Buying a 550

[SL550M]

Can the harnesses be easily swapped out for regular seatbelts?

[21ATS]

Nice 550 for sale with a sensible asking price if anyone is looking for a red one.

FChat member who's owned the car for years and had the interior re trimmed.

https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/550-mara...

[Double gauche]

does anyone have any idea on the cost of a retrim on a 550?
I agree with this chap that black interiors aren't the best .

[21ATS]

As ever it depends on to what standard you want it done.

I've also considered this and the only place I'd be interesting in taking it would be here:-

https://www.coachtrimmers.com/

I think you're realistically looking at between £10k & £20k depending on the exact spec. The upper end of that number is going to include dash out and retrim, daytona seats, quilted headliner, quilted parcelshelf etc.

I remember John posting the costs of what he had done on his 550 (linked above). He got a mates rates deal for all that work of some where between £6k & £7k, but you can see it's only partial.

[ras62]

But would the hides used be up to the factory standards these days with modern treatments?

[21ATS]

ras62 said:

But would the hides used be up to the factory standards these days with modern treatments?

Pretty much why I'd only go and see these people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wYbg6EFids

[7GJR]

This fellow is involved in some very high-end re-trimming:

https://www.davethetrimmer.com/

[ras62]

I talked at length with... https://www.leathercaredirect.com/history ....when having my interior reconnollised. They are both ex Connolly guys and were the only company approved by Connolly before they went out of business in 2002. A few hours in their company is quite an education on how products and processes have changed over the years.

[Bluebottle911]

21ATS said:

Nice 550 for sale with a sensible asking price if anyone is looking for a red one.

FChat member who's owned the car for years and had the interior re trimmed.

https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/550-mara...

Thanks for the plug - I don't visit here very often.