Elan +2 coming home

[chrisstarr396]

I am finally bringing my dads 1969 Lotus Elan +2 home. Its been sitting in the garage, not running, for over 30 years. Looking forward to starting this journey. Quick question. The vehicle has all kinds of electrical issues and the power windows are down. Anyone know of any quick fixes to maybe "jump" the windows so I can get these things up? Any help would be appreciated.

[h20hamelan]

Yes, jump the windows, and be ready to pull the plug when they they hit the top.
Better, would be to take off the door cards, and undo the 4 10mm bolts and lift by hand.
You can soak the window motors in automatic trans fluid, this will help greatly. Then, add a good ground strap to the motors. Also a thicker +I’ve. Stu Gilmore has a great +2 window thread

Have fun, we all like/need pic’s

[chrisstarr396]

Thanks for the information. I was able to get them up and locked in place. Now pulling the motor. It could be me but Im not able to post pictures.