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458 Spider Aftermarket Carbon Fiber

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  1. Parshooter

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    #1 Parshooter, Dec 9, 2016
    I have a 2013 Ferrari 458 Spider. Some time ago I purchased some interior Carbon replacement products for my 458 Spider from Exotic Car Gear. The thought was to place aftermarket Carbon into some of my Interior to upgrade the aesthetics without paying for Direct OEM with my dealers crazy Factory prices. I replaced the F1 Switches and rear plate, and Cup Holder. it was the first steps in what I planned as a total Interior upgrade. The experience dealing with Exotic Car Gear was awful, from the overall quality and fit of the products to the customer service to the expectation of what they delivered. I had to have the installer come to my house multiple times, had to return product that didn't fit, for replacement. The Surround for the Top and rear window switch was not available, but I was not told this. The fit was so poor that the switches for the glove box and Lift were no longer aligned and worse yet I had weeks were phone calls and emails were not returned. I ultimately had to get the Spider, top and rear window surround from MyRicambi to complete the install that was about a year ago and they bailed me out from what would have really been bad situation. At the end not knowing any better I did think the F1 cover looked good. It wasn't until I saw the MyRicambi product did I realize there was a better alternative.
    On balance, I am sure the Exotic Car Gear dislikes me as much as I them. I decided I would never put Aftermarket Carbon, Mfg primarily in China, in my vehicle.
    So this past week I went to Mondiali in Daytona and met with Denis from MYRicambi. He convinced me to bring my car to his place of business, and meet his partner and look at his product. I did and made a comparison to the product in my car from Exotic Car Gear.
    There was no Comparison!
    Today I had the entire center console replaced, the entire dash and some other items installed. The fit and finish is perfect. it looks like the car came from the factory. The installer couldn't believe the detail of the installation attachments, from pins to lined screw holes and quality of the Carbon. If you want to upgrade reach out to Denis or Ian at MyRicambi. You won’t be sorry! They get five stars from me. Exotic Car Gear maybe two.
     
  2. saraojo

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    #2 saraojo, Dec 9, 2016
    Cool. Do you have any pics of the cf installed?
     
  3. Melvok

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    #3 Melvok, Dec 10, 2016
    Please share photo's soon !
     
  4. Parshooter

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    #4 Parshooter, Dec 12, 2016
    Here are some pictures of the install.
     
  5. mdslone

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    #5 mdslone, Dec 12, 2016
    No pictures attached
     
  6. Parshooter

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    #8 997usa, Dec 12, 2016
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    I ordered a bunch of MyRicambi (www.458parts.com) parts for the 488 engine bay and the side air intakes. Will install them this weekend and post my thoughts. Initial thoughts are very positive. Good looking and seemingly well constructed.
     
  9. mdslone

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    #9 mdslone, Dec 13, 2016
    Wow. I am very impressed. Seems to be done extremely well. Looks very good. After seeing these pictures I am going to order some my self.
     
  10. Parshooter

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    #10 Parshooter, Dec 14, 2016
    You won't be sorry, but make sure you have a great installer... few parts are easy but most require lots of skill!!
     
  11. saraojo

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    #11 saraojo, Dec 15, 2016
    Thats a lot of high quality cf. Excellent taste.
     
  12. fredhassen

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    #12 fredhassen, Dec 16, 2016
    I was thinking of doing this but just installed CF LaFerrari bridge instead which I think really brings a great look.

    May this as well though now that I see what a good look you have created.[​IMG]


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  13. Parshooter

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    #13 Parshooter, Dec 17, 2016
    That is very Nice...
     
  14. Cigarzman

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    #14 Cigarzman, Dec 18, 2016
    Where did you get the CF ac housing ?
     
  15. Parshooter

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    #15 Parshooter, Dec 19, 2016
    Same place as all the rest, MyRicambi speak to Denis or Ian.. Looks great in person.
     
  16. Parshooter

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    #16 Parshooter, Dec 19, 2016
  17. Cigarzman

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    #17 Cigarzman, Dec 20, 2016

    Thanks bro.
     
  18. Ian Rattray

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    #18 Ian Rattray, Apr 29, 2019
    Great post. Thank you Parshooter! :)
     
  19. dalaalsingh

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    #19 dalaalsingh, Apr 26, 2020
    How hard was it to do the AC vents and dash? I feel like that would be the most difficult and it wound be hard to get it together properly
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  20. The extractor

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    #20 The extractor, Sep 14, 2020
    how does changing out the original parts with carbon fiber parts affect the pricing on the car? Meaning, I have the original sticker for the car and a carbon fiber package is NOT listed on it.....
     

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