Bolts ?

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At the Lotus Car Show today, I noticed that the display car hadn’t got these 2 bolts (as seen on mine)[image]http://www.exiges.com/gallery/bolts.jpg[/image]The owner mentioned that he had seen these bolts on other Exiges and wondered why his didn’t, and "what are they for ?"His car is #58, mine is #101Help anyone ?[This message has been edited by Admin5 (edited 22 October 2000).]

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Build No 56. I have no bolts, I am pleased to say.

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hehe, you need to find why Lotus felt them necessary to put on before you feel so pleased [image]http://www.exiges.com/ubb/NonCGI/images/icons/tongue.gif[/image]

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Mine has the bolts, so they were added sometime between numbers 58 and 90.I remember seeing an early Exige at Snetterton during the BTCC/Elise night races. It looked like the rear clam had been knocked loose. Maybe they’d taken it for a few sly laps and grounded it on a curb. At the time I worried about it being a design weakness. Maybe the bolts are to help it stay in place.

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While speaking to owner of #58, he did say his car creaked a hell of a lot from the rear when going over uneven surface or climbing driveways etc.Perhaps it’s to add rigidity.[This message has been edited by Admin5 (edited 23 October 2000).]

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I am told that the bolts are for the racing harnes fixing points. I have standard seatbelts and no bolts. Is this the answer?

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Afraid not. The harnesses are only attached to the harness bar that goes behind the seats, making access to the cargo net somewhat difficult.The bolts are behind the roll-over bar, so they must just be to fasten the rear clam to the roof. Probably to try and disuade us from doing an adhoc targa conversion.

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When I was looking to buy my Exige… There was one ready to go out to a customer that had those bolts… The dealer said they were put there to stop the clam shell lifting at the edges… sounds like a dodgy fit on some to me!! When talking to a different dealer about the actual car I bought… he’d never heard of them!