98 355F1 GTB

it's in my garage now and I love it...Red on Tan, 9600 miles, pristine (almost)

The digital Red numbers which tells you the gear selected are missing some "bars" or "pixels" which makes any number hard to read
Any idea on a fix? and cost associated to it?

Also where is the best place to get original manuals fo that car (I have everything else such as tools etc...)

Last, should what kind of service should I consider doing...

Thank you;

 

So you bought it.... Congrats.
There are threads for all of those question out here btw, including the gear selector led fixes, try some searches.
Manuals can be had from dealers still I believe and certainly on ebay.
Inspect the oem headers they are all prone to failure.
When was the last major completed?
Spend time reading through the stickies, most questions you will think of have answers as well as reading can educate you which will help your ownership experience.

 

Do it yourself or... ?

https://www.ricambiamerica.com/f355-f1-display-repair.html

 

Bravo, Ian!

 

The paper Workshop Manuals are quite expensive and may be hard to find on the second hand market, but the cheap, poorer quality, no doubt pirated, pdf file versions can be readily found on sites like this:

https://www.emanualonline.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIv6KTyqnV5wIVWIyPCh31FgXZEAAYASAAEgIBsvD_BwE

Someone might send you the pdf manuals for free, but the files are huge.

 

There are some interesting comments in the Ratarossa YouTube video. Someone says you can get the basic display for a few dollars.

https://www.elpro.org/gb/215-16-segmente-1-stellig

Looks like they don't ship outside Europe... and I can't be sure this is the correct type. UK-based Ratarossa has a source (but there may be a source closer to you).

If you're going to do the soldering job yourself, make sure the display is the right way up.

 

the manuals and leather pouches come up on ebay all the time, set up your ebay searches (do worldwide) and be patient, you will get them soon enough.

 

Ah... I was thinking of the workshop manuals, not the driver's handbook. Yes, the handbooks are easier to find.

 

I saw a set of original workshop manuals on ebay here in the UK not long ago, will look for the link if they are still around.
I have a set that i keep for my car, again these do come up for sale occasionally.

 

there are loads of copies, reprints on ebay, pdf's and disc copies.

this set looks nice and original, but it different from my original set which is blue:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FERRARI-PARTS-MANUAL-F355-355-F1-GTS-SPIDER-BERLINETTA-PERFECT-FACTORY-PERFECT/124071066855?hash=item1ce3363ce7:g:EygAAOSwKhpdm3rH

 

The Gear selector missing pixels is normal. I sent mine out to get fixed. I used Ricambi America got it done and swapped out.