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Front Damper Access Grommets?
Posted:
Fri Sep 16, 2011 12:57 amby AHM
Hi All,
Should there be access grommets in the bodywork above the front dampers?
Thanks,
Simon
Re: Front Damper Access Grommets?
Posted:
Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:10 amby richardcox_lotus
I have one on the right hand side only - '72 Sprint
Regards
Richard
Re: Front Damper Access Grommets?
Posted:
Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:18 amby types26/36
Ditto for my Sprint & S3
Re: Front Damper Access Grommets?
Posted:
Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:26 amby AHM
Any chance of pictures please?
I have the usual - fibreglassed over version!
Re: Front Damper Access Grommets?
Posted:
Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:38 amby bcmc33
AHM wrote:Any chance of pictures please?
I have the usual - fibreglassed over version!
Pictures of my car - that's not to say yours will be the same.
My advice would be to drill a small hole as per the dimensions just to make sure that it is line with the strut before drilling the 50mm holes.
Re: Front Damper Access Grommets?
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Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:44 amby ardee_selby
types26/36 wrote:Ditto for my Sprint & S3
Ditto on my S3 Coupe i.e. 1 at the front, but 2 for the struts.
Brian had shown the rears...does that mean some have only one for rear struts?
Re: Front Damper Access Grommets?
Posted:
Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:29 amby 512BB
No Richard, there should always be 2 for the rear struts, but it appears that there is normally only one above one of the front shocks. I think this is because the body moulding comes down to low on 1 side of the car at the front, and the top of the shock pokes through, therefore not allowing a grommit to be fitted.
Leslie
Re: Front Damper Access Grommets?
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Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:37 amby elj221c
My S2 doesn't have any official holes but the drvers side (RHD) has poked through the glass.
Re: Front Damper Access Grommets?
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Fri Sep 16, 2011 12:11 pmby bcmc33
ardee_selby wrote:Brian had shown the rears...does that mean some have only one for rear struts?
That's because he can't read.
Re: Front Damper Access Grommets?
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Fri Sep 16, 2011 3:42 pmby bilcoh
My S2 has holes on both sides in the front, and while they are intentionally cut holes rather than created by the shock top poking through, they hardly look official, even by Lotus standards. No grommets up front. I assume the holes were "installed" by the DPO that predated even my dad and myself. They match the, er, "utility finish" standards of the diamond shape cutouts in the boot to give access to the Frustacones for the diff mounting.
Which begs the questions (sorry to hijack the thread), were there standard access holes in the boot to get to the Frustacones, or were they just glassed over? Photos would be awesome. Thanks.
Dave
Re: Rear Damper Access Grommets?
Posted:
Wed Jan 23, 2013 1:59 amby TurbineHeli
Are these grommets available and who would be a good source?
Thanks,
AMA
Re: Front Damper Access Grommets?
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Mon Feb 04, 2013 10:52 pmby peterexpart
bcmc33 wrote:AHM wrote:Any chance of pictures please?
I have the usual - fibreglassed over version!
Pictures of my car - that's not to say yours will be the same.
Rear strut hole1.jpg
Rear strut hole2.jpg
My advice would be to drill a small hole as per the dimensions just to make sure that it is line with the strut before drilling the 50mm holes.
Brian
Just a question should there not be a rubber edge strip around the Body Lip above the Hood Tray just touching the Tennax Studs ??
