Lotus 2004 ELISE Service Notes page 51

Lotus Service Notes
BR.5 - DOOR HINGE COVER PANEL
A separate glass fibre composite body panel is used to fill the area beween the door and wheelarch, and
uses threaded fasteners to attach to the rear of the clamshell, top of the sill and bottom inboard edge of the sill
panel.
To remove a door hinge cover panel:
- From beneath the sill, remove the two fixings securing the bottom edge of the hinge panel to the sill.
- Remove the filler panel concealing the fixing securing the hinge cover to the door sill recess, and remove
the fixing.
- Remove the wheelarch liner and remove the single screw securing the door hinge cover panel to the
clamshell.
- Release the repeater lamp harness and withdraw the panel.
Door
sill
filler
panel
BR.6 - FRONT CLAMSHELL
The front clamshell is a bonded assembly of several glass fibre composite mouldings incorporating both
front wings, the front access aperture, radiator air intake and headlamp housings. The clamshell is secured to
the windscreen frame, radiator mounting panel and other panels using threaded fasteners for ease of removal
and to facilitate service access and body repair.
To Remove Front Clamshell
1. Remove both front body access panels.
2. Remove both front wheelarch liners;
No fixing used
in this position
Hinge cover to
sill underside
Section BR
Remove front
top fixing
Door hinge
cover panel
Hinge cover to
door sill fixing
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