Lotus Elise S1 Service Notes page 42

Lotus Service Notes Section BM
Bonding path
Chassis rail
upper & lower
slots
Button head
fixing (if fitted)
Sill panel
7. Before preparing the surfaces for bonding, ensure that the necessary pipes and cables are fitted to the
chassis side rails:
RH side: - heater feed pipe
- a.c. feed and return pipes (if fitted)
LH side: - heater return pipe
- clutch pipe
- main battery positive cable
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8. Prepare the bonding surface of the new sill panel with Betaclean 3900 and Betaprime 5404 (see sub-
section BM.5). Prepare surface of the old adhesive bead on the chassis and body panels using Betawipe
4000 (see sub-section BM.5).
9. Apply a bead of Betaseal/mate adhesive (see sub-section BM.5) to the bonding surface on the chassis
and body and fit the sill panel into position, first locating the sill bottom edge into its chassis slot, and
press all around the joint to ensure sufficient spread of adhesive. If necessary, use a spatula to smooth
or remove any extruded adhesive, and to neaten any visual areas. If necessary, add adhesive to the
gaps around the door hinge post and striker plate, and smooth with a spatula.
10. Clamp the panel into position until the adhesive has cured (see sub-section BM.5).
11. Roughen the surface of the windscreen buttress flange and the adjacent sill panel in the modified area,
and lay up two pieces of chopped strand mat across the joint.
12. Refit the dash panel, front and rear clamshells, doors, both wheelarch liners and other components as
necessary.
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