This is for @carphoria
These lights are lighter, brighter, and better looking than the big black plastic things. Saves ~71 grams.
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This is an easy mod that is quickly and fully reversible to stock. It can be done without jacking the car up or removing any other parts.
First order some of these from Ebay:
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Find 4 of these male connectors in your garage. They clip into the existing Lotus hardware with a satisfying click.
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Remove the existing light (I think Phillips screws) and 2 rusty C clips from each side (you can see mine were not installed correctly by the turnip farmer working at the Hethel plant that day). The new LEDs are going to go through the inner holes (in the right hole below).
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Thread the LED light wire through the hole from the bottom, then put the nut over the wire and loosley tighten it in place. Now you have to attach those male connectors to each wire end. I chose to solder them and then covered that with heat shrink tubing. Then click the 2 connections into the existing Lotus light female connectors. If they don't turn on, just switch the wires to get the polarity correct.
Do the other side the same way. Turn on your lights and adjust the angle and tighten the nuts down. I ended up prety much exactly 45 degrees towards the center of the plate for nice lighting coverage.
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I zip tied the new wires up and out of the way. They seem to be fine near the heat of the exhaust, but I do not track my car. I do drive in 119 degree heat as I did today with no problems.
The end; lesson over.
So what did I do with the 71 grams of weight savings? I could have had better acceleration, braking and turning, but I went ahead and did another mod that added 75 grams.
LED engine bay lighting similar to the McLaren 720S so everyone around can see that mean 190hp ripping inline 4! It is much dimmer than the tail lights; just a subtle glow. Hard to tell in the crappy photo:
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These lights are lighter, brighter, and better looking than the big black plastic things. Saves ~71 grams.
This is an easy mod that is quickly and fully reversible to stock. It can be done without jacking the car up or removing any other parts.
First order some of these from Ebay:
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Find 4 of these male connectors in your garage. They clip into the existing Lotus hardware with a satisfying click.
Remove the existing light (I think Phillips screws) and 2 rusty C clips from each side (you can see mine were not installed correctly by the turnip farmer working at the Hethel plant that day). The new LEDs are going to go through the inner holes (in the right hole below).
Thread the LED light wire through the hole from the bottom, then put the nut over the wire and loosley tighten it in place. Now you have to attach those male connectors to each wire end. I chose to solder them and then covered that with heat shrink tubing. Then click the 2 connections into the existing Lotus light female connectors. If they don't turn on, just switch the wires to get the polarity correct.
Do the other side the same way. Turn on your lights and adjust the angle and tighten the nuts down. I ended up prety much exactly 45 degrees towards the center of the plate for nice lighting coverage.
I zip tied the new wires up and out of the way. They seem to be fine near the heat of the exhaust, but I do not track my car. I do drive in 119 degree heat as I did today with no problems.
The end; lesson over.
So what did I do with the 71 grams of weight savings? I could have had better acceleration, braking and turning, but I went ahead and did another mod that added 75 grams.
LED engine bay lighting similar to the McLaren 720S so everyone around can see that mean 190hp ripping inline 4! It is much dimmer than the tail lights; just a subtle glow. Hard to tell in the crappy photo:
