Brendonian

Had a problem today when the car was refusing to change out of reverse gear. Lots of beeping, warning triangle and cog icon on the dash. After turning off and on again, I was able to put the car back in the garage, and get my code reader on it. I have the following codes: P0768 Shift Solenoid D - Electrical P1909 No description available on my reader P1613 No description Anybody else experienced this? No idea how serious an issue this might be, and whether it's going to be safe to drive to Silverstone to get it fixed.

In the interest of balance, here's my take. I had one on my Evora for a few years. Also had the Lotus sports exhaust and decat. First impression was that it certainly sounds more dramatic! Second though was it actually felt a little slower if anything. Over time, I began to have some doubts about it. With the standard setup, there was a beautiful purity to the sound from the exhaust which get lost under the angry induction sound. Never came to regret buying, but certainly not sure it was actually better.

Thanks Bibs 👍

Thanks Justin. That’s helpful, but I need all 3 dimension 😀

Thanks mate 👍

Did anyone ever buy a set of the leather “tool kit” bags? They look beautiful. I’m very interested, but have no idea how big they are, or what they’re like inside.

@GFWilliamsyou just don't like hearing everybody hurling abuse at you!

Paul, my car's a Roaster, but with wing and splitter added. Came with only the soft top. I did think about getting a hard top as they look so good, but soon realised I'd never want to actually fit it. My soft top is fitted whilst parked, or when it's raining, otherwise it's always off

The 2 hour documentary "Radford Returns" is now available on Discovery Plus in the UK. Watched half of it so far. Very good, with lots of nice historic Lotus material too.

Paul, you're missing out. The Exige is a wonderful experience with the roof off! Sure, this time of year, a woolly hat and driving gloves are important, but I just love the exposure to the outside world. I hope you've at least tried it!

My car very rarely has a roof in place, even at this time of the year! I need my hand heaters

That looks pretty good Paul. I wouldn't want to block the vents like that as a little heat on my hands is very much appreciated this time of year. Wish I could find something similar with a much smaller screen. CarPlay is the only thing I really miss from my Evora.

Metallic silver C190

Anybody got a clue what wiper arm they're using. I've never been a fan of the weirdly bent arm of the Elise Exige wiper. Wonder if this would be a drop-in replacement.

Thanks Paul. I’ll just set it vertical, and live with it for a while before inverting, and see if I can spot a difference 👍

@Paul_Djust bought some Phillips bulbs like yours. Which way is the best orientation? I guess the blade should be vertical, so light is spread over a wide pattern, but they have the LEDs either side of a circuit board that’s visible through a notch in the side of the plastic case. I’m not sure if the notch should point up, or down.

@ChrisJ This is just for emergency use. I have a corded tyre inflator for regular use. Just didn't want my big one taking up any valuable boot space when doing big trips.

Just bought this tiny little Ring cordless tyre inflator. Designed primarily for bikes, but will do car tyres albeit slowly. The size is ideal for our less than generous boot space, and I love the fact you don't need to spend 25 minutes trying to tuck the power cord away after use As it comes with a bike mount, I bonded the bracket way up in the top corner of the boot, so it effectively takes practically no boot space. Also doubles as a power bank for charging phones etc. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08ZSR8N5P/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thanks @Bibs! I'll bear that in mind 👍

Thanks @GoldenGun I’m very tempted. Noise is such an important part of the Exige experience!

Fantastic looking car, with an excellent set of modifications. I’m interested to know more about the sound with the 380 exhaust. I have a standard 350 V6S, and want it to sound more like an Evora 400. Does the 380 exhaust system make a big difference over standard, and will it sound like the higher powered variants, or does their noise result more from other changes?

Detailing kit just arrived, looks a great selection. Thanks for sorting that out, @Bibs👍

I have a custom Anker MagSafe mount attached under the dash, so the phone forms a kind of bridge between the gear selector and the heater controls. I really wanted the most aesthetic, minimally intrusive option I could find. As standard, the ball joint didn’t allow enough rotation to tilt the screen upwards, so I had to cut it off, reshape it, and bond it back in place, then I painted the whole thing as it came in a nasty shade of grey I’m very happy with the final result, though the slender arm does mean it’s a little wobbly on rough roads.

Thanks mate. Appreciate it 👍

Oh, I’m sure this is just an oversight/stock shortage, or something like that. No suspicion of anything sinister, despite @Bibs looking a little shady 😉