Lotus Excel SE carpet underlay

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Paulf
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Lotus Excel SE carpet underlay

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Hi guys,

About to fit new carpets and underlay into my 88 SE.
Question : -
Was underlay fitted to the floor pan under the seats and into the footwells?

Cheers in advance for any advice.
Paul F.

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Yes, hard rubber backed foam over all of floor, bulkhead, gearbox tunnel and sides behind rear quarter trim. Not over inside of sills - carpet glued direct to fibreglass here.
It’s very good at soaking up any water !!!
Most now replace with modern material.

If you look in the parts catalogue it will show you all the different pieces.

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Thanks for the useful reply Alan.

Have you a link to the parts catalogue please?

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Paulf wrote: Fri Jan 10, 2025 21:07 Thanks for the useful reply Alan.

Have you a link to the parts catalogue please?
You can get lifetime access to the online parts catalogue, and help support the running costs of this forum, by going to this thread.

(It can also be found on the website of SJ Sportscars).
"Farmer" Richard

1990 Lotus Excel SE (Lilith)
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Re: Lotus Excel SE carpet underlay

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Thanks for the reply.

Now paid for the parts catalogue, just waiting for access.

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