by "RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
Published 01/21/2017 at 01:01
by "RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
Published 01/21/2017 at 01:01
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STARS: 6
575M F1, nice right? Beautiful leather work everywhere, including on the half cage and fire bottle. The racer in me finds these ridiculous, but it does look nice.
Manual swap, Step 1: Remove interior, very carefully.
See the red speaker wire? Some half-assed stereo shop has had the whole thing apart before to install an amp and subs in the back, and did a shit job of it, which made things harder. Running wires in bad places, missing fasteners, fasteners in the wrong place, parts under tension that shouldn’t be, bent locating tabs, five butt connectors in a one foot section of wire... If you’re a stereo installer, I’m sorry. I’m sure you’re a nice person, but know that every mechanic hates you.
"fintail" (fintail)
01/21/2017 at 01:09, STARS: 5
If I had that I don’t think I’d need a special stereo at all - the radio wouldn’t be on much.
"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes)
01/21/2017 at 01:10, STARS: 0
There is no such thing as ridiculous in a car of that caliber, it is “why does it not have this?”
"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
01/21/2017 at 01:13, STARS: 2
Said myself and everyone else who saw that hackery. Looks at engine... looks at stereo... looks back at engine... WHHYYYYY
"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
01/21/2017 at 01:18, STARS: 2
I don’t know, the 550 & 575 are properly spectacular cars, not a run of the mill 360. The roll bar, OK, I’ll allow it. But the fire bottle? Come on. It’s a Ferrari, you might actually have to use it.
"Phatboyphil" (justphil)
01/21/2017 at 01:38, STARS: 2
I thought Ferrari interiors were suppose to look good?
Edit: to further my point. I wear what ever’s on the top of my drawer, but that grey dash and all brown interior is horrendous.
"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
01/21/2017 at 01:55, STARS: 1
Haha, I do too, these cars are out of my normal realm. The pics don’t do it justice, the dash is actually dark blue leather. It’s not a perfect combo, I’ll allow that. A couple of us debated the color choices, in fact. One issue is that the seats were upholstered at a different time than other tan surfaces so the browns didn’t match.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
01/21/2017 at 06:39, STARS: 2
I dig it.
My first car (which I bought from my parents), had a bunch of great stereo parts my dad had paid to get installed when the car was new. From day 1 of that install, the left side door speaker would squeal whenever the wipers were turned on. Shortly after I got the car, the head unit died. While changing that, I made it my mission to figure out why that speaker hated the wipers. Oh the butchery I found .... among many things which I no longer remember, the amp was wired to the ignition, so it turned on whenever the car did, whether you were listening to the stereo or not. I did ultimately fix that squeal though.
"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
01/21/2017 at 09:04, STARS: 0
I think the 575 in one of the best looking Ferraris
"V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches" (jbv12)
01/21/2017 at 09:57, STARS: 1
I quite like that tan and dark blue combo. I’ve only seen something like it before on a Bentley Mulsanne.
"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
01/21/2017 at 10:59, STARS: 2
That sounds like par for the course. Just take power anywhere, it doesn’t matter! I remember an old Mercedes I saw that had its amp held in with wood screws... that punctured the gas tank.
"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
01/21/2017 at 11:01, STARS: 0
As do I, they’re beautiful.
"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
01/21/2017 at 11:05, STARS: 0
I do too, it’s striking in person.
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
01/21/2017 at 12:37, STARS: 1
Guess what kept the small c-pillar grilles in place in my old 2002...
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
01/21/2017 at 12:38, STARS: 1
THAT LEATHER! THAT FIRE BOTTLE! Hahaha. Awesome.
Are you in LA again?
"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
01/21/2017 at 15:35, STARS: 1
Oh no! What’s supposed to be there? I’ve never looked at those grilles on a Touring closely.
"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
01/21/2017 at 15:37, STARS: 1
Quite the kit, right? Not in LA again, just more pictures from when I was. There’s lots more ;)
They made their initial offer, so we’re talking.
"Nauraushaun" (nauraushaun12)
01/21/2017 at 16:16, STARS: 0
Disgusting. I’ve had a similar experience with stereo installs, even very basic ones. But never on a Ferrari lol.
Eventually I learned to do it myself, so I can look up the right way to disassemble and take my time rather than just hacking at it like a “professional” would.
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
01/21/2017 at 17:07, STARS: 1
The grills have stubs that fit and shut them on place correctly. Most of ‘m have, well, evaporated over time. And as they aren’t available anymore... Just use wall plugs and screws! Still figuring out how to fix mine though...
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
01/22/2017 at 00:13, STARS: 1
Sounds about right.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
01/22/2017 at 00:13, STARS: 1
Now that is a fine piece of engineering.
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
01/22/2017 at 04:06, STARS: 1
Never buy someone else’s project...
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
01/22/2017 at 09:13, STARS: 1
When cars are that old, they’re ALL somebody else’s project.
"runnersp, formerly known as t_s" (runnersp)
01/23/2017 at 06:41, STARS: 1
That rollbar is actually quite an exclusive option on 550s and 575s. Interestingly it’s one of the few cars which can legally run a cage on the road in Italy.
"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
01/23/2017 at 12:11, STARS: 0
Good to know! Not that I’ve seen many of them here, but this is certainly the only one I’ve seen with the roll structure. As far as I know, no exposed roll cage is allowed ahead of the b-pillars in the US, at least from the factory. I wonder if Ferrari pulled some strings to get it approved in Italy?
"runnersp, formerly known as t_s" (runnersp)
01/23/2017 at 15:09, STARS: 0
The paperwork for the 550 shows that the cage is homologated for road use, the only other car I know of which has a cage homologated for road use in Italy is the GT3 Clubsport and the GT3RS. Unfortunately any other cages, braces and such like are illegal. Mini had to get special dispensation for the rear brace in the John Cooper Works GP.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
01/23/2017 at 18:31, STARS: 0
Wow! That is super cool and I am super jealous. I am guessing this isn’t here
"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
01/23/2017 at 18:34, STARS: 1
No, down in LA. Did some other stuff for that Ferrari outfit.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
01/23/2017 at 18:45, STARS: 0
Yeah I kinda figured that. Didn’t look like your shop’s background (ie white and clean).