Yep, agreed, looks superb at minus 30mm but Mike (previous owner) said that it does touch on occasion and that would make me wince, and yes again I do like originality, but it didn’t stop me taking the fire extinguisher out! Yep, that makes me a max power modder!I love the height it sits at. Are you finding that it’s too low to drive or do you just want it to be original?
I’ve just worked out who you are!Looked great in the metal yesterday Giles - see if you can get this one to 200,000 miles…
Unfortunately the car I’m just about to buy doesn’t have lift so they won’t fit, otherwise I would definitely be buying them!Yep, agreed, looks superb at minus 30mm but Mike (previous owner) said that it does touch on occasion and that would make me wince, and yes again I do like originality, but it didn’t stop me taking the fire extinguisher out! Yep, that makes me a max power modder!
Once the springs are swapped over they are available, I put an ad on here for them at £200. They were fitted in May 2023 and they have just just under 3k miles.
Cheers, Giles
Personally prefer front of 488 to 458. I think the 488 looks lower, wider and more aggressive from the front. It’s really noticeable when they are sat next to each other.I was spotted today by one of my friends in his cherry red Panamera eHybrid and was promptly sent this…..
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His comment was something along the lines of nice rear
I think the back of the 488 is more tidy than the 458, but still think that 458 front end is super sharp with those cuts/vents inboard of the headlamps.
Front numberplate update:
I strongly *suspect* that *if* you travelled at double the U.K. single carriageway speed limit it would not fall off, just a *hunch*, purely *speculative*, who knows?
Cheers, Giles
I'm nit picking, love the look of both, but I agree with the above.Personally prefer front of 488 to 458. I think the 488 looks lower, wider and more aggressive from the front. It’s really noticeable when they are sat next to each other.
I think the tricolour badge must be fitted after this stage, because it is missing on my build picture too, but it is on the spec sheet and the car!Hi Folks,
I’ve just loaded my 488 to the Ferrari App, if you have not got this app, I would recommend it as it gives you the spec as left the factory and also details of recall campaigns etc…
I think because my 488 is an Atelier car on the Ferrari app there are photos of my specific 488 in build, quite interesting to a nerd like me!
Here are the photos I found in the App.
Here in body-in-white with closures. What appears as headlamps are the side pod air intake splitters, interesting as mine are carbon, maybe every car gets painted splitters and are switched out for the optional carbon ones if specified?
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Out of paint, pre closures refitted.
I guess the process is BIW (body-in-white) complete with closures, then it’s closures off, and through paint as separate items to be refitted to the BIW later.
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Then, this is, I guess, post T&F (trim & final) on the quality assurance line pre ship complete with protective transit wrap, or could be before/after track test drive?
I note the rear deck tricolour/tricolor Italian flag badge isn’t fitted at this stage. Could that be a dealer fit item?
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The wheels are the option Forged Matt Grigio Corsa rims, I plan to return these to the as factory finish as soon as I can find someone confident they can replicate the finish/colour.
Great spec, looks superb in this as-left-the-factory livery. My ridiculous mirror carbon wrap needs to go too!
Cheers, Giles