I'm on the hunt for a 360, how much better than the 355?

[nwates]

Godzilla said:

nwates said:

I just sold my GTR R35 as the car did not have any feel like my Porsche 996 Turbo S . I replaced the GTR with a 355. I am over the moon the car has so much feel and drives so well. I test drove the 360
as well but like many people found it very wide and went for the 355 instead.

Hi Nige, so you've made the jump at last, congrats on your first Ferrari! Don't tell me, it's red?

Hi David yes took your advice and went for 355 ... Mine is a GTS but as you guessed Rosso and Crema !
But its such fun and the Tubi makes such a great noise ! ....

Edited by nwates on Thursday 18th March 08:24

[MogulBoy]

Mario149 said:

where you sourced the ferrari badge?

I got one from a guy on eBay recently. Original part. Just search for "Ferrari Horn Push". There's invariably one or two for sale at any time.

P.S. I bought an original Momo wheel identical to that fitted to 328's 20 years ago just as something to hang in my bedroom...

I had it fitted to my Alfa Romeo Afetta GVT6 for a few years (with the correct Alfa horn push on it).

Presently the wheel is hanging on the wall at my home office just waiting for the right car to put it on again!

[Mario149]

MogulBoy said:

Mario149 said:

where you sourced the ferrari badge?

I got one from a guy on eBay recently. Original part. Just search for "Ferrari Horn Push". There's invariably one or two for sale at any time.

P.S. I bought an original Momo wheel identical to that fitted to 328's 20 years ago just as something to hang in my bedroom...

I had it fitted to my Alfa Romeo Afetta GVT6 for a few years (with the correct Alfa horn push on it).

Presently the wheel is hanging on the wall at my home office just waiting for the right car to put it on again!

Thanks, will have a look now Do you fit the wheel yourself? I've just enquired about the dealer fitting one to my 355 and basically they can't because of liability issues given that they have to remove the airbag wheel (obviously resuting in no more driver airbag!) and

a) fit a resistor in the wiring such that he air bag light doesn't illuminate (not the end of the world), or
b) remove/disable the airbag ecu resulting in no airbag for passenger as well

[ferrari spider]

Mario149 said:

Thanks, will have a look now Do you fit the wheel yourself? I've just enquired about the dealer fitting one to my 355 and basically they can't because of liability issues given that they have to remove the airbag wheel (obviously resuting in no more driver airbag!)

Just get ya hands dirty, heres a how (step by step fitting of a Momo and removal of the airbag) to i wrote 5 years ago for the CS tec section. Its also in the Fchat archives to. Its a 10 minute job and i even tell you what tools you need. http://fcars.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=4032

Edited by ferrari spider on Thursday 18th March 13:43

[RobM77]

Ignore this if it's not necessary, or indeed if it's obvious, but if you switch to a Momo wheel then spacers are readily available to bring the wheel closer if required. I thought I'd mention it given that the reach of the steering wheel is an issue with most pre 2000-ish Italian cars, including the 355. The Elise has a similar issue and I've done this to mine, as have a couple of other people on PH. It's nice to know that the conversion to a Momo wheel is straightforward on a 355, because it puts it back on my shopping list for the future! I couldn't drive the standard 355 because of this problem, so didn't even bother with a test drive when I was looking at them a couple of years ago.

[Mario149]

ferrari spider said:

Mario149 said:

Thanks, will have a look now Do you fit the wheel yourself? I've just enquired about the dealer fitting one to my 355 and basically they can't because of liability issues given that they have to remove the airbag wheel (obviously resuting in no more driver airbag!)

Just get ya hands dirty, heres a how to i wrote 5 years ago for the CS tec section. Its a 10 minute job. http://fcars.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=4032

Many thanks for that, I think I might be mechanically (not too in)competent enough to give it a try myself Final thought, in that article you say it doesn't cause problems with the ecus, presumably this means that the passenger air bag will still be functional?

[ferrari spider]

Mario149 said:

ferrari spider said:

Mario149 said:

Thanks, will have a look now Do you fit the wheel yourself? I've just enquired about the dealer fitting one to my 355 and basically they can't because of liability issues given that they have to remove the airbag wheel (obviously resuting in no more driver airbag!)

Just get ya hands dirty, heres a how to i wrote 5 years ago for the CS tec section. Its a 10 minute job. http://fcars.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=4032

Many thanks for that, I think I might be mechanically (not too in)competent enough to give it a try myself Final thought, in that article you say it doesn't cause problems with the ecus, presumably this means that the passenger air bag will still be functional?

Yes i saw that you had just joined the CS forum, thats a good place to go for proper ferrari tec talk. Both Terry and stevew are also very knowledgeable on there.
The passenger air bag will still be functional. But technically you know, both of the 355s air bags should be renewed every 10 years. I have not heard of anyone doing this but its there in black and white.
Take anything i say with a pinch of salt if ya like, but i only deal with the facts

[Mario149]

ferrari spider said:

Mario149 said:

ferrari spider said:

Mario149 said:

Thanks, will have a look now Do you fit the wheel yourself? I've just enquired about the dealer fitting one to my 355 and basically they can't because of liability issues given that they have to remove the airbag wheel (obviously resuting in no more driver airbag!)

