458 air vent directional control

Have any of you noticed or had difficulty getting the air vents to blow on your upper body. I find mine lack the fine tuning ability that all my other cars have. Any thoughts?

 

i know damn it, what a crappy car!

 

Lol pos!

 

The air vents and HVAC in general on this car are terrible. A Kia has better AC than a 458.


Sorry, it does. And the spider is worse.

 

the horizontal arrow to the left is best, take in outside air, AC on, turn off the passenger side if you're not using.

and yes the aircon blows....

 

I know sounds crazy. Turn up your outside air temp. To around 110F and you will find out what I mean. I live in Phoenix. Opening windows is like sitting in a warming drawer. The a/c itself blows fairly cold, just seems better directional control via vents is needed. Just wanted to make sure it was not isolated to my vents.

 

+1

I'd imagine given the size of the windshield, the heat from the sun on top of the air temps in Vegas or Phoenix sort of challenges the A/C to perform.

On the east coast, so far the A/C has been totally adequate, though it's clearly not "oversized" like on GM products that can freeze you on demand.

I use a windshield shade in the summer, makes a big difference on the starting temp in the car.

 

Yes. Temp does come down even out here. I like the california and 599/f12 nozzle outlets. Far better for directional control. I like the air on my face. I am weird that way.

 

Yes. Turned off the passenger vents and it really helps. Also, driving really fast with the top down and windows down does the trick for me. I don't notice the AC at all.

 

Aspen is NOT Las Vegas.

My biggest beef with the 458 spider was the horrible HVAC system. Not only is it unaffective, noisy to the point of needing to yell over it, useless at anything less than Max, and have vents that don't direct airflow well -- the condenser cooling fan is incredibly loud and annoying. At a stop light, its like a high pitched whine constantly in your ear. Instead of hearing the engine, you hear an electric fan going weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! all the time.

I've complained to Ferrari. I hope they actually listen. Whoever designed the HVAC in the 458 spider should be fired.

 

I have heavily tinted windows on all cars including my 458, for Las Vegas, which helps quite a bit. As said, the A/C is not the best and if you turn it on full blast for awhile it will "eventually" do the job. I like the feature on the BMW , Jeep, and Cadillac, to turn the car and air on before I get there (got to thank those people).Best

 

Delphi/GM supplies the HVAC for the 458 (along with several other parts). I believe not only for the 458, but also for other models for two decades.

 

It's not the components. It's the design of the installation and air ducting that's the problem. You can take the same components and design a system that is great or is crappy.

My feeling is that the ducting is the reason for the poor airflow, the vents are poorly designed, the fan motor is underpowered, the control of the fan has poor software for this application, and the condenser fan poorly placed in the front as it it overloaded.

 

From a performance standpoint these cars are unbeatable. From a beauty standpoint nothing compares. But, from an ergonomic perspective there are a few issues that could use addressing. Another issue I have is trying to find a comfortable position for my left foot. The desert really can uncover a poorly designed hvac system.
On another temperature issue, I have noticed my front tire temps around 150f. Is this going to cause any issues?

 

I'm glad I'm not the only one with this complaint....it is what it is though....