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This beautiful SA sold cheap

Discussion in '456/550/575' started by Themaven, Mar 6, 2022.

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  1. Themaven

    Themaven F1 Rookie

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  2. MogulBoy

    MogulBoy Formula Junior

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    HGTC and US specification. Would be surprised if it doesn’t end up on the other side of the pond.
     
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  3. tazandjan

    tazandjan Three Time F1 World Champ
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    Yup, nice one. LHD Ferraris seem to be taking a bit of a hit over there. Easily imported.
     
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  4. Themaven

    Themaven F1 Rookie

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    How much would it retail for in the US, any ideas?
     
  5. ryalex

    ryalex Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Beautiful cars, but those $93,000 roof panels are notorious for breaking and delaminating.
     
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  6. JackCongo

    JackCongo Formula Junior
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    Well, not really. SA Glass roofs do not brake that easily and delamination only happened because of a faulty ECU. Once the ECU is replaced (recall from the factory in period) the problem is solved.

    This mean that if the roof is in good shape, there is no particular reason for new problems to occur.

    However, it is true that if the roof is cracked or delaminated, replacing it costs a fortune, if even possible, depending on availability.
     
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  7. dsd

    dsd F1 Rookie
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    Interesting. What did the faulty ecu due to cause physical issues?
     
  8. tres55

    tres55 F1 Rookie
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    There was one that sold cheap here at Mecum as well. Not too much more than that IIRC in January...was also essentially new with low low miles.

    The market doesn't seem to care for them.

    With those roof replacement costs, I don't blame it. Maybe if they hit $1m+ mark one day the $100k replacement cost would be justifiable.
     
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  9. JackCongo

    JackCongo Formula Junior
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    The problem came from the ECU that controls the electrochromic function (ie that makes the glass roof darker or more transparent).

    First ECUs did not regulate the electric input properly and did provoke permanent delamination. Interestingly, the factory organised a recall campaign for these ICUs, thus recognising the problem) but the replacement for free of damaged roofs were never considered.

    The 575SA I purchased long time ago had a delaminated roof and ECU was replaced. I eventually got a brand new replacement roof and asked the Fchat community for advices before actually have it fitted on my car. I wanted to make sure that the same problem would not occur again!

    I got quite a few responses from fellow SA owners who got their roofs replaced and all said that the delamination problem never happened again. I eventually decided to have the new roof installed on my car (4 years ago if I remember correctly) and so far it still looks brand new. I still have the delaminated roof aside as those roofs, even delaminated, are rare birds!
     
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