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Discussion in '458 Italia/488/F8' started by sharon amos, Sep 6, 2019.

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  1. wthensler

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    #26 wthensler, Sep 8, 2019
    Just out of curiosity, how long has it been since you had the initial work done? The major cost of repair going this route is the disassembly/reassembly assuming one doesn’t try it on their own.
     
  2. RayJohns

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    #27 RayJohns, Sep 8, 2019
    Poor Phill, he just can't catch a break today :)

    Ray
     
  3. ncjetskier

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    #28 ncjetskier, Sep 9, 2019
    I used degreaser from Home Depot on my 360 and it worked great. HOWEVER, on a previously owned Masserati (Gran Tourismo) we basically destroyed the dash. My wife was getting tired of the rubber stickies. I explained the success I had with the degreaser. I was on the road when she attempted to clean the various parts. I don't know what she used, but she basically melted the surround of the radio and several other places. The car was getting older and we put close to 70K miles on the car - so it was no big deal. But if I have a problem with sticky buttons on my 458, I am going to have it professionally fixed. Just not worth the risk.

    So disappointing that we can put a man on the moon, but the car manufacturers will not stop using buttons that get sticky over time.
     
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  4. ttforcefed

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    #29 ttforcefed, Sep 9, 2019
    daverocks well worth the money - on a quality adjusted basis its downright cheap
     
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  5. RayJohns

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    #30 RayJohns, Sep 9, 2019
    LOL... that's hilarious, but so true :)

    Ray
     
  6. marklivin

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    #31 marklivin, Jun 17, 2020
    Thanks for the advices. I've been looking for a solution to this problem for a long time and I finally found one. Really appreciate your replies!
     
  7. rttj777

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    #32 rttj777, Jun 17, 2020
    So, what’s your final plan?
     
  8. eskanday

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    #33 eskanday, Jun 17, 2020
    Hi Ray, yes 458 has it. Mine did. I think 488 will also with time.
    I heard Ferrari changed their buttons in the F8 so it should not happen with F8
     
  9. Carnut

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    #34 Carnut, Jun 18, 2020
    Ferrari is not the only brand that suffers from these issues with sticky buttons. Before all these sticky people were around sticky buttons were. So a long time ago I had to make a solution. I wrapped the buttons, was not as perfect a solution as what these sticky folks can do, but it worked well enough for my purpose. I tried cleaning them (I'm sure they have better products than they did 20+ years ago), but nothing really worked that well.
     
  10. 285ferrari

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    #35 285ferrari, Jun 19, 2020
    We are here to help!! Just send us an email or visit our website.
     
  11. F458Spider

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    #36 F458Spider, Aug 12, 2023
    where can I learn to remove steering wheel and other buttons?
     
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