Lotus Elise Service Notes page 72

BN.13 - WINDSCREEN
The laminated windscreen is bonded to the composite frame using Betaseal flexible polyurethane adhe-
sive, and uses a rubber finisher strip around its top and side edges. Removal of the screen requires that the
adhesive is cut using a suitable specialist tool, with access to the screen lower edge available only after the
rear end of the front clamshell has been released.
To Replace Windscreen
Parts required:
Windscreen.
Finisher strip, windscreen edging.
Betaseal Kit.
Plinth, interior mirror mounting.
Loctite 7649 activator and Loctite 326 adhesive.
1. Remove the wiper arm from its spindle, and the interior mirror from its plinth.
2. In order to allow access to the lower edge of the screen, the rear of the front clamshell must be released:
At each side, release the rear end of the wheelarch liner and remove the screw securing the clamshell
to the front end of the sill.
At each side, release the screw securing the bottom rear comer of the clamshell to the sill.
At each side, release the screw securing the top rear corner of the clamshell at the base of the
windscreen pillar.
Release the four fixings in the clamshell bonnet aperture gutter.
3. Apply suction handles to the screen before using a pneumatic cutting knife such as Chicago Pneumatic's
CP 838 Pneu-Nife, to cut the windscreen adhesive bead around the entire periphery of the screen. Lift
out the screen.
Cutting out screen
using pneumatic tool
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