Poll for Those with Paint Blistering / Bubbling Defect

[Gooner]

I'll keep the thread updated on how my experience with Silverstone go. So far they've been reasonably communicative, albeit the wait times have been long. Not sure if my long wait was caused by Lotus revising the door part during my claim. I was told there were about 10 cars waiting for doors with Silverstone, including my own. As Gooner said, the car has been taken down to an off-site, Lotus-approved bodyshop.

I spoke to the team over at M&A Coachworks and they have sprayed dozens upon dozens of of doors on Emiras for this issue. They take around 10 days with the car, but the issue is getting the doors from Lotus in the first instance!

 

[tankski]

My car is not with M&A, instead it's at a place in Beaconsfield. Maybe M&A have no availability so Silverstone are using multiple body shops?

 

[Gooner]

My car is not with M&A, instead it's at a place in Beaconsfield. Maybe M&A have no availability so Silverstone are using multiple body shops?

Thinking about it, this may be where mine went for the doors as well.

I used M&A to sort a new rear diffuser and they had loads of Emira coming through for doors so I may have confused myself!

 

[Elise111s]

Thanks for the various inputs. Apparently the availability on doors from the factory is better now. I’ll be getting Silverstone to take a look at the car and progress the repair.

 

[Orchardbike]

Thanks for the various inputs. Apparently the availability on doors from the factory is better now. I’ll be getting Silverstone to take a look at the car and progress the repair.

Is it better? I highlighted the issue with Lotus Colchester in the second week of December. They’re still saying that they don’t have a delivery date for the new doors from Lotus yet.

 

[Elise111s]

Is it better? I highlighted the issue with Lotus Colchester in the second week of December. They’re still saying that they don’t have a delivery date for the new doors from Lotus yet.

Was told by Lotus Silverstone that the factory are now supplying doors.

 

[Biggles of Norwich]

My July '23 car, is always parked outside in the elements. It has bubbles on the passenger door, just below the handle, and is currently at Stratton Motor Co for warranty repair. I was surprised that they are replacing both doors, which I was told is Lotus policy, despite the driver's door showing no signs of bubbling. I assume Lotus feel that if both doors came from the same batch, sooner or later they will both be affected. Also, they said it was unusual for bubbling to appear below the handle, it is usually along the top of the door panel.

 

[Nick in Sydney]

My July '23 car, is always parked outside in the elements. It has bubbles on the passenger door, just below the handle, and is currently at Stratton Motor Co for warranty repair. I was surprised that they are replacing both doors, which I was told is Lotus policy, despite the driver's door showing no signs of bubbling. I assume Lotus feel that if both doors came from the same batch, sooner or later they will both be affected. Also, they said it was unusual for bubbling to appear below the handle, it is usually along the top of the door panel.

Validates the theory that this is a batch issue, rather than all cars being impacted. Matching doors come from the same "bad batch" so might as well replace them both

 

[Blackthought_]

Do folks that garage their cars also get the paint blistering? Or just those that are exposed to the elements more frequently?