sootysteve Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 any one knw bout the thin black strips that go round the rear arches on a S1? what are they, how they fit and where do you get them from, think they fit them onto 111s's? they look like they may protect the paint wondered are they any good?
sootysteve Posted February 13, 2006 Author Posted February 13, 2006 p.s not talking bout the inner arch plastic things, im on bout the strips that fit on the outside edge of the arch.
chris_h Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 Comes up quite often. link I think the outcome was that you can make them yourself quite cheaply
sootysteve Posted February 13, 2006 Author Posted February 13, 2006 cheers chris, but not on about the sticker stuff, these that im on about are like plastic long strip that sit around the edge of the rear of the rear arch, excuse the bad english, they go all the way round to the bottom at the back of th arch where the difflector is.
chris_h Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 These ?? link If so then i think they had to be added to some models due to the tyres sticking out of the wheel arch to much.
darren5591 Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 These are on the elise S1 111s, i dont really know where you can get them though
sootysteve Posted February 13, 2006 Author Posted February 13, 2006 chris, yes m8 them are the ones, thanks for digging them out, so do u knw where i can get them ?
chris_h Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 probably from a lotus dealer as a 111s official part They will probably only look right if you have got wide wheels though ??
Foley Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 Apparently these are crazy expensive and only available from main dealers.
dobbo Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 Yep - £80 pair, Lotus only. Technically they're needed for the MoT if you run 225 rear tyres, but we've not had any issues in over 5 years.
M111 Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 When you ask for them I think you'll find that they are called 'SPATS', or 'Wheel Arch Spats'. Hope that helps, Gary
chris_h Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 When you ask for them I think you'll find that they are called 'SPATS', or 'Wheel Arch Spats'. I'm so glad someone has said that, its been bugging me all day because i couldn't remember what they were called.
Joff135 Posted February 14, 2006 Posted February 14, 2006 I was thinking about getting a set of spats...but £100 each side!!!!! S1 111s and 2nd batch of 135 Sports and 160 Sports have them fitted as standard. I have been told not to waste my money as they won't add much extra protection anyway...it was just the regulations requirement for road worthyness when new. Let me know if you find any cheaper?
sootysteve Posted February 14, 2006 Author Posted February 14, 2006 thanks alot, ill only bother if i can get them from some bloke at donnington who dont realise there value, ie "£20 mate"
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