LED wheel a must

I think the LED wheel is a must. Personally, I also think the lifter is a must as well, but I suppose that's up to the type of area you drive and your personal tolerance for scrapes and road rash (I have none).

 

Resale 101... Get a car with a CF LED wheel, lifter depends on your driving environment.

 

It's a must only if you desire to have the tactile sensation of full Italian leather replaced by the feeling 0f sections of carbon fiber in epoxy resin.

 

If the rest of the spec matches up, do it. Reading your post, you know already you don't need it. Is it a sporty spec or more lux? That would make the decision for me.


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If the price is right get the car and have the dealer retrofit an led wheel for you.

Yes I think most buyers not all but most will want the led wheel but the good news is that it can be retrofitted .

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Michael

 

LED wheel is very important for resale in the sense that it adds more than its cost to the resale value.

Lifter I'd say is a 50/50. It's an option that recoups a lot of its cost on resale (unlike say something like a carbon rear diffuser), but many people also feel they do not need it.

From my observations of the used 488 market, it seems 75%+ of cars are equipped with lifter, and 90%+ have the LED wheel. If those two are must have options for you, I don't think you need to sacrifice them!

Also, used GTB are below MSRP now, so there is not that much incentive to buy new beyond a few extra months of warranty and being able to spec it (which you can't even do in this situation).

 

Neither the Mac, Porsche or the Lambo have LED's on the wheel. LED's on the wheel were "cool" 5 years ago. Now I prefer the solution in the 720S and Performante IMO. I havnt spec'd them in my new car coming next year.

 

I see your point, but to me, all the more reason to have the LED’s. He’s buying a Ferrari and the LED’s are uniquely Ferrari. I would say the same for fender shields. Now, referring to his concern about resale. If you’re buying with your personal taste as the only consideration then you should get what you like.

 

No LED on the wheel is a deal breaker for me and I believe for most spending 200k and above.

 

LEDs and the lifter are a must. I'm about to place an order for a 488, which will have the LED steering wheel wrapped in leather instead of C/F.

 

The lift is not a deal breaker for me... I would take a car with the LED and carbon seats over a front lift.

 

No LED is a deal breaker for me.

 

I bought my car with no LED wheel, added it later. IF the deal is right, account for about 10k from Ferrari to add the wheel.

 

Deal breaker for me with no LED.
You can easily shift a 458 by sound.
But looks cool and is unique compared to MC and Lambo which are lacking.

 

Well, that's the best option of all. I ordered my car and it was an amazing experience. I love knowing that they made it custom for me. So cool.

 

LED wheel more important on 488 than 458 because you run out of revs more quickly and tach needle isn’t fast enough or easy enough to read to keep up with redline. While you can retrofit one, it will cost a lot compared to it just being included in another car of similar mileage and model year. I would just keep looking, which is what the OP did.

Same analysis re lifter. It can be done, but the retrofit cost will be more than the delta in price between car with and without the lifter.


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The only time I use my lifter is when I need to open glove box and hit the wrong button.

 

My must have was the CF driver zone (includes the LED steering wheel). CF elsewhere I didn't care about because it can always be added later. Lifter I didn't care about. 458 nose sits higher then many of it's predecessors. I haven't had an issue yet and also installed the titanium pucks Fab Speed sells just in case.
Now if the F355 had the lifter option? 100% a must!

 

+1

 

The 430 also needed a lifter option but the 458 I found to have no issues as far is being to low in the nose.

 

I think the lifter really comes down to your tolerance level with regards to front spoiler scuffs and road rash. While I’m sure not all cars, it seems most 458’s without a lifter that I’ve seen have bottom damage of some sort. Many 458’s have skid plates or protective “pucks” as well, but I personally don’t like the looks of these things.

As for the 488, the dual layer front spoiler is more complex so I haven’t really seen protective options for it (though I’m sure there are some on the market). My tolerance level for lower damage is zero so the lifter was a must, plus I didn’t want any aftermarket plates, etc. applied to my car.

 

It is a deal breaker for most buyers !