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488 DRS Flap colour?

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  1. 100badboy100

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    Does anyone know the colour code for the silver colour on the DRS flaps as I need to do,a bit of touch up on one of them.

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  2. 100badboy100

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    Hmmmm

    I guess we go with Silver then!


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  3. RayJohns

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    I don't know the answer. However, with regard to Ferrari "silver" colors in general (such as rims, etc.) I've had pretty good luck using some of the Toyota silver colors offered by Dupli-color. I remember with my 355, it had silver rims and I ended up finding a silver color off the rack (at Autozone I think), which was about as perfect a match as you could get. If you're interested, I can see if I still have some of those bottles of silver handy and perhaps photograph the colors or provide you with the specific color codes.

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  4. Melvok

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    Micahel, what is a DRS flap (semantics … for a Dutch bloke :) )
     
  5. 100badboy100

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    Hi Ray

    Yes if you do can send me a picture of the can or the colour code that will be an excellent start point

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    Michael
     
  6. 100badboy100

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    Hi Mel

    The 488 has in the rear diffuser 3x flaps that lower at speed that Ferrari call DRS flaps to mimick the F1 terminology

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  8. RayJohns

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    Here's what I found in the box of Ferrari stuff. I'm not sure where I used this, but I am thinking maybe on the 360 wheels perhaps? On the 355, I wanna say it was a Toyota silver paint that worked best. I'll have to check my records and see if I can turn anything up.

    Anyway, this color was in the box, so I'm guessing it was either used for wheels on the 360 or 355 at some point.

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  9. Viperjoe

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    From Motor Trend's website:
    Drive the Ferrari 488 GTB fast on the freeway and you’ll notice a little DRS logo appear on the dash. That stands for drag reduction system, and signals that flaps at the rear diffuser have lowered to change the airflow around the rear of the car and make it slip more cleanly through the air.
     
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  10. MANDALAY

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    Don't you need to be going over 150 Kms/hr ?:cool:
     
  11. Viperjoe

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    I don't know the answer to that question. The Owner's Manual does not specify the deployment speed. Image Unavailable, Please Login
     
  12. Ski Bum

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    The DRS seems to kick in between 60 and 70 mph, especially if you accelerate meaningfully.
     
  13. MANDALAY

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    The videos ive seen show the dash signal at around 150 kms.
     
  14. RWP137

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    “But Officer...my DRS light wasn’t even illuminated...”
     
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  16. jyupitt

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    Plan to paint mine Tiffany blue.


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