Lotus front nose badge change ?

[RDH]

Don't use the screwdriver.....you'll damage the paintwork/clam......fishing line, some gloves to prevent slashed fingers and some patience!
Enjoy.....
I have a new one sitting in my kitchen but will wait til it gets a bit warmer before I set about it (with some SE help!)......

Fishing line and a hairdryer apparently - ask Dezzy - I'm sure he changed his on the Exige?

[jj]

Can I have the old one when you take it off please?

I need one for my motorsport engine cover and a wee bit of lacquer peeling wont bother me

[meatball]

He is the SE help I was referring to!

Hope he can bring a hairdryer....I don't have much need for one!

[meatball]

No prob.......unless J33AMA beats me to it.

[jj]

No prob.......unless J33AMA beats me to it.

Your front clam is failry new so yours is probably in better nick

[meatball]

6 months newer.....i image its the original nose badge!
Although J33AMA washes his car daily.....and twice daily at weekends.....maybe thats why his is peeling!?

[dezzy]

He is the SE help I was referring to!

Hope he can bring a hairdryer....I don't have much need for one!

Yep . . . hairdryer to heat up the glue and loosen it a bit, then perseverance with fishing line for several minutes in a sawing action underneath the badge. Will feel like it's not going to come off, but give it time and it will.

D

[russellphoto]

How much of a job is it to change the front badge on an S1 elise? Somebody has tried nicking it and it is now scratched and scraped to bits. Luckily they don't seem to have marked the paintwork.

Russell

[Corranga]

I have a feeling the S1 is a clam off job, though I *think* I read somewhere you can do it with the clam intact if you have driving lamps - I presume the thing here is that the front grill is fixed to the clam, and you remove the driving lamp / put hand in through the hole.

Then you may want to consider putting an s2 item on (stick on) or an s1 item with the screws ground off and some sticky pads...
though obviously there are pros and cons:

Easier to nick
Easier to fit
Won't cause clam damage if someone gets over zelous with a screwdriver trying to remove it
Will just pop off
Reckon they are also cheaper...

s2 item probably weight less too

Chris

[russellphoto]

Thanks for that - I'll give it a try and see how I get on.

Russell