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[Goldfinger]

Hi does anyone keep a track of compatible parts for the VX Interested as I am now in the territory of needing some new bits and pieces for the car, I thought that the attraction of owning one of these would be that the majority of parts would have been shared across the Vauxhall/GM range and would therefore be easily available from internet or breakers At the moment I think I need a new throttle sensor Part A116J0003L the only similar part I can find referenced is a throttle sensor for a. Lotus Elise S2 both of which are quite scarce and about £ 150 to replace Is this not the case and I am struggling with a grand delusion thank you

[CocoPops]

Anything with A116 part number is a lotus part, designated for Type 116 - Skipton (aka VX220 2.2). Vauxhall part numbers are normally something like 909343987 (made up number)

[Gedi]

Also, just because it has a GM part number, it doesn't mean it's shared across the GM range.

 

For example, the above lotus part number you mentioned, [color=rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;]A116J0003L also has a GM part number [/color]9197418. This is a lotus part though, not a GM part.There are other parts that are exclusive to our cars that don't have a lotus part number (e.g. the front V).

 

It's a bit of a minefield, but it becomes clear once you know the car better and understand what's shared between Lotus <-> VX and between VX <-> GM.

 

As a general rule:

- Only the engine components are shared across the GM range.

- The Lotus Europa is the closest match to our cars (however some parts on the VX are shared with the Elise and not the Europa...)

- Never buy you parts from Vauxhall. If it's a Lotus shared part; buy from Oakmere Lotus. If it's a VX part, try to find it second hand or ask on here if there's an alternative.

 

 

Hope that makes sense

Edited by Gedi, 04 November 2014 - 10:23 AM.

[Gedi]

Use this site to locate shared lotus parts : http://www.deroure.com/

Use this site to locate VX only parts : http://www.speedster.../epc/index.html

[Goldfinger]

Thank you that's helpful