Advanced Floor Plate vs Advanced Handbrake Plate: Which Do You Need?

Two plates, two different jobs

The Advanced Floor Plate and Advanced Handbrake Plate are both metal plates that bolt to an Advanced SimRacing chassis, but they solve unrelated problems. The Floor Plate creates a flat 22" x 10" surface for your feet when you are not racing, and it can ease getting in and out of the rig. The Handbrake Plate is a 9" x 4.5" mounting surface for a handbrake or shifter peripheral, and it attaches without extra aluminum profile.

Because their purposes do not overlap, this is less a choice between two versions of the same part and more a question of which gap in your setup you need to close first. The following sections explain what each plate does, what the catalog confirms, and how to decide.

What the Advanced Floor Plate actually provides

• Advanced Floor Plate: Creates a flat surface to rest your feet when not racing and allows easier entry and exit out of the rig. This is the core benefit: comfort and access, not peripheral mounting.

  

• Advanced Floor Plate: Plate measures 22" x 10" and can be mounted on top or at the bottom of the base profiles. The size gives you a defined footrest area, and the two mounting positions let you choose the height that suits your rig.
• Advanced Floor Plate: Comes with 4x M8 12mm button head screws and 4x M8 T-nuts; compatible with all Advanced SimRacing chassis. You get the hardware needed for a standard profile mount, and the chassis compatibility is confirmed.

What the Advanced Handbrake Plate actually provides

• Advanced Handbrake Plate: A 9" x 4.5" metal plate that mounts a handbrake peripheral without additional aluminum profile. It solves a mounting problem directly, saving you from adding extra profile just to hold a handbrake.

  

• Advanced Handbrake Plate: Listed compatibility includes VNM Simulation Shifter V1, MOZA HGP Shifter & HBP Handbrake, Heusinkveld Handbrake V1 & V2, Fanatec Handbrake, Thrustmaster Sparco Handbrake, and Simagic DS-8X Shifter. Check your specific peripheral against this list before buying; the plate is designed for these models.
• Advanced Handbrake Plate: Includes 2x M6 T-nuts plus M6 screws (20mm and 16mm) and is compatible with all Advanced SimRacing-brand chassis. The included hardware covers the plate-to-profile connection, and chassis compatibility is confirmed.

How they differ in practice

The table below summarizes the confirmed differences that matter when you are deciding which plate to add to your rig.

• Primary purpose: Floor Plate: footrest and easier entry/exit. Handbrake Plate: mounting a handbrake or shifter.
• Plate size: Floor Plate: 22" x 10". Handbrake Plate: 9" x 4.5".
• Mounting position: Floor Plate: top or bottom of base profiles. Handbrake Plate: position not specified in the supplied information; it attaches to the rig via T-nuts.
• Included hardware: Floor Plate: 4x M8 12mm screws, 4x M8 T-nuts. Handbrake Plate: 2x M6 T-nuts, 2x M6 20mm screws, 2x M6 16mm screws.
• Peripheral compatibility: Floor Plate: not applicable. Handbrake Plate: specific list of shifters and handbrakes (see above).
• Chassis compatibility: Both: compatible with all Advanced SimRacing chassis.

When the Floor Plate is the better buy

Choose the Advanced Floor Plate if you want a more comfortable, defined place to put your feet when you are not actively racing, or if you find it awkward to get in and out of your rig. The 22" x 10" surface and the option to mount it on top or underneath the base profiles let you tailor the footrest to your seating position.

It is not a mounting solution for a handbrake or shifter. If your goal is to attach a peripheral, the Floor Plate will not do that job.

When the Handbrake Plate is the better buy

Choose the Advanced Handbrake Plate if you already own a compatible handbrake or shifter and need a clean way to attach it to your Advanced SimRacing chassis without adding extra aluminum profile. The plate is pre-drilled for the listed models and includes the M6 hardware to connect it to your rig's profile.

Before ordering, confirm that your specific peripheral appears in the compatibility list above. The supplied information does not confirm fit for models outside that list, so if yours is not mentioned, treat it as unverified rather than assuming it will work.

What the catalog does not tell you

Neither product record includes detailed installation instructions, torque specifications, or drilling templates. The Floor Plate listing does not specify a weight limit, and the Handbrake Plate listing does not describe the exact mounting orientation or whether it can be used for both a handbrake and a shifter simultaneously. If you need those details, contact AdvancedSimRacing before you buy.

Both plates are covered by the AdvancedSimRacing lifetime replacement warranty against hardware durability issues from proper assembly and residential use, but the warranty excludes cosmetic damage, normal wear, and misuse. Keep that in mind if you plan to modify or heavily load either plate.

A simple way to decide

• If you want a footrest or easier rig access: Buy the Advanced Floor Plate.
• If you need to mount a compatible handbrake or shifter: Buy the Advanced Handbrake Plate.
• If you want both comfort and a handbrake mount: They serve different purposes and do not replace each other, so you can add both to the same chassis.