Just get ya hands dirty, heres a how to i wrote 5 years ago for the CS tec section. Its a 10 minute job. http://fcars.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=4032

Many thanks for that, I think I might be mechanically (not too in)competent enough to give it a try myself Final thought, in that article you say it doesn't cause problems with the ecus, presumably this means that the passenger air bag will still be functional?

Yes i saw that you had just joined the CS forum, thats a good place to go for proper ferrari tec talk. Both Terry and stevew are also very knowledgeable on there.
The passenger air bag will still be functional. But technically you know, both of the 355s air bags should be renewed every 10 years. I have not heard of anyone doing this but its there in black and white.
Take anything i say with a pinch of salt if ya like, but i only deal with the facts

Top stuff, thanks again.

[Godzilla]

ferrari spider said:

Mario149 said:

ferrari spider said:

Mario149 said:

Thanks, will have a look now Do you fit the wheel yourself? I've just enquired about the dealer fitting one to my 355 and basically they can't because of liability issues given that they have to remove the airbag wheel (obviously resuting in no more driver airbag!)

Just get ya hands dirty, heres a how to i wrote 5 years ago for the CS tec section. Its a 10 minute job. http://fcars.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=4032

Many thanks for that, I think I might be mechanically (not too in)competent enough to give it a try myself Final thought, in that article you say it doesn't cause problems with the ecus, presumably this means that the passenger air bag will still be functional?

Yes i saw that you had just joined the CS forum, thats a good place to go for proper ferrari tec talk. Both Terry and stevew are also very knowledgeable on there.
The passenger air bag will still be functional. But technically you know, both of the 355s air bags should be renewed every 10 years. I have not heard of anyone doing this but its there in black and white.
Take anything i say with a pinch of salt if ya like, but i only deal with the facts

I was told the passenger airbag IS disabled if you remove the driver's side one. Caused quite an argument with the wife (then girlfriend at the time)! I explained, I die, you die!


The guys at QV supplied the boss and horn after I bought the Momo Race.

[ferrari spider]

Eurospares do the center horn by the way.

[The Milfman]

Airbags are for panzies anyway!!

[ferrari spider]

The Milfman said:

Airbags are for panzies anyway!!

And theres alot of airbags on this mans forum

[The Milfman]

ferrari spider said:

The Milfman said:

Airbags are for panzies anyway!!

And theres alot of airbags on this mans forum

[ferrari spider]

Godzilla said:

I was told the passenger airbag IS disabled if you remove the driver's side one.

That argument is another hot topic regarding Ferraris airbags. Some schools say the airbag will, some say they will not, as well as specialists having dividing opinions. There also have been quite a few discussions on the Fchat forums.
I remember seeing a picture of a F355 that Eurospares was breaking after a big crash. The drivers wheel had been changed out to an early non-air bag F355 model. On the passenger side, the air bag had been deployed and was hanging down the dash board.
But another question can be asked of whether an air bag older than 10 years old will deploy. Ferrari recommend both bags be changed at 10 years old because the airbag starts to degrade after that time. I am of the school of thought that the airbag will be ok. But of course i can not base this upon any form of research because there have not been any information collected after F355s have crashed.
There will be some people who will say that if ferrari recommend changing the airbag every 10 years, then there must be a valid reason for the recommendation.
There are lots of opposing views in the F355 world, in all manner of topics from engine in/engine out to wheel spacers or no wheel spacers.
Chose a school, choose a side.

Edited by ferrari spider on Thursday 18th March 15:08

[The Milfman]

ferrari spider said:

Chose a school, choose a side.

You make Ferrari ownership sound like a turf war?!

Seriously though, there are a great many views on so many topics - I think it's great. You just have to make your own informed (or not in the case of some) view.

Regards the turf war, I'm on ferrari spider's side!!

[ferrari spider]

The Milfman said:

ferrari spider said:

Chose a school, choose a side.

You make Ferrari ownership sound like a turf war?!

Seriously though, there are a great many views on so many topics - I think it's great. You just have to make your own informed (or not in the case of some) view.

Regards the turf war, I'm on ferrari spider's side!!

All this information is totally thanks to the Internet. Before owners got together, ferrari owners were easily taken for a ride.
And yes sometimes it does seem like a turf war. I mean look at the engine in engine out argument. That at time seems like war

[The Milfman]

ferrari spider said:

All this information is totally thanks to the Internet. Before owners got together, ferrari owners were easily taken for a ride.
And yes sometimes it does seem like a turf war. I mean look at the engine in engine out argument. That at time seems like war