Wanted: Elise S2 front clam
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Is this allowed as a post?
I had an accident with my '07 plate Elise S. It happened before Christmas. I've been told I cant receive the from France until 10 to 11 weeks.
The coachworks dealing with the repair have agreed to let me use a second hand front clam.
If anyone has any knowledge of an immaculate original clam for sale please can they reply.
Many thanks,
Grant
I had an accident with my '07 plate Elise S. It happened before Christmas. I've been told I cant receive the from France until 10 to 11 weeks.
The coachworks dealing with the repair have agreed to let me use a second hand front clam.
If anyone has any knowledge of an immaculate original clam for sale please can they reply.
Many thanks,
Grant
Perhaps drop this guy an email.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/profile.asp?mem...
He is able to supply replacement clams. No OEM but I have seen them in the fibreglass and you would not know any difference - quality looks A1.
Either that or many talking about 4 - 6 month tail back from Lotus..
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/profile.asp?mem...
He is able to supply replacement clams. No OEM but I have seen them in the fibreglass and you would not know any difference - quality looks A1.
Either that or many talking about 4 - 6 month tail back from Lotus..
Shnozz said:
Perhaps drop this guy an email.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/profile.asp?mem...
He is able to supply replacement clams. No OEM but I have seen them in the fibreglass and you would not know any difference - quality looks A1.
Either that or many talking about 4 - 6 month tail back from Lotus..
Thanks shnooze, I did speak to them about a repro but they are concerned about the quality of fit. The car is low mileage and pre accident perfect condition. I don't feel comfortable taking the risk.... http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/profile.asp?mem...
He is able to supply replacement clams. No OEM but I have seen them in the fibreglass and you would not know any difference - quality looks A1.
Either that or many talking about 4 - 6 month tail back from Lotus..
Surely the single piece unit lights came in much later than 07? I thought it was about 2010.
You can tell a K-series clam from a Toyota engined one by the depth of the bar between the little access panels. On a K-series car, the vents in the panels sit a good few inches below the bonnet line, so the central bar is a few inches deep. On the Toyota powered cars, the vents are mounted much higher to clear the larger radiator, so the central bar is only a strip of fibreglass rather than a significant box-section. Otherwise the clams look almost identical.
The single light unit clam is different again, but I'm sure it wasn't around in 2007.
K-Series:
Toyota:
The Exige is different again, lacking the little winglets at the bottom because it has a full-width splitter instead (there's a few other subtle differences too).
You can tell a K-series clam from a Toyota engined one by the depth of the bar between the little access panels. On a K-series car, the vents in the panels sit a good few inches below the bonnet line, so the central bar is a few inches deep. On the Toyota powered cars, the vents are mounted much higher to clear the larger radiator, so the central bar is only a strip of fibreglass rather than a significant box-section. Otherwise the clams look almost identical.
The single light unit clam is different again, but I'm sure it wasn't around in 2007.
K-Series:
Toyota:
The Exige is different again, lacking the little winglets at the bottom because it has a full-width splitter instead (there's a few other subtle differences too).
Edited by kambites on Monday 31st March 18:38
OK we're obviously talking about different things. By "one piece lights", I thought you meant this front-end with the indicators and headlights in one unit:
Can you show me what you mean about the two different light assemblies from 2007? Did they alter the internal construction of the lights?
Can you show me what you mean about the two different light assemblies from 2007? Did they alter the internal construction of the lights?
Edited by kambites on Monday 31st March 20:31
Different things are being talked about.
In 2007 the headlight unit became a single unit from the pre 2007 seperate cover and beams unit used in both rover and toyota models up to 2007 although there is only subtle differences from the outside for these unless they are side by side. In 2010 or whatever the indicator was incorporated into the headlight unit as part of the style update to the Elise model.
Deltashad, looking at a pic of your Elise on Scottishelises, the clam mentioned above is suitable.
The visual giveaway is the bulb/reflector/thing at the top and back of the headlight as per parts diagram
http://www.deroure.com/diagrams.asp?TBL=5716&M...
In 2007 the headlight unit became a single unit from the pre 2007 seperate cover and beams unit used in both rover and toyota models up to 2007 although there is only subtle differences from the outside for these unless they are side by side. In 2010 or whatever the indicator was incorporated into the headlight unit as part of the style update to the Elise model.
Deltashad, looking at a pic of your Elise on Scottishelises, the clam mentioned above is suitable.
The visual giveaway is the bulb/reflector/thing at the top and back of the headlight as per parts diagram
http://www.deroure.com/diagrams.asp?TBL=5716&M...
I've been waiting since mid Dec for a K series front clam to become available, the car has been waiting at the coachworks all this time and no-one appears to be aware of when an OE replacement will be available.
Are you a member of SELOC, OP? I had a few PMs with recommendations and suggestions after I posted there, might be worth a try.
Are you a member of SELOC, OP? I had a few PMs with recommendations and suggestions after I posted there, might be worth a try.
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