Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 550 Marenello

[Larry B (larrybard]

Dave,
That's a pleasant surprise.  I wonder if similar pieces for the 512TR would be 
as reasonably (for Ferrari parts) priced.  Could you tell me your source?
 
(And if anyone else has suggestions for sources for such parts, I would greatly 
appreciate hearing about them.) Larry
 
P.S. Apologies to readers for the automatic reformatting of prior messages that 
are attached; I'm not sure why Hotmail does that and how to avoid it.



> From: dave [at] davehanda.com> > 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] > > 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.> >