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Here is a couple of picture of the whole thing I did 2 silver marks where the arm is hitting the wiper

The passenger side wiper blade on my 550 doesn’t seem to be working as only 1/2 the blade is in contact with the windshield. Hence I decided to replace my passenger wiper blade and to source it myself from eurospare. Got a bit shocked when I saw that the part I am after (65081600) costs £147...

Hi All, After 9 super happy months of ownership of the 550, and using it regularly, I noticed a small weep of oil under the cam cover a couple of days ago as I was doing an inspection of the engine bay. The leak feels very small (nothing on the floor, not very wet looking etc...) I am going...

Might not be Greta Thunberg’s favorite picture, but the F430 just hit 30,000km (or 18k miles)... that’s about 5k litres of petrol gone quenching 500 horses’ thirst :-)

My 550 matts are in definite need of replacing. I remember a post discussing a great source of quality matts but I can seem to find it in the search. Any recommendation? Thank you

I just bought a 550 which only comes w 1 set of keys as the current owner lost the spare over his ownership. Is there a way to get a new key cut and a FOB replaced and reprogrammed to match the one I have? Thanks for your input.

Hi all- I have put an offer on a 550 and am starting to plan for a PPI in case the offer gets accepted. My preference would be for Aldous to do it, but he might not want to travel that far. Would recommend anybody who knows those cars and is happy to travel to Reading? Thank you

They have nice cars in stock... anybody ever dealt with them? or know them by reputation? I find it difficult to find anything about them online. Thank you

As some of you might remember, I toyed with the idea of owning a Ferrari about 3 years ago, having owned several sportscars prior to that, including Porsche 911s, Maserati granturismo etc... After doing much research, I embarked on a search process that would lead me 6months later into buying...

Hello, I am looking for a 550 to add to my line up. Ideal specs (though a bit flexible) - color: silver, gray or blue TDF or Pozzi - LHD as most miles will be done in Europe, but would also consider a RHD - Mileage up to 50k I have the funds ready for the right car - no finance involved...

I just got my annual service done at my main dealer (prominent London MD). In addition to the set price service, I did a few things such as spark plugs and other little bits and bobs. The dealer also recommended I serviced the air con unit for £200, which I had done in 2017 already. I found...

Is anybody aware of any change of situation at Christian Lewis lately? I have called 3 times (and spoke to a secretary each time) and sent 2 emails over the past 3months asking for a quote on work to be done to my car. I specifically said I was recommended by Aldous Voice - whom to my great...

2 of my F430 tail lights are showing slight sign of vibrations. I am afraid it is the case of well documented cracked lamp posts. Following a bit of research it looks like it is a design issue and replacing them w OEM won’t solve that issue from rehappening again. Lots of people recommend using...

Just saw this on PH https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/ferrari/550/ferrari-550-maranello-lhd/9171065 Even if LHD this looks very cheap for a 1999 that’s averaged 2k miles a year. Anybody knows this car? Not that I need a second Ferrari in my stable, but for the right price and...

A friend of mine was over this week end, and we decided to go for a drive as the weather was lovely. We decided to swap cars half way (he drives a 911 TT and is used to super cars) as I want to hear the sound of my F430 from outside doing flybys, pull ups etc... I had never done that since I...