Lotus Elise Service Notes page 46

Lotus Service Notes
Section TDM
3. Lay the soft top in position, and hook the whole length of the lip on the front edge of the roof beneath the
retaining strip on the windscreen header rail. Centralise the roof by wrapping the sides of the soft top around
the side rails, and clipping the three press stud fasteners on the inside face of the rails.
Locating roof front lip
Clipping roof to side rails
Ensure that the cant rail front foam seal is not
caught beneath the roof material and is left exposed
to form a weather seal with the door glass.
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4. Unfold the two roof tails, and engage the pin in each tail with its keyhole slot in the body buttress. Ensure
that the pin is fully engaged before using the hexagonal key provided (stowed in the corner panel behind the
left hand seat) to turn each cam pin to tension the roof:
Right hand pin - clockwise.
Left hand pin - counterclockwise.
Tensioning roof >
Roof bows erected
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5. Push the two roof bows rearwards to their upright position to fully tension the roof.
Soft Top Roof - Removal & Stowage
1. Push both roof bows forwards to relieve the
tension on the fabric.
2. Use the hexagonal key stowed in the corner
panel behind the left hand seat, to release the
tensioning pins in the roof tails:
- Turn the right hand pin counterclockwise;
- Turn the left hand pin clockwise.
3. Pull each tail backwards to disengage the pin
from its keyhole slot, fold the tail over, and tuck the
end beneath the elastic strap to protect the paintwork
and glass from being damaged by the pin mecha-
nism.
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