Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 550 Marenello

[Dave Handa (dave]

For the F355 the interior pieces are not all that bad.  I have found the
interior door handles for $60 each, the window switch surrounds are $15
each, and a new steering column cover (both pieces) was $147.  The pricey
part is the A/C console control, which can only be purchased as an assembly
with the actually controller and knobs...around $1500 or so.  Individual
switches are pricey too, they vary from $100 to $200 each.

So far, I have only replaced the worst pieces, which fortunately for me,
were the less expensive ones.






-----Original Message-----
From: Larry B [mailto:larrybard [at] hotmail.com] 
Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 4:21 PM
To: dave [at] davehanda.com
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 550 Marenello

I don't even want to guess what replacing every rubber-coated interior part
in a 512TR would cost.

> From: dave [at] davehanda.com> To: larrybard [at] hotmail.com> CC:
ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com> Subject: RE: [Ferrari] 550 Marenello> Date: Sat, 6
Oct 2007 15:49:45 -0700> > Yes, and apparently that works...but then you
have a non-stock plastic> surface, rather than the oem rubber coating.> > I
prefer to replace the offending parts, then wait for them to fail> again...I
am a glutton for punishment. ;-)> > Dave> > > > -----Original Message----->
From: Larry B [mailto:larrybard [at] hotmail.com] > Sent: Saturday, October 06,
2007 3:44 PM> To: dave [at] davehanda.com> Cc: The FerrariList> Subject: Re:
[Ferrari] 550 Marenello> > And the "fix" recommended by some people is not
for the faint-hearted:> remove the residue with caustic oven cleaner.Larry>
> > From: dave [at] davehanda.com> > Quote (snip) > "The usual "some dummy 
> > armor>
alled it" stickys of the soft touch coated > >>> pieces. > > > The cause of>
sticky interiors of the rubber coated pieces in modern day> Ferraris (346,>
TR, 355, 360, 550, etc) is NOT directly caused by application> of ArmorAll>
(though it may speed the process). There are many, many cases> of cars not>
receiving any treatment of the parts and still they become> melted and>
sticky. It appears to be caused by nothing more than a crappy> quality>
coating, and direct exposure to the sun. More sun and heat, the> sooner it>
will deteriorate.> >
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