Rear Bumper - Lotus Evora Service Notes

Lotus Service Notes
9. At each side, release the front seat belt upper anchorage from the 'B' post, and pull off the 'B' post top
trim. Pull the weatherstrip seal off the body vertical flange at the rear of the door aperture. Pull the rear
quarter trim panel away at its top edge to release the two spring fasteners beneath the quarter window.
This should allow sufficient access to the single M8 headed screw securing the topshell to the body side
just below the front end of the rear quarter window.
10. unplug the rear harness at the RH side of the boot and feed the harness through the panel. unplug the
cable to the reversing camera and withdraw the cable through the clamshell. At the left hand side of the
boot, disconnect the parking sensor module and tyre pressure monitoring harnesses and feed through
the clamshell.
11. Carefully lift the clamshell from the body and lay aside on a protected surface. Note and retain any shim
washers or plates used at each fixing point.
12. Refit the clamshell in reverse order to removal, taking appropriate precautions to protect surfaces from
damage during the installation process. Refit any shim washers or plates noted on disassembly. Assess
shutlines and panel heights as early as possible and amend shim stacks as necessary.
BV.7 - REAR BuMPER
The rear bumper moulding is screw fixed to the rear face of the rear clamshell, and covers the impact foam
secured to the rear subframe. It also incorporates the rear transom panel, houses the licence plate lamps and
rear fog and reverse lamps, and mounts the diffuser finisher.
Accessed via grommet
hole in boot
Support bracket
to subframe
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Rear bumper moulding
Single screw outboard
of tail lamp
Nuts in tailgate aperture
Section BV
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