Hi folks! My 2011 Evora is in the shop for a bunch of things, including warping of the passenger airbag cover and the corresponding panel on the driver's side. My dealer is quoting around $900 in labor to replace those panels. Now my best friend, my girlfriend, and I are all MIT-trained engineers (software, but close enough) so I'm wondering if it's not something we can't do at least half as well as the dealer in twice the time, and save the money for a Larini exhaust. I've seen the stereo replacement threads, but I haven't seen reports of a full DIY dash removal, which it seems like is required. Has anybody done this, and on a scale of "you'd be an idiot not to" to "if you attempt it you'll end up fighting off sharks" how hard was it? Thanks!
How hard is it to take apart the dash?
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I have an incredibly annoying dash rattle coming from somewhere in the lower left vicinity of the steering wheel column. It has been plaguing me ever since my original dash was replaced under warranty a year ago for a bubble in the leather. My dealer says they won't address it as it would take them too long to diagnose the issue. This seems like a bunk excuse to me, but unfortunately I don't really have much recourse.
I tried the foam insert thing that somebody suggested in a youtube video, which helped slightly, but not entirely. Would be great if somebody did a DIY pictorial on removing the dash, because the rattle is driving me insane at times.
I tried the foam insert thing that somebody suggested in a youtube video, which helped slightly, but not entirely. Would be great if somebody did a DIY pictorial on removing the dash, because the rattle is driving me insane at times.
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Is there are workshop manual that explains how to do it?
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Not if the battery is left disconnected while doing so.
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My dealer toly me Lotus estimates something like 5 hours work time to remove the dash, reinstallation the same. So, doing it yourself without experience doulbe that figure at least.
All the Service Notes tell you it the sequence of steps, but not really how to do the steps themselves.
All the Service Notes tell you it the sequence of steps, but not really how to do the steps themselves.
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Lotus is charging you labor time because of their faulty dash? I hope I'm misinterpreting you.
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I have a rattle too on the left side of the dashboard. As they fixed my "wrong" tachymeter and pulled this thing out, I thought that this noise can be eliminated via the tachymeter whole. But it is to far inside.
Anyhow, it is not a big work to get the techymeter out, but as alwyas: you need to know which screw has to be taken out first etc.
Agust 23rd the board will be taken out and this silly noise will finally be eliminated. Then I could say, where and how the board has to be handled.
Anyhow, it is not a big work to get the techymeter out, but as alwyas: you need to know which screw has to be taken out first etc.
Agust 23rd the board will be taken out and this silly noise will finally be eliminated. Then I could say, where and how the board has to be handled.
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I could be mistaken, but I thought I had read on this forum of an owner out of warranty having the dash replaced on the factory's dime. It's obvious from the experiences shared here that the dash in terms of materials is of inferior quality, before or after the warranty period.
And, yes, I know, it's a Lotus, get out your tools and suck it up.
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Great for removal.. Not so good for reinstall (in 1 piece)
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Ah, just a few dabs of super glue
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I had a really annoying dashboard rattle from somewhere near the left A pillar. The dealer had to replace the instrument cluster so they fixed the rattle at the same time, by inserting or replacing some kind of clip or bracket. This was either a known problem or there was an actual TSB on it. Can't quite remember at this point.
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