Exterior Modifications Thread - LotusTalk

Carpe | Viam · 05-02-2007, 02:24 PM

**UPDATE MAY 3RD 2008** Due to the overwhelming increase in the lotus elise/exige aftermarket and because the original post of this thread was over a year old I decided to update things a bit. Changes include a new universal format for every type of body modifcation that I have compiled. New format includes at least 3 photographs, contact e-mail for companies/programs/individuals and sponsorship links which connect to what the company is involved in. Its a big change, one that I hope satisfies the majority of those looking to learn more about what body modifications come from where and how to further educate yourself. As mentioned before, property rights and copywrites belong to their respective owners, this is not meant to be advertising used for personal gain.

Original:
I have seen plenty of threads on body-kits and exterior changes (many good, some bad) but never has there been a thread with all the designs in one place to discuss. Now while new to this forum as a registered member I am not new to elise-talk, nor am I new to lotus, so I am well aware of the flaming that can occur when even mentioning changing the beautiful lines of the elise and exige. But does making external modifications simply ruin the aesthetics of the car? Or is there some practicality in doing so and can it really improve performance?

Here is proof of many of the examples that have been done physically, while also including some of my own designs: more fantasy than reality. And while I am aware of many other external modifications threads (as well as artwork ones) this is a topic I think that deserved its own space to look at the good attempts with the bad. {as always credit goes to the photographers and owners of these vehicles and not to me}

Changing/Altering Body Panels:
Plans Motorsports (UK)

Outer Plus (Japan)

Augment Racing Equipment Exige (Japan)

LTS Denag (Japan)

RED Motorsport (Germany)

Kawahara Motorsport (Japan)

Custom External Mods
Serebo1's Elise {Specialty Car Craft} (USA)

Cantrell Motorsports Elise (USA)

Sector 111 (USA)

Perryeyges Elise (USA)

Piero's Exige {LEA Components} (Italy)

Curve Auto Design (Japan)

Trial Tuning Spirit (Japan)

Elige/Exise Hybrids (Clam Change-over):
Bogies' Sinclair London (UK)
Elise Rear, Exige Front (started life as elise) *with honda motor no less

Ronin (USA)
Elise Front, Exige Rear (started life as elise)

Swiss Trophy Car {Lotus Zeutrum West} (Switzerland)
Elise Rear, Exige Front (started life as exige S)

Carbon Fiber:
Benetec Carbon Elise (Japan)

Prototype Composites Series 1 Exige (USA)

Wide Body Kits:
Bodyshop Kobayashi (Japan)

Junk's Reverie LTD. Wide Kit (UK)

Lotus Exige GT3 Road Car (UK)

Esthi (Germany)

TW Autosport (Hong Kong)

Lotus Race Cars (Wide +):
Lotus Sport Cadena

Series 1 Elise GT1

Lotus Sport Race Exige (300RR)

My Designs:
Wide Body Elise Sketches Front/Back (paper/pen)

Custom Schematic of Ideal Race Exige (photoshop)

Wide Body Kit Design for Elise (photoshop)

tprojl · 05-02-2007, 03:11 PM

Good work on compiling the pics. Welcome to the forum

kaz · 05-02-2007, 03:18 PM

Thank you for this! I have been looking for good pics of wings on the Elise as opposed to the Exige and it's tipped me over the edge to get something soon on my car

LARRY · 05-02-2007, 03:18 PM

Nice! Thank you!

AnsisK · 05-02-2007, 03:39 PM

What did you study and where? Trans Design/ID?

I like your sketches.

MattG · 05-02-2007, 03:50 PM

Great compilation of pics! I'm moving this to the interior/exterior forum and making it a sticky.

Gideon · 05-02-2007, 03:52 PM

Awesome compilation! Thanks for taking the time to put that together.

cpforyou · 05-02-2007, 04:13 PM

Place Holder...

kestrel74 · 05-02-2007, 04:48 PM

Ahh some nice looking splitters amongst those pics !!

