Side Vent Mesh Solution - Page 3 - LotusTalk

jesterbot · 02-18-2009, 08:34 AM

What's the turnaround on these? Trying to see how long I need to slot to leaving the car off the road...

biscoradio · 02-18-2009, 09:19 AM

From what I understand... If you want these, you tell Derek, he adds you to the list. When your side vents are done, he sends them to you. You remove your current vents and send them back to Derek. So the time your car is not driveable is the amount of time it takes for you to remove and install the new ones. I'm on the list to get these (will take about 2 weeks before he ships mine) and this is how it's supposed to work right now. Props to Derek for being a stand-up guy and sending out the product before getting the originals back.

dgilmore · 02-18-2009, 03:09 PM

Biscoradio pretty much has it nailed. It will take about two weeks for the turn around for people on the list now. I ordered a new set of vents from the dealer, so I should be able to shorten that time as soon as I get those in.

My car is my daily driver so I don't like to be without it. I don't want anyone else to not be able to drive because they're waiting on me.

Derek

jesterbot · 02-26-2009, 11:25 AM

How are they coming? Hope there's enough interest to keep these coming!

dgilmore · 02-26-2009, 12:20 PM

There's still interest. I got "itsthamonsta" out yesterday. He should get them tomorrow. Hopefully we'll here something from him. "biscoradio" is just about ready to send, I'll pm before I do. Jesterbot, I thought you were sending me your vents to work on?

Derek

chapster5 · 02-26-2009, 12:29 PM

I hope your still doing these in about 7 years time for when i get my Elise/Exige

biscoradio · 02-26-2009, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dgilmore

There's still interest. I got "itsthamonsta" out yesterday. He should get them tomorrow. Hopefully we'll here something from him. "biscoradio" is just about ready to send, I'll pm before I do. Jesterbot, I thought you were sending me your vents to work on?

Awesome! I was getting anxious and checked my PM's yesterday to see how long had passed since I sent you the initial PM and it was just last week, drat! (knowing you said 2 weeks or so)

Looking forward to these - I'll be putting on my new wheels when I put these on.

jesterbot · 02-26-2009, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dgilmore

There's still interest. I got "itsthamonsta" out yesterday. He should get them tomorrow. Hopefully we'll here something from him. "biscoradio" is just about ready to send, I'll pm before I do. Jesterbot, I thought you were sending me your vents to work on?

Derek

Ahhh, i was confused by this post...

"From what I understand... If you want these, you tell Derek, he adds you to the list. When your side vents are done, he sends them to you. You remove your current vents and send them back to Derek. So the time your car is not driveable is the amount of time it takes for you to remove and install the new ones. I'm on the list to get these (will take about 2 weeks before he ships mine) and this is how it's supposed to work right now. Props to Derek for being a stand-up guy and sending out the product before getting the originals back. "

So there is a bit of downtime involved after all?

If so I'll need the shipping info/address for where to send these... and the estimated turnaround time so I know how long my car will have to hide from the public

chapster5 · 02-26-2009, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jesterbot

Ahhh, i was confused by this post...

"From what I understand... If you want these, you tell Derek, he adds you to the list. When your side vents are done, he sends them to you. You remove your current vents and send them back to Derek. So the time your car is not driveable is the amount of time it takes for you to remove and install the new ones. I'm on the list to get these (will take about 2 weeks before he ships mine) and this is how it's supposed to work right now. Props to Derek for being a stand-up guy and sending out the product before getting the originals back. "

So there is a bit of downtime involved after all?

If so I'll need the shipping info/address for where to send these... and the estimated turnaround time so I know how long my car will have to hide from the public

Just keep your current ones on the car, until you recieve the new ones, then 30 mins downtime of the car to fit the vents, then send your old ones back to Derek, so you can still use your car in the meantime, just means when you receive the new vents your car will be off the road for 30mins. lol after there fitted your back out again

Hope that explained it

jesterbot · 02-26-2009, 02:16 PM

Thanks, that's what I thought, that's why this was surprising!

Quote:

Originally Posted by dgilmore

There's still interest. I got "itsthamonsta" out yesterday. He should get them tomorrow. Hopefully we'll here something from him. "biscoradio" is just about ready to send, I'll pm before I do. Jesterbot, I thought you were sending me your vents to work on?

Derek

dgilmore · 02-26-2009, 07:45 PM

Sorry Jesterbot,

Phil S said he would send his original vents to work on. You are right after "biscoradio". I can order a brand new set if you are on a time crunch. I ordered a new set and wasn't real impressed with the quality of the new side vents. And I ordered from a Lotus dealer. If I order from the dealer and they're in stock, I can have them to me in three days.

