Another good reason Lotus make cars from plastic...

woody · Post by **woody** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:50 pm

.... Because they're not very good at making things from steel

The same driving lamp bracket 7 years apart

The new one has had the factory paint balsted off of it and been painted properly before it goes on the car.

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:53 pm

Get powder coated ones form Elise parts

woody · Post by **woody** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:56 pm

RICHARDHUMBLE wrote:Get powder coated ones form Elise parts

'Spinner cone black' expoxy coating from work

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 3:04 pm

I miss having a paintshop and workshops on site full of mercenaries.
Got all sorts done for a 4 pack of stella

woody · Post by **woody** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 3:06 pm

RICHARDHUMBLE wrote:I miss having a paintshop and workshops on site full of mercenaries.
Got all sorts done for a 4 pack of stella

You had to bribe them?

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 3:17 pm

Of course. Stella lubricates the gears of the RAF. With out it everythign grinds to a halt.

Used to run the workshops in NI, the Police were never popular and were charged properly for every job at £££ an hour they even charged them for the time it took to work out how much to charge them...

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 3:25 pm

The part's will have been manufactured by a sub contractor and the price per part will be in the pence (although more expensive than a mainstream manufacturer) they may be deliberatly underspecing the coating so that you have to buy new one's, although my money is on a lack of thought regarding rustproofing within the design process. Some of the coatings on the car are a bit shody, but then again what is the profit margin in the car ?