Are door latches available yet?

[Bibs]

I can if someone is kind enough to post up the part number as I'm not in the office at the moment... 

[exeterjeep]

Latch mechanism RH seems to be B132B4170J  

LH B132B4169J assuming a NA Evora. Over £320+VAT.... 

 

[Bibs]

B132B4170J - None in the UK, appears to be one in the USA.

B132B4169J - 16 in stock. 

[hamza]

don't suppose you know which of those is the driver side?

ah sorry... so RH i guess is driver side on a UK car?

@Bibs any chance you can source the one in the US for me?

[Bibs]

You're better off speaking to a dealer in the States mate as Lotus Cars USA can only retail to dealerships in the country. We can order directly from Hethel but not from LCU. 

[hamza]

ok thanks. i will see how far i get. got to be better than waiting 2 years for Lotus to make some more.

If any US owner are able to help out I'm more than willing to pay for postage and pizza tokens

[Markindevon]

@hamza, I feel for you… how can they not have a stock of each type when it’s such a known issue?

it might just be worth seeing if South West Lotus Centre will sell you one… they had a stock of doors which they were prepared to break when I was going through the same situation (the warranty wouldn’t pay so I had to wait for new ones to become available)

good luck

Edited March 31, 2023 by Markindevon

[hamza]

Thanks Mark. I will add them to my list of people to contact.

Edit - have dropped them an email.

[EuropaSman]

Now, I know Rocky at the UK Lotus Centre in Halesowen has a bit of a reputation (he was going to charge me £50 for a switched drivers’ side seat belt buckle for my Elise, but I played safe and got PJS to buy it off him on my behalf and he just about doubled the price), but he's got the drivers’ door lock mechanism listed on eBay.

Here's the link:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255377451379?hash=item3b75aea973:g:NNAAAOSwDbFiUB-r

I know it's a risk, but might be worth taking @hamza. I know that the parts guy at Oakmere Lotus has dealt with Rocky too, so you could always try to source it from Rocky through them.

 

 

 

[DH2]

For info, Rocky died a couple of months ago, but I believe his son(s) are continuing in the business.

[EuropaSman]

Sorry to hear that about Rocky @DH2. I was unaware. 

UK Lotus Centre still might be worth a punt.

[hamza]

After speaking to dealer (who still have the car) it seems it may actually just be this happening again:

They hadn’t tried this or checked for it and so i have asked them to do that first before splashing out on a new latch…. They do also have another plan for getting hold of a latch too should it end up being required so hopefully it works out soon.