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Which wheels will fit, I have a S2 rover engine 111S Elise, I am looking for a second set of rims, will the Toyota engined cars rims fit?
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Hi, have been considering to get a dehumidifier for my garage. Received a quote for one of these for my 60m3 garage, but nearly £2000 incl VAT and delivery, which is way more than I was expecting. Was wondering if people had any experience with alternative and cheaper ones ? Thanks.
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A few days ago, a window on my S1 elise dropped. The white plastic clips had detached from the window. Got new clips from eliseparts. Attached the new ones to window with tiger seal, let it go of. Tonight spent 2 hrs ago putting it all back together. Tested it, a small gap at the top, but liveable with I thought. Up and down it went, working OK, then a clunk, new clips had separated from the glass again. To say I am peed of is an understatement. Any idea what I might be doing wrong ? Is tiger seal not the right stuff to use (the tiger seal is stuck on the window, the clips have separated from the tiger seal). Any help or advice apprecia…
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Entirely hypothetical at the moment but inspired by Dave’s mustard thread; does anyone have the Scrappington (or similar) carpet set installed with cream seats and sills and could share a picture? Picture stolen from Dave’s thread to show what his interior looks like
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Anyone else seen this? I filled up fuel yesterday. Today, ignition on. All seemed fine. Fired up, went down the road, noticed fuel indicator showed no fuel, warning light on. Oil warning light also on. Came home, disconnected and reconnected battery. Fired up engine. Fuel seems ok but oil warning still on! Thanks for any help or advice. Ps: oil level checked ok.
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My son has locked his only keys in the boot of his s2 elise, I see there are some threads from years ago? He is desperate to get it open as he is in the last weekend of university, he was actually looking for a Coolant leak, turns out it was the end caps on the radiator have perished!! can someone pm me the details to get in please at [email protected] thank you
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Hi I have a sticky thermostat on Elise S2 K series, I am looking for the location of it and a set of instructions on what you need to remove to get access? Can anyone provide a guide ? Many thanks Mike
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Hi guys, I went to change my cambelt and water pump today, old belt and pump came off without too much hassle, new pump fitted fine but when I went to install the new belt I couldn’t get it lined up, so I checked the pulleys again and the bottom one had turned! 🤦♂️ how screwed am I? And what can I do about it? belt was removed with bottom pulley in line with timing cover mark and the cams were locked with IN and EXHAUST lined up
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Hi guys, are the floor pans different between an s1 and s2? I’ve been offered an S1 set (for my 01S2) but want to see if they fit before I go fetch them. thanks!
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Hi guys, I’ll be doing all the bushes in the next fortnight, does anyone have the EP bush tool I could borrow for a few days? Happy to collect!
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Hi So thinking about taking her to the track. My first time ever on my own but im aware of the sound restrictions. My exhaust is defo loud, its the larini sports exhaust and no silencer valve. So my question is as i cant seem to find anything specific. Can i purchase attachments to bolt onto the exhaust and if so what are the recommendations from you fine people? Thanks 😁
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Dear members, I have searched through the various threads (including Sands Museum) and applied the advice therein, to no avail. I have a 2006 Lotus Elise 111R, with 52,000 on the clock, which I have owned for about 18 months. Brakes were working fine until: In October 2021 I took it off the road for suspension / brake overhaul (wishbones shot blasted / painted, new ball joints, new front hubs - with ABS sensors). I sent the rear Brembo callipers to a brake specialist in Nottingham, together with new pistons and seals, sourced from a well known independent Lotus supplier. Shot blasted and painted, I refitted them, together with a new handbrake cable. …
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Hi guys, my indicators do not work first thing after start up, but if I turn on the Hazards and then turn them off after a few seconds the indicators work fine
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An hour well spent on a wet Sunday afternoon - 19 yrs of misting buffed out of the rear light lenses (before on the left, after on the right)
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Hi All, I think I am going to have a play with my Nitron Clubsport dampers, to soften up the ride. Does anyone in the Mansfield ish area have a Nitron C Spanner or equivalent that I could borrow? Tia Rich
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