Excellent, Mike! Once you colour it black, are you thinking of remounting the Cavallino Rampante in the stock location? All the best, Andrew. PS: Is it a requirement for 348 ownership that one be called or change your name to Mike? There seem to be a lot of you!
Did it certainly require a new one? I had just assumed the one off the stock grill would detach and could be moved over, or was it permanently mounted? All the best, Andrew.
New part, new badge . Oh, by the way the first of the 348 Fog/Signal/Driving lens replacements are done: http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?p=139188560#post139188560 --Mike
Outstanding work Mike... Mike I will have to fly you in for a weekend of Garage fun sometime... I need this type of help with my little Fiat race cars.....I will show you some pics of what I am trying to accomplish... The first two pics are my car. The third pic is a Ferrari with the fog lights in the corners how I want it to look on my car... the last pic is an example of how I want the car to look when complete.. accept with mine having the cool fog light set up..I would need your expertise to make some type of Fog Light cradle and surround...I am also open for suggestions. Ok sorry for the hijack back to our regularly scheduled program.... Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Just finished the brackets for the center grille. Only paint left to do! --Mike Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
nice, keep up the good work. I think I will do scoops to the brembo big brake kit plus lights behind them
Outdoor shot I got today. Still need to paint the center section. --Mike Image Unavailable, Please Login
Very nice! It'll look particularly brilliant when that central section is painted. How is it you're painting them? Are you using spray cans or some sort of powdering system? All the best, Andrew.
At the moment I'm using Plasti-Dip. Sprays on even and it dries even as well. It gives good stone protection to a point. I thought about powder coating, but I am not sure what the baking heat will do to the aluminum. The Plasti-Dip seems to work good and looks very OEM. --Mike
Finished for now. Painted black with Cavallino added. I will figureout lights later this coming spring. Too much going on. --Mike Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Ah, I've heard of Plasti-Dip... some of the MINI guys use it to black out headlight rings and such. Very cool! That looks aggressive yet OEM - very, very nicely done. All the best, Andrew.
I don't have those, might be a good next project, but I did finally find lights for behind the grills I like. They will have driving, fog and maker/signals. They are made by PIAA and I think will do the job nicely. I have to manually convert the marker to a signal, but that is not hard. Image Unavailable, Please Login
PIAA makes a good usable light, had them before for several projects and a truck. For the center grill section, you should paint the two brackets you made to help support it black also. With these lights you picked out behind the grill, should look great and they are the right shape. I would try to mount these along the bottom. How much of the space would they fill? If 50-60%, I would use the space above them attach the brake duct scoop. \\\
I thought about painting the brackets, but there is just too much black and I like the contrast. I did the opposite with the rear engine cover and it looks great (see below). You need to see it in person, flash pictures don't do it justice. The PIAA's are about 6 inches long and the screens measure about 11.5 inches. I will place them on the bottom to the inside I think, will have to see. The brake duct would fit in back of the cavity behind everything. There will be a good amount of air pressure to the back. --Mike Image Unavailable, Please Login
I know I said I was done for now, but the PIAA's showed up over the weekend. Friday I received my 600 piece weather pack kit as well, so I guess the project was still on. After a couple cold days in the garage I am very happy with the result. The PIAA's have everything I need in one light, driving lamps, parking/markers and a modified fog for a turn signal (looks and works way better than OEM). I still have to aim the driving lights and do a few small touches but I think this screen/light project is a wrap. I am thinking about actaully doing the brake ducts now. Start that in a few weeks. The front end looks great! --Mike Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Woohoo - surprise updates!! It's like Christmas has come early... Looking good, Mike! All the best, Andrew.
Gives the car more of a competition look. As an alternative to the OEM lights, these look great, Mike!
