Lotus Elise Service Notes page 65

Lotus Service Notes
Section TDM
To fit a new outer seal:
1. Compare the new and old seals, and if necessary, cut additional slots in the new seal to allow it to be
formed to the profile of the door top surface. Chamfer the lower rear corner to allow the seal to fit
correctly in the door.
2. Clean the flange on the door shell and the vertical mating face on the new seal with Betaclean 3900
(A100B6008), and apply PP Primer 3842 (A082U6199V) to both surfaces.
3. Apply double sided tape to the whole length of the flange, and a thin bead of black Silastic under the
outside lip of the seal. Fit the seal onto the flange with the outer lip bedded against the door top edge, and
secure with eight spring steel 'U' clips.
Door Weatherstrip
A hollow section rubber weatherstrip is bonded onto the door aperture to seal against the door shell. A
stiffener buffer is inserted into the seal in the area of the latch striker pin, and a small 'D' section 'weir' is stuck
to the front shut face of the door to provide optimum sealing of this area.
Before fitting a new weatherstrip, ensure first that the foam rubber tapered packing strip is fitted to the top
part of the windscreen pillar; degrease the appropriate area on the pillar, and apply PP Primer 3842 (A082U6199V)
to both the pillar and packing strip. Lay double sided tape onto the pillar, and fit the packing strip, tapered end
downmost, into position snugly against the sides of the recess.
To fit the weatherstrip:
Shape the front end of the seal to
fit in the recess in the windscreen
header rail.
Degrease the landing area and
apply PP Primer to the aperture
and seal bonding surface, includ-
ing the screen pillar foam pack-
ing strip.
Apply double sided tape around
the aperture.
Fit the weatherstrip onto the tape,
positioning snugly against the
sides of the recess. Leave suffi-
cient length at the rear end of the
seal to allow it to be capped by
the roll bar fairing.
Weatherstrip cut to
fit into header moulding •
Foam packing strip.
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