Advice on some S2 bit's n' bobs.....
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Hey all 
Looking for a bit of advice on a couple of things!
1. Passenger footrest - Wanted to remove this for a couple of reasons but can't manage to detach it.... I thought it was only velcroed on??? Secondly, the footrest has a shed load of marks on it ...Anyone managed to find a way of cleaning/covering this up?
2. At the top of the windscreen on my S2 you have a thin black strip of protective(?) sticky plastic stuff. Mine has bubbled like crazy on the drivers side, can this be replaced or torn off completely?
3. In recent weeks due to the sun-rain-sun-rain-rain-rain etc, my roof has started to grow large areas of green ecological matter...this stuff just won't seem to scrubb off! Anyone suffering like me?
Cheers
Chris
Looking for a bit of advice on a couple of things!
1. Passenger footrest - Wanted to remove this for a couple of reasons but can't manage to detach it.... I thought it was only velcroed on??? Secondly, the footrest has a shed load of marks on it ...Anyone managed to find a way of cleaning/covering this up?
2. At the top of the windscreen on my S2 you have a thin black strip of protective(?) sticky plastic stuff. Mine has bubbled like crazy on the drivers side, can this be replaced or torn off completely?
3. In recent weeks due to the sun-rain-sun-rain-rain-rain etc, my roof has started to grow large areas of green ecological matter...this stuff just won't seem to scrubb off! Anyone suffering like me?
Cheers
Chris
ptp170 said:
Hey all
Looking for a bit of advice on a couple of things!
1. Passenger footrest - Wanted to remove this for a couple of reasons but can't manage to detach it.... I thought it was only velcroed on??? Secondly, the footrest has a shed load of marks on it ...Anyone managed to find a way of cleaning/covering this up?
2. At the top of the windscreen on my S2 you have a thin black strip of protective(?) sticky plastic stuff. Mine has bubbled like crazy on the drivers side, can this be replaced or torn off completely?
3. In recent weeks due to the sun-rain-sun-rain-rain-rain etc, my roof has started to grow large areas of green ecological matter...this stuff just won't seem to scrubb off! Anyone suffering like me?
Cheers
Chris
Not sure about the rest of the stuff but a good scrub and then soak/spray in milton fluid and then reproof used to revitalise and protect older canvas tops.Looking for a bit of advice on a couple of things!
1. Passenger footrest - Wanted to remove this for a couple of reasons but can't manage to detach it.... I thought it was only velcroed on??? Secondly, the footrest has a shed load of marks on it ...Anyone managed to find a way of cleaning/covering this up?
2. At the top of the windscreen on my S2 you have a thin black strip of protective(?) sticky plastic stuff. Mine has bubbled like crazy on the drivers side, can this be replaced or torn off completely?
3. In recent weeks due to the sun-rain-sun-rain-rain-rain etc, my roof has started to grow large areas of green ecological matter...this stuff just won't seem to scrubb off! Anyone suffering like me?
Cheers
Chris
ptp170 said:
1. Passenger footrest - Wanted to remove this for a couple of reasons but can't manage to detach it.... I thought it was only velcroed on??? Secondly, the footrest has a shed load of marks on it ...Anyone managed to find a way of cleaning/covering this up?
Seem to remember a moveable passenger footrest being sold as an extra option, so i guess yours is welded in place. Use WD40 to clean the aluminium.21TonyK said:
ptp170 said:
Hey all
Looking for a bit of advice on a couple of things!
1. Passenger footrest - Wanted to remove this for a couple of reasons but can't manage to detach it.... I thought it was only velcroed on??? Secondly, the footrest has a shed load of marks on it ...Anyone managed to find a way of cleaning/covering this up?
2. At the top of the windscreen on my S2 you have a thin black strip of protective(?) sticky plastic stuff. Mine has bubbled like crazy on the drivers side, can this be replaced or torn off completely?
3. In recent weeks due to the sun-rain-sun-rain-rain-rain etc, my roof has started to grow large areas of green ecological matter...this stuff just won't seem to scrubb off! Anyone suffering like me?
Cheers
Chris
Not sure about the rest of the stuff but a good scrub and then soak/spray in milton fluid and then reproof used to revitalise and protect older canvas tops.Looking for a bit of advice on a couple of things!
1. Passenger footrest - Wanted to remove this for a couple of reasons but can't manage to detach it.... I thought it was only velcroed on??? Secondly, the footrest has a shed load of marks on it ...Anyone managed to find a way of cleaning/covering this up?
2. At the top of the windscreen on my S2 you have a thin black strip of protective(?) sticky plastic stuff. Mine has bubbled like crazy on the drivers side, can this be replaced or torn off completely?
3. In recent weeks due to the sun-rain-sun-rain-rain-rain etc, my roof has started to grow large areas of green ecological matter...this stuff just won't seem to scrubb off! Anyone suffering like me?
Cheers
Chris
The foot rest on my S2 is velcro'd in place, I didn't think any of them were welded or bolted in.
Plastic sunstrip stuff, just rip it off and clean the screen with Auto Glym glass cleaner.
The roof on mine had green bit growing on the sort of guttery bit. Two sessions with this stuff and it came up a treat. Also the water runs off it now like water off a ducks arse.
PS - I don't work for Autoglym
Plastic sunstrip stuff, just rip it off and clean the screen with Auto Glym glass cleaner.
