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by Nickydee » Tue 30.06.2009, 08:42
My rear bumper grille has come away from the bumper. It doesnt look original as it simply a piece of mesh which has been crudely cut - does the job through. There is no obvious way of fixing it back and it look like the previous owner relied on a few blobs of mastic which haven't lasted.
Any ideas on a more statisfactory solution would be appreciated.
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Nick
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by Gordon » Tue 30.06.2009, 10:08
My griles (front and back) are glued in place with blobs of Sikaflex - looks original/factory as far as I can tell...
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(Lotus like Sikaflex - they like glue in general - look at the Elise/Evora...)
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by Nickydee » Tue 30.06.2009, 11:23
Gordon wrote:My griles (front and back) are glued in place with blobs of Sikaflex - looks original/factory as far as I can tell...
Gordon
(Lotus like Sikaflex - they like glue in general - look at the Elise/Evora...)
Gordon
Thanks for this - Looks like I am trying to overcomplicate things - I guess Sikaflex to Lotus serves the same purpose as Gritfill to the construction industry - now theres a thought!
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by Jackonicko » Tue 30.06.2009, 22:36
Mine too!
Sikaflex is a common Lotus solution - especially for trim.
Hope all is well with you, Nick.
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by dapinky » Wed 01.07.2009, 05:55
The workshop manual says to stick it in with sikaflex.
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