shield placement on 355

I have just purchased a 97 355 gts. Due to a business opportunity for a new office I have down traded my 2000 360f1 and gone to a lesser value 355 but I am really looking forward to some top off driving and I love the 355 probably just as much as the 360. Still it is about 100k aud less so I will probably feel a little more comfortable taking it to track days.
Can anyone tell me what measurements are for placing the plastic scuderia shields on the front guards. I can wing it but would greatly appreciate a correct position. I think they set the car off. Help would be appreciated I have searched archive but drawn a blank

 

Off the top of my head - when I put mine on my 355 - I did 3 inches from the door crease and 3 inches from the top of the fender crease...

hope that helps,

Rich

 

Thankyou Rich that looks like the right place.Regards Tony.

 

You probably should take it to a dealership. They have a template they lay over the fenders for shield placement. Or if you're in the Los Angeles area, take it to Premier Motorsports in Culver City, they have a template there too. I had my vinyl shields removed and metal shields re installed there. They did a great job.

Ed

 

Edmo7,

Can you post the pictures of the your F355 with the metal shields installed? I want to see how our shields turned out on your car. Thanks!

 

I'm about to pull the trigger on a 355, few of them have shields. If you don't mind..how much do the vinyl ones cost?

 

i would think twice about using the vinyl shields on a ferrari, they look cheap. you might want to buy a pair of the thin metal shields, they look great and they look as good as the factory shields....

 

Please dont use the vinyl they are so BAD the thin metal ones are great a little pricey but worth it.

PLEASE NO VINYL.

 

I love the look of shields for sure, but if you do not have the fender frenched (indented) to go with the metal shield IMO anything looks a little cheesey.

That said I do like the look, so I used the magnetic shields / they look just like the 3D sticker but I can pull them off when I wash or wax etc.

I bought from an add in the back of the FCA news bulliten that comes monthly...

Got a whole set: 2 same size as factory, 2 small (ended up on the wifes Navigator) 1 copy of the front hood emblem...around 65-70 bucks

 

Here are some pics of the metal shields...

 

Nice wheels Ed!

Oh, so as not to hijack this thread, nice shields, too.