Exige roof off
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Can not answer the Q about how to take the rook off, but a couple of other things to be aware of.
1) Invalidates the warranty as far as leaks are concerned, once you put the roof back on.
2) Be aware that your insurenace company wont like it. Exige is catagorised as a hard top, removing it, makes it no longer so. If you do have an accident whils tthe roof is off, be aware that the insurance company may try to withdraw your cover.
1) Invalidates the warranty as far as leaks are concerned, once you put the roof back on.
2) Be aware that your insurenace company wont like it. Exige is catagorised as a hard top, removing it, makes it no longer so. If you do have an accident whils tthe roof is off, be aware that the insurance company may try to withdraw your cover.
i must be the only person on this forum that didn't know you can take the roof off an exige. So all the time i've spent wondering about supercharging a 111R could've been spent wondering about trading up to an exige s (roof off important to me)?
>> Edited by jago on Thursday 4th May 13:24
>> Edited by jago on Thursday 4th May 13:24
jago said:
i must be the only person on this forum that didn't know you can take the roof off an exige. So all the time i've spent wondering about supercharging a 111R could've been spent wondering about trading up to an exige s (roof off important to me)?
>> Edited by jago on Thursday 4th May 13:24
Nope, I had no idea they came of either!
Have a look here -
www.elisetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22013
Some good pics. Thinking myself of changing the 111R next March for an S with soft-top kit.
>> Edited by Skyman on Thursday 4th May 13:59
www.elisetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22013
Some good pics. Thinking myself of changing the 111R next March for an S with soft-top kit.
>> Edited by Skyman on Thursday 4th May 13:59
Skyman said:
Have a look here -
www.elisetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22013
Some good pics. Thinking myself of changing the 111R next March for an S with soft-top kit.
>> Edited by Skyman on Thursday 4th May 13:59
Wow. Not so keen on the exige spoiler looks wise, but apart from that...
I just have taken tyhe roof off for my 3rd time and no problems with water leaks...
...also just have bought a softop kit and fit it... I'll post some pictures as soon as I can take them (probably this weekend)...
My one is also black with black wheels and all round black/silver badges...
...also just have bought a softop kit and fit it... I'll post some pictures as soon as I can take them (probably this weekend)...
My one is also black with black wheels and all round black/silver badges...
franky said:
I just have taken tyhe roof off for my 3rd time and no problems with water leaks...
...also just have bought a softop kit and fit it... I'll post some pictures as soon as I can take them (probably this weekend)...
My one is also black with black wheels and all round black/silver badges...
Is the soft top the same as an Elise one?
I had no idea you could do this too - might start looking for an Exige instead of an Elise!
Yes, I'ts the same as the latest (no tail) S2 softops...
...the only mod you have to do is make 2 little holes on the rollbar to fit the bars...
here you can see my car first time opentop without the holes(this is from last summer)...
www.sportcarclub.com/foro/garage.php?mode=view_vehicle&CID=7
...as I said I'll post newer pics with the full process of roof on/off
...the only mod you have to do is make 2 little holes on the rollbar to fit the bars...
here you can see my car first time opentop without the holes(this is from last summer)...
www.sportcarclub.com/foro/garage.php?mode=view_vehicle&CID=7
...as I said I'll post newer pics with the full process of roof on/off
I took my roof off this weekend for the first time - it was going to be taken apart by the dealer this week anyway and have all the seals changed so i thought I'd just do it and it wouldn't matter if it leaked afterwards. It leaks already anyway so it couldn't get any worse (thats gonna be fixed though - 4th time lucky)!
After taking it off and seeing how cool it looked, i wondered why i hadn't just done it before anyway, it was so easy.
It should be no different to taking off an Elise roof, same roof (except the airscoop of course), same seals, same bolts etc.. - is the leaking roof bit of the warranty on an elise invalidated if you take the roof off? Shouldn't be any different IMO.
There's not much to get wrong taking it off and putting it back on, so in theory there's no reason for it to leak so long as you're careful and don't damage the seals. If a dealer can take it off and put it back on when doing work on it and for it not to leak afterwards, then so can you.
After taking it off and seeing how cool it looked, i wondered why i hadn't just done it before anyway, it was so easy.
It should be no different to taking off an Elise roof, same roof (except the airscoop of course), same seals, same bolts etc.. - is the leaking roof bit of the warranty on an elise invalidated if you take the roof off? Shouldn't be any different IMO.
There's not much to get wrong taking it off and putting it back on, so in theory there's no reason for it to leak so long as you're careful and don't damage the seals. If a dealer can take it off and put it back on when doing work on it and for it not to leak afterwards, then so can you.
Not from personal experience, but after talking to a guy from Lotus, you might want to bear the following in mind.
The scoop on the Exige S is used, and removing the roof spoils the flow of air - which will have an impact on the way the engine breaths.
On the Exige, not so much of a problem, but not recommended on the Exige S...
Just a thought.
Andrew.
The scoop on the Exige S is used, and removing the roof spoils the flow of air - which will have an impact on the way the engine breaths.
On the Exige, not so much of a problem, but not recommended on the Exige S...
Just a thought.
Andrew.
Mine has the roof conversion to enable fitting the elise softtop.. it was done by a Lotus dealer ! its seems abit like induction systems.. there's a narrow line between what will and wont invalidate the warranty. I told Autotorque that I had the conversion and it didnt seem to affect my premium.. they said that if something is stolen when the roof is off, then that would not be covered...
seetim said:
Not from personal experience, but after talking to a guy from Lotus, you might want to bear the following in mind.
The scoop on the Exige S is used, and removing the roof spoils the flow of air - which will have an impact on the way the engine breaths.
On the Exige, not so much of a problem, but not recommended on the Exige S...
Just a thought.
Andrew.
Indeed. On the S I don't think this is something you should consider if you want to be 100% sure you're not going to lunch the oily bits.
S Works said:
Not from personal experience, but after talking to a guy from Lotus, you might want to bear the following in mind.
The scoop on the Exige S is used, and removing the roof spoils the flow of air - which will have an impact on the way the engine breaths.
On the Exige, not so much of a problem, but not recommended on the Exige S...
Just a thought.
Andrew.
Indeed. On the S I don't think this is something you should consider if you want to be 100% sure you're not going to lunch the oily bits.
Shame.
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