Lotus Elan Central

by **sideburn Kid** » Wed 07.02.2007, 23:05

i dont suppose you can buy lotus ones? but i bet if not they must all come from same factory

by **Andy_Bailey** » Thu 08.02.2007, 22:28

i'm not bothered if they are original lotus hoods and seals or not... as long as they're good quality, look ok and keep me dry

by **sideburn Kid** » Sat 10.02.2007, 22:15

i will be looking to get a new canvas in the coming months, if any body else is intrested maybe we can get a better price if there are more than just one

by **Andy_Bailey** » Sat 10.02.2007, 23:51

did we establish whether the hoods/seals are trim-tech's own or Lotus?

i'd be up for a group buy, but time is of the essence with mine as it's in bad shape

Website · by **theelanman** » Sun 11.02.2007, 02:29

andy
the trim tech stuff is lotus stuff as they were the original manufacturer.....
the roof was a lotus sub contract..........made by trim tech.....
cheers
g

by **sideburn Kid** » Sun 11.02.2007, 11:00

Andy_Bailey wrote:did we establish whether the hoods/seals are trim-tech's own or Lotus?

i'd be up for a group buy, but time is of the essence with mine as it's in bad shape

sorry mate i will find out on monday and see what price we can get sorted, the problem with trim-tec is they will only supply and after speaking to GTS performance yesterday he said it would costg alot more than £150 to fit so i think what ever the roof and seals are for £650 all in thats very cheap

by **nickb** » Mon 12.02.2007, 12:00

Morning chaps

Don't need really need a new hood at the mo,but if there is a group buy going on then I could be on, what i really need is the seal that runs along the front edge of the hood but as these cost half the price of a complete set of seals from trim tech I was going to buy the set for £250 and keep the spares until the others fall apart, but then for an extra £250 I could get a spare hood as and when I need it.

It's only money at ther end of the day.

Nick

by **sideburn Kid** » Mon 12.02.2007, 19:57

nickb wrote:Morning chaps

Don't need really need a new hood at the mo,but if there is a group buy going on then I could be on, what i really need is the seal that runs along the front edge of the hood but as these cost half the price of a complete set of seals from trim tech I was going to buy the set for £250 and keep the spares until the others fall apart, but then for an extra £250 I could get a spare hood as and when I need it.

It's only money at ther end of the day.

Nick

hi nick, if you dont want to have it fitted then you could ring trim tech who will supply only for £500, im waiting for a reply from the other bloke

by **nickb** » Tue 13.02.2007, 11:54

thanks SBK, that's an option but there again if we can get some sort of deal that included fitting I may swap the hood over any way.

Am I correct in think your project has now bitten the dust so your no longer looking for a roof anyway???

Cheers

Nick

by **sideburn Kid** » Tue 13.02.2007, 19:11

i wont be having a new roof, but i wil still try and sort out a deal for you lads

by **Monty** » Sat 24.02.2007, 15:04

Don`t know if this any help to anybody else but Clemo was asking me about the roof so thought i`d post the details here too. you never know it may help someone else out.

The previous owner had the hood replaced on Pinky II, just pulled out the invoice:-

Hood was bought from AutoHoods he paid £385 (was 20% discount on that) in 2003.

Then he had the hood fitted at a cost of £230 in 2003 by:

Esher sunroof & autohoods
34 wellington crescent
New Malden,
Surrey.
KT3 3NE

contact number 02082881134.

But u still need to get the Header seal.

by **stevieshag** » Sat 24.02.2007, 18:41

I dont need a hood just yet but i would be interested in 1 for the quoted price, i would get it fitted & keep the 1 on the elan at mo as a spare..

stevie

by **Andy_Bailey** » Mon 26.03.2007, 02:34

OK - i've booked in with Trim-Tech (the one in Brum) for fitting of a new hood and seals. Earliest they could fit me in was 23/4/07 - i'll let you know what kind of job they make of it.

Website · by **theelanman** » Mon 26.03.2007, 22:08

andy
when you say the one in brum...do you mean brum or this... http://www.trim-technology.co.uk/ .....(coventry)
cheers
g

by **Andy_Bailey** » Tue 27.03.2007, 00:41

these guys..

www.trim-tec.co.uk/

by **WillB** » Tue 27.03.2007, 12:04

What price are they currently quoting?

by **Andy_Bailey** » Tue 27.03.2007, 22:45

£600 for hood, seals and fitting

by **Monty** » Wed 28.03.2007, 18:13

that sounds like a good price to me, does that include a new header seal?

by **Andy_Bailey** » Sat 31.03.2007, 09:00

The guy said the price included 'all the seals' but i'll be double-checking everything before he does the work - so i'll let you know.

by **abmunro** » Sat 13.10.2007, 08:59

Did you get this fitted and what were the results

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Tony

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