Ferrari 458/488 Paint to Sample Option & Custom Special Order Interiors

I like interesting and different colors myself and having just gone through this with my most recent order, it seems that Ferrari makes it difficult to piece this all together unless you are going to do Atelier or Tailor Made. Dealer samples rarely have the full spectrum and I got lots of misinformation initially about what colors cost what. There are also a lot of extra camp options that are very cool and a proper thread showing these can spark ideas for others. For example, the engine stripe on the Pista is standard in Red but for only $845, you can have it done in yellow. Not everyone knows this. I tried to get the factory to paint it white to match my interior with white leather stripes and was denied (maybe due to potential for discoloration?) they did approve blue deviated stitch on that leather and a few minor details. Car has not been built yet but will post pics when it’s done.

I have seen some examples of seats with piping or extra gap materials but don’t know what that’s called, how to order or what it costs. I know we are not supposed to care about the costs but when the choices are 50k, 100k, or $150k more in options, I want to know that as I am speccing the car. It’s not hard to spec a used 458 worth of options on a Pista. I think this thread could be very valuable if we keep it on topic.

 

What do you mean engine stripe?? Obviously on the engine but I don’t recall a stripe. My Pista spec has yellow accents so when you say engine stripe can be in yellow, you have my attention.

 

Interesting thread. I wonder - as I'm sure it happens when someone's car shows up and is not correct? I ordered a steering wheel from Lamborghini Ad Personam after delivery. I waited months and it showed up and was wrong. They had a pic of the wheel and my VIN to match the correct trim and still got it wrong. Although they did get the red stitching correct. I made a joke saying the next one will show up with the correct trim and the wrong color stitching - lol. Still waiting.

 

I second Jamie's post. Eduardo has been very helpful to many P-car owners over the years. Despite the rocky start of this thread, I'm sure you'll find he'll be a valued contributor here.

 

I've already been shot down by Eduardo once here already for trying to help as well as being called illiterate but let me repeat myself. One of the best resources for filling in many of the gaps here is our local Arizona dealer.

Because they are in Italy so often, they have access to recently released paint samples and codes. They see how and where dreamlines on the body, interior, and engine can be used.

Tailor Made has over 300 paint chips available plus many more custom colors. Here is a sample -

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I don't understand the thread. If it is general knowledge on current and historical paint and finish options, that would apply to all Ferraris. Certainly not specific to a soon to be non-current production sub category of vehicles. We need to have one of these clutter up any vehicle category that op decides is the next garage addition?

 

Honestly I don't either. But I'll try to play along here and assume the OP simply wants to catalog all current paint colors available. He should have used the search button first as he would see these threads already exists -

https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/exterior-paint-colors-for-488-gtb.526292/#post-144773828

https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/color-choice-which-blue.525670/#post-144759263

https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/triple-layer-paint-pictures.330305/

https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/what-paint-color-paint-code-is-this.583855/#post-146180184

 

Oh yeah. Search function. That could work. All the other model owners/owners-to-be could use the search function to find this informational gold mine. Or Non Model Specific General Discussion would save it's relevance into the future.

 

Nice. Is the pic at the dealer in AZ or the mothership in Italy?
T

 

That has to be Italy. Local dealership doesn’t have all those samples.

 

Sorry, I meant on the engine manifold. Here is a pic of the stripe in red and a pic in yellow
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Here's a less effective use of the yellow stripe though in general, I like this green car

 

Note the rings around buttons can be different colors. Above in green, here in yellow, and of course tri-colore but that is on the configurator (and according to some, causes a significant delay in the car).
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Correct. That is the old Tailor Made showroom in Maranello. Looking through my photos of the new Tailor Made showroom but think I only have the new Atelier showroom.

 

Already ordered the rings in green. Had no clue about the engine. Will check to see if I can change. Might be too late. Thank you for costing me
More money. Lol. Seriously much appreciated.

 

Oh I get it. It's about views. Gl

 

OK I will go out on a limb here and say that I too think this is a great thread. I too am a Porsche owner, looking to move into the F world hopefully with a new F8. Last time I chatted with Eduardo, he provided great information for me on signal yellow, a historic Porsche color. Because as SoCal above points out, Porsche is so screwed up with its allotment and PTS process, I have just kept my carmine red P car and am looking to Ferrari. There are so many really cool colors with Ferrari, many more than with Porsche, and they are seem more accessible provided you have the dough. I am particularly interested in the deep reds, R Fiorano, Mugello etc. There could be a whole sub thread on Ferrari reds. Someone started a good thread recently on these darker reds in the 812/GT car section. I'd like to hear more about Ferrari's triple layer paints. What is unique about the process and expense? Looking forward to some great information here.

Jim

 

You know Eduardo, you're off to a great start here. Keep up the petty digs.

 

Oh yeah, I dug up this pic of the seat that I was talking about
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Don't have the answer but agree it can be confusing. I looked extensively at the reds. Rosso Fiorano is a a historic color (I can confirm 13,500, at least on the Pista, Eduardo), almost a ruby red but it really doesn't have the depth that most triple layers have. Rosso Maranello, a triple layer and thus 28k) has this liquidy, silver spherules in the paint and it creates an amazing reflection of the light that is unique among any of the triple layers that I have seen. Rosso Fuoco looks to me more like a high quality, modern metallic so what I can't understand (aside from desireability of it being a gorgeous red) is what makes it 28k while Abu Dhabi Blu (an absolutely stunning, Jewel-like metallic with amazing depth and variation of color) and Grigio Titanio (again, a stunningly deep and variable metallic) free of added charge.

 

No idea what PTS is...

Ferrari has an in house paint shop (that used to be part of the factory tour) and they use the Carrozzeria Zanasi - Zanasi Group S.r.l. for Extra Campionario colors. Their website is https://www.zanasigroup.com and Marco Zanasi is on Instagram. Zanasi and their paint process and application is pretty different than what the factory does for the standard colors as seen in several online photos. Zanasi does the three and four layer paints. Pictures if I can find them..

Here is what a UK user wrote about the process. Not too sure how correct it is -

Ferrari sub out all "extra campionaro" colours like Bianco Fuji to Carrozzeria Zanasi who are in the industrial estate beside the Fiorano circuit. To paint a 3 layer pearl like Bianco Fuji the car gets a base priming coat which is flatted down, a top colour coat which is flatted and a laquer coat which is flatted. Another top coat is then sprayed in a different direction which is then flatted, laquered and flatted again. A final top colour coat is sprayed in yet another different direction then a final top coat of laquer is applied. It's the three layers being laid in different directions that gives the paint it's depth and pearlescent effect.

It's labour intensive which helps explain part of the cost but the margin Ferrari add will be pretty substantial

 

Z356 banned until 6/17 for a personal attack.

 

Really? Appears to be the good ol' boys club at work.

 

It is too bad if this thread cannot go on because great responses like posts #45 and 46 above from johnr265 and Challenge64 provide information that really helps a newby like me to be able to get the car of his dreams. The info provided in posts like these will truly help to get a bespoke car. Pictures are even better!
Its kind of a bummer that a few acerbic quips from alpha males that tend to dominate chatrooms like Rennlist and FChat can derail what is otherwise a great conversation.

J

 

Alpha male only as a keyboard warrior - not in real life.