Lotus Elan Central

by **GeoffSmith** » Thu 21.06.2007, 19:16

Dr Mong for Negafook.

by **dermotbell** » Thu 21.06.2007, 21:42

If this works out I'll have your babies!!! :-D

I was just telling Rambo that my seals looked crap but never leaked.

Well I was struck down and now I have a knee wetter thana weekend in Scarborough.

by **Enright** » Thu 21.06.2007, 22:30

theelanman wrote:
Enright13 wrote:I agree - they've all gone now.
But if they subsequently re-appear then perhaps you'd be good enough to delete this post.

erm.....neil I hope you just mean your posting.......

the pics are still there for me

cheers
G

Yes, of course that's what I meant!
They seem to appear fine on my home PC.
Perhaps it's got something to do with the network at work.
Oh well, back on topic...

So what reg CRX did they come off?

by **rip** » Sun 24.06.2007, 21:09

Great work, dromong.

If you can get some more details that would be great. I expect there will be a number of Elaners heading for Honda dealers once we know what to get.

I expect the parts will be less than Lotus's £122 per side as well.

Website · by **theelanman** » Mon 25.06.2007, 11:27

got any details yet???? :shock:

by **texas2201** » Mon 25.06.2007, 22:40

Come on Drmong we are all waiting with bated breath for the pictures and details

I got a wet shoulder and knee today - need new A posts badly

cheers

Martin :-D

by **Jamie N** » Wed 27.06.2007, 16:31

Sorry ive taken so long to reply folks,not had internet access,anyway the details of the seals are...not from a CRX!,But from a Renault 19 16v convertible :shock:

,ive tried pricing them at main dealer but they require a reg number :roll:

.
Ive only managed to find one in a breakers yard but there must be a few around.
Fitting is not difficult,its just a matter of cutting the top and bottom to suit and making it tidy where it meets the hood(sikaflex is your friend here :wink:

).
The bottom of the seal is flat,which makes it perfect for trimming to size and making a hole for the plastic securing stud.Any water running down will be in the channel above the stud.

Here is a picture of the bottom...

by **rip** » Wed 27.06.2007, 17:52

Renault eh? Just like the rear lights.
Next time I see a Renault 19 16v convertibe, I will post its reg no on here!

by **texas2201** » Wed 27.06.2007, 17:55

ebay renault 19 convertible 16v - k164rly

Website · by **theelanman** » Wed 27.06.2007, 18:36

also k613 xha :-D

by **dapinky** » Wed 27.06.2007, 19:25

L 106 KJO

by **E18N SE** » Wed 27.06.2007, 20:14

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Website · by **theelanman** » Thu 28.06.2007, 13:30

mmmmm

good news
these are available.......

even better news
theyre £39 a side (incl VAT)

bad news
theyre on back order to france

average news
they'll take 5 to 10 working days to get here

difficult bit
they want you to take your renault 19 cabrio in to 'put through the machine' when you collect em........
I suppose I caould just walk in a say Ive ordered some stuff and as I was passin I thought Id pop in n pick it up :-D

by **muley** » Thu 28.06.2007, 13:52

...or could you say 'I didn't bring the car today because it looked like rain and the seals are knackered

'

Does anyone have the part numbers?

Damned good find, by the way.

Cheers

Jim

Website · by **theelanman** » Thu 28.06.2007, 14:00

you need to know if its a late or early model 19 cabrio...
apparently they changed it in dec93......so Ive asked what year car dromon got his seals from......

cheers
G

by **Jamie N** » Thu 28.06.2007, 16:19

The one i found was L plated,so thats means it could be the early or late model(aug93-aug94).

I dont think it really matters as you are only using the side strips,and its highly unlikely they changed that part,but you never know with the French!.

Il try to find out if the one i got was early or late.

Jamie. :wink:

Website · by **theelanman** » Thu 28.06.2007, 16:31

if it was a scrapper can you give us the chassis number....just to keep the renault guys at the garage happy coz they have to match the right seals up to the right chassis number........
then we can say its SORN and not allowed out??
cheers
G

by **dapinky** » Thu 28.06.2007, 17:25

I just hope their computer isn't centrally linked......

....I mean, how many sets of seals does one car need? Might get away with a couple if you bugger up the fitting, but maybe 350 sets is a bit suspicious :lol:

EDIT:-

If there is any left over after fitting (off-cuts), is it worth sending to Either WOOLIES or EDGEWARE TRIMS to see if they can match the profile and sell it by the meter?

by **texas2201** » Fri 29.06.2007, 13:12

went down the local renault dealer to order them - useless

they say it can only be ordered with the header rail part attached for £194 plus vat on back order?????

Website · by **theelanman** » Fri 29.06.2007, 13:23

I rang the renaulkt dealer in chesterfield and gave him the part numbers...they are now on order.....

oh by the way.....part numbers are

7700785351
7700785352

one is LH and one RH...dont know which is which

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