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Yes - you were absolutely right @Rambo 🙌👏

Today I managed to open the boot! I tried wayyy to hard, no fiddling with any electricity necessary. It just needed a second set of hands to push the carbon tailgate down (?) while I pulled on the emergency wire...

Thanks @DH2! This is what I see in the passenger area fusebox, where would you connect the battery to? Maybe this photo looks similar to what you know from the S1? I am a bit lost as none of the 40A fuse sockets brought the boot unlock mechanism to life.

I'll give it a try tomorrow, haven't been back to the car just yet Will keep you posted!

@Rambo Yes, in fact I only tried it on my own so far. Will give it another try with a 2nd set of hands 🙌

Thanks! I´ll do that and will have a look in the workshop PDF...

And here comes another Evora 4xx owner with boot release troubles. After getting my clutch replaced, the fuse in the CTEK connector was blown, which prevented me from putting the car on the charger. I made the silly mistake to close the boot even though the battery was dead (trusting that my emergency opener was working fine in the past). Came back with a spare fuse to realise that the emergency mechanism probably wasn´t reattached correctly on the engine-out clutch replacement job. #!"§$)="")§ Argh! Reading all the helpful tips in old threads here on TLF, I started hooking up 12V to the fuse box in the passenger foot area, puling one of the 40A fuses on the top and hooking power directly to it. Ground attached to one of the bolts in the same area. I managed to get some of the electronics in the car to come to life, but no matter which one of the 40A fuses I tried, none brought the boot release switch to operate. Does anyone have any other ideas? I was thinking about removing the fuse box and trying to hook the whole thing on 12V instead of just some of the fuses. But before I do this I thought I´d ask for some tips. Maybe the motor and relais that unlocks the boot isn´t even powered by the front fusebox? Thanks for any help in advance!

@DH2 My greetings and a big thanks to Mark B. He did an excellent job at communicating with me along the way and the turnaround time was impressive! Also thanks for all the tips, Dave! I'll forward these to my dealer (hoping they will know them already themselves...)

Just a quick update: Managed to get hold of an original clutch kit from Hangar111 and have to say the communication, shipment and service was top notch! Highly recommend. My dealer immediately started disassembling my GT430 and was very surprised to find the clutch in such a state. There was rust on the inside of the clutch housing! I believe that the clutch disks (not familiar with the english terms for these parts) looked fairly okay in terms of wear but something has ripped them apart as if they have stuck together quite badly. Does anyone have any ideas what may have happened here? This is after 20.000km of road - only usage.

Thanks all first of all! @Arregueti Interesting! In fact, my dealer also told me that they never had issues with the 4xx clutches. Only with earlier variants. In my case it is super strange how it happened. The car was in for its annual service (I drove it myself to the dealer) and after the service (which doesn't have anything to do with the clutch...) the gear won't go in when the engine is running. The dealer swapped the famous brake pedal switch because of an ESC error (which literally appeared on the way to the dealer). I'll reach out to a few dealers and see what they have. Thanks for the hints! May I ask how much you paid at Komotec to get yours fixed?

Hello fellow TLF friends! Unfortunately my GT430 requires a new clutch (20k kilometers only! No track usage and very careful shifting, no palm-resting etc.) My dealer thinks it might be really bad luck and it's going to be a very expensive engine-out repair job as we all know. Ugh. Additionally, Lotus struggles to source the clutch kit since now nearly two months and I am loosing my patience. Does anyone know where I could get a new, original clutch kit for my car? Happy to order from the UK and get it shipped to Germany. PNot too keen to swap it for Komotec / Jubu alternatives as I don't want to have a racier clutch than before 😇😅 Thanks for your recommendations!

Ouch, I'll have a close look at my discs tomorrow. Thanks for reporting.

In this case I believe it was bought and sold mainly for the sake of producing some piece of content. You don't walk into a dealer ship with a half-hidden camera when you don't have these intentions. This guy was never really keen to own the Emira in the first place. So 100% agree, @Rambo, the Youtuber is not a die hard Lotus enthusiast.

I had a chance to take her out on a surprising mild saturday this weekend in January... It's unfortunately just the second time after getting her road registered in Germany. (Proper number plate holders to be mounted soon...)

@Rambosuggested in another thread that it would make sense to have a TLF overview of Emira issues. Since I had a few experiences in the weeks of ownership, I thought it might be a good idea to list them. I'd like to underline that my intention is not to paint a picture of an unreliable car, we should remember that all manufacturers have these kind of issues with new models. And as always in life, it matters most how problems are handled. My dealer did an excellent job at doing his very best and I had the impression that Lotus HQ was very keen to monitor and hopefully learn in the process. So here is my summary after 3 months and nearly 3000km: 1) Just before delivery - servo steering pump "broken", it turned out to be a full recall of servo pumps on the early cars from what we have heard in Emira owner circles. Since my car was one of the very first, it probably took longer than in other cases until the part was available. Others had it swapped very quickly. 2) Right (EU passenger side) door would not open. This one was upsetting me the most. Happenend on first day of ownership on the way to the Ring. Girlfriend couldn't step out the car in front of our favourite café before breakfast and had to climb out 🙈😅 Turned out to be some cable latch for the locking mechanism was broken inside the lock, got swapped on both sides of my car and apparently has created a lot of buzz in Hethel. Heard that guys from factory came over to inspect and that in my opinion is a good sign that issues get taken serious. 3) Rattling when turning steering rack. Few days after picking up car from dealer after issue no. 2 One of the alloy floor panels flexed when turning the steering while standing still. After dealer reaching out to Hethel a few more rivets were added and the annoying noise is gone. This is a bit of a weird one, I was told that parts of the chassis slightly flexed under the force of the wheels turning while not moving. I got a video from the dealer that proofed that the sound was coming from the alloy floor panel. Fixed in less than 24hrs and glad it wasn't anything serious on the steering components of the car. Minor other findings: * Sometimes wireless carplay is a bit hesitant to connect, but this can also be an Apple thing and happens in other cars as well. * Not a huge fan of the KEF audio quality. Miles ahead of old Lotus, not horrible at all for a sports car. But not as premium as the KEF name makes you wish for. * Front parking sensor has a life on his own, but this could be also triggered by my number plate. * Climate control is a bit uneven in its temperature distribution, sometimes very hot / blowing in your face for no reason. But it stops after a few minutes. * Same for heated seats: Sometimes very hot, sometimes not. As if the temperature sensors have a very steep threshold. * Leather very slightly wrinkled in some areas, not perfect but you only notice when you know it. * Rubber door seals are a reminiscence of the old E cars fitting quality. Slightly better but "you'll know it's a Lotus" 😅 ---- And to not sound too negative, I like to stretch that I am still a very happy and excited Emira owner! What I don't care at all about is the water vs. boot lid situation many have talked about. Total no brainer, happens on other cars as well. My old Range Rover had water spilling inside the boot, also my F-Type. Also the seats and the steering wheel or the shift quality - no issues to me for a sportscar for the road. Oh and it sounds great in my opinion! And most importantly, I still believe that Lotus did the right thing with the Emira. Sure, it is less hardcore than the old cars. But for the spirited sports car driver who wants a car that makes you feel special - 100% success. Driving dynamics, brake feel, power. All top notch for this market segment (I am not comparing it to cars 2-3x the money). My most favourite feature is actually the ride quality (tour spec). Cannot wait to do more a lot of trips and daily driving with it!