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Having issues with my wiper switch. Since I have had the car, the wiper has never worked. Today i decided to get serious with electrical, and cleaned every switch on the dash by taking them apart,

I made some with ..... Expanded foam with a flexible coating over it, painted with Honda (gasp) black flexible paint.

Expanded foam with a flexible coating over it, painted with Honda (gasp) black flexible paint.

Great thanks so much. Always, Gordy.

As for the plinth that was dead smooth fiberglass painted in satin black on my early S2.

The original Federal bumpers were chunks of expanded foam covered with a smooth, vinyl-ish skin. The ABS replacements seem to have more of a pebbled finish, as I recall.

It looks to me like the federal rear bumper, oh I got to stop myself. I’ve got a replacement bumper because I believe they were vinyl covered? Originally. So did the vinyl have texture, so that I

I DO give both my cars a check up on a regular basis. However, I am NOT a mechanic and do tend to rely on our UK MOT test to find any major problems. I cannot believe the UJ's failed completely in the

Lindsay recently took ownership of his Esprit, brought over from the U.S. I believe.

Glad you found your problem, and it was an ‘easy’ solution. Sounds like you don’t do the annual inspection of your car like Lotus recommends. On a 40+ year old car, I consider that paramount.

So, Finally fund out what the cause of the hesitancy is! After checking the carb float chambers for contaminated petrol, checked the floats, cleaned the jets three times,? checked the distributor,

Thanks all, onward, Gordon

Search The Lotus Forum website, this process has been well detailed in pictures and instruction by several of the community there. Cheers

At the Vancouver BC ABFM a couple of weeks ago, I spoke to a fellow who had recently completed an S2 restoration. His car won its class, which was recent restorations costing in excess of $100K. He

I had my car painted several years ago, in my garage. The painter didn’t do anything special, and didn’t have any trouble with the trim Bill Sent: Monday, June 5, 2023 11:59 AM To:

Hi Gordon, Wouldn't think it necessary to mask the body joint ridge, never read or heard of anyone doing so. The trim is flexible and the buildup of paint will not be unduly thick.

I had mine recently painted, I believe they did paint the whole car and then used a heat gun to install the trim. Still looks good after 20 months. Murray Graham 416-799-4219

Has anyone painted or had their Esprit S2 painted and know whether it’s prudent to mask the waist band support pieces. It seems like using several coats of primer and then several coats of paint

Rich, There's room for the sump to come out. The difficulty is human access and having enough wrists and elbows to reach everything. I did it when I was younger. Take a look and decide for yourself.

Rich, The oil pick-up tube rises through the sump to the point under that brass 'plug'. There, it's fitted with a plastic double-taper ring and compression fitting. The brass 'plug' is a part of that