Windscreen Pillar Trim Panels; Rear Quarter Panels; Rear Seat Backrest Or Bulkhead Pad - Lotus Evora Service Notes

Lotus Service Notes
VE.11 - WINDSCREEN PILLAR TRIM PANELS
Each windscreen pillar trim panel is retained by a single 'fir tree' button at its lower end, and by 3 captive
'fir trees' along its length.
VE.12 - REAR QUARTER PANELS
Rear window surround
Harness
cover
First remove the rear seat cushion or shelf, rear seat backrest or bulkhead insulation, and the rear window
surround. Then:
- To allow the seat belt to be fed through the slot in the quarter panel, the door sill trim and harness cover
must first be removed (see VE.3). Release the belt anchor rail from the sill and slide off the belt. Release
the belt upper anchorage from the 'B' post.
- Pull off the rear section of the door weatherstrip.
- Release the two screws from the base of the panel, and the two at the upper rear edge.
- Pull the panel from its two spring clips around the window, and feed the seat belt through the panel aper-
ture.
VE.13 - REAR SEAT BACkREST OR BULkHEAD PAD
On 2+2 cars, the rear seat backrest is secured by a screw behind each backrest top insert pad, two screws
at the bottom edge and Velcro patches. To remove the seat:
- Remove the rear seat cushion by pulling free from its Velcro fastening.
- Remove both backrest top insert pads by pushing upwards to release the spring clips. Release each of
the single screw fixings thus revealed.
- Remove the two screws at the bottom edge of the backrest, and pull the panel free from its Velcro fasten-
ing.
On 2+0 cars, the insulating pad on the rear bulkhead is retained by Velco pads.
Section VE
Rear quarter
trim panel
assembly
Access
cover
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