After my shenanigans at Blyton and flirting with the bank I ordered a right rear arch liner which is a part thats for the 2004 - 2006 exige only.
I ordered via scottrussellsportscars as he often has a few used parts in but not this time so ordered new.
Fairly straightforward part to fit with some minor words of encouragement required as some of the holes dont quite align without some minor manipulation.
All wrapped up
Knackered
Wheel off
Up in the air
Finished
I am psyching myself up to to the roof liner, but thats for another day
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I can help remove those logs, they must be getting in the way.
Ill even thrown in my mohawk roof …
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I have been putting off my saggy roof for some time now. Avid readers will recall that I got to this phase …
After a solid 13hr sleep ( must have needed it! ) and a decent morning watching my youngest play football I found myself with a free afternoon. I mean how hard can it be retrimming a roof on a lotus?
My though process was if it all goes to shit I can just rip off the fabric and start again , or send it to a trimmer or just buy a carbon roof in the man maths reality that its cheaper to sell this mohawk to someone and buy a carbon one than pay someone to retrim …
Anyway, with the thought of carbon long gone I made a start. I laid out the fabric on the roof. Reality set in. I really have no idea what I am doing here …
I watched a few youtubes in the garage and armed with a 2inch paint roller and a can of adhesive off I went …
I did the main section on the left , then the right. At this point I could smell the colour 13 so went for a walk outside for a bit. I returned after about 30mins and removed all the creases , used a gallon more adhesive an knicked the wife’s “best” scissors to trim the edges.
It resulted in a more than acceptable finish. There appear to be some marks on the lining on the image but I think its just due to the long exposure. There are none visible by eye …
Happy chap.
Now I am £300 closer to yet another upgrade on the Lotus. Whats next?
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Minor thread input here. The lining fell out of my s1 Exige. It’s an odd shape and removing the roof is a clam off job.
I pulled the lining out and it was full of holes so I used duck tape to hold it in shape.
I made a new template but it was not perfect so I added a layer of high quality card to the surface.
Next I glued on the stretchy eBay fabric and carefully used double sided tape to roll the edges over. I also made a template in case I destroy it fitting it or anyone else needs a template.
It fits but needs gluing in. I’m probably going to use lots of high strength double sided tape to fit it as I’m worried about getting glue in the wrong places when install it upside down.
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Top work Andy, looks a really good job that 
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*Would still look better on my car!
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It can look good on your car. You just have to swap the roof for some cash …
I hadn’t started up my car since returning from Blyton.
I decided today was the day
Nothing exciting to report other than low oil temps initially.
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You exhaust tailpipe looks shit.
Any plans over winter?
Mine got washed 4 weeks ago, battery conditioner plugged in and hasn’t done anything since.
It’s bosozuko style!
Plans over winter? Not sure tbh. Always in the lookout for new stuff!
