Too hot to trot...

sonicrisk · Post by **sonicrisk** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 6:09 am

Minds working overtime here, another question for the technically minded... Is it possible to retrofit air conditioning to a 111R?

Cheers,

.nick

mac · Post by **mac** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 8:46 am

fraid not. I asked the same question of lotus for the s2.

mac

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:09 am

Take the roof off....

dezzy · Post by **dezzy** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:39 am

RICHARDHUMBLE wrote:Take the roof off....

If I ever get an Exige, I'll get aircon, but I don't see why you'd ever need it on an Elise?

If it's hot, take the roof off and enjoy the sunshine and the wind blowing through the car.

The only thing I guess it might help with is clearing the windows quicker in winter when they're fogged-up, but I find using a wee cloth just as quick!

mac · Post by **mac** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 11:15 am

Try driving in europe when you actually need to put the roof ON for some shade.

If I every needed to buy another elise it WOULD have aircon for that very reason.

Mac

dezzy · Post by **dezzy** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 11:46 am

mac wrote:Try driving in europe when you actually need to put the roof ON for some shade.

Wear a cap and put some suncream on

jj · Post by jj » Sat Jun 16, 2007 11:52 am

Really missing aircon in the elise. Its much nicer sitting chilling than sitting sweating and getting blown about at times.

mac · Post by **mac** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 12:20 pm

Tried the cap & sunscreen but at 35,36c with no shade coming out of Monaco there was nothing else we could do but to stick the roof on.

Even the cold air vents were blowing warm air!

Mac

sonicrisk · Post by **sonicrisk** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 12:27 pm

all very good suggestions indeed, however I'm looking into exporting the car and air conditioning is an absolute necessity, if it can't be retrofitted I'm screwed because to import the car tax free you have to have owned it for at least 12 months (otherwise the tax is 60%!)... so I can't even chop it in 4 a new one.

.nick

timmsky · Post by **timmsky** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 8:03 pm

dezzy wrote:
RICHARDHUMBLE wrote:Take the roof off....

If I ever get an Exige, I'll get aircon, but I don't see why you'd ever need it on an Elise? If it's hot, take the roof off and enjoy the sunshine and the wind blowing through the car. The only thing I guess it might help with is clearing the windows quicker in winter when they're fogged-up, but I find using a wee cloth just as quick!

I wouldn't bother! My S2 Exige had aircon and it was totally ineffective. I bought Murrays ex-demo, but if i'd have bought new, i'd have been thoroughly pissed off at wasting the money on an air-con option..

Just my 2c...

Mr Momo · Post by **Mr Momo** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 8:11 pm

Timmsky,

Have you checked all the fuses - this may be a common problem before Aircon restarts

P.

timmsky · Post by **timmsky** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 9:04 pm

Mr Momo wrote:Timmsky,

Have you checked all the fuses - this may be a common problem before Aircon restarts

P.

Thanks, but I sold it last year for a 911, however it was working, just very poorly, in fact really the worst aircon i've had in a car. Given the heat build up in the S2 Exige (admittedly, a helluva lot less than the S1 Exige <phew>), you would have thought it should have an icy blast air-con instead of a wimpy cool-your-left-wrist blower

Cheers,
Iain

jj · Post by jj » Sat Jun 16, 2007 9:06 pm

timmsky wrote: S2 Exige (admittedly, a helluva lot less than the S1 Exige <phew>), you would have thought it should have an icy blast air-con instead of a wimpy cool-your-left-wrist blower

Cheers,
Iain

Must be typical lotus quality control - mine was pretty good - cold and blowy

j2 lot · Post by **j2 lot** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:00 pm

aircon on my 111R is cool - literally, or hot if you so desire. I wouldn't have paid for it on a new car based on what I had heard but got ex -Lotus car with all the bits and find air-con is worthwhile. Keith