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Hi, thought id ask here first before I go in like a bull in a china shop.
My boot needs adjusting on my Exige S. Basically something has moved when i first got the car the boot would open all the way up on its own when you pulled the catch. Now the boot just clicks open and on further inspection the top of the boot is toutching the roof scoop and scratching the paint off. It needs shifting across a few mm to the right because while its catching on one side there is a big gap the other. Also its making my spoiler sit slanted and really does look pants not level. Can anyone tell me which bolts i need to un-do. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
ALric :-)
My boot needs adjusting on my Exige S. Basically something has moved when i first got the car the boot would open all the way up on its own when you pulled the catch. Now the boot just clicks open and on further inspection the top of the boot is toutching the roof scoop and scratching the paint off. It needs shifting across a few mm to the right because while its catching on one side there is a big gap the other. Also its making my spoiler sit slanted and really does look pants not level. Can anyone tell me which bolts i need to un-do. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
ALric :-)
alric said:
Hi, thought id ask here first before I go in like a bull in a china shop.
My boot needs adjusting on my Exige S. Basically something has moved when i first got the car the boot would open all the way up on its own when you pulled the catch. Now the boot just clicks open and on further inspection the top of the boot is toutching the roof scoop and scratching the paint off. It needs shifting across a few mm to the right because while its catching on one side there is a big gap the other. Also its making my spoiler sit slanted and really does look pants not level. Can anyone tell me which bolts i need to un-do. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
ALric :-)
My boot needs adjusting on my Exige S. Basically something has moved when i first got the car the boot would open all the way up on its own when you pulled the catch. Now the boot just clicks open and on further inspection the top of the boot is toutching the roof scoop and scratching the paint off. It needs shifting across a few mm to the right because while its catching on one side there is a big gap the other. Also its making my spoiler sit slanted and really does look pants not level. Can anyone tell me which bolts i need to un-do. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
ALric :-)
Hi Alric,
Firstly,
The boot catch is a fairly simple adjustment and I've had mine tweaked a few times.
Secondly, re the spoiler:
I was having this very conversation with Andy at Westover service (I have a massive panel gap between the boot and the clam and a wonkey rear spoiler) Apparently the boot is constructed of an inner and outer section which are bonded together. The thing is that these are not built to an exact tolerance and no two boots quite bond together the same way, they all have various kinks in them (Hence why the spoiler looks a lot more wonkey than it really is) You can spend a lot of time trying to adjust the mountings but there is not a great deal of point as you will never be able to get it square due to the kinks in the boot lid.
It's just one of those things we will have to live with.
Joe
Edited by Joe - Exige S on Wednesday 28th June 10:09
Thanks guys, yeah I thought that might be the case with the slanted spoiler. Still need to shift the whole boot a few mms to the right tho to stop it catching on the roof. Is it true any lotus dealer can do warranty work on your car? I live in s
horpe and got mine from leicester which is 2hours away. Theres Gordon Lamb in Sheffield about 30mins away. Will they be able to re adjuct my boot, carry out 2nd service and fix sticking electric window? or will I have to take the treck to Leicester?
thanks again! :-)
horpe and got mine from leicester which is 2hours away. Theres Gordon Lamb in Sheffield about 30mins away. Will they be able to re adjuct my boot, carry out 2nd service and fix sticking electric window? or will I have to take the treck to Leicester? thanks again! :-)
alric said:
Thanks guys, yeah I thought that might be the case with the slanted spoiler. Still need to shift the whole boot a few mms to the right tho to stop it catching on the roof. Is it true any lotus dealer can do warranty work on your car? I live in shorpe and got mine from leicester which is 2hours away. Theres Gordon Lamb in Sheffield about 30mins away. Will they be able to re adjuct my boot, carry out 2nd service and fix sticking electric window? or will I have to take the treck to Leicester?
thanks again! :-)
horpe and got mine from leicester which is 2hours away. Theres Gordon Lamb in Sheffield about 30mins away. Will they be able to re adjuct my boot, carry out 2nd service and fix sticking electric window? or will I have to take the treck to Leicester? thanks again! :-)
Any Lotus dealer should be able to carry out your warranty work.
