New Ferrari Genuine F355 Infotainment System

Dave, if you don't mind me asking, is it an original Ferrari part? There's a mod I'd be interested in. Much more useful.

Cheers,

Nuno.

 

Hi Nuno,

Yes, it's a Ferrari part. At the time I purchased it, none where available new from Ferrari or Ricambi. I got mine used from Bruce on this site.

Here is the deal, apparently Ferrari added the temp sensor and bung for it to certain cars (up to a certain assembly number). Other cars do not have the bung in the tank and no sensor.

This thread will tell you what to do if you don't have the bung in the tank and no sensor:

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/348-355-sponsored-bradan/382211-355f1-oil-temp-gauge-clock-swap-2.html

If you do have the sensor, I'm told the wires are right behind the dash already (hopefully).

I'll be getting into this when the weather turns (a few weeks) and I'll fully document it when I do.

My guess is that Ferrari kept the cars consistent to a certain point in the build and they became F1 cars later in the build process.

 

Thanks a lot, Dave! Precisely what I was looking for! Still haven't got the gage but will check on Eurospares. I once ordered from Ricambi for my Mondial and was quite pleased with the experience, only avoid buying from them because when parts arrive in the EU, I have to pay an absurd sum at customs, which angries me considerably by principle.

As I'm an ignorant in mechanical stuff, I'll have a word with my Ferrari specialist about the sensors and cables you mentioned. I find very useful to know the oil temp in order to know when's the right time to put my foot down. Won't risk it if oil temp hasn't reached the correct temp. Helps to respect the machine even further.

Will keep you posted. Thank you once again!

Kindest regards,

Nuno.

 

Nuno,

What is your assembly number? Mine is 28459 and the parts diagram shows cars until 29613 should have the temp sensor.

 

Dave, I hope I've interpretated your post correctly because english isn't my mother tongue, so my sincere apologies in advance for that. If I understood correctly, the last six digits on my VIN are: 112249.

I have just checked with Eurospares but I'm a bit confused by their description of the part in question: they are all clearly marked "Not for 355 F1" and "Valid for GB" whereas Ricambi America doesn't make anysuch distiction between parts.

From what I've seen, getting the gage is fairly straightforward. But in case my car doesn't have any cables/sensors/connectors on the oil tank, do you know where I can find them? Will also try to find the correct part number regarding the lightbulb. The thread you kindly put forward is incredibly helpful indeed. Unfortunately I live in a place where it isn't easy to find very specific parts unless you're already a very seasoned owner, which isn't my case.

Thanks for all your help and information!

Cheers,

Nuno.

 

Nuno, the assembly number is not the VIN. The assembly number is located inside the engine bay, on the gas door side shock tower.

 

I see, thank you Dave. As I stated on the thread created about my 355 (http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/348-355-sponsored-bradan/462189-enough-downers-already.html), my car is currently undergoing an engine out major, which means I don't have the car with me at the time. Will visit next week at the very latest and will check the number in question and share it with you. This is a very nice and useful modification, hope I can get it!

Kind regards,

Nuno.

 

I will be dong this as well. Who needs a clock when the time is right there on my Alpine radio?

My assy no 29508....so we will see

 

Wonder why Ferrari decided us F1 owners didn't need to know oil temp in the first place?!

Regards,

Nuno.

 

Another thread about car audio setups, another thread with guys saying they've never turned on their radio because the real music comes from the engine. Yeah yeah. Going out on a limb here and guessing those are the 20 year old cars with 5000 miles on them. As much as I liked the sound my car made, listening to that for 12 hours at a time on long road trips gets old fast.

 

Do you change your own oil? if so, look under your tank and you will see the sensor in the tank if you have it.
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Duh! Of Course, what was I thinking?

Yes, I have it....wires and all.

Do we know were these wires terminate in the dash?

Time for a new thread as this is completely off-topic.

 

I ordered one I really missed my backup cam. I guess I am just a sucker.

 

I have a back up camera in every car I own - it's called turning my head

 

Ideally for the 355 it would flip down not up

 

This makes total sense....especially for the 355. The gauges would remain in full view and there is nothing in the way of a flip down screen in a 355 dash/center console.

Tried to google flip down car stereo and it seems the major manufacturers don't make them. There's only generic and no-name brands on ebay.

Too bad.

 

Nothing like this for a 550?

 

Don't remember where but Ive seen a 355 with one before.

 

That's what I'd like to know. If it's double the price for simply having Ferrari stenciled on the corner, that sounds about right. Ferrari tax.

For the extra $500, I can stencil the "FERRARI" on to the Clarion unit myself.

 

Here's my head unit, a circa-2000 vintage hard drive, linux based unit called Empeg (aka RioCar). Cost about $10 to etch "Ferrari" on the faceplate, and $0 to hack the boot logo.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJfiNF1dAI0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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How do you get the logo etching done?

 

I like NIX also, Debian LOL


Alex is that sand etched from a uv stencil?

 

It has been a long while since I had it done, but I digged out the package the faceplate came in, and I sent it to a company called BC Laser Works in Oregon:

Laser Engraved Signs - BC Laser Works

So my guess is that it was laser etched.

HTH.

Cheers