The roof on mine had green bit growing on the sort of guttery bit. Two sessions with this stuff and it came up a treat. Also the water runs off it now like water off a ducks arse.
PS - I don't work for Autoglym
ptp170 said:
1. Passenger footrest - Wanted to remove this for a couple of reasons but can't manage to detach it.... I thought it was only velcroed on??? Secondly, the footrest has a shed load of marks on it ...Anyone managed to find a way of cleaning/covering this up?
2-step footrest?If so then its bolted through the floor. Undo the blots from under the car.
Err... Make sure you have an angle grinder handy as Lotus (in their inifite wisdom) did not use duralac or similar anti corrosion compound on my car, so the bolts were all seized/corroded and the allen heads stripped immediately.
Grind off the heads, lift the footrest out and then use some pliers to remove the bolt remains from the footrest. Refit with new bolts, washers and a nice layer of duralac between the washers and the ali.
Bye, Arno.
CloverLoti said:
The foot rest on my S2 is velcro'd in place, I didn't think any of them were welded or bolted in.
Plastic sunstrip stuff, just rip it off and clean the screen with Auto Glym glass cleaner.
The roof on mine had green bit growing on the sort of guttery bit. Two sessions with this stuff and it came up a treat. Also the water runs off it now like water off a ducks arse.
PS - I don't work for Autoglym
Cool, i'll give the autoglym a go!Plastic sunstrip stuff, just rip it off and clean the screen with Auto Glym glass cleaner.
The roof on mine had green bit growing on the sort of guttery bit. Two sessions with this stuff and it came up a treat. Also the water runs off it now like water off a ducks arse.
PS - I don't work for Autoglym
The piece of thin protective plastic i'm on about isn't a sunscreen, it's the piece on the top of the windscreen frame.....maybe it's just there to protect the surround when your taking the roof on and off?
Arno said:
ptp170 said:
1. Passenger footrest - Wanted to remove this for a couple of reasons but can't manage to detach it.... I thought it was only velcroed on??? Secondly, the footrest has a shed load of marks on it ...Anyone managed to find a way of cleaning/covering this up?
2-step footrest?If so then its bolted through the floor. Undo the blots from under the car.
Err... Make sure you have an angle grinder handy as Lotus (in their inifite wisdom) did not use duralac or similar anti corrosion compound on my car, so the bolts were all seized/corroded and the allen heads stripped immediately.
Grind off the heads, lift the footrest out and then use some pliers to remove the bolt remains from the footrest. Refit with new bolts, washers and a nice layer of duralac between the washers and the ali.
Bye, Arno.
Hi,
Are you talking about the black strip on the inside of the window screen header rail. If so, try getting a pin & make a hole in the centre of the bubble to let the air out then just rub firmly with a cloth & it should stick back down again. If its a large bubble just put a few pin prick holes in it. Hope this helps.
Cheers, let us know how you get on.
Are you talking about the black strip on the inside of the window screen header rail. If so, try getting a pin & make a hole in the centre of the bubble to let the air out then just rub firmly with a cloth & it should stick back down again. If its a large bubble just put a few pin prick holes in it. Hope this helps.
Cheers, let us know how you get on.
1. Lotus use some industrial strength Velcro on their Passenger footrests, so with a bit of contortion & brute strength, they will come out. Not aware of any footrests being bolted through the Tub, unless a previous owner has "done the dirty" & deffo. NEVER welded in place. There's no welding on the Chassis anyway.
2. Screen surround decal on the inside of the cabin, if bubbles have appeared, then as the previous poster said, use a pin to let the air out. Don't try & remove the decal, as it's a F
r to get back on.
3. as other posters have suggested. (You could always sprinkle some cress or mustard seed on it, may look quite fetching)
2. Screen surround decal on the inside of the cabin, if bubbles have appeared, then as the previous poster said, use a pin to let the air out. Don't try & remove the decal, as it's a F
r to get back on.3. as other posters have suggested. (You could always sprinkle some cress or mustard seed on it, may look quite fetching)
Edited by Monkey boy 1 on Thursday 23 August 22:20
Monkey boy 1 said:
1. Lotus use some industrial strength Velcro on their Passenger footrests, so with a bit of contortion & brute strength, they will come out. Not aware of any footrests being bolted through the Tub, unless a previous owner has "done the dirty" & deffo. NEVER welded in place. There's no welding on the Chassis anyway.
2. Screen surround decal on the inside of the cabin, if bubbles have appeared, then as the previous poster said, use a pin to let the air out. Don't try & remove the decal, as it's a Fr to get back on.
3. as other posters have suggested. (You could always sprinkle some cress or mustard seed on it, may look quite fetching)
2. Have already tried that, even patted myself on the back for doing such a good job! Then suddenly they all start slowly reappearing in the same place....v.strange :S2. Screen surround decal on the inside of the cabin, if bubbles have appeared, then as the previous poster said, use a pin to let the air out. Don't try & remove the decal, as it's a F
r to get back on.3. as other posters have suggested. (You could always sprinkle some cress or mustard seed on it, may look quite fetching)
Edited by Monkey boy 1 on Thursday 23 August 22:20
3. I'll try growing some cress and mustard seeds in different areas of the roof....just to see which one grows best before committing to sowing seeds on the entire roof
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