. Possible PPF needed in this area? Hope the Emira has good underbody protection against corrosion?good lad, mines wounded as wellVentured out in the hills in the last night not knowing the gritters were out. Can’t figure out how/where the aero intake is? Neighbours thought I was mad hosing the car at midnight
I get what the air vents do but why does the door jam get so dirty. Where does it come from? It doesn’t come from the bottom side skirts or the rear side vents because that’s after the door jam.
It might be a venturi effect due to the airflow across that gap. I take it there isn't a rubber seal on the door around the outside of that raised area? That'll be something I'll look into when I get mine.
Me too. Maybe some sort of rubber adhesive seal might work.
Play your cards right and Lotus owes you a residual parts fee for re-engineering the door seals on all models going forward.The previous fix isn’t perfect, the seal wasn’t tall enough as it’s a wedge shape. This one is much improved and completely seals the door so no dirt inside the door jam. I’m convinced any noise from the B pillar is reduced. Now I need to either make/design or purchase a wedge shaped rubber door seal to make it look neater. I did look at buying a black rubber door wedge
Like you, I've noticed how dirty the door jambs get, I may adopt a similar fix - nice one!The previous fix isn’t perfect, the seal wasn’t tall enough as it’s a wedge shape. This one is much improved and completely seals the door so no dirt inside the door jam. I’m convinced any noise from the B pillar is reduced. Now I need to either make/design or purchase a wedge shaped rubber door seal to make it look neater. I did look at buying a black rubber door wedge
That’s grit from the road inside the door jams? Do you usually find this in other cars?It’s only water getting sucked up. It’s not like stones can impact there so I wouldn’t worry about it.
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The previous fix isn’t perfect, the seal wasn’t tall enough as it’s a wedge shape. This one is much improved and completely seals the door so no dirt inside the door jam. I’m convinced any noise from the B pillar is reduced. Now I need to either make/design or purchase a wedge shaped rubber door seal to make it look neater. I did look at buying a black rubber door wedge
Ventured out in the hills in the last night not knowing the gritters were out. Can’t figure out how/where the aero intake is? Neighbours thought I was mad hosing the car at midnight
"Exactly" what do you want Wonza? Could you sketch it with accurate dimensions? (I have a plan...)The previous fix isn’t perfect, the seal wasn’t tall enough as it’s a wedge shape. This one is much improved and completely seals the door so no dirt inside the door jam. I’m convinced any noise from the B pillar is reduced. Now I need to either make/design or purchase a wedge shaped rubber door seal to make it look neater. I did look at buying a black rubber door wedge
The waterproof foam seal is 2cm by 2cm. It isn’t 100% perfect but does seal muck from getting on the door jam but not dust (which is good enough for now). For it to be perfect it needs to be moulded to fit round the corner to completely seal it up and improve airflow through the air vent rather than the door jam.
Can't believe you're getting them dirty...
I'll be cutting these two holes in mine (when it finally arrives) and driving round with it fully covered...
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