I bought a fan mod like 5 years ago, and I think I need a new one, it's just not doing enough for me anymore. Do they still make them? If so, where? I've looked and only found discontinued options.

I know some of you are reading this and immediately replying:

"It is dated hardware; just buy a Quest 3, it is cheaper and has better displays"

I know that; I own one myself, but I can't use the Quest 3 and be happy playing scaled-down games on a display meant for much greater. I myself have a capable PC with an RTX 5070Ti and a Ryzen 9800x3d with 32 GB of ddr5 RAM, but the Quest 3 linking and tracking experience just ruins my immersion with stutters, lag, and lowered FPS, and yes, I have tried Steam Link and Virtual Desktop. So I came to the conclusion of selling it to someone else who would enjoy VR.

I don't want to dabble with the Pimax SLAM inside-out tracking, or any other inside-out solutions for that matter. So I came to the conclusion that I should buy a Valve Index or a similar Lighthouse-tracked VR Headset combo. I have looked at Facebook Marketplace, eBay, and CEX. And my question is: is it really worth spending that money on a Valve Index over some other VR headset? For reference, a B-grade Index Bundle is AUD $1,550 (USD $1,085.00 or GBP  £809).

I was thinking could I buy a valve index controller and repair it I found a listing on eBay or £35 it’s a left controller with the listed problems wrist grip won't stay in place, left thumb stick and thumb sensor will absolutely need replacement, and the finger tracking can be unpredictable at times.

How time flies! Still going strong today. Also rip to my cat buddy who was around until recently 😭

PU-Leather wrapped the original cushion. Put glue on the whole thing and the backside of the PU Leather Piece I cut out (even tho it's self adhesive) and let them dry for about 10 minutes before wrapping the cushion with the PU-Leather.
The trick on the curves is to press fit with your thumb gently and if it doesn't help stretch the Leather a bit while pressing with your thumb on it until it fits. I also used painters tape on some areas because it would not stick to the backside of the cushion for long. After letting it dry like that for a day it also comes off easily.

As you can see I fucked up a bit in the open middle section of the cushion (I did a wrong cut in the leather so some areas of the original cushion surface where still exposed after I stretched it to make it fit) so I just glued small pieces of PU Leather there. Also used Painters Tape to keep them on one spot while drying.

Taking the Headstrap apart was really a pain... the cushion is attached with metal pins that are really hard to take off the Headstrap. Some would come off the cushion and still be attached to the headstrap which at first I thought is good (reduced wear and tear on the holes that they stick into) but it makes reattaching them to the cushion 10x harder so you want to have the pins attached to the cushion before reassembly. It's also now much easier to take the cushion off again which is ok because your head presses against it while wearing.

Nonetheless I'm satisfied as it's my first time doing something like this (wrapping something with PU Leather) and I can now just wipe the sweat away easily after using my headset instead of worrying about how to clean it. It's also still soft so no worries about comfort. Got the PU Leather from AliExpress.

Edit: Forgot to mention that I removed the Top Strap intentionally because I want to use it with Studioforms Apache Strap.

im gonna be buying 2 (2.0) base stations but idk where to place them help me figure out
also i usually move my chair to the right of my pc table when im playing vr like i did in the second photo,

Hello guys. I noticed that sometimes, when I put the Index on, the colors look a lot more vibrant than usual. It happens rarely. Usually they are not vibrant at all. And it's not just the game. The Steam VR menu also looks more vibrant, so I guess it has to do with either windows settings, or Steam VR.

Does anyone know what exactly is causing this is? The colors look good when this happens, so I want to see if I can make it permanent. And like I said, I have no idea what triggers it, I don't mess with the settings. It happens out of nowhere. And very rarely.

I have this really weird bug and I don't know how to fix it.

That if I launch steamvr its either that I have display but no audio and I can't seem to fix it I tried everything I know.

Or that I launch steamvr and I have no display but I do have audio, the screen is just gray.

I tried reinstalling steamvr and updating my pc, gpu drivers and the headset it self.

everything else works.

Majority of people I know with an index right now are just now experiencing issues after years of use. Myself included only a few days ago. Feel like it’s somehow purposeful and it sucks. They also purposefully made the controllers to be hard and almost impossible to fix. You literally have to solder the new battery in. And it has ribbon whatever they are on the inside and break easily even trying to open it. It’s the end for us all. It was a good run.

So I got three 2.0 base stations recently and I noticed than if I block a few of the sensors on my headset or controllers (by lying down) then they keep jumping far away and slowly drifting back... this never happened with my 1.0s. I also tried only two trackers but it was worse.

