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  1. F-Serge

    F-Serge Formula 3

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    #1 F-Serge, Nov 9, 2023
    hi all,

    I started my 458 one day this week and the right hand screen (the one with navigation, radio, speed etc) didn't come up. First I thought it's some kind of a glitch, tried resetting the system by removing negative terminal from the battery (the car is on trickle charger), but the screen is not coming up anymore so I think it's time to find a shop to look at it.

    Does anyone know of any good shops specializing in 458 clusters? Preferably with personal experience
     
  2. Nsd991

    Nsd991 Formula Junior

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    #2 Nsd991, Nov 9, 2023
    Dealer wanted $15k to fix mine. I ended up just using right tft for digital speedometer. Lots of threads here about this issue. Very common.
     
  3. PMiranda

    PMiranda Formula Junior

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    #3 PMiranda, Nov 9, 2023
    It's when the infotainment (nav/radio/media player) doesn't sync up with the dash at power on. It happened more and more often in my car until I replaced the 3~4 year old battery. Now it's been a few months since I saw it happen. So probably a weak battery plus aging capacitors in a power supply somewhere. I bet if I could find and open the infotainment unit I'd see some bulging capacitors but just getting to it would take more time than I care to spend on it.
     
  4. F-Serge

    F-Serge Formula 3

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    #4 F-Serge, Nov 9, 2023
    battery is less than a year old and always kept on trickle charger, so it's not that.
     
  5. Nsd991

    Nsd991 Formula Junior

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    #5 Nsd991, Nov 10, 2023
    Just do a search on 458 tft. Almost like sticky buttons. A known problem
     
  6. F-Serge

    F-Serge Formula 3

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    #6 F-Serge, Nov 12, 2023
    I did some testing on the weekend. Pulled the cluster out, turns out each screen is connected to a board (like a mini PC) that is then connected to the main cluster board

    I swapped the screens between the boards, the screens are fine but the right hand side mini-PC board is faulty

    Don't think it would be possible to repair it, so I need to source a second hand board from somewhere as Ferrari only sells complete clusters

    Trick part is to find one available. Worst case is I'd have to purchase a complete second hand cluster and part it out
     
  7. Snapshift

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    #7 Snapshift, Nov 17, 2023
    Might call FAI in Costa Mesa CA and see if they can rebuild it. I’ve had mine rebuilt by them. Much cheaper than new.
     
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