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Which aftermarket carbon fiber to get?

Discussion in '458 Italia/488/F8' started by gabf1, Apr 11, 2024.

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  1. 05F430F1

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    Yup Denis is the man. He even hand delivered some parts to my house. Good dude.


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  2. Thecadster

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    I did a full MyRicambi carbon engine bay in my Pista. Customer service was outstanding.
     
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  3. gabf1

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    Looks amazing! I am patiently waiting for mine to come!
     
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  4. Dicecal

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    Ive used Sforza and MyRicambi. Sforza CF parts seemed to be better made, the CF engine covers I got from MyRicambi yellowed within 2 years- maybe there is nothing you can do about that IDK.
     
  5. 05F430F1

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    Man, I hope that doesn’t happen to mine! [emoji24]


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  6. blkdiablo33

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    I used same place for my eng bay and carbon matched to Oem very happy with mine
     
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  7. Ivan Drago

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    Did you tip him in Camel Crush's?
     
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  8. Carbon777

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    I have both manufactures and they are comparable in quality although Sforza was 3X wait to manufacture and poor communication. Regarding the yellowing it has to do more with engine bay temperatures yellowing the epoxy. On long drives I pop the rear hatch and let out the heat. You can add heat stainless or Inconel heat shielding to mid-pipes, headers, turbos to help lower engine bay temps as well.
     
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  9. Dicecal

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    Compared a similar car with the OEM carbon fiber panels and there was a noticeable difference, the OEM white as new and mine looked very noticeably yellow. I had a very good experience with Sforza, as always YMMV
     
  10. Marty305

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    Yes for $3500 it is a good deal for the whole kit
     
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  11. gabf1

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    Still waiting for parts on back order…trying to be patient. Lol
     
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    Looks great!

    On the front trunk piece, was there a foam seal on it?
     
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  14. 05F430F1

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    There was on mine from MyRicambi— I had to trim it down and down and down for about an hour with an Exacto knife until it finally fit.


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  15. Dsald

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    Had the same issue, that's why I asked. Didn't know if I was just doing something wrong.

    Ended up buying thinner foam from Amazon and replacing it.
     
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  16. gabf1

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    Yes. +3 for trimming it. It was a little annoying but the big thing for me is I hope the part doesn’t crack now that it’s tightened up. The one thing that surprised me after doing the engine bay is how much of the cf I see in the rear view mirror. It’s nice and shiny and pleasant to look at.
     
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  18. 05F430F1

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    Ya I did water tank also… love it - didn’t do air boxes though… can’t see those too much


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  19. gabf1

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    Looks great. Anyone know where to order the Ferrari emblem?
     
  20. 05F430F1

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    Dealer replaced mine due to the black flaking off… he did say, this is a one time favor though….


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  21. gabf1

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    Nice. My cf piece needs an emblem. I know I could use the original piece but it’s stuck on and I’d rather just place a new one.
     
  22. 05F430F1

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    Ya, it’s just a sticky 3M tape on underside plus 2 little nuts on the posts… pretty easy to remove original from plastic cover with a little effort/pry tool.


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  23. gabf1

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    Thanks!
     
  24. Marty305

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    I am sure all these kits are made in Asia and resold by different vendors.
     
  25. 05F430F1

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    Actually the MyRicambi carbon are all designed and fabricated in France


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