not recommend this product at the current price as I cannot justify it.

Before I get into the nit-picking I'll say up front that this is a good product and I would buy it again.Overall assembly was fairly straight forward, however the instructions could use some improvements. As is, they're in paragraph form with small black and white pictures. It shouldn't take too much effort to break the paragraphs into a list of steps and either use larger pictures and a few more sheets of paper or print the pictures in color. If nothing else this would leave the buyer with a better first impression of the product and the brand.Thankfully it came with every nut, bolt, screw, and washer you could possibly need to bolt up the supported wheel/pedal setups. Another "nice to have" that likely wouldn't take much effort to do would perhaps be to itemize and label each type of nut/bolt/washer with A/B/C/whatever and use these designations in the instructions. The nuts/bolts are fairly easy to figure out, but given that there are multiple types of washers I was unsure of which were supposed to go where.The only "issue" I have with mine is that the sides of the pedal tray appear to be bent. I'm not sure if this was a manufacturing defect or if it was damaged while shipping. At first I thought it was so out of whack that I might not be able to make it fit, but fortunately there was just enough play in the nylon washers that it bolted up fine and rotates smoothly when I put the pedals in the "up" storage position.For the G27 users, you'll likely find that the shifter bracket will need to be placed in the leftmost position. I'm not sure if this is by design, as there are extra holes which make it look like you can place it further away from the wheel (those holes may exist for other shifter setups), but if you try to use the other holes the bottom of the shifter won't clear the vertical portion of the lap-bar.The part that matters most, using it.... I'm happy to say that it does exactly what you expect it to do. I'm 5'9" and I have the steering wheel mount pushed in all the way. I like having the pedals close, but if you're under 5'5" you *might* find yourself reaching more than you'd like or pulling the wheel closer than you want so you can reach the pedals. I also have the vertical adjustment set to as tall as it gets, and it's set at the perfect position for me. The setup is very stable and the bars seem to fit the width of my couch cushions perfectly. When you're done using it, simply push the wheel off of your lap, putting the whole thing in the upright position, and easily move it out of the way.The only real negative I can think of is the smell of the rubber feet, which Google says will dissipate with time.Overall this is a solid product with a good design; recommended.

I wish i could have given this product a five star, once everything is setup the product works amazingly.Once you open the box, you will discover all of the components individually wrapped in foam sheets and covered all over in tape. It took nearly 20 mins to carefully unwrap all the parts to avoid scratching the paint. This has to be the worst packaging i have ever seen. Oh and nothing is labeledNow lets get to the instructions.... They could not afford to have colored instructions. So you are left with black and white pictures that serve no purpose since you cannot make anything out. Next you have the instructions written in paragraph form. Learn to use bullets.... So you are left watching a YouTube video to understand how everything goes together.As an engineer, i would recommend the following to the company:- Spend an hour and rewrite the instructions- Spend an extra 20 cents to have color prints- Have a packaging review with your overseas supplier to fix the horrible wrapping job.