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- Tue May 21, 2024 14:04
- Forum: Bodywork, Fitments, Interior and Trim
- Topic: Rear light drainage holes
- Replies: 1
- Views: 25
Re: Rear light drainage holes
This post includes a photo of the filth inside my lens when I decided to crack it open and re-paint the silvering. Pretty filthy. But they weren't full of water, so what water/mud got in must have been evaporating faster than it filled up, no doubt helped by the heat of the filament bulbs (although...
- Tue May 21, 2024 09:35
- Forum: Bodywork, Fitments, Interior and Trim
- Topic: Side Repeaters
- Replies: 9
- Views: 256
Re: Side Repeaters
I managed with a short-bolt version, but I had to leave out the foam gasket, and it was still a massive PITA to try and get a nut onto it!
- Mon May 20, 2024 22:12
- Forum: Wanted
- Topic: Lotus Excel interior
- Replies: 9
- Views: 380
Re: Lotus Excel interior
Slightly worrying if LB are disposing of their old stock of secondhand interiors ☹️ I know conventional wisdom in stock control tends to be ‘if it doesn’t move, scrap it’ but that is more applicable to a fast moving operation rather than one supposedly more to do with supporting restorations. Cheer...
- Mon May 20, 2024 14:53
- Forum: General
- Topic: Leather Colouring
- Replies: 7
- Views: 290
Re: Leather Colouring
Sagging drivers seat may well be due to a split rubber diaphragm on the bottom that holds the foam up. No-one is making/selling replacements, and I've yet to find anything similar from another car that can be made to fit. I even asked Newton Commercial, who supply these for a number of more common c...
- Mon May 20, 2024 14:36
- Forum: Wanted
- Topic: Lotus Excel interior
- Replies: 9
- Views: 380
Re: Lotus Excel interior
That's a funky steering wheel!! Some "interesting" red highlights in that interior too. Wonder if the previous seats had been done in the same shade of red??
- Fri May 17, 2024 10:06
- Forum: Wanted
- Topic: Lotus Excel interior
- Replies: 9
- Views: 380
Re: Lotus Excel interior
Hi, and welcome to the forum! Glad you've found us, I hope we can help you with any questions or advice you are after. It'll be good to see some pics of your car, we like pics of work-in-progress just as much as shiny finished cars (Possibly more, for some of us!). Yes, Lotusbits is the best source ...
- Thu May 16, 2024 08:34
- Forum: Electrics and Electronics
- Topic: Wiring diagrams for early Excels
- Replies: 6
- Views: 312
Re: Wiring diagrams for early Excels
Lotus (at least when they have been asked in the pre-Geely past) have been a bit dog-in-the-manger about this. If they were enforcing copyright because they wanted to make money out of selling copies of things, that would be fair enough - and I would buy a new workshop manual from them if they were ...
- Wed May 15, 2024 13:55
- Forum: Electrics and Electronics
- Topic: Alarms
- Replies: 5
- Views: 134
Re: Alarms
Just disconnect one of the wires to the coil when you are leaving the car unattended - most of todays scummy thieves would just assume it's knackered and never know how to fix it!
- Wed May 15, 2024 10:37
- Forum: Spotted/New Owners
- Topic: New comer - Progress (edit)
- Replies: 380
- Views: 103832
Re: New comer - Progress (edit)
That's a sight I've seen twice in the last 14 months! Enjoy getting the centre dash vents re-connected to their ducts
- Tue May 14, 2024 13:40
- Forum: Spotted/New Owners
- Topic: Newbie Lotus Owner
- Replies: 13
- Views: 353
Re: Newbie Lotus Owner
Hi Malcolm, Sounds like you are getting on with sorting the car - keep us updated! I've had a real issue with coolant leaks over the last year-and-a-bit, so might be able to advise. I bought a coolant pressure test kit off eBay for under £40, which has been invaluable - if you are ever up Rugby dire...
- Mon May 13, 2024 12:11
- Forum: Spotted/New Owners
- Topic: Blog about restoration of a "hedge fund" '86 Excel
- Replies: 76
- Views: 21282
Re: Blog about restoration of a "hedge fund" '86 Excel
Welcome back! And good for you for getting stuck back in, the renewed enthusiasm is great to see. Stick with it, and it will pay off soon enough.
- Mon May 13, 2024 10:20
- Forum: Spotted/New Owners
- Topic: Newbie Lotus Owner
- Replies: 13
- Views: 353
Re: Newbie Lotus Owner
Hi Malrig - welcome to the joys of Excel ownership! I've had my Excel for 13 years / 80,000 miles of everyday use and abuse, they are a great car. I'm not exactly local but not that far away, just East of Rugby. Marginally closer to you is MetBlue (Tony) who drives (sometimes) an Excel, and claims t...
- Fri May 10, 2024 08:13
- Forum: Spotted/New Owners
- Topic: Spotted driving through Scunthorpe?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 170
Re: Spotted driving through Scunthorpe?
Welcome to the joys of Excel ownership! We look forward to hearing more about your car and your adventures with it. That's some pretty good Lotus spotting around yours, I'd be lucky to see that many Lotus in a month (outside of car shows). Maybe a consequence of the fine weather we've been having re...
- Tue May 07, 2024 20:46
- Forum: For Sale
- Topic: Excel SE Rear Shock Absorbers for sale
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1915
Re: Excel SE Rear Shock Absorbers for sale
Fair enough!! Yes, your methodology ensures the same load on both, so your approach is sound, at least within the limits of how accurately you can measure the length.
- Tue May 07, 2024 10:13
- Forum: For Sale
- Topic: Excel SE Rear Shock Absorbers for sale
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1915
Re: Excel SE Rear Shock Absorbers for sale
Both springs are the same rate - (set end to end with an M12 stud down the centre. With 25mm compression on each spring, the longer spring still 6 mm difference). That test doesn't tell you they are the same rate. If you take two items, one 6 mm longer than the other, then reduce the length of both...