AttAkker · 05-02-2007, 04:50 PM

Damn, I love the Series 1 GT1..

Carpe | Viam · 05-02-2007, 09:42 PM

I appreciate the positive feedback, and am honored that my second post here has been made a sticky.

No formal instruction yet (industrial nor transportation), just a long-time self-taught pupil of amazing lotus design.

Westrock · 05-02-2007, 11:28 PM

European rear emblem instead of North American L O T U S lettering. Tastefull IMHO.

Also I guess mine doesn't have the normal North American rear grill either because I don't have the reflectors.

jasond · 05-03-2007, 12:31 AM

I'm not generally a huge fan of spoilers on the Elise, but I love the looks of the Benetec wing (http://www.elisetalk.com/forums/show...27&postcount=9) and an aggressive front splitter (like the Reverie). I'd really like to put both on mine, but am just too concerned about scraping on driveways/curbs, and the inconvenient trunk access. Plus, I don't think they'll have much performance effect on a stock Elise.

Dietrich · 05-03-2007, 01:14 AM

the benetec wing looks really nice.

junks · 05-03-2007, 02:30 AM

Just to give you some info, the Reverie modded one is mine. Basic figures are drag increased by 25% overall but downforce increased by 200%, it's also running the Komotec S/C kit which should give it about 260bhp but has not yet been on the rollers. fitted with 17/18 Team Dynamics Pro's ;-)

bogie · 05-03-2007, 03:02 AM

and the black S2 registration "S2 BOG" is my car...not BOB 1984

nice collection of pics

RoadDad · 05-03-2007, 04:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AttAkker

Damn, I love the Series 1 GT1..

+1

bruh_la · 05-03-2007, 06:20 AM

i must be going mad coz i cannot see any pics or links in the first post.....

shay2nak · 05-03-2007, 01:38 PM

good work! & welcome!

Thomasio · 05-03-2007, 08:59 PM

You sketch like that *without training* ?! You are a natural, I hope you are an industrial designer!

Thomas

05-02-2007, 02:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
Carpe \| Viam Aeternum Vale Join Date: May 2007 Location: Redwood City, CA / Lake Forest, IL Posts: 75	Exterior Modifications Thread UPDATE MAY 3RD 2008 Due to the overwhelming increase in the lotus elise/exige aftermarket and because the original post of this thread was over a year old I decided to update things a bit. Changes include a new universal format for every type of body modifcation that I have compiled. New format includes at least 3 photographs, contact e-mail for companies/programs/individuals and sponsorship links which connect to what the company is involved in. Its a big change, one that I hope satisfies the majority of those looking to learn more about what body modifications come from where and how to further educate yourself. As mentioned before, property rights and copywrites belong to their respective owners, this is not meant to be advertising used for personal gain. Original: I have seen plenty of threads on body-kits and exterior changes (many good, some bad) but never has there been a thread with all the designs in one place to discuss. Now while new to this forum as a registered member I am not new to elise-talk, nor am I new to lotus, so I am well aware of the flaming that can occur when even mentioning changing the beautiful lines of the elise and exige. But does making external modifications simply ruin the aesthetics of the car? Or is there some practicality in doing so and can it really improve performance? Here is proof of many of the examples that have been done physically, while also including some of my own designs: more fantasy than reality. And while I am aware of many other external modifications threads (as well as artwork ones) this is a topic I think that deserved its own space to look at the good attempts with the bad. {as always credit goes to the photographers and owners of these vehicles and not to me} Changing/Altering Body Panels: Plans Motorsports (UK) Outer Plus (Japan) Augment Racing Equipment Exige (Japan) LTS Denag (Japan) RED Motorsport (Germany) Kawahara Motorsport (Japan) Custom External Mods Serebo1's Elise {Specialty Car Craft} (USA) Cantrell Motorsports Elise (USA) Sector 111 (USA) Perryeyges Elise (USA) Piero's Exige {LEA Components} (Italy) Curve Auto Design (Japan) Trial Tuning Spirit (Japan) Elige/Exise Hybrids (Clam Change-over): Bogies' Sinclair London (UK) Elise Rear, Exige Front (started life as elise) with honda motor no less Ronin (USA) Elise Front, Exige Rear (started life as elise) Swiss Trophy Car {Lotus Zeutrum West} (Switzerland) Elise Rear, Exige Front (started life as exige S) Carbon Fiber: Benetec Carbon Elise (Japan) Prototype Composites Series 1 Exige (USA) Wide Body Kits: Bodyshop Kobayashi (Japan) Junk's Reverie LTD. Wide Kit (UK) Lotus Exige GT3 Road Car (UK) Esthi (Germany) TW Autosport (Hong Kong) Lotus Race Cars (Wide +): Lotus Sport Cadena Series 1 Elise GT1 Lotus Sport Race Exige (300RR) My Designs: Wide Body Elise Sketches Front/Back (paper/pen) Custom Schematic of Ideal Race Exige (photoshop) Wide Body Kit Design for Elise (photoshop) __________________ Carpe Viam "Seize the Road"* Last edited by Carpe \| Viam : 05-02-2008 at 10:26 PM.

