Replacement Of Mirror Assembly; Door Shell, Beam & Hinges - Lotus Evora Service Notes

Lotus Service Notes
To refit, connect the cables (either way round), hook on the inboard end of the glass carrier, and press the
outboard end until the clip is engaged.
Note that convex glass is normally fitted to both sides in order to provide the widest field of vision, but
certain markets use flat glass on one or both sides. Be aware that objects viewed in convex mirrors appear
more distant than when viewed with flat glass.
The painted cover is secured to the mirror body by integrally moulded clips. To remove a cover, first remove
the glass to allow the lower clips to be eased, whilst the lower edge of the cover is carefully prised away.

Replacement of mirror assembly

To remove the complete mirror, the assembly of mirror, plinth and covers must be released from the
door:
1. Remove the door trim panel (see sub-section VE.2).
2. unplug the mirror harness connector, remove the split grommet and back feed the harness into the door
shell. use the harness hole to access and remove the mirror plinth lower fixing screw.
3. Remove the Rokut plastic rivets securing the plinth upper finisher and cheater panel seal to the door. Pull
back the cheater seal to access and remove the plinth upper fixing screw.
4. Withdraw the mirror assembly whilst feeding the harness through the door shell.
5. Remove the plinth lower cover by releasing the two retaining screws.
6. To allow the mirror to be removed from the plinth, the connector block must first be removed. Record the
cable colour against connector cavity before using a suitable terminal extractor tool to depress the retain-
ing barb, and withdraw each terminal from the connector. Remove the three screws around the pivot
mechanism and withdraw the mirror from the plinth.
Note that the plinth upper finisher is heat bonded to the plinth. If necessary, new parts can be mated using
a soldering iron or similar to secure.
7. New mirror assemblies may be supplied with an unsuitable connector block. use an appropriate terminal
extractor tool to withdraw each cable from the connector, which may then be discarded. Feed the harness
through the mirror plinth before inserting the terminals into the replacement or original connector block in
the following manner.
Connector cavity
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8. Continue re-assembly in reverse order to removal.
BV.9 - DOOR SHELL, BEAM & HINGES
The door comprises an inner and outer composite moulding, bonded together around the periphery, and
enclosing a hollow section, extruded alloy, door beam with internal siffening webs, to provide side intrusion pro-
tection. A fabricated steel hinge post is bonded to the inside of the door shell front face, and provides a 2-bolt
mounting for the front end of the door beam. Similarly, another fabricated steel bracket is bonded to the inside
of the door shell rear face, and provides a 2-bolt mounting for the rear end of the door beam. The components
so far described, are available only as a jig-built, door shell assembly.
Each door uses two identical hinges, each comprising two steel forgings, one with a single eye for bolting
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Cable colour Function
Not used Not used
Brown up/down
Orange Mirror common
Pink Left/right
Red Fold in
Blue Fold out
Black Mirror heater
Black Mirror heater ground
Section BV