gull wing roof

[MW666]

Saw an S2 for sale which featured a Gullwing hinged roof which looked good. Anyone know where you can get these from?

[noodleman]

www.unnecessarytatthatwillleakevenmore.com

[s111dpc]

noodleman said:

www.unnecessarytatthatwillleakevenmore.com

[MW666]

probably right.... Lotus originally was going to release a gullwing hard top with the short roof S2, maybe this is why they choose not to do it?

[kahuna]

I bought mine with a gull wing roof. It looks identical to the one at http://www.productionglassfibre.co.uk

There's also an american site that advertises it http://www.huntingridgemotors.com/elise_gullwing.p...
It $3400 over there, which seems a bit expensive because it does leak!

I've since bought a soft top which I use in the summer (which is water tight!)

[MW666]

Is the leaking a real problem on these? - they look great though

[kahuna]

The leaks come and go. It started leaking through the center onto the seats which was annoying but I've managed to stop most of them with new rubber seals and dolops of grease.
Still seems to leak on the front corner drivers side, but I catch those drips with an old ice cream tub!

[Poltergeist 666]

I'm more than pleased with mine. It is pretty much leak proof with a little bit of fettling, and the two "hatches" fit into bags & then the boot no problem. I wouldn't want any other roof on there now, as it gives the best of both worlds in a matter of seconds.

[MW666]

how much did it cost and what did you do to make it leak proof?
did you get it from the listed supplier?

[Poltergeist 666]

Was already fitted to the car when I purchased it used - I bit of jigging with the seals improved the leaks to next to nothing.

[ganglandboss]

A gull wing roof would be ideal for me. It's pretty tight in my garage and being 5'11" and knowing my way to the pie shop blindfolded doesn't help much!