Elite 1980

[sussexelite]

Hi,

Not sure if my car is really a project, but I suppose most of our cars are projects in some way or another? A little job I'd been meaning to do since I got the Elite was change the insulation under the bonnet. After a lot of thought about some nice shiny modern options (even the gold which I almost went for) I settled on something that looked as close to original as I could find. After removing the old matting i discovered someone had left an interesting drawing on the underside of the bonnet. i assume this was done in the factory ( I think I've seen other drawings else where on the forum?). I've no idea what it signifies. Looks like a 50 to me ? Maybe just M50 bonnet? 

Photo 1 before, Photo 2 bonnet with matting removed, photo 3 completed (minus inspection light which was melted and disintegrated....)

[soldave]

I'm seeing a "50" too. Good work on the replacement 

If you find a suitable replacement inspection light, let me know. The innards of mine have similarly disintegrated.

[oilmagnet477]

Nice work Paul.

Not sure if Car builder Solutions may be able to assist with an LED alternative to the problem of the inspection light.

Similar issues with the roll bar mounted illumination for the central console. My Skoda Superb (surely the best named car in history! - other than the Ital of course!) has 2 tiny LED down lighters to illuminate the central console bit by the handbrake - it has got me thinking about smarter alternatives - surely better and neat beats original (and a bit crap!) - I'm sure Colin Chapman would have been fully behind this approach.....

I'm seeing 50/20 with ears!

Maybe 50% of the effort for 20% more problems lol

[ChrisJ]

Looks great.

Would love to see more pictures of the car.

[Trunnion 74]

Ant, been there done that. Soldave and I retro fitted an LED to the rollbar on his Eclat.  Should be easy enough to do the same with the engine bay.

[Robbie]

Hi did you alter or bypass the resistor and was the led bulb 12v assuming the elite ectat has the same rollbar

 e10 fitting.

[soldave]

Not sure about the LED voltage but nothing was done to bypass the regulator.

[Trunnion 74]

We just used an appropriate holder for one of these type of bulbs

  501 LED SIDELIGHT BULBS ICE WHITE XENON T10 W5W 194 HID WEDGE LAMP LIGHT 12V

As Dave said, nothing was bypassed, just connected the new holder into the existing loom, and as far as I know it's still working ok.

 

 

[Robbie]

Thanks I'll go that route .