Lotus Evora Service Notes page 42

Lotus Service Notes
3. Slide the interior mirror stem from the windscreen plinth. Remove the sun visor retaining screws to allow
the front of the head lining to drop. Pull each 'A' pillar trim panel out from its three captive 'fir tree' fasteners
(a fourth fir tree button at its lower end is inaccessible), to protect from adhesive cutting tool damage.
4. Remove the windscreen wiper arm and attach suction handles to the glass. using a cutting wire or dedi-
cated vibrating knife of suitable form, cut the adhesive bead around the entire periphery of the screen,
taking precautions as necessary to prevent paint or body damage. Note that the top and bottom rubber
finisher strips are likely to be cut through during this operation and will require replacement. With assist-
ance, lift the glass from the car.
5. Remove old adhesive from the windscreen frame sufficiently to leave a consistent and flat surface for the
new bonding medium.
6. Clean the whole of the windscreen periphery bonding surface, including the mirror plinth area with the
wipe cleaner supplied in the Betaseal Kit, or with Betaclean 3900 (A100B6008V). Allow to dry.
7. Prime the bonding surface of the new mirror plinth and the corresponding glass area with Dymax 500E
activator A111B6187. use Dymax 840 adhesive to bond the plinth to the glass following the supplier's
directions. Position the plinth centrally and with the bottom, closed end, 7mm from the bottom edge of
the obscuration patch.
8. Prime the bonding area on the glass to a width of 25mm with Betaprime 5500 (green cap) A120B6041V,
avoiding the VIN window. Allow the primer fully to dry.
9. Fit the new self adhesive filler strip A132u0266F to the inside top edge of the glass, and the longer strip
A132u0402F to the bottom edge.
10. Prime and re-activate the prepared surface of the old adhesive on the windscreen frame with Betawipe
4000 (A082B6355V). If the windscreen frame surface is new or without adhesive, prime the frame with
Betaprime 5404 (red cap) A082B6337V. Allow a minimum of 5 minutes for the primer to dry. If the screen
is not fitted within 48 hours, the primer should be re-applied.
11. Around the windscreen landing path, check the joints between windscreen frame and screen lower land-
ing, and between the roof and body side 'A' pillars, for correct sealing and joint path integrity. If necessary,
prepare these gullies for bonding as described above, and fill with adhesive sealant prior to windscreen
fitment.
12. Cut the nozzle of the adhesive cartridge to
the dimensions shown to produce a triangular
section bead. Holding the cartridge perpen-
dicular to the glass, extrude a bead of Beta-
seal 1701 adhesive (A082B6281F) around
the screen using the inner edge of the top and
bottom filler strips as a guide, and following
the centre of the primer band along each side.
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