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My beatiful Elan Se Midnight blue

Postby John Tsakas » Sat 29.12.2007, 21:01

I SEND SOME PICTURES OF MY ELAN SE

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before we go a trip with lotus club here in Athens

Happy new year from Athens
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Postby Dave Eds » Sat 29.12.2007, 21:09

Nice. :smt023


Got CJays garage door in it as well :lol:


Happy New Year to Athens too :D
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Postby GeoffSmith » Sat 29.12.2007, 21:29

So good it's gone straight into WikiLEC.

I do like Midnight Blue. 8)
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Postby cjay » Sat 29.12.2007, 22:39

Nice Elan! welcome to the blue door club 8)
I wonder what color the next one will be?
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Postby Gazza » Sun 30.12.2007, 13:37

John

Nice colour. :wink: I take it, you have had it resprayed that colour?

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Midnight blue Elan M100

Postby John Tsakas » Mon 31.12.2007, 12:40

Yes i bought it with this color 3 years ago
I thought now to respray it again in Medina green B18

Here in athens there is no other with this color.
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Re: Midnight blue Elan M100

Postby Dave Eds » Mon 31.12.2007, 13:02

John Tsakas wrote:I thought now to respray it again in Medina green B18



NO!

:shock:


Thanks for the PM by the way :smt114 :smt111
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Midnight blue Elan M100

Postby John Tsakas » Mon 31.12.2007, 13:54

It is very nice color but they didn't do very good job when they
respray it. So i am thinking to respay anyway the front and the
rear bumpers and the hedlamps in front. Then i thought again
that i will spend the money anyway why to don't respray it in
anonther more open color .
Thats my thoughts but i don't know what to do.
The original color was the pacific blue.
Is it better to keep this color or to repaint it to the original?
Everything in this car i rebuilt it and nothing after market.
Mechanical is new even the engine with only 25000klm from the lotus
dealer.
Only a good repaint is missing and a new leather .
I already have new cooling fans,new carpets,new outer lights bought,new hood seals
and did't put them yet. The only is missing is the A post seals
Does anyone have double to give me? or somewhere used in good condition
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Re: Midnight blue Elan M100

Postby inkitin » Mon 31.12.2007, 14:05

John Tsakas wrote: Is it better to keep this color or to repaint it to the original?


Hello John

I'm very new on here but was absolutely stunned by your colour of Elan. :shock: What a lovely looking car!

Keep the Midnight Blue would be my vote.

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Postby Gary » Mon 31.12.2007, 14:13

You will de-value the car if you change the colour (even to the finest colour available !)
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Re: Midnight blue Elan M100

Postby rip » Mon 31.12.2007, 14:46

Dave Eds wrote:
John Tsakas wrote:I thought now to respray it again in Medina green B18



NO!

:shock:



:agree:

Anything but Medina Green. Midnight Blue is attractive. Why change it?

As for A post seals, Lotus plan to re-introduce these some time "soon".
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Postby Gazza » Tue 01.01.2008, 22:34

Gary wrote:You will de-value the car if you change the colour


It's already been changed once :roll: :wink:

John

Keep it Midnight as there are only 4 I know of so far, none being SE's.

Get a blue roof, S2 wheels and magnolia leather and you will be sorted. :lol:

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Postby Enright » Tue 01.01.2008, 22:43

The roof's already been changed once too - for the better.
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Postby Gazza » Tue 01.01.2008, 22:55

It's got a later style hood, but how do you know it's been changed already?

Still isn't blue though :wink:

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Postby Ekapol » Wed 02.01.2008, 00:01

Beautiful Elan. I would keep her the same color!
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Midnight blue Elan M100

Postby John Tsakas » Wed 02.01.2008, 09:15

Thanks a lot gyes for your good words
The hood is new and i already paint it with the Renovo in black.
The Renovo make a good job you see.
I hope to meet you some day
Here with the club we discuss to come to the 60 years of lotus
Do you know where is it?
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Midnight blue Elan M100

Postby John Tsakas » Wed 02.01.2008, 09:19

Gazza
Do you have more photos to saw me from your car.
I am starting like it a lot

thanks
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Postby Gazza » Thu 03.01.2008, 16:05

John

I have sent some pictures to your e-mail address.

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Postby Dico » Fri 04.01.2008, 15:54

Midnight blue all the way Johnnyboy!
4+ hours stuck in a damp bucket seat with a mad Irishman at the wheel - Deep joy!!!!
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Postby Dave Eds » Fri 04.01.2008, 16:00

Dico wrote:Midnight blue all the way Johnnyboy!
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