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Aluminium Indicator Stalks

Posted by mambosasa, in Interior Upgrades 21 January 2011 -

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Hey all.

What happens when I get bored? I buy something new for the car. Anyway, this time, after getting the inspiration from someone on SELOC, I decided to change my plastic indicator stalks.

Now, if I was to be honest, the original Vauxhall stalks are not too bad. They are functional and work pretty well. However, this is an Elise and if it could...

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Electric Boot Release

Posted by mambosasa, in Interior Upgrades 30 January 2010 -

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lotus elise boot release and 1 more...

I am back again.

It was this time last year when I kicked off the Project Elise Type R. A year on, I am still tinkering with it.

Next job, replacing my rusty boot release cable. Now, although you can buy the electric kits from various sources, due to the price, I opted to make my own.

Ingredients:

1. Christmas card ( for templating...

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Ecu Cover

Posted by mambosasa, in Interior Upgrades 26 May 2009 -

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When it comes to where to locate the ECU, for what I have seen it varies depending on who is doing the conversion. I have seen them in the cabin behind the seats, inside the wheel arch liner, in the boot and so on.

I decided to mount mine on exactly the same place as where the original one was. This was really driven by the fact that I wanted to ensure...

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