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Post by GregR » Tue Oct 31, 2006 11:42 am

footwell corrosion - check if the car still has dimpled rubber mats in the footwell. If it does, its not been in for the fix (IIRC it was the adhesive used to bond the mats to the ali that caused the corrosion).
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Post by Dominic » Tue Oct 31, 2006 11:47 am

shooomer wrote:Dom
Sat night schedule means I might be struggling on Sun.

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Sent them another mail to see if I can drive Oulton.
The event is on Sat ! :thumbsup
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Post by Andy G » Tue Oct 31, 2006 11:54 am

shooomer wrote:Is there a way to tell if it's been to dealer for footwell corrosion? Never asked the seller.

Rear tyres, brake pads and driving lights + covers today :(
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Post by cla5h » Tue Oct 31, 2006 12:09 pm

RE footwell corrosion - presumably this was a recall? If so, pop the VIN into the Lotus website to check for any outstanding recalls.

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Post by Titanium S1 111S (gla) » Tue Oct 31, 2006 1:54 pm

Eliseparts do free delivery and if you phone and ask they can generally get them out same day. Still got to get them fitted obviously.
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Post by GregR » Tue Oct 31, 2006 2:53 pm

shooomer wrote:Where can I get Advans? MMC on back order
back order? They told me that last Tuesday and got them delivered by Thursday!

Fingers crossed this isn't the end for MMC's Advan supply... Yoko have stopped making them afterall....
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Post by Titanium S1 111S (gla) » Tue Oct 31, 2006 3:41 pm

Gerg,

End of supply?!! Stopped making them!??

Should I be ordering new rears to make sure I can still get them? Good few miles left on them and always keen to put expense off but would rather have them in the garage for a while than find myself with fairly new fronts and dead rears which I can’t replace.
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Post by Tom » Tue Oct 31, 2006 4:56 pm

shooomer wrote:What are the indicator stalks from? Astra? My car has ally tat that needs removed asap.
from corsa. i got mine from eliseparts. unplug/plug in. dead easy.
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Post by Tom » Tue Oct 31, 2006 4:58 pm

ps. nice choice of car. a proper Lotus... :lol: :lol:



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Post by robin » Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:09 pm

Lotus are now recommending the C.drive or something like that, still Yokohama. However for a 2000pony nutter barsteward mobile surely the correct tyre must be 888 or 048 ...

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Post by tut » Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:17 pm

No way.........

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Post by tut » Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:20 pm

Paul

I am just about to put the Standard Elise indicator and wiper stalks on eBay.

Yours for around a tenner each if you would like them.

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Post by GregR » Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:58 pm

robin wrote:Lotus are now recommending the C.drive or something like that, still Yokohama. However for a 2000pony nutter barsteward mobile surely the correct tyre must be 888 or 048 ...

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Read that in Evo too - they were described as road only (or words to that effect) though.
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Post by Stewart » Tue Oct 31, 2006 10:15 pm

Glad to see that you can now leave your shed at home
shooomer wrote:Is there a way to tell if it's been to dealer for footwell corrosion? Never asked the seller.
:D

The original owner may have removed the rubber mats themselves. If it has been to the dealers it should have black fibre/felt mats secured by 2 bonded ali big headed flat screws. If it is anything like the job done by MMC on my car, the ali footwell will look like someone has switched on an angle grinder then dropped it into the footwell before switching it off after 30 seconds.
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