282 Sim Rig

Anodizing converts the outer layer of the aluminum into a hard, colored oxide. It is an electrochemical process, and the color is part of the metal itself.

Powder coat is a plastic coating sprayed on and cured, so it can chip or peel at an edge or an impact. Anodizing has no separate layer to chip: the color goes into the aluminum's surface. It's why SPEC anodizes the frame and the CNC connectors instead of powder-coating them.

No. Because anodizing converts the surface rather than coating it, there's nothing to chip or peel the way powder coat does. Direct sunlight over years can dull any anodized finish slightly, same as it does any car or bike part. Keeping the rig out of direct sun keeps it looking new longest.

Matte. Every part is sandblasted to a soft matte texture before anodizing, on both the frame and the connectors. It also hides fingerprints better than a gloss finish would.

The 282 is designed for single-person assembly in about 60 to 90 minutes. A complete setup including wheelbase, pedals and seat takes roughly two hours. Every part is machined so the connector plates align without forcing, and step-by-step instructions ship with every rig.

Prefer to watch? The assembly guide is on SPEC's YouTube channel.

The 282 is designed as a complete, integrated system rather than a kit of parts. Frame, mounts, monitor support and accessories are engineered together for proportion, alignment and visual coherence, and color is integrated into the metal through full matte anodizing on both the frame and the connectors.

The difference you feel first is how easily it installs. Every extrusion is laser-marked, so each part lands where it belongs without measuring. The open slot lets a connector go on anywhere along a profile instead of being threaded in from the end. And Hook & Tilt lets you hang a wheelbase, monitor or seat on its mount with one hand, set the angle, then lock it down. That is what makes the 282 a real one-person build rather than a two-person afternoon.

The wheel deck bolts straight to Fanatec, MOZA, Simagic, Simucube 3, Asetek, Conspit and PXN direct drive bases on their standard bolt pattern. It is the most bottom-mount-capable wheelbase deck in the market. Simucube 2 Sport, Simucube 2 Pro and VRS bases use a different bolt spacing and need SPEC's separate front mount plate, sold on its own. The deck tilts 0–20° and slides 80 mm fore-and-aft so the wheel lands at your reach, whichever base you run.

Yes. The 282 is engineered for direct drive wheel bases up to and beyond 30 Nm. The aluminum extrusion frame with structural connector plates eliminates flex even with the strongest force-feedback wheels.

Most sim pedal sets on the market fit. The pedal base rides on 4040 extrusion, so angle, tilt and height are all adjustable, and the plate adapts to different bolt patterns rather than being drilled for one brand's holes. Sets drivers run on it today include the Simucube Active Pedal, Heusinkveld Sprint and Ultimate+, Simagic P2000, Asetek Forte and Invicta, and MOZA CRP2. Distance from the seat is adjustable too.

One monitor. The single monitor support on the rig takes a display up to 57″ ultrawide. The stand-alone single monitor stand fits most displays on a standard VESA pattern, 75×75 mm or 100×100 mm.

A large TV. Anything bigger than a monitor needs a specific adapter plate rather than the standard VESA mount. The Samsung 55″ Odyssey Ark is the one we fit most often. Tell us the model and we will confirm the plate before you order.

Triples. Triple screens run on SPEC's triple monitor stand, which comes in two sizes: 32″–37″ and 37″–55″.

SPEC's triple is a free-standing stand, and it is built differently from most: the center extrusion extends and retracts, so the stand adapts its width to whatever displays you run inside its size band instead of being fixed for one screen. Each monitor sits on its own upright, so you can move one without taking down the other two.

It comes in two sizes: one for 32″–37″ displays, one for 37″–55″. Leg width is monitor-size dependent: the larger stand plants wider, so check the footprint against your room as well as your screens.

One thing to be clear about: there is no triple monitor mount that attaches to the 282 itself. Triples always run on the stand, set in front of the rig.

Yes. The 282 is hardware-agnostic: it mounts any wheelbase, pedal set or peripheral built for PC, PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X|S, including the console-licensed Fanatec, MOZA and Simagic direct drive systems above.

You pick a main color and an accent color. The main color covers the anodized extrusions and some of the connector parts; the accent color covers the rest. Which parts fall on which side is set part by part, so a pairing reads as one designed object rather than a frame with contrasting brackets. Ten colors on each side, any pairing: a hundred combinations from one page.

Abyss Black, Frosted Silver, Titanium Mist and Heritage Green are kept in stock. Circuit Green, Amber Drift, Spectral Purple, Klein Horizon, Golden Apex and Obsidian Red are anodized in scheduled runs; the swatch tells you the ship date before you order.

$1,299 to $1,599, set by the exact pair you pick. Abyss Black, Frosted Silver, Titanium Mist and Heritage Green are the core colors. A core main with a matching accent is $1,299; a core main with any other accent color is $1,399. A premium main color adds $200, and on a premium main the accent adds nothing when it is a core color or matches the main. Only a second premium color on the accent adds $100. The price shown on the page is the price for your pairing, no math required.

Monitor mounts, handbrake supports and other accessories are sold separately.

Six of the ten colors are anodized in scheduled runs rather than kept in stock, because each one needs its own tank. If your pick is between runs, ordering locks your set into the next scheduled run and the page shows the date that run starts shipping next to “Preorder”: the day it leaves our warehouse, with transit on top. You're charged in full at checkout, the same as any order, with no separate deposit step.

Every date on this page is a ship date: the day the finished set is in our warehouse and shipping can begin. Transit time is added on top of it.

The date shown is the later of your main and accent color's ready dates. SPEC holds the set until both are done, then ships everything together. If your two colors come out of different warehouses (Los Angeles and China), the set may arrive as two parcels on the same shipment window.

Not on the same order: a 282 is one bundled line item, and Shopify doesn't allow swapping the variant on an order already placed. Contact us and we'll cancel and rebook it in the color you want.

In China, and under SPEC's direct control. Extrusion, CNC machining, anodizing, metal work and laser etching each happen at a specialist plant, and SPEC manages every one of them directly rather than handing the whole job to a single supplier. Quality control and packaging are done in-house: every part is inspected 100% by SPEC before it goes into its retail box.

SPEC runs warehouses in Los Angeles and China for global distribution, and most international orders ship through SPEC's reseller and distributor network.