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I'm surprised this revision / recal isn't a more urgent thing for Lotus, you'd think it could save them SOOO much money, aggro, reputation etc, to get this sorted on every car ASAP, before they turn into a nightmare....ho hum.Thanks for this Jon. This is exactly what happened to my first Emira which went back to the factory to be taken apart and fixed. They had the car for 2.5 months before I lost patience and was going to reject it. At the 11th hour they replaced it with same spec later build car last Sept. Now 7k miles in and all ok, hvac done, cover etc. I will take a look at this loom plug over winter.
Carbon Fibre sill it is then. You need to raid your piggy bankBlack Sill now looks out of place, vs all the CF....
Great pics, and thank you for all of the details!Fortunately, mine was all dry, shiney & clean, but prevention is WAY better than cure, so....
I made my own version of the Lotus recal 'fix' for this issue, which is a large rubber sheet that's fitted below the offending plastic guttering, and above all this delicate wiring & fuse box etc, which forces water run-off to a safe location, as was originally intended by the std, inadequate plastic crap.
I also sprayed WD in and around the big plug, and slipped a long chunk of motorcycle innertube over that vertical loom, before re plugging it together, then pulled the rubber tube down over the plug, so it's protected from splashing too. (top end of the innertube ends well up under the protective rubber sheet, so zero likely hood of water finding it's way in from the top)
To be fair, the plugs location actually means it's quite well protected from everything except that water that escapes the windshield drainage system, so my innertube thing was just a belt & braces insurance policy.
Access to all this, is by removing the front undertray btw, once this is removed, it's all pretty easy to get at.
With the rubber matt in place, plus innertube, plus a good helping of WD in the plug, I'm now quite comfortable that my loom/plug/fuse box are safe..... Fingers crossed.
My advice to anyone who's happy doing a bit of their own spanner work, is to get that car up off the deck, whip the undertray off, and check your plug. And if you haven't yet got the rubber weathershield mod, GET IT.