What did you do to your Emira today?

[seriously]

Over the weekend
Switched out the annoying haptic wheel pads for push ones.
Added the yellow badge over the wheel emblem. Goes fairly well with yellow stitching interior.
Swapped out to silver exhaust tips from black pack required ones. Personally like look better that way, lot effort for changing tips.
Washed car for 2nd time in 6 months.
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Looks great! Im thinking switching to yellow and black badge interior at some point. Are there any guides to put the logo on straight or is it just freehand?

 

[Nick Sticks]

I replaced my left rear tyre after clipping the only kerb for miles on a narrow UK country road!
I can live with the wheel damage as I got a stone chip on one of the front wheels within the first week of getting it.

 

[Aero]

Looks great! Im thinking switching to yellow and black badge interior at some point. Are there any guides to put the logo on straight or is it just freehand?

It does look a bit pixelated at the outer diameter edge of the yellow if you look real close would be only nitpick but otherwise good.
To put on straight I used blue painters tape where the top of the "lotus" letters were on each side on the airbag and lined those up as a parallel guide. But the OEM badge the Lotus letters are straight and the yellow badge is an arc. THe little horn symbols on each side are also parallel guides. Mostly it was just done by a nervous eye.

 

[@Life411]

Was shuffling cars around yesterday and noticed this photo op. Thought it was pretty cool. Pete aka @Life411 on YT

 

[Jimbo$lice]

Mmmmmmmm…. Carbin fiber….

 

[NorCalEmira]

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Mmmmmmmm…. Carbin fiber….

Nice, I like that there's no branding on the carbon fiber. Which manufacturer is this?

 

[Jimbo$lice]

Nice, I like that there's no branding on the carbon fiber. Which manufacturer is this?

GRP Carbon Fiber Engine bay Trim Set for Emira V6

GRP Carbon Fiber Engine Bay Trim Set for Emira Pay just a 30% deposit to secure your order and the balance will be due once your kit is ready to ship! Fitment confirmed with our partner in the UK, just awaiting some quality pictures and we will update here as soon as possible! Full...

www.gregsraceparts.com

 

[NorCalEmira]

GRP Carbon Fiber Engine bay Trim Set for Emira V6

GRP Carbon Fiber Engine Bay Trim Set for Emira Pay just a 30% deposit to secure your order and the balance will be due once your kit is ready to ship! Fitment confirmed with our partner in the UK, just awaiting some quality pictures and we will update here as soon as possible! Full...

www.gregsraceparts.com

Thanks

 

[Time2Fly]

Got my car fixed. Two of the ignition coils had failed. They showed signs of corrosion. The dealer said he thought they were going to need to consider a better water shield as he thought it was getting corroded from where the rear hatch drains the water.

Time will tell.

 

[crestima]

Got my car fixed. Two of the ignition coils had failed. They showed signs of corrosion. The dealer said he thought they were going to need to consider a better water shield as he thought it was getting corroded from where the rear hatch drains the water.

Time will tell.

It's great that you got your Emira back. It is odd that the ignition coils corroded/failed so fast on a new car, and no less odd is why Lotus placed them so close (beneath) those water drain channels. This issue reminds me of the HVAC harness problem which was resolved by placing a rubber cover (blanket) over the harness/resistor area. I got mine installed by the dealer not to long ago as a preventive measure, but when I checked out the work that they did, to be honest, it doesn't inspire too much confidence that the rubber cover will resolve the issue in the long run.
Anyway, as it relates to resolving any potential future ignition coil corrosion, I haven't had a reason so far to remove the back trunk panel behind which the ignition coils reside, but I do intend to check it out sometime soon. Perhaps a solution may be to wrap the coils in heat shrink tape to try to water seal them. I'll revert here with my findings.

 

[@Life411]

Test drove it and compared it to the Alfa Romeo 4C. When I sold the Alfa Romeo 4C to purchase the Lotus Emira, I received a lot of requests to compare the two cars. It was a blast getting back behind the wheel of a "drive it like you stole it" borrowed 4C and comparing it to my new Emira. Both these cars punch all the right buttons for me even while being very different. I hope you check it out and enjoy the video as much as I enjoyed driving and comparing these exotics.

 

[seriously]

Apparently drove in 120 degree weather today. Car stayed cool inside and did not skip a beat on performance.

Surprised how well the car insulated from external heat.

 

[EspritGuy]

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Apparently drove in 120 degree weather today. Car stayed cool inside and did not skip a beat on performance.

Surprised how well the car insulated from external heat.

Did you check the trunk?

 

[seriously]

Did you check the trunk?

Pretty sure it turned into an air fryer.

 

[crestima]

Seriously considering this upgrade...

 

[Gprodigy]

Seriously considering this upgrade...View attachment 51195

Took pizza home, it came out hotter than when I put it in the trunk lol.

And yes the cabin of this car is when the AC is on, especially if you have ceramic tint.

 

[Time2Fly]

Too bad they can't sit flat. I may take up delivering for door dash though. Really toasty boot.

 

[EspritGuy]

Too bad they can't sit flat. I may take up delivering for door dash though. Really toasty boot.

Pizza Bagels

 

[Time2Fly]

Pizza Bagels

When pizza's on a bagel you can have pizza (to 60mph) anytime in just over four seconds!

 

[virtualmacho]

I've always thought the space above the supercharger would be a good place to fix a pizza rack. Anyone up for some TIG welding? Oh wait, there's an announcement on Sep. 16... Could it be???