05-02-2007, 03:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
tprojl Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: SF bay area Posts: 113	Good work on compiling the pics. Welcome to the forum __________________ 05' Ardent Red, Sport & Touring packs, RAC Monolites, ITG intake, Stage II exhaust, Stainless steel brake lines, Sector 111 carbon fiber console, ForcedFed CF front lip, Voltphreak's 4.5# battery, Dietschwerk HID package, Sector 111 booty

05-02-2007, 03:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
kaz JabStrongFierce Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Downtown LA + SF Posts: 1,637	Thank you for this! I have been looking for good pics of wings on the Elise as opposed to the Exige and it's tipped me over the edge to get something soon on my car __________________ 2006 Elise : JFG \| Nitrons \| 2bular 8" Single \| Reverie diffuser and misc. carbon bits \| Ronin supercharger + intercooler \| FF EFI

05-02-2007, 03:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 12,100	Nice! Thank you! __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise, Sports & Touring Packages, Hard Top, Stage II Exhaust, '07 Probax leather seats. Los Angeles Lotus Service by Qais at 310-200-0022. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T)

05-02-2007, 03:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
MattG insert clever title here Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Living above the clouds in Colorado Posts: 7,230 Images: 11	Great compilation of pics! I'm moving this to the interior/exterior forum and making it a sticky. __________________ '05 Elise, Magnetic Blue / Biscuit / Hardtop / http://eliseinfo.com Radar detector mounting brackets for sale here

05-02-2007, 03:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
AnsisK Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,184	What did you study and where? Trans Design/ID? I like your sketches.

05-02-2007, 03:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
Gideon Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Tustin Ranch, CA Posts: 496	Awesome compilation! Thanks for taking the time to put that together. __________________ Gideon

05-02-2007, 04:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
cpforyou Rollin' On Gold! Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,290	Place Holder... __________________ __________________ 2006 Lotus Elise AW Sport/Touring Pack, Schroth ASM Harness Belts, V-Force Harness Bar, RTD Brace, Nitron Sport PRO (pending in purchase and installation), SSR Competition Gold 1995 Honda Civic Elise Killer (in a straight-line) H22A DOHC 2.2L VTEC, Fully Built N/A, 233WHP, 12.6 1/4 Mile Runs NGK Spark Plugs for the Lotus Community... http://www.elisetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33250

05-02-2007, 04:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
kestrel74 G-200 Driver Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: North of Detroit; Watkins Glen, NY Posts: 7,190	Ahh some nice looking splitters amongst those pics !! __________________ 74 Europa Zetec TC Special 3614R Elise #2292 / Chrome Orange !! / Starshield / Sachs suspension / RTDbrace / Uprights machined / Down Low rails / ... "My daily driver does .85 Mach" " I started flying when Sex was safe and Hang Gliding was dangerous " BUY My Europa ! http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f94/...pa-sale-43829/

