Is this correct? If not can anyone point me where a correct kit may be for sale? Thanks!...
Is this correct? If not can anyone point me where a correct kit may be for sale? Thanks! https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ferrari-308-328-Jack-Tool-Kit-Slightly-Used-Original-/302455869517
Might be the first but definitely not the second. Not the right belts for a V8 car but do not remember which tow hook is correct. There are a few.
So hard to find the right one. The first one looks correct to me, just missing the second longer tow hook?
Either would be OK (for a 1988.5> Testarossa) with minor changes. The main components (bag, jack, ratcheting jack handle, extension and wheel lug wrench) of both kits are correct and fairly universal for that era car. The belts obviously need to be checked and replaced if not for a TR. The tow hook is another long-running mystery on this forum. Mine, as well as several other members original hooks were the short, 16 x 1,5mm shown with the first kit. Unfortunately, they don't fit the car (thread is correct, but the length and the round "flange" make it impossible to pass through the hole in the spoiler). I bought a later model F360> hook (PN 155838, looks like the hook in the second kit) that works fine--I carry both but the short hook is technically the correct (for judging) hook. Others have stated their car came with the longer, non-flanged hook, and still others have stated their hook was a different thread diameter. We've had debate here but the SPC shows the spark plug ratchet, extension, universal & spark plug socket as part of the TR jack kit (not the tool kit). The "universal" tool bag has several unfilled pockets on the TR that I think lead some to believe that's where those tools go. Shown in the 1987 SPC but omitted in the 1990 SPC is a pair of spark plugs (mine came with them). So with little effort either of these kits would be OK. Image Unavailable, Please Login
What is an SPC? I have been in this business a long time and never heard of an SPC. There is no mystery at all if you know the tool and jack kits. The spark plug wrench and the 2 spare spark plugs go in the jack kit. Period. I have never once seen any of the cars of the period that came with a tow hook of the wrong thread pitch from the factory. Tool and jack kits got swapped around a lot at subsequent dealers to get a car complete to sell. Happened later, not from the factory. The short flanged tow hooks do indeed fit through an unrepaired spoiler. If that hook flange will not fit, neither will the factory supplied rubber plug designed for that size hole.
Agree with your point about the spark plugs and spark plug tools location. SPC=Spare Parts Catalogue (we use the acronym on the forum a lot--me because I'm to lazy to type Spare Parts Catalogue or Workshop Manual (WSM). Anyway, would you agree that the pictures below are of a correct tow hook for a Testarossa? Or do you have one different? That hook is mine but I have photos and have inspected many Testarossa's with the same hook. It measures ~16mm X 155mm and I believe it to be original (although I'm not the original owner). It's too short to engage the threads in the chassis and the flange interferes with an original unmodified spoiler access hole. It's unusable. With as many of these identical hooks as I've seen in TR jack kits it would be hard for me to believe these were all a result of mixing tools at the dealer but you would know better than I. Ricambi has two of the four (I think) SPCs on their site for looking up parts--the 1987 version and the 1990 version. They don't list the 1984 or 1985 versions (but I have originals). The 1984 and 1985 SPCs list PN 119047 tow hook. Ricambi shows that PN as superceded to PN 125522, and the 1990 SPC lists 125522 as the only tow hook available (makes sense). Maranello lists 125522 as being for a 512BBi & 1990 TR, and they list it as 12mm (they list the same info for PN 119047 but call it a "key"). Ricambi lists 119047 as only for 512BBi (because they used the 1987 SPC for their listings, not the earlier 1984 or 1985 catalogues). So already a bit confusing. To add to the confusion, Ricambi also lists PN 130993 hook for a 1990 TR (though it's not listed in the 1984, 1985 or 1990 SPCs that I own), and they note it to be 16mm. Actual 366/85 SPC: PN 119047 Actual 339/85 SPC: PN 119047 Actual 587/90 SPC: PN 125522 Ricambi website (1987 listing): 130993 (16mm) & 125522 (12mm) Ricambi website (1990 listing): 130993 (16mm) & 125522 (12mm) Not sure where Ricambi came up with the 130993 PN since it isn't in the actual SPC. In the photo on their site it looks identical to the one below. They also state "Please measure your bumper inlet and depth carefully before ordering this item. Although this is a genuine Ferrari part, there is some variability in TR's, which may prevent this item from fully seating." I do know Ricambi's listings aren't identical to the SPCs they base them on--I have seen some disparities, minor typo's and, as in this case added PNs--I accept that they have done other reasearch and found alternate PNs not listed in the original SPCs. I suspect early cars had the 12mm thread and the later cars had the 16mm thread. A few of the many previous threads: https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/testarossa-short-tow-hook-solution.506800/#post-144352065 https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/tow-hook-testarosa-360.353043/#post-141143523 https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/anybody-got-an-extra-tow-ring-for-sale.269983/#post-139273551 https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/testarossa-tow-eye.200918/ https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/missing-tow-hook-1985-eurospec.207536/#post-137913507 And even an "Official Tow Hook Thread" https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/the-official-tow-hook-thread.369457/#post-141480470 After all that it sure seems like a bit of a mystery to me. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
No one in the entire auto industry uses SPC. You should lose it if you want to be understood. My tow hook is exactly like it and works perfectly in a never repaired, original to that car spoiler.