Joe - Exige S said:
Secondly, re the spoiler:
I was having this very conversation with Andy at Westover service (I have a massive panel gap between the boot and the clam and a wonkey rear spoiler) Apparently the boot is constructed of an inner and outer section which are bonded together. The thing is that these are not built to an exact tolerance and no two boots quite bond together the same way, they all have various kinks in them (Hence why the spoiler looks a lot more wonkey than it really is) You can spend a lot of time trying to adjust the mountings but there is not a great deal of point as you will never be able to get it square due to the kinks in the boot lid.
It's just one of those things we will have to live with.
Joe
But you know what, you shouldn't have to live with it. This is the kind of bollox that lets Lotus down. You'd never get that kind of crap from Porsche, BMW, or other 'prestige' sports marques.
It's basically laziness and crap finishing. I'd be royally pissed off if I spent 40k on a car and had to put up with that kind of lame excuse.
Given that the spolier is there to generate downforce, surely it being level and reasonably constant is important?
S Works said:
Joe - Exige S said:
Secondly, re the spoiler:
I was having this very conversation with Andy at Westover service (I have a massive panel gap between the boot and the clam and a wonkey rear spoiler) Apparently the boot is constructed of an inner and outer section which are bonded together. The thing is that these are not built to an exact tolerance and no two boots quite bond together the same way, they all have various kinks in them (Hence why the spoiler looks a lot more wonkey than it really is) You can spend a lot of time trying to adjust the mountings but there is not a great deal of point as you will never be able to get it square due to the kinks in the boot lid.
It's just one of those things we will have to live with.
Joe
But you know what, you shouldn't have to live with it. This is the kind of bollox that lets Lotus down. You'd never get that kind of crap from Porsche, BMW, or other 'prestige' sports marques.
It's basically laziness and crap finishing. I'd be royally pissed off if I spent 40k on a car and had to put up with that kind of lame excuse.
Given that the spolier is there to generate downforce, surely it being level and reasonably constant is important?
I agree with this in the respect that you shouldn't have to put up with these type of excuses but from personal experience Porsche are just as bad if not worse...
zebedee said:
that surprises me - care to elaborate? Assumption of Porsches are that they are hewn from something solid and german and have very good tolerances - is this not the case?
Sadly they aren't as good as I was led to believe. To make this short so as not to bore anyone I had bought a new Boxster and six months down the line I got a bonus at work and so decided to use some of it to buy a hardtop. Three complete hardtops, one engineer visit by a top tech from Stuttgart and days speaking to Porsche GB on the phone left me with a car that would have made a sieve look good at holding water. To add insult to injury after they had finally given up hope of ever getting the hardtop to fit not only did the soft top no longer keep the elements out, how they managed this I have no idea, the car spent four months of the next year in the garage because a total of over £20K of damage on several occasions was done to my car. Still, I'm not bitter although safe to say I'd never ever have a Porsche again not even if it was free.
woohooo, success. took it to the dealers and got the boot adjusted so it doesnt rub anymore (only just misses) and they said they will pay for the paintwork damage too that it caused. Also they fixed my electric window sticking and most importantly the massive oil leak that turned out to be the oil pump connector. So i'm happy again now and best of all My 2bular exhaust will arrive tomorrow. Can't wait! :-)
Alric said:
woohooo, success. took it to the dealers and got the boot adjusted so it doesnt rub anymore (only just misses) and they said they will pay for the paintwork damage too that it caused. Also they fixed my electric window sticking and most importantly the massive oil leak that turned out to be the oil pump connector. So i'm happy again now and best of all My 2bular exhaust will arrive tomorrow. Can't wait! :-)
OT - What spec did you order from Jim?
Alric said:
ha thanks hopefully its loud and tasty! the only thing im worried about is fitting the thing 2moro night. Any tips? Did Joe fit his himself? I couldn't believe there was no gaskets just a clip
Sorry, mine is on order at the moment. Good luck. I think Joe's dealer fitted his.
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