05-02-2007, 04:50 PM	#10 (permalink)
AttAkker Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: SoCal Posts: 337	Damn, I love the Series 1 GT1.. __________________ AttAkker ------------------------------------------- 2004 Noble M12 GTO3R 2006 Maserati GranSport Grigio Alfieri/Nero 1990 Ferrari 348 TS

05-02-2007, 09:42 PM	#11 (permalink)
Carpe \| Viam Aeternum Vale Join Date: May 2007 Location: Redwood City, CA / Lake Forest, IL Posts: 75	I appreciate the positive feedback, and am honored that my second post here has been made a sticky. No formal instruction yet (industrial nor transportation), just a long-time self-taught pupil of amazing lotus design. __________________ *Carpe Viam "Seize the Road"*

05-02-2007, 11:28 PM	#12 (permalink)
Westrock Haxord but mine Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Fort Worth Posts: 1,133	European rear emblem instead of North American L O T U S lettering. Tastefull IMHO. Also I guess mine doesn't have the normal North American rear grill either because I don't have the reflectors. __________________ -David 2006 Storm Ti Exige 168HP / 120TQ Wallpapers \|Stereo Harness Info \| Exige with no wing?? Last edited by Westrock : 08-02-2007 at 03:49 AM.

05-03-2007, 12:31 AM	#13 (permalink)
jasond Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 476	I'm not generally a huge fan of spoilers on the Elise, but I love the looks of the Benetec wing (http://www.elisetalk.com/forums/show...27&postcount=9) and an aggressive front splitter (like the Reverie). I'd really like to put both on mine, but am just too concerned about scraping on driveways/curbs, and the inconvenient trunk access. Plus, I don't think they'll have much performance effect on a stock Elise.

05-03-2007, 01:14 AM	#14 (permalink)
Dietrich I can run very fast Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 719	the benetec wing looks really nice. __________________ my favorite Elise sites: http://www.elisemods.com http://www.sandsmuseum.com/cars/elise/index.html

05-03-2007, 02:30 AM	#15 (permalink)
junks Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Suffolk, England Posts: 5	Just to give you some info, the Reverie modded one is mine. Basic figures are drag increased by 25% overall but downforce increased by 200%, it's also running the Komotec S/C kit which should give it about 260bhp but has not yet been on the rollers. fitted with 17/18 Team Dynamics Pro's ;-)

05-03-2007, 01:38 PM	#19 (permalink)
shay2nak GGM ENFORCER Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Land of da 1000 Oaks, CA Posts: 12,655	good work! & welcome! __________________ save ~10 lbs gain 1 hp EQ: Y=(190X) / (1984-X) where Y is (HP) and X is (lbs) '07 GG EXIGE S * MY CAR ** VIDEO CLIPS! '08 ACURA TSX 6-speed http://www.makeNYNYagain.com

05-03-2007, 08:59 PM	#20 (permalink)
Thomasio Internat'l Man of Mystery Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,525	You sketch like that without training ?! You are a natural, I hope you are an industrial designer! Thomas __________________ 07 SY Exige S really light stuff Intercooler . rls Tubes rls Water/Methanol Injection rls 3.1" Pulley rls Wing Plates . Prototype Composites CF Roof . PC CF Front Spoiler .

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05-03-2007, 03:02 AM	#16 (permalink)
bogie Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: UK Posts: 143	and the black S2 registration "S2 BOG" is my car...not BOB 1984 nice collection of pics __________________ cheers bogie 2002 S2 Elise SC Honda K20A-300 2006 TVR Sagaris 2006 Aston Martin Vantage

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bruh_la Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 331	i must be going mad coz i cannot see any pics or links in the first post.....