355 Need help with new wheel center caps

I’m having my wheels refinished and want to get correct new center caps. I realize the original caps are different than the newer caps and are more yellow in color.
98 Berlinetta.

Are these correct
https://www.eurospares.co.uk/Parts/340066/Ferrari

Or these
https://www.eurospares.co.uk/Parts/108947A/Ferrari

 

why not buy them direct from ferrari (eurospares just get their oem
parts from them anyway.). besides ferrari will give a discount for foc members, eurospares wont.

https://www.ferrariparts.co.uk/part/ferrari/340066

 

Thanks for your reply. I understand that there is a difference in the shade of yellow between the original style and some newer styles. What I’m wanting to do is make sure that I’m getting what originally came with the car. Is that what these are that you referenced ?

 

108947 was earlier, superseded by 340066 (see the info on Maranello site). You can ask them what year the superseding caps came out so that you can establish whether it was before or after 1998 (the year of your car).

 

108947 is correct for a 1998 355. In addition to being different in color the 340066 caps don't have the O-ring seal. I couldn't find any of the 108947 in the US so ended up replacing both of the caps on one side with 340066 so at least they matched.

 

Color aside, the 340066 is a significantly improved design and construction. Instead of the crappy 'all plastic' 108947 which cracks/crazes, the 340066 is a plastic disc with an aluminum printed sheath and a steel retaining circlip to hold it in place.

Unless the car is literally sitting on a concours field in California, the old caps are (in my very personal and perpetually unpopular opinion) junk.
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I prefer the early correct caps with the black plastic back. The different yellow stands out like a neon light. They have the look to me of a Chinese import.

As for quality or durability my 90 TR still has its original caps in perfect condition. My 328 has replacement early caps I put on about 15 years ago and they are still perfect. They were only bad because the car had been treated so badly for so many years. Not sure how many decades of life rates as good.

In FCA for national events we decided 2 years ago to deduct for the late caps because they do not look the same. It was a unanimous decision of about 30 judges present at the time.

 

So many things can go wrong on these cars yet people care about insignificant items such as wheel center caps. Absolutely pathetic.

 

Some may be different but personally I hate for my cars to look like ****. Do as you like.

As for so many things can go wrong?? Same on any car. Mine work great. Sorry if you have trouble keeping up with yours but I have found keeping up with the little things keeps the big ones at bay. Its a mind set.

 

Cut your condescending crap. You know nothing about how good my cars are.
Since when did wheel center caps made in a difference in how well a car ran or drove? Nerds who care about a slightly different shade of yellow should be kicked all the way to the poorest areas in the world to put things in perspective. It's not just a mindset, it's education.

 

Thanks for showing us what an incredible as shole you are.

 

That's the greatest compliment your highness could ever give me.

 

@Timmo,

Please exercise some self-awareness and dial back your own condescension.

@Rifledriver

While I realize you weren't the instigator, please refrain from calling other people *******s.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

Well, feel free to join the boat of the immature and petty who care about a slightly different shade of yellow on an item that makes f-all of a difference on how a car drives. At this stage it's not even immaturity anymore it's just plain mental illness. This kind of BS is exactly what gives the Ferrari brand a terrible image.

 

I don't think it is appropriate to argue about the effect of different wheel caps on how the car drives in a thread which is merely about what wheel caps were originally fitted to the 1998 F355 Berlinetta.

 

I agree. I was only reacting to so called "judges".

 

Then fell free to exercise your superior maturity and ignore us. Or is that in conflict with that level of maturity? You seem to feel keeping a car in perfect mechanical condition and at a high level of cosmetic condition are at odds with each other. It is not an either or situation and I can assure you they generally go hand in hand. As I said before you are quite free to maintain your car at whatever compromised level you choose. The obviously immature among us just ask for the same consideration.

 

More condescension. I had hoped we could avoid a loss of access, but apparently not. 3-day ban applied.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

Brian,

Please drop it. Can you not see I'm trying to deescalate the situation? You're not helping.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

How bored are you with your life that you actually let someone's choice in wheel center caps trigger you at all but especially to this level?

How about this - when we do with are cars are none of you damn business? How does that work for you?

 

What not when
Our not are
your not you

Damn autocorrect

 

The is sure went off the rails……lol

 

https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/355-yellow-wheel-cap-355.702194/

 

I'm sure if we all put our thinking caps on, we'll come up with a wheely good way of centering the conversation onto the original topic.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

You should take this link down. It will make "someones" head explode.