Lotus Elan Central

by **nitroman** » Mon 21.01.2008, 21:54

F1 LOTUS wrote:
Dico wrote:They are too loud Ekers.
Stick with Dougs choice

...in black

I don't understand the black-wheel thing unless your car is black. Otherwise it just makes your wheels disappear & leaves an awkward void. The only possible advantage to black is not having to clean them often.

by **Doug** » Tue 22.01.2008, 01:35

Dico wrote:They are too loud Ekers.
Stick with Dougs choice

by **Ekapol** » Tue 22.01.2008, 05:08

Dico wrote:They are too loud Ekers.
Stick with Dougs choice

The wheel color in the picture is white, so it doesn't look right at all. In silver or gun metal it might look better

I don't know how to photoshop it so just my imagination for now.

by **johnny** » Tue 22.01.2008, 21:08

nitroman wrote:
F1 LOTUS wrote:
Dico wrote:They are too loud Ekers.
Stick with Dougs choice

...in black

I don't understand the black-wheel thing unless your car is black. Otherwise it just makes your wheels disappear & leaves an awkward void. The only possible advantage to black is not having to clean them often.

by **Doug** » Wed 23.01.2008, 01:01

yes! when I get my lambo I do not want to be looking at the wheels or have to clean them!

by **johnny** » Fri 25.01.2008, 00:32

Awkward void. :lol:

by **Ekapol** » Fri 25.01.2008, 23:08

F1 LOTUS wrote:...in black

Looking nice on the Lambo :smt033

Deja vu Johnny? :-D

Exige also has many black section but the wheels look disappeared.

Wish I had Brian's whole kit :cool:

by **Ekapol** » Tue 29.01.2008, 00:24

She looks a little different now :smt026

by **Ekapol** » Tue 29.01.2008, 17:36

LGM showed me CVboot-HOWTO in 15 easy steps :-D

by **nitroman** » Wed 30.01.2008, 02:27

Less than 4 wheels left now!
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/WheelClo ... sort=Brand

NP though. These wheels are the same size, offset, and manufacturer. So buy 2-wheels of each... and put like wheels on same side of car!
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/WheelClo ... sort=Brand

by **Doug** » Wed 30.01.2008, 05:38

me likey fewer spokes than the too many look

me likey the second one Matt linked above better too.

though these appear 17" now

and it appears Marie is back in town.

now who fixed the Right CV boot last year :poke:

by **Ekapol** » Wed 30.01.2008, 07:01

Doug wrote:me likey fewer spokes than the too many look

me likey the second one Matt linked above better too.

though these appear 17" now

I hear you Doug. I'm a big fan of 5 spokes but these are really nice in person :-D

Doug wrote:now who fixed the Right CV boot last year

I did the left inner and outter last year. The shop did the right outter. Marie did the right inner boot. All 4 were replaced in a year. Hope they last me a little while ;-)

by **Ekapol** » Wed 30.01.2008, 07:06

nitroman wrote:Less than 4 wheels left now!
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/WheelClo ... sort=Brand

NP though. These wheels are the same size, offset, and manufacturer. So buy 2-wheels of each... and put like wheels on same side of car!
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/WheelClo ... sort=Brand

Good idea Matt. With non-directional tires, you can swap side too.

Too bad they don't have 17" on sale. They are a lot more than what they charge for 16" Now I have to hunt down Lotus center caps to replace real carbon fiber OZ caps. :twisted:

by **Ekapol** » Thu 07.02.2008, 07:26

Stripey resting in her bed :-)

by **Ekapol** » Tue 12.02.2008, 09:37

Stock valve cover on mine still looked pretty nice. But 17 years of heat contributes to noticeable sign from aging process of the painted surface.

Not something you want to accidently get in your eyes :shock:

by **Ekapol** » Tue 12.02.2008, 09:38

She's da mann. :-D

by **Ekapol** » Tue 12.02.2008, 09:41

Returning from the buffing wheel looking pretty :-)

by **Monty** » Tue 12.02.2008, 11:52

Ekapol

Looking good, but have you done anything on the car yourelf :smt044

BTW how are you finding those seats?

by **GeoffSmith** » Tue 12.02.2008, 17:06

Monty wrote:Looking good, but have you done anything on the car yourelf

Taken the pictures. :roll:

by **Enright** » Tue 12.02.2008, 21:56

Usually I'm not a fan of aftermarket wheels, but those are fantastic - as is your mechanic!
Could you (or she) make Lotus centre caps fit?
Just one point about the cam cover - more of a pointer to anyone else really in case they feel inspired from your pics: the two lugs over the exhaust cam on the LHS & RHS aren't used for anything, and so if you feel like grinding off the "ISUZU", you can safely do them at the same time.

But then you knew that already didn't you Ekkers - leaving them on was just an excuse to get her round again! :wink:

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