Wife broke radio cover, now what?

Instead of pressing the cover to let it open, she predictably lifted it and I heard the gear strip. Now when closed it remains raised 25%. Since I can't get rid of Mrs. Ham Hands, what is the procedure to fix this? May be a good time to replace the Becker radio with something better. Any ideas? Thanks all.......

 

Uh oh. You'd better buy another car, it's her fault after all !

 

Probably can't buy the part as a part. BUT you may be able to find a gear. Take it apart and see the size, spindle, and teeth. From there you can probably find something that will work. Another option would be to cast one. It should be fairly easy with acrylic resin. You may have to push it in twice to make the teeth go all the way around but still not that hard.

 

Maybe you should've slapped wifey's hand and said "Bad, bad"!

But then again you could've also gotten back an icy stare and a cold shoulder for days on end; or worse, an assault charge.

Just kidding!

Oh well, it costs too much to have the broken gear replaced at a dealer that my wise and pragmatic F-SB salesman (a very rare, admirable trait) once told me to just leave the cover open and not mind it at all. Not worth the possible expense of $700+, then possibly have it broken again later especially since you have thoughts of a more modern, sensible stereo radio replacement. Don't forget that OEM radio was designed some 20+ years ago and is not very user friendly!

Those plastic gear teeth are too fragile, IMHO being an engineer myself. Ferrari / Pininfarina interior designers during a design review probably specified plastic rather than aluminum in the interest of not adding unnecessary weight (maybe cost too).

Nevertheless I do recall seeing a tutorial online to show how to remove and replace the broken gear(s) but I can't recall where; could've been somewhere in this 599 forum or in another topic within FerrariChat.

 

20 USD fix, my kid broke the panel the exact same way and I had the gear fixed by my dealer on my 599.

 

Search the forum with this part number:
261198

There's also nice guys to send you service manual and your dear wife needs to find a way to make up for your labor time

 

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My only idea is to leave the cover open all the time once you fix it.

 

And once I replace that POS radio. Thanks guys!

 

The little plastic gear is cheap but the required amount of dash disassembly to replace it is unreal. Has someone found a short cut?

 

Bought the $40 part--now need some help from the forum on how to replace!!

 

Some guys have their hands on pdf service manual. Please search and they would send to your mail address a download link. I don't think it's too difficult once you know the steps to follow.

 

You could put a rally timer over it. I love those but I’m not sure how that would look.

 

I just had mine dealt with for the second time by my audio guy this time. I stopped in to see how it was going and the entire center dash was removed. $500.00 (it was $900.00 by Ferrari the first time and I wouldn't admit that to anyone) later it opens and closes perfectly. I don't know if I will have to patience to do it again. Would it be so much to ask for the damn thing to work or fix more easily?

 

Here is the sequence of steps.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15t3bzMOg6D800cxXhX6sx--C5D-txe66/view

 

Thanks for all the help on this forum guys.

 

Hello, I'm not sure what file this was, but curious if you have a new link to share? If it's the WSM, then I have it. Thanks!

 

Yes, please repost the sequence.Thanks @gshotz

 

Was there any solution to this? And the part is available still?

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On a related note, my gf slammed the door into the garage wall every time she exited my 612. I glued a pool noodle to that wall. Problem solved.

 

Girlfriend education would have been my first step, as in "I will open the door for you."

 

Pool noodle simpler and possibly more effective…

 

Yup, and she will never learn.