It's your call and very sorry for the confusion. Still lots of interest.

List so far:

Itsthamonsta : shipped
biscoradio : shipping this weekend
Munki : sending vents to work on
Phil S : wants his original vents done haven't heard anything in awhile
Jesterbot : can order new vents if you want
Ruggedbert : same time and situation as above
Charlie Novell : sending side vents to work on.

If there's anyone else please PM me.

Thanks for all the interest,

Derek

Phil S · 02-26-2009, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dgilmore

Sorry Jesterbot,

Phil S said he would send his original vents to work on. You are right after "biscoradio". I can order a brand new set if you are on a time crunch. I ordered a new set and wasn't real impressed with the quality of the new side vents. And I ordered from a Lotus dealer. If I order from the dealer and they're in stock, I can have them to me in three days.

It's your call and very sorry for the confusion. Still lots of interest.

List so far:

Itsthamonsta : shipped
biscoradio : shipping this weekend
Munki : sending vents to work on
Phil S : wants his original vents done haven't heard anything in awhile
Jesterbot : can order new vents if you want
Ruggedbert : same time and situation as above
Charlie Novell : sending side vents to work on.

If there's anyone else please PM me.

Thanks for all the interest,

Derek

Its still well below zero here and I have no heat or light in storage. Will try and dig the snow out and pull the vents outside but waiting for a nice day. They are definately going to you.

Cheers........Phil

jesterbot · 02-26-2009, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dgilmore

Sorry Jesterbot,

Phil S said he would send his original vents to work on. You are right after "biscoradio". I can order a brand new set if you are on a time crunch. I ordered a new set and wasn't real impressed with the quality of the new side vents. And I ordered from a Lotus dealer. If I order from the dealer and they're in stock, I can have them to me in three days.

It's your call and very sorry for the confusion. Still lots of interest.

If it makes things easier for you, I'll just pull mine and ship them to you to work on - I'll be gone next weekend, so I can send them off Monday perhaps.

Can you PM me your address? Thanks

biscoradio · 02-26-2009, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dgilmore

Sorry Jesterbot,

Phil S said he would send his original vents to work on. You are right after "biscoradio". I can order a brand new set if you are on a time crunch. I ordered a new set and wasn't real impressed with the quality of the new side vents. And I ordered from a Lotus dealer. If I order from the dealer and they're in stock, I can have them to me in three days.

It's your call and very sorry for the confusion. Still lots of interest.

List so far:

Itsthamonsta : shipped
biscoradio : shipping this weekend
Munki : sending vents to work on
Phil S : wants his original vents done haven't heard anything in awhile
Jesterbot : can order new vents if you want
Ruggedbert : same time and situation as above
Charlie Novell : sending side vents to work on.

If there's anyone else please PM me.

Thanks for all the interest,

Derek

Thanks Derek. I didn't mean to cause any confusion with my post. I will swap out my vents with yours ASAP once they arrive.

RacyTracy · 02-28-2009, 07:09 PM

If anyone is hedging on this, worried about instalation, don't be.....it's easy.

lotusport · 02-28-2009, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dgilmore

Sorry Jesterbot,

Phil S said he would send his original vents to work on. You are right after "biscoradio". I can order a brand new set if you are on a time crunch. I ordered a new set and wasn't real impressed with the quality of the new side vents. And I ordered from a Lotus dealer. If I order from the dealer and they're in stock, I can have them to me in three days.

It's your call and very sorry for the confusion. Still lots of interest.

List so far:

Itsthamonsta : shipped
biscoradio : shipping this weekend
Munki : sending vents to work on
Phil S : wants his original vents done haven't heard anything in awhile
Jesterbot : can order new vents if you want
Ruggedbert : same time and situation as above
Charlie Novell : sending side vents to work on.

If there's anyone else please PM me.

Thanks for all the interest,

Derek

Hi Derek -

SOLD! I'll PM you for details. Please add me to the list to send a finished pair and I will send back my originals. These look great, simple to install, and quality work.

CleanSC · 03-02-2009, 08:08 AM

Following this thread closely and I will be on the list as soon as I friggin find an Elise to buy.

I have a suggestion as well...

This same job on radiator outlet grilles would be an awesome match with your side grilles. Like Evarkun1178's.

Some of us prefer the plastic-trimmed version of the grilles (IE, yours here) as opposed to the "all-mesh" variants that are available. I know I do.

