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Choosing between the Asetek Aluminum Button Color Kit and the Simagic LED Bar comes down to whether you want to upgrade your steering wheel's tactile feel or add dynamic telemetry lighting to your pedals. Both serve as ecosystem-specific enhancements, but they target completely different areas of your simulator setup.
The Simagic LED Bar requires the separate, official Simagic P-APS power supply to function unless you already have it powered via a haptic reactor setup. Additionally, the LEDs remain illuminated even when your PC is turned off, meaning you will need to manually unplug the power supply or use a switch.
If you own an Asetek wheel and want to eliminate the cheap plastic button feel, the Aluminum Button Color Kit delivers a premium tactile upgrade, though the $89.00 price tag is tough to justify for VR users and lacks matching thumb rotaries. For Simagic P1000 owners, the Simagic LED Bar offers excellent visual telemetry feedback, provided you do not mind managing its extra power supply requirements and occasional SimPro Manager software bugs.
| Aluminum Button Color Kit | Simagic LED Bar | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Asetek | Simagic |
| Ecosystem | Asetek | Simagic |
| Starting Price | $89.00 | $48.00Best |
| Price trend | Unchanged over 90 days | Down 0.4% in 90 days |
| Type | steering wheel customization kit | Pedal LED Light Bar |
| Connectivity | none | Proprietary (connects to P1000 pedal control box, requires P-APS power supply) |
| Compatibility | all Asetek SimSports steering wheels | Simagic P1000 and P1000i pedals (not compatible with P2000) |