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Sharing the Ecstasy

Discussion in '458 Italia/488/F8' started by W. MITTY, Mar 22, 2012.

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  1. sticky7

    sticky7 Rookie

    Dec 20, 2011
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    super sweet interior, was gonna do all red as well if i went with silverstone outside. also like that you painted the front body color.
     
  2. TheMayor

    TheMayor Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    I love the split two tone dash! I'm ordering that next time. It's beautiful on your car!
     
  3. W. MITTY

    W. MITTY Formula Junior

    Oct 18, 2005
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    AT LAST! What a beauty, and perfectly specced. White is such a fantastic color for the 458, and the dark wheels, dark windows will look great. Red race seats look awesome.

    How much did you instruct the dealer to lower it?

    Congrats!
     
  4. forgeahead

    forgeahead F1 Rookie
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    The lower dash is alcantara. IMO, it looks great. I was a little nervous about it but it came out well. Lowered the front 1" and the rear 3/4". It really makes it look much better, IMO. Interestingly, there is another bianco 458 next to my Italian mistress and comparing the 2 side by side really demonstrates the improvement.
    Thanks for the kind words Bob, even though you don't like bianco cars!:)
     
  5. dadof3

    dadof3 Rookie

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    Gorgeous pic with the background. I work at UVU and had to do a double take of the mountains. Congrats on the car.
     
  6. Rcktrod

    Rcktrod F1 Rookie

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    Beautiful. Love the painted front. Enjoy.
     
  7. BLAMPEE

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    Did you let your daughter drive it? :D

    There was a thread on here a little while ago with a little video post of an FChatter's teenage daughters driving his 430 (I think?).

    It was pretty neat! :)
     
  8. bkhko

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    Wow fantastic color and interior combo. Indeed the spit upper and lower dash looks great and will do something similar in my next spec!

    Is the dealer lowering the car with aftermarket parts or are they adjusting the factory suspension lower? Mines set to be delivered in a few weeks time and need to instruct them to do similar...

    Thanks in advance!
     
  9. cpiguy

    cpiguy Formula 3
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    Congratulations guys! It's fantastic to see how all the different color combo's work on this beautiful car :)
     
  10. TheMayor

    TheMayor Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    My opinion doesn't matter. YOUR opinion matters :)

    That's the beauty of designing with color. Everyone has there own opinion of what their favorite is.

    For you, it's white: and it's wonderful. Now, go out and enjoy it because you earned it!
     
  11. Rcktrod

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  12. forgeahead

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    Thanks Bob! Koby, the shock struts are threaded to adjust height. No, I did not use aftermarket parts. The dealer technician disassembled the spring unit and screwed the
    nut down. Naturally, I am simplifying it a bit. Casey puts a lot of sweat into my cars!
     
  13. Ferrari 360 CS

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    Congratulations, stunning 458. The interior really looks good! Hope you have many great driving miles!
     
  14. ktm

    ktm Formula Junior

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    Please excuse my ignorance but a couple of questions. Does lowering affect the handling, warranty and does dealer do the work. Thank you
     
  15. mathematics

    mathematics Formula Junior

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    very beautiful!
     
  16. sanchezdds

    sanchezdds Formula Junior

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    What a beautiful car! That is a perfect interior IMO. You did great picking the options of your car. Enjoy in good health.
     
  17. AJ

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    I personally prefer darker sills as they make the car look slimmer and accentuate the curves.
     
  18. Rcktrod

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  19. Russ Birch

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    Very, very nice! Great cars!
     
  20. S Brake

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  21. W. MITTY

    W. MITTY Formula Junior

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    Yep! Small world! On the way to the dealer to have it lowered...
     
  22. ktm

    ktm Formula Junior

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    Have you had the cills wrapped or painted?
     
  23. forgeahead

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    #48 forgeahead, Apr 1, 2012
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