I'd love a matching radiator vent grille set to go with these. Nice and uniform.

Just a thought. It's the same method and I'd sure order both sets.

Any chance of this?

dgilmore · 03-02-2009, 07:47 PM

I've thought about doing the radiator and engine covers the same way. Just trying to stay on top of everyone that wants these before moving on to the next project.

If anyone has any other ideas, keep 'em coming.

Tracy (RacyTracy), thanks for the good word on the install. PM me for what I'm doing for Ricco. How did they look. Any suggestions?

Thanks everyone,

Derek

CleanSC · 03-03-2009, 05:33 AM

Sweet deal, Derek.

I will keep watching.

jesterbot · 03-09-2009, 09:26 AM

Derek,

Should be receiving my vents soon if not already... shipped them out Thursday!

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CleanSC Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 48	Following this thread closely and I will be on the list as soon as I friggin find an Elise to buy. I have a suggestion as well... This same job on radiator outlet grilles would be an awesome match with your side grilles. Like Evarkun1178's. Some of us prefer the plastic-trimmed version of the grilles (IE, yours here) as opposed to the "all-mesh" variants that are available. I know I do. I'd love a matching radiator vent grille set to go with these. Nice and uniform. Just a thought. It's the same method and I'd sure order both sets. Any chance of this? __________________ Jose R. - Miami FL -Sell me your AW Elise 2006 Mini Cooper S 6MT - Astro Black - SOLD! 1992 Lexus SC300 turbo 5MT ~440hp

02-18-2009, 09:19 AM	#42 (permalink)
biscoradio GG #668 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: chicago Posts: 302 Images: 2	From what I understand... If you want these, you tell Derek, he adds you to the list. When your side vents are done, he sends them to you. You remove your current vents and send them back to Derek. So the time your car is not driveable is the amount of time it takes for you to remove and install the new ones. I'm on the list to get these (will take about 2 weeks before he ships mine) and this is how it's supposed to work right now. Props to Derek for being a stand-up guy and sending out the product before getting the originals back.

02-18-2009, 03:09 PM	#43 (permalink)
dgilmore Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 69	Biscoradio pretty much has it nailed. It will take about two weeks for the turn around for people on the list now. I ordered a new set of vents from the dealer, so I should be able to shorten that time as soon as I get those in. My car is my daily driver so I don't like to be without it. I don't want anyone else to not be able to drive because they're waiting on me. Derek

02-26-2009, 12:20 PM	#45 (permalink)
dgilmore Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 69	There's still interest. I got "itsthamonsta" out yesterday. He should get them tomorrow. Hopefully we'll here something from him. "biscoradio" is just about ready to send, I'll pm before I do. Jesterbot, I thought you were sending me your vents to work on? Derek

02-26-2009, 07:45 PM	#51 (permalink)
dgilmore Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 69	Sorry Jesterbot, Phil S said he would send his original vents to work on. You are right after "biscoradio". I can order a brand new set if you are on a time crunch. I ordered a new set and wasn't real impressed with the quality of the new side vents. And I ordered from a Lotus dealer. If I order from the dealer and they're in stock, I can have them to me in three days. It's your call and very sorry for the confusion. Still lots of interest. List so far: Itsthamonsta : shipped biscoradio : shipping this weekend Munki : sending vents to work on Phil S : wants his original vents done haven't heard anything in awhile Jesterbot : can order new vents if you want Ruggedbert : same time and situation as above Charlie Novell : sending side vents to work on. If there's anyone else please PM me. Thanks for all the interest, Derek

03-02-2009, 07:47 PM	#58 (permalink)
dgilmore Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 69	I've thought about doing the radiator and engine covers the same way. Just trying to stay on top of everyone that wants these before moving on to the next project. If anyone has any other ideas, keep 'em coming. Tracy (RacyTracy), thanks for the good word on the install. PM me for what I'm doing for Ricco. How did they look. Any suggestions? Thanks everyone, Derek

03-03-2009, 05:33 AM	#59 (permalink)
CleanSC Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 48	Sweet deal, Derek. I will keep watching. __________________ Jose R. - Miami FL -Sell me your AW Elise 2006 Mini Cooper S 6MT - Astro Black - SOLD! 1992 Lexus SC300 turbo 5MT ~440hp

03-09-2009, 09:26 AM	#60 (permalink)
jesterbot "Are you in a band??" Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 456	Derek, Should be receiving my vents soon if not already... shipped them out Thursday! __________________ 20XX Lotus Evora SC 2009 Star Raider 2007 F-150 Lariat 2006 SY Elise - SOLD

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