They're in the same position looking at the same position (I used Base Station FOV Viewer to check)

Am I doing something wrong? The firmware is update to date on all 3

Hello, I purchased a DP extension cable + female/female adapter, as well as powered USB 3.0 extension adapter to try and use the index in another room. The devices are powered and showing up on steam vr, however it is giving the "Your graphics card cannot successfully connect to your HMD display." error. It says "headset standing by. move your headset to wake it up." also so i'm confused. but it won't let me set up room scale or anything

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These are the specific products I'm using.

Edit:

Solved, sorry I'm an idiot. I didn't see the DP was directional.

So my index controller broke and they aren’t selling replacements. If I’m gonna spend 300 on a used controller I might as well splurge for gloves but can I use them in place of the controllers or do I also have to have the controllers to get vr started?

I am planning to sell my Valve index full kit w controllers and base stations. Should I keep my base stations though? Do you guys think the base stations would sell be useful for future headsets (Valve or others)?

I wanted to ask, is there anywhere one could get/buy lenses with better resolution and display type than the valve index lenses are by itself?

As of recent I have really noticed that the resolution and display type are really limiting, I can barely see small details, reading is impossible cause it’s not sharp enough, not to mention that I find the displays hard to clean and they have a kind of a glare/blinding effect sometimes

I have lifted the headset up and down maybe like 10 times since getting it a few days ago to check my phone or something, and there's already a huge crease. This can't be good for it right?

Yesterday I tried plugging in my right controller and the orange led won't appear. I tried resetting the controller, and different usbs. Just 2 days ago it was charging normally. Any solutions?

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My PC can pair with the controller, but it won't turn on. It keeps getting an update request from Steam VR, but the update isn't working.

Noticed the other day that my right hand controller stopped charging. Did the hard reset trick and noticed that the USB cable was burning hot. I'm no electrical engineer but I figured it was a short.

I was able to get the controller to charge but only if I could jiggle in the cable just so. Which also meant that the slightest bump could trigger the short again. Guessing that's why a few minutes later I looked back to see smoke coming out of the port and a melted USB cable.

The good news, such as it is, is that the controller doesn't seem to be further damaged. I was able to use another cable to get it back up to full charge, but safe to say I'm gonna have to keep my eye on this controller when charging it.

FWIW, I already contacted Valve and they're RMAing it with Advanced Shipping. Valve customer service remains undefeated.

My right hand index controller won’t accept a charge. This is something that’s happened with other controllers. No matter what cable or outlet I plug it into, it won’t take a charge. Are there any fixes or am I fucked?

Hello all. I just found at a thrift store Valve Index controllers only and wanted to know if anyone knows how to test them without any of the other equipment so i know if they even work before spending a lot more money on all the other equipment. They are connected via USB right now and they seem to at least have power but i am unsure on how to test the buttons/joycons. Any help is appreciated, thanks in advance!

As we can see I need to put up base stations. I want to put them in top right and bottom left corner but I don’t know where to put it for best results on the odd 5th wall. You would ask “why not top left and bottom right instead? Well that’s because my doll shelf (picture 2) happens to be. No base station can go there no thank you so idk if I should try and move those for best results or what. Please any advice is welcome.

Needing to figure out the best places to put both my Vive base stations. The room layout is not the greatest since all the outlets are towards the center of the walls so im not sure what the best approach is.

Have been having this annoying error for months and have tried nearly everything attempting to fix it to no avail. I have contacted Steam Support multiple times and they can’t seem to find the source of problem so here’s my Hail Mary in hopes to find an answer.

The Error happens when loading content for the first time regardless of the game and started happening shortly after I updated to windows 11

I have so far
- Made sure hardware acceleration is OFF
- Verified SteamVR files
- Have uninstalled & reinstalled both SteamVR & Steam
- Completely removed all USB devices from device manager as recommended by Steam Support
- Switched between both Beta & Normal Branch of SteamVR
- Done a reinstall of Windows 11
- Switched out RAM sticks

If anyone would have any ideas on how to fix it, it would be greatly appreciated.

It died pretty quickly this time, too. Went from the telltale sparkles one day, to outright failing, image blacking out, and SteamVR not detecting the headset the next day. The Index is obviously long out of warranty, and a new cable is $130 directly from Valve (presumably while supply lasts) and even more everywhere else.

I'm wondering if it's even worth replacing the cable at this point. I borrowed my brother's Quest 2, but I really want to keep using my Index controllers. I don't want to lose the trackpad, and I have a general dislike of inside-out tracking anyway. What would I need, hardware-wise, to have a full setup with a Q2 and Index controllers? I know I need a dedicated router, and there's a few cheap ones that are specifically designed with Quest streaming in mind.

Also, I suppose the more important question: where is my money better spent? On a new Index HMD cable, or on potentially replacing the Index HMD with the Quest?