F8 Spider Specification

[BaronMcLaren]

With a bit of time left to lock spec in for my F8 Spider;

Nero
Crema
Daytona Carbon Racing Seats with Lift
Shields
Sports Exhaust
Carbon Bridge, Dash Inserts & Steering Wheel
Yellow Rev Counter
Apple CarPlay
Rear Camera & Front Sensors
Passenger Display
20’ Dark Painted Rims

Any essentials missing?

Thoughts are we don’t need lift, and JBL system not worth it.

Decent deal, should be here just in time for the clocks to go back.

Edited by BaronMcLaren on Monday 12th April 21:33

[BaronMcLaren]

willy wombat said:

Prepare yourself for the barrage of posts advising that if you don’t have racing seats, the car will only be worth scrap value. Personally, I have Daytona seats in my 458 spider and I love them.

Sorry they are the Daytona Style Carbon Seats, I’ve edited the post. Thanks for the reply.

[BaronMcLaren]

Thanks for the replies.

Don’t want or need lift, so won’t be adding that.

I can’t live without Apple CarPlay, just got too used to it.

Might consider swapping the Passenger Display for the JBL - is the system that much better than the standard kit?

[BaronMcLaren]

garystoybox said:

Lift completely unnecessary, in 3 years of use in car parks and odd cambers in my 488, never an issue... my old E92 M3 grounded more easily. Doubt world make much difference for resale.
I appreciate ‘sound systems’ not an issue for many, but the standard system is so poor to be an embarrassment. If trying to keep the costs down I’d much rather have the JBL upgrade, which is much better than it used to be than Apple CarPlay. I have this and never used it (although use it all the time in my other cars) due to the tiny screen and lack of touch/easy integration. You can stream from your phone without it.
Enjoy your new car when it arrives

Thanks Gary appreciate the feedback.

[BaronMcLaren]

Thanks for all the replies, and Jackal your feedback about lift, JBL and Carbon is much appreciated.

Will head up to HR Owen in next couple of months to lock spec in, might be a few changes based on this.

Not fussed about Carbon engine bay, but can appreciate some might.

Pass display is as much for my eldest son as anything else -
Daft really but I know he’ll get a kick out of it.

Sounds like I need the JBL...

[BaronMcLaren]

ANOpax said:

BaronMcLaren said:

With a bit of time left to lock spec in for my F8 Spider;

Nero
Crema
Daytona Carbon Racing Seats with Lift
Shields
Sports Exhaust
Carbon Bridge, Dash Inserts & Steering Wheel
Yellow Rev Counter
Apple CarPlay
Rear Camera & Front Sensors
Passenger Display
20’ Dark Painted Rims

Any essentials missing?

Thoughts are we don’t need lift, and JBL system not worth it.

Decent deal, should be here just in time for the clocks to go back.

Edited by BaronMcLaren on Monday 12th April 21:33

I don't see painted calipers on your spec sheet. You'll definitely want to spec them as the unpainted ones are pig ugly and lose their colour over time.

Edited by ANOpax on Thursday 29th April 14:24

Tempted to add JBL & Yellow Calipers - will be going to lock the spec in the next few weeks/months so plenty of time to mull them over, thank you for the reply.

[BaronMcLaren]

GrahamPM said:

Djit said:

That’s a nice wheel, Pista wheels are also a direct fit and look cool. Mine should be here this afternoon.

I didn’t like the F8 range of wheels so went Pista; bought them as accessories through Ferrari dealer

I really like that, that’s a look I could enjoy.

[BaronMcLaren]

Done.

Spec locked and production around December.

Nero Daytona
JBL
Carbon Wheel with LEDs
Shields
Sports Exhaust
Apple CarPlay
Passenger Display
Carbon Bridge
Carbon Dash Inserts
Daytona Carbon Racing Seats
Front Sensors
Rear Camera
20” Alloys painted Dark.

Black interior but have done something spicy with the seat colour (non standard) with D, L & R buttons painted to match.

Check back in 6/7mts to see how it turns out.

Just snuck in under £260k.

[BaronMcLaren]

London.

Paddy & Indre, lovely people to deal with.

[BaronMcLaren]

LordOfTheManor said:

BaronMcLaren said:

London.

Paddy & Indre, lovely people to deal with.

Did they give you the £10k support deal ?

What £10k support deal !?….




Yes, they were very open about it from the start and it was a big reason I just said ‘sod it’ and got on with the deal. I put them through the mill with the spec though.

[BaronMcLaren]

MadCaptainJack said:

Can’t believe you’ll have your custom spec Ferrari before I have my Quadrifoglio.

Both very much worth the wait )

[BaronMcLaren]

LordOfTheManor said:

BaronMcLaren said:

What £10k support deal !?….


The Factory pays £5k and the dealership matches the contribution, I couldn't get London to make any effort at all,

the young guys were as bad as the old ones and yet the Lamborghini salesman in the same company, was amazing with me

Sorry LOTM yes I did get the £10k, my poor attempt at self deprecating humour clearly failed.

In the end it was that support that got me over the line. Can’t fault Paddy or Indre, give him a call you’ll be surprised.

[BaronMcLaren]

Djit said:

Nice spec.

Glad to see you went with the JBL upgrade. Its a pretty good system by Ferrari standards when hooked up to the iPhone.

Are you tempted to add those gold pista wheels in the future?

I thought they looked awesome.

Too many voices telling me to add JBL, was running out of excuses not to have it. I do quite like my music so should get some use out of it, my other half certainly does so she’ll enjoy it more when she’s nicked the keys to it.

Yes v.tempted on the Pista wheels, friend has a set of Matt Black wheels leftover from the Carbon shod Pista he’s just sold. I really want them but want to see how I feel about the car before I chuck £5k (or so) at another set of alloys. TBH keep looking at some of the Novitec stuff and wonder if I should give them a whirl.

Appreciate the feedback, thank you.

[BaronMcLaren]

Seems Amalgalm the model makers in Bristol will make me a 1:12 scale version of ‘our’ car. Tempted.

Has anyone else done this?

[BaronMcLaren]

MadCaptainJack said:

How much?

PS: How much for the model, that is.

Edited by MadCaptainJack on Thursday 8th July 21:32

No idea. Waiting for an update from HR Owen. I’ll PM you when I find out.