214 replies to this topic

[MartinS]

Wheels will stay silver, but, my track wheels will be black (when) I get some.

Just bought my first Lotus bit, a towing eye. It has begun.

 

Martin S

 

[JG]

I bought a new front grill too as you have to cut it.

[rob999]

Whatever you do Martin, ignore any posts by Blinky on Seloc

 

 

[Goosenka]

Whatever you do Martin, ignore all posts on Seloc

 

 

 

Sounds better

[rob999]

Bloody right Goose; just steer clear

[fiveoclock]

Just do the wheels green

[Jimmy-Boy]

Congrats, car looks stunning! 

[Ali87]

Nice new motor. Don't fancy holding onto vx another few months to give it a proper send off (Hoon)?...

Edited by Ali87, 25 January 2017 - 08:38 PM.

[smiley]

I bought a new front grill too as you have to cut it.

 

Seriously? The screw in nut hidden behind the mesh?  

[CocoPops]

I bought a new front grill too as you have to cut it.

  Seriously? The screw in nut hidden behind the mesh?  

Not on the v6, it doesn't have the same method.

[Luke84]

Welcome to the club    Car looks fantastic - i saw it pop up at Targa recently and it really jumped out. The silver wheels IMO make the car. Saying that i might be selling my gloss black cast set shortly. I have some forged wheels on route so have the option of storing the cast ones in the house or not getting a divorce... ill probably keep the cast ones 

[smiley]

 

 

I bought a new front grill too as you have to cut it.

  Seriously? The screw in nut hidden behind the mesh?  

Not on the v6, it doesn't have the same method.

 

 

What's the management summary? Remove mesh, bolt in eye, put in new mesh fit for towing eye?  

[GiGo]

Congrats on the purchase Martin!  Hope you enjoy it.

 

 

Welcome to the club    Car looks fantastic - i saw it pop up at Targa recently and it really jumped out. The silver wheels IMO make the car. Saying that i might be selling my gloss black cast set shortly. I have some forged wheels on route so have the option of storing the cast ones in the house or not getting a divorce... ill probably keep the cast ones 

Didn't you wait 2 months to get those wheels in the first place? You must have more money then sense  

[Luke84]

Welcome to the club    Car looks fantastic - i saw it pop up at Targa recently and it really jumped out. The silver wheels IMO make the car. Saying that i might be selling my gloss black cast set shortly. I have some forged wheels on route so have the option of storing the cast ones in the house or not getting a divorce... ill probably keep the cast ones 

Didn't you wait 2 months to get those wheels in the first place? You must have more money then sense

 

No the forged wheels that are arriving at the same ones I've been waiting for all this time - got to love Lotus supply chain.... In the end after the wait was taking the p*ss, Stratton (who were excellent throughout) arranged for me to take the car on the cast wheels.

Edited by Luke84, 25 January 2017 - 09:53 PM.

[Bargi]

Ignore me!

Edited by Bargi, 26 January 2017 - 06:52 AM.

[JG]

It doesn't come with any front towing mechanism at all. There isn't even a screw in option. There is a lotus 'cup' bracket which bolts to the back of the crash box and sticks out through the grill but I had to be cut out. https://www.thelotus...ting-the-grill/ Also Martin, suggest you get new bolts.

[fezzasus]

Seems a slightly crap solution. Why not contact the person on ebay selling steel towing support for the VX/Elise and ask him to make one up for the Exige? If the threaded section is at the right height you can screw it through the gaps in the mesh.

[JG]

not 'motorsport' enough Tom

 

Lotus boys need to pay £120 (or whatever it is) for a purpose made bracket and they HAVE to cut their grill to be proper 'track heros'.

 

The rear one is even worse, it's a £250 strap and you have to cut the grill on the diffuser to fit it.  

[smiley]

Did i miss the memo where lotus were thinking their Exige V6 would be sold as a road car only, and not 95% of the owners taking it to the track?

[Raptor]

Did i miss the memo where lotus were thinking their Exige V6 would be sold as a road car only, and not 95% of the owners taking it to the track?