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[Speedy Emira]

More Ferrari yellow than Lotus. Looks great though.

It’s weird that the yellow looks slightly paler in the pictures which is probably my phone camera when it’s finished I’ll do some pictures my decent camera but I’m not sure if the site will allow me to upload them.

 

[Speedy Emira]

I’m away on a work trip so can’t pick up my car until the end of next week.
Here’s some photos from the pod company.

 

[Time2Fly]

Very nice choice on stripes!

 

[Speedy Emira]

Very nice choice on stripes!

Courtesy of using Toro Racings design.

 

[seriously]

That turned out sexy. Like the choice of going matte on the stripe

 

[Speedy Emira]

That turned out sexy. Like the choice of going matte on the stripe

It was the wrap company that suggested it or it wouldn’t look like there was a stripe going over the black gloss roof.
I was very impressed with the GRP 12.5mm hub centric spacers that not only give it a better stance but it also makes it look lower than the 15mm drop I did when I fitted the Nitron coil overs.

 

[Speedy Emira]

A bit of an update for my next issues.

Well I took the car back to the PPF company to inspect and on the way home the engine management light came on and shortly after the reduced RPM. I booked in in with my dealer expecting this to be the same issue as previously where the ECU does not like little journeys when being moved in and out of the garage.
I had the reset done and the next time I drove it the same thing happened. I can only image the frustration some of the US owners have being so far from dealers because it does my head in having to keep going back and doing 30 mile round trips. I moaned and they decided to arrange the AA under the Lotus Support to attend my office to diagnose the issue. Once plugged in they had fault codes mainly relating to sensor 2 (lambda) on both banks.

I arranged to take it back to the dealer next day once a courtesy car had been sorted and carefully drove a 50 mph down the motorway on reduced throttle. I have been told they have had it in the workshop carrying out various checks and decided to download all the data and send it to Lotus Technical. This is due to the fact I have already had a Lambda sensor replaced and they want to be sure they identify any other issues that could be linked to this and not just replace both sensors. I am happy with this course of action because faulty lambda sensors isn't a common issue for the Toyota 3.5 engines.

All I can do is wait to see the outcome. I considered a JUBU 440 kit ad the Eventuri but I won't be considering this for probably 6 months to ensure all gremlins have been dealt with. On a good note they are going to fit the GRP gear linkage part this week which means I will at least have nice precise gear changes while it sits there going nowhere.

I will be going through my record of issues to work out the amount of days I have not been able to drive the car and the miles driven to and from the dealer to see what that looks like as a percentage of overall driving.

 

[Speedy Emira]

I’m now 2 weeks without the car and so far the only thing I know if the dealer have been going backwards and forwards with Lotus technical providing ecu data. I’ll try ringing them tomorrow but I’m not holding out much hope there is an answer yet.

Is there a way I can check to see what work was done on the car in the first 8 months when the previous owner had it? I did ask but was told they didn’t have any issues. I’m not saying they would lie but I wondered if they are allowed to say and I’ve had constant problems for the 10.5 months of ownership.

 

[RyanGphoto]

It was the wrap company that suggested it or it wouldn’t look like there was a stripe going over the black gloss roof.
I was very impressed with the GRP 12.5mm hub centric spacers that not only give it a better stance but it also makes it look lower than the 15mm drop I did when I fitted the Nitron coil overs.

now THIS is how the car should have looked stance wise from Lotus.. This is so sweet man.. I see so many other cars that have the GRP 12mm spacers and the 15mm lower kit as well and the stance does NOT look like this at all..

Wondering what is different here....

 

[Speedy Emira]

now THIS is how the car should have looked stance wise from Lotus.. This is so sweet man.. I see so many other cars that have the GRP 12mm spacers and the 15mm lower kit as well and the stance does NOT look like this at all..

Wondering what is different here....

I did change the wheels to Aerie V2 and fitted Cup 2 Connect tyres which were wider than the Goodyear tyres but on paper the same size.

 

[Speedy Emira]

I have just had an email from the dealer saying they have been instructed to fit a new PCM, ECM, and spark plugs. Let's see how long it will take just to get the parts in.
if I deduct the miles driven going to and from the dealer and for the spraying & PPF I have only done 1600 miles in my first year of ownership which is December.