The Infamous Ferrari Sticky Button Problem…

The commonly known Ferrari sticky buttons situation. Almost every old-timer Ferrari owner has dealt with it or at least heard of the sticky button problem. Over the years countless people have tried to find the perfect solutions to this ongoing situation. 

We all know time equals money, so spending countless hours removing the stickiness from a Ferraris dash button is not something most people want to Ferarri Sticky button problem, Grimy, gooey sticky buttons. Ferrari F430.spend their Saturday afternoons doing. Not only will it take forever to remove the stickiness, Honestly Ferrari buttons themselves can be damaged in the process. 

The Ferrari button stickiness comes from the rubberized material Ferrari manufacturer uses. These buttons especially launch control buttons for the F430, 599 are continuously used and charged. 

The continuous use eventually causes the rubberized button to melt, becomes sticky, and eventually degrades into mush. One could be curious as to how we fix such a situation? 

There are tons of products today that claim to fix the Ferrari sticky button problem but most of them aren't worth your money or time. Most products have the individual user apply a soap-like material or substance that will remove the sticky outside coating of the Ferrari button. 

Although this might temporarily get rid of the sticky button problem, most of these products have high acidity which can harm the buttons and breakdown the images printed on them. 

Instead of trying to use a product to cure the solution to the stickiness why not just replace the entire button with one that won’t melt from overheating and sunlight exposure. This is why we recommend buying our Ferrari console buttons because they are first off; very easy to install and 100% warranted. 

“If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it again?” 
— John Wooden

To recap, don’t use acidic chemicals to solve sticky console buttons. The lettering will degrade in no time. Purchase new Ferrari buttons altogether that are not going to degrade like the manufactured Ferrari rubberized buttons. Let’s face it nobody wants that tacky sticky feeling while driving one of the best supercars brands in the world.

5 comments

Rick G

Hi,
My father owned a new 1998 Maranello. About 12 year later the center dash buttons got tacky.
He spoke with Ferrari of NA,even having his attorney write a letter.
Ferrari refused to replace or take care of the buttons.
He was furious. He sold the car vowing never to buy another Ferrari ever again.

David Loman

Please advise how to obtain a full set of replacement buttons for a 458 Ferrari.

Kenneth henry

Where do i order buttons to replace the sticky ones?

Robert oshman

Do you have buttons for Ferrari 488 that have been reconditioned? Why does this happen to every Ferrari I have owned, but my Porsche, McLaren, or Mercedes??

Roberto Verrillo

Hi – I need a replacement “open” button for a Ferrari 599 centre consol – can you help ?
Thanks

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