Aftermarket Black Roof on a 458

Just get the roof wrapped. I have a red 458 spider and the roof is wrapped in matte black. Inexpensive, looks great and wont affect resale nor future buyers.

 

+1 wrapped

 

Wrap it. I don’t like the look at all, but wrap is reversible.

 

You can have it wrapped in Matt or gloss. If it’s a good wrap you will struggle to tell the difference between wrap and paint. Black roof cars tend to sit around for a while unsold, so I would guess market is limited. I personally can’t stand the look and would never buy one, but that’s a personal view. Wrap would be better as its reversible. If you really want it painted have a good Bodyshop do it. I certainly wouldn’t send it back to Italy as the cost would be astronomical and you’d be better off just buying one with a black roof.


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Everyone seems to have a different take on the black roof but to me it's a great look that always caught my eye. I too had also heard differing opinions being expressed in the dealership even though I've never seen a 458 or 488 with a 2 tone black roof sit around for long unsold. So long story short I played it safe and ordered my car without the black roof but regretted it when the car arrived and had the roof done after hearing this latest solution which had just become available. It has same properties as paint yet can be peeled off like vinyl. In factory nero too! Wont scratch or mark easily like adhesive vinyl or fade in the sun. In the flesh its hard to pick from the factory painted roof.
Before and after shot.

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Wrap the roof and clear wrap at least the nose and areas that experience battle scars from road debris. I just had mine paint

 

Sorry. Tech error....I had mine paint corrected, front wrapped, & the entire car clear glass coated.

 

You can get a carbon fiber roof panel from Oakley Designs.. Would look pretty slick and you can always pull it off.. Few hours with headliner removal, etc

 

The black roof factory painted was a £6k option, you can get it done locally for £2k but I recommend wrapping.

I was going to get mine painted but decided to leave it red.

 

When I first started looking for a 458 I was a huge black roof fan but after a year + of looking at them I realized body color was the way to go for me. I also prefer the wrap option because of this. Need to be careful though as I know a red car that had to have the top resprayed after removing a black wrap. It took some paint with it in removal. Maybe Shadowfox's solution is less risky if it's available in the states (and the OP is as well).

 

I'll ask the guy who developed the product if he has made it available outside of Aus yet and come back later. It's not like your regular spray vinyl product which shares the same issues as the adhesive wrap. Here is the link to his site which shows the differences between his product and vinyl. It has to be sprayed on in a proper spray booth. I had my roof, sills and front lip done in it to match. It looks totally factory - amazing!

http://hueform.com.au/

I hope you guys can get your hands on this product as it will solve all of your issues. Cars like ours deserve better than adhesive vinyl.

Another pic - although a fair bit of dust had settled on the roof..
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Here’s mine it’s a wrap and I like the look.