Good morning All, First post here… sorry it has to be a question . I’ve been watching here for a few years, gathering information while waiting for my time to begin the Ferrari ownership experience, and now the time is quickly approaching. I’m retired Air Force (Flight Engineer) and now 19 years in commercial aviation, post military. Owning a Ferrari is going to be a big deal for me. I’ve owned MGs, Z cars, a Bugeye, and most recently sold a ‘67 Alfa Duetto to make room for the future F 355. This next chapter is going to be an exciting leap! As I look through online ads for cars currently for sale, it appears everyone sells their F 355 when it’s due for the major service, so that doesn’t seem to be much of a factor that can be considered. There are some with time still left on the belts though. I’ve seen a few cars where everything looks good except for the dashboard leather; which brings me to my main question: does anyone have any current experience having their dash recovered? I know the price changes by locale, but in round numbers how much has it cost? I know most things Ferrari are costlier than most other manufacturers. How much work is involved for a shop to do it? Does the windshield have to come out? Lastly, does anyone know of a good buying source other than the usual online sources? Brokerages maybe? I’m in the San Diego area BTW. Thanks for reading! Mark
I had my dash redone 2/3 years ago. I took it out/ but it back myself. Windscreen does not need to come out. I also had the door cards partly redone to match the leather as it will be slightly different colour/ grain. Mine was relatively cheap as the guy that did it was an aircraft trimmer and did cars as a side job. I also got the hides at wholesale price, including the skiving for the airbag. cost me £1.5k total. Think I was quoted circa £4-5k from an indie.
The 355 dash is in 2 pieces, the upper part is the one that shrinks and gets rewrapped along with the airbag. Fifteen years ago, I was given a fully wrapped upper dash for $1,000 and then the installation cost of one full day. That is probably a $2500 job. I ended up buying a spare upper dash, covered it myself, and spent a whole day swapping it for the dash in the car. No, the windshield does not have to come out. I still have the old upper dash over my desk right now. For a DIY, that is how you do it. No need to have your car in pieces for 2 weeks waiting for the dash to be wrapped. Right now, I don't think anyone will be able to do it for $2500. All things have gotten more expensive. I would budget $4,000 for a good leather rewrap by a professional.
I was betting $4K would be in the ballpark. Yes it seems like everything has gone up at least a third in the past three years. This is representative of a lot of the cars i see for sale: Image Unavailable, Please Login Thanks for the reply.
