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Well after the repeated scrapes on the front end, including one massive scrape that damaged the front clam, I am having it repaired and repainted. In addition I am having a custom skidplate fabricated and put on the front end. I will post pictures when it is done.
The damage keeps getting worse on the car, and the fiberglass damage keeps deterorating as time goes by. The front end needs to be repaired, and painted, and starshield etc etc. I am however excited to tell everyone that I am having a small strip of durable textured rubber installed on the leading edge of the car to prevent this from hapening over and over. They guys at AUTOSTRADA at Austin have put me in touch with their repair guy, and he has come up with a way to creat a lasting solution to our problem of front end clearance and durabilit.
The "skidplate" will be black, and if completed as described, wrap around the leading edge of the clam. The material that he is using is the same stuff that they apparently use of other exotics such as Ferrarri for this very same problem. All I know is that it is black and textured, but I haven't seen it yet.
I will post pics when it is done. I just wanted everyone to know that he is making somethign for our cars that Lotus did not have the foresight to, and the aftermarket has not developed yet. I have seen 4 Elises in person not including mine as customer cars, and 3 of them had minor damage to the front of the clam.
This is just a reminder that Lotus will not bring thier skidplate here, and if you want front end protection, you will have to develop it yourself, or use AUTOSTRADA's repair guy.
The damage keeps getting worse on the car, and the fiberglass damage keeps deterorating as time goes by. The front end needs to be repaired, and painted, and starshield etc etc. I am however excited to tell everyone that I am having a small strip of durable textured rubber installed on the leading edge of the car to prevent this from hapening over and over. They guys at AUTOSTRADA at Austin have put me in touch with their repair guy, and he has come up with a way to creat a lasting solution to our problem of front end clearance and durabilit.
The "skidplate" will be black, and if completed as described, wrap around the leading edge of the clam. The material that he is using is the same stuff that they apparently use of other exotics such as Ferrarri for this very same problem. All I know is that it is black and textured, but I haven't seen it yet.
I will post pics when it is done. I just wanted everyone to know that he is making somethign for our cars that Lotus did not have the foresight to, and the aftermarket has not developed yet. I have seen 4 Elises in person not including mine as customer cars, and 3 of them had minor damage to the front of the clam.
This is just a reminder that Lotus will not bring thier skidplate here, and if you want front end protection, you will have to develop it yourself, or use AUTOSTRADA's repair guy.