Exige S2 or Elise Cup?

[Mr 🦊]

@Hangar 111 Interesting! 3 months is no time... the original S Cups must be quite rare then!! So all S Cups sit on the MY65 plates? 

[Hangar 111]

Yes, in theory they would be 65 plates.

[Composite guru]

22 hours ago, Mr 🦊 said:

Thanks Guys 🙌🏻. Collecting first thing Saturday morning.. pray for no rain for me!

Anyone know what the production run was on the S-Cups? I’ve never one of them on the roads, although I do indirectly know another owner of a 250Cup.

From what I’ve been told there were 153 S/220 Cups made. The only difference was the stickers.

This info was written on a certificate of provenance from Lotus. 

[Mr 🦊]

What an unbelievable (literally) weekend I’ve had! Thank you to everyone for their help. The second I stepped in this Elise S-Cuo, I knew it was coming home! 
 

Hope to see / meet a few of you over the coming years! 
 

if there are any groups for meets etc please let me know and I’ll join up. 
 

James  

[pete]

What area are you

[Mr 🦊]

Hi @pete, Midlands. Northamptonshire. 

[pete]

 

[Neal H]

Carbon grey really suits the aggressive styling of the Cup. Congratulations 👍

[Mr 🦊]

@Neal H Thanks! Aggressive is exactly the word! 
 

it’s got quite back stone chips to the side sill barge boards on both sides, and also just in front of the wheel arch, so might replace/respray those and get some rear quarter panel protectors. 

[Composite guru]

Welcome to the club. 
First thing I did when I bought my Cup was cover all the black bits in matt PPF. The rubberised paint that Lotus use is absolutely rubbish. It’s an interior paint not meant to be used on the outside. 
I also used some rubber U channel around the edge of the rear pods. Just makes them bulletproof. 
 

[philcool]

Looks cracking well done that man 👌

[Mr 🦊]

@Composite guru I’ll give it a go! Any tips?? 
 

Where do you buy the black PPF? 
 

Did you snap any of the p-rivets when you took them off?? Or do they unscrew ok?

[Composite guru]

1 hour ago, Mr 🦊 said:

@Composite guru I’ll give it a go! Any tips?? 
 

Where do you buy the black PPF? 
 

Did you snap any of the p-rivets when you took them off?? Or do they unscrew ok?

Hi James, the PPF is clear but has a matte finish. I got mine from work as we use it on our race cars.
Xpel make a matte PPF called Stealth. Readily available from what I’m aware.
The Pods come off quite easily. 1 scrivet in the wheel arch and  2 bolts underneath the sill. 

Matt 

[JG220]

I'd be very cautious is removing those triangles. I've heard of a few sills cracking where they bolt on. 

[Composite guru]

6 hours ago, JG220 said:

I'd be very cautious is removing those triangles. I've heard of a few sills cracking where they bolt on. 

I’ve taken mine off 3 times for re-covering. 
come off real easy. 

if they have never been off then there is a chance of corroded bolts. I always install any bolts with copaslip. No issues. 

[JG220]

The bolts aren't the issue, its the scrivet into the sill on the top mount. the hole in the sill, is very close to the edge and it can crack the sill.