Replacement for s2000
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Well, spent the evening of my birthday soldering in the car for a few hours. (With a friend and after a nice dinner with the lady). It was a nice night. No hiccups other than I may need to extend one harness just a bit further because I can't measure.
Now all I need to do is get my parts I ordered 2-3 weeks ago (f you lotus stuff) and i should be good to go.
I still have the big wired mess, so that will have to be cleaned up..... But it should all fit back under the center console.
Now all I need to do is get my parts I ordered 2-3 weeks ago (f you lotus stuff) and i should be good to go.
I still have the big wired mess, so that will have to be cleaned up..... But it should all fit back under the center console.
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so i went for a nice ride over the weekend, and discovered my turn signals didnt work after i did my stuff 
got the car home, and after drinking heavily i decided to change my fuses around in my "add a fuse" doohicky. Boom.
crisis solved.
on a side note....this thing is LOUD.. way louder than my s2k.
got the car home, and after drinking heavily i decided to change my fuses around in my "add a fuse" doohicky. Boom.
crisis solved.
on a side note....this thing is LOUD.. way louder than my s2k.
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Hhahaha on the British trying something different. Shifter on the ceiling....is that something they think will catch on?
BTW, you're close to me. Drive it by my place. I'm usually working from my home office.
BTW, you're close to me. Drive it by my place. I'm usually working from my home office.
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i gotta tell ya - the brits do some weird things to cars.. for example... mine is held together with some some of epoxy..... i understand why it could be superior to nuts n bolts...but it is odd
Edit: your near 62 and randall? you going to the tech day on saturday? i may make a trip out so long as there isn't salt on the roads.
Edit: your near 62 and randall? you going to the tech day on saturday? i may make a trip out so long as there isn't salt on the roads.
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Definitely superior for lightness and strength, but just wait until when you need to replace a panel and have to have the bodyshop wait for the getting the specialty epoxy needed from the factory. But then again, I'm sure it'll be same wait time for the panel itself seeing that Keystone and VDO probably don't make non-oem replacement panels for Exige (just yet).
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ugh body work is the worst thing about the exige. There are literally two pieces to the car. Rear clam and front clam. OEM is pretty much the only option.
The epoxy is pretty much holding the structural goodies together. there is orange goo all over
The epoxy is pretty much holding the structural goodies together. there is orange goo all over
Definitely superior for lightness and strength, but just wait until when you need to replace a panel and have to have the bodyshop wait for the getting the specialty epoxy needed from the factory. But then again, I'm sure it'll be same wait time for the panel itself seeing that Keystone and VDO probably don't make non-oem replacement panels for Exige (just yet).