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Discussion in '458 Italia/488/F8' started by italiafan, Nov 5, 2015.

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  1. italiafan

    italiafan F1 World Champ
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    ....if so....I hate where you have put the horn buttons!

    I can't tell you how many times I wanted to blast the horn at someone drifting into my lane and all that happens is I squeeze the steering wheel and about 1 cm too high, and yell.

    By the time I find the flat indent area for the horn the situation is over.


    Ohhhh....and that goes for my F12 too...'cause you have the exact same wheel there too. :)
     
  2. rockitman

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    You have to do practice drills in the driveway until it becomes second nature...lol
    I have missed the horn when the opportunity arose to use it too. ;)
     
  3. freshmeat

    freshmeat F1 Veteran

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    have you guys heard the horn? my mid-rpm rev is louder/more effective than that thing...
     
  4. rockitman

    rockitman F1 Veteran

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    Yes...surprisingly quiet.
     
  5. 2GT

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    Another thing I find annoying is the fact that it's difficult to modulate the horn output if you just want to give a slight beep, as you can easily do on more conventional horns. Fred
     
  6. padebus

    padebus Karting

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    I hate it too, you just cannot use it instantaneously, it's a mess for a fast car like the Ferrari.


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  7. JazzyO

    JazzyO F1 World Champ

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    Me too, don't like it. You almost never use your horn but when you do need it is a fraction-of-a-second thing and consequently you find yourself pushing airbags....


    Onno
     
  8. cpiguy

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    +1,000,000
     
  9. 458trofeo

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    Never used the horn once in nearly 1000 days of ownership LOL
    heck I don't even know, or care, if the damn thing works:
    I give 'em some revs :D
     
  10. Traveller

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    Hate it. If it was your the only car you ever drove, it would eventually become second nature but it rarely is.
     
  11. cpiguy

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    Hey good looking. You'd use when a kid runs into the middle of the road. Been there, and couldn't find the freaking horn button.
     
  12. Ski Bum

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    I fully agree. It would be great if Ferrari could simply add an additional horn button in the middle of the steering wheel. Many of us have the ingrained behavior of hitting the middle in case of an emergency.
     
  13. Stevenb

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    Im in the minority here I guess. I like them. just slide up with the thumb. much quicker than taking hand off wheel and moving to the middle to honk
     
  14. Challenge64

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    Horn??!!

    If Ferrari looks here, I want to complain about their lame excuse of document pouches.

    Every Ferrari I have ever owned has had a wonderful Schedoni leather pouch and what I just got last week with my Speciale is EPIC FAIL.

    Not only is it ugly, it is too small and only fits ONE of the many manuals and documents that came with the car.
     
  15. Petrol

    Petrol Karting

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    I completely agree about the horn buttons. I've tried and failed to hit them multiple times when I car was drifting into my lane, and I've accidentally hit them a couple times too.
     
  16. DavidJames1

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    If your hands are in the correct position on the wheel it's not a problem!!
     
  17. 458trofeo

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    Lola instantly mesmerizes any child that lays eyes on her, they remain frozen to the sidewalk, mouths agape :D
     
  18. Traveller

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    You miss the point. My hands are virtually always in the right position, it is just that every other car has a central horn button, that is how we have mostly all been brought up expecting, and so when you need to react quickly, you react as programmed without thinking, and that means hitting the middle of the wheel.
     
  19. bigblock737

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    So someone took it. With mine it is the leather-pouch and all docs fit easily.
     
  20. Challenge64

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    No one took it. Dealer said all Speciales get this new smaller pouch.
     
  21. ferraribrit

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    The smaller pouch is in the interest of saving weight..
     
  22. dustman

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    I drive with one finger on the horn button when cars are around. otherwise, what a dumb location for them. +1000
     
  23. neil-f

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    Yes hate the horn buttons, I pointed this out in the Ferrari survey I got the other week.
     
  24. 2GT

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    A problem no one has mentioned is the fact that, if the horn is needed while turning the wheel, it's almost impossible to find the button. Fred
     
  25. Cigarzman

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    You tell em Rob , honk this ! :D
     

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