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Originally Posted by slipstream
Most dealers will do the conversion for you. You're simply installing grommets in the exact same spot in which they exist in the Elise. And in fact the Exige comes with the front set of grommets (windshield surround) already in place.
Now, if your roof were to blow off on the highway because you improperly remounted it (and its installation is virtually identical to the Elise's), then the damaged roof isn't covered by warranty.
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Mine won't. Not to be a smart @$$ (really), but did you really call all of the dealers and take a survey that over 50% of them will do it?
I totally agree with you, and I know that the grommets are in the front. That is because the Elise and Exige use exactley the same windshield and frame, but they do not use the same rear clam.
All I am saying is that Lotus did not put the grommets in themselves, and there could be a good reason for it. I agree that I can't see why it would be an issue with the NA Exige, but it MIGHT be an issue with the S. Although I also agree that at most the IC does not get quite as much air (mostly when the roof is totally off, but the lip of the softtop and lack of the front of the scoop could also cause less air to go it) and so it does not cool the compressed air as much and therefore the car makes a little less power. Could this damage the motor in some way in the long run? I don't think so, but I am certainly not an expert on the subject, so I need to keep the possibility open.
I guess I would like to have something in writing from Lotus before doing this mod; that is all. I don't think that is unreasonable if they would do it.