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I have recently purchased a soft top (second hand) from a reputable Lotus dealer but it just doesn’t seem to sit right. There’s a bit of a dip at the front. It’s a 2015 s3 Elise. Does anyone know if adjusting the tensioners will correct this? I’m sure the roof on my old 2007 s2 elise was tighter than this. Thanks Mark Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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New Battery
by ollie- 0 replies
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Hi The winter has killed the battery finally. It's lasted me well though. So I need a new battery. I know quite a few go for the Odyssey PC680, is that still a firm favourite? How are people mounting these safely in the boot, any pictures? If I go down the Odyssey route are people doing when not in use disconnecting or isolator switch or trickle charging? Thanks
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I failed to notice a few spatters of bird dropping that sat for a few weeks on the protective Armourfend film on my car. Does anyone know how that can be safely removed. It's a reddish stain. I've tried various things but so far nothing has removed the mark and as always I'm concerned about abrasion making things worse.
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Hi guys ... trying to remove the front number plate plinth Any help appreciated ... I have remove the bolts underneath but the 2 x bolts screwed unto the bumper just spin and never back out ... https://youtube.com/shorts/pINzQrQ10ko?feature=share Thanks Tom
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I need to replace the O rings on the sandwich plates and I have been looking at the rubber type mounting kit as opposed to the Thackray washers .Can anyone give me any tips on fitting these ? Regards
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I have had the Katana 2 on my 2005 Elise for a while, and I notice that on initial acceleration there is quite a bit of lag before it accelerates in a quicker linear fashion. It almost reminds me of a large turbo car in that way. Is it possible the SC is worn? I purchased it used and it looked to be in perfect condition. I changed the oil and the screwed had no wear or flaking. I did notice the pulley didn't turn freely without some effort. I haven't had a lot of experience with SCs, as I have had mostly high HP NA cars. Any input would be appreciated!
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Took the front grill of to paint it, and one of the driving lights literally fell into my hand. Think the bracket is a bit beyond saving. Oh well, the car is 23 yrs old and 85k miles and only had it 5 months. At least new brackets are available. Step by step hey
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Hi, does anyone know if its possible to replace the bolted on front badge without having to remove the front clam to get access ?
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Hi, I'm about to change a leaking offside transmission oil seal for the 1st time on my 1999 elise. I have the service manual, but was just wondering if anyone has already done this and has any advice/pointers they could please share with me. Thanks, Badger
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Hi all. Before I spend a little more cash with Eliseparts , does anyone local to us on the Staffs/Cheshire/ Derbyshire area have a ball joint and a bush removal / fitting tool I could borrow for this task , happy to despatch Ethan to come and collect , and I believe he usually Carries beer too 😇 Many thanks Richard and Ethan
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Howdy - just wondered if anybody had ever done any kind of repair to any of the plastic bits on their car? Noticed today I have some chips in the plastic bit here that seem to have gone through to a white colour? Its quite a matt grey type finish here and I wondered if anybody had any advice?
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23 years and 85k miles of dirt removed from the T49 rear undertrays and 2 coats of hammeritte applied. Next job is to replace an offside transmission seal to stop an oil drip
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Wheel wax? 1 2
by DeanB- 3 followers
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Hi folks I was wondering if any of you could recommend a good wax or polish to use on my wheels. The are satin black Team Dynamics multi-spoke and are buggers to clean. My thinking is with a good coat of wax it should be a lot easier and quicker to get the brake dust and crap off. I imagine the product will need to withstand a lot of heat from the brakes though. What says MLOC? Thanks in advance 😊 Dean
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Trickle chargers 1 2
by PJT- 3 followers
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What model/brand do folks tend to use? CTEK MXS 5 seems to be well thought of. Has anyone had any issues. I was going to connect the rings straight to the battery in the boot rather than into the access panel. Can the cigarette lighter be used? I hAd a flat battery yesterday, so it’s the first time I’ve removed it from the Exige. I think it was in the wrong way. Much shorter cable to the negative terminal, but this was boot side, so I had to slide the battery out a little, undo the connection, so I could slide it out on the much longer positive so I could undo that one. I was going to put it back the other was, as it seemed to make sense with the cable…
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Immobiliser
by Alice- 2 replies
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Hi I’m new to this site, I have a Lotus Elise 2003, with a Cobra Alarm, I replaced the car battery, but the car won’t start, the door unlocks, but the alarm beeps 5 times. The lights on the dash turn on, but nothing not even a click, I have tried to reset the keys by holding both buttons down, until led in key stops flashing and then pressing large button on key, but this doesn’t make any difference. Any thoughts?
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