Lotus Elise S1 Service Notes page 540

Lotus Service Notes 340R
7. Remove the single fixing securing the front body spine to the plinth below the wiper spindle.
8. Remove the front undertray.
9. Remove the two screws at each side securing the topshell to the underside of the side sill behind the front
wheels, and the single adjacent screw securing the topshell leg to the toe panel.
10. Remove the two nuts each side securing the topshell to the cockpit coaming.
11. From the front edge of the engine lid gutter, remove the three socket head fasteners.
12. From inside the engine bay, remove the two nuts securing the topshell to each top rear end of the sill
panel.
13. Release the fixing securing each side of the engine bay rear wall to the subframe.
14. Protect (or remove) the front mudguards, and the sides of the windscreen pillars from scrape damage
before lifting the rear of the topshell, and manoeuvring over the windscreen and off the front crash
structure.
Fitment of Bonded Body Panels
The cockpit tub, windscreen frame, side closing panels and cockpit side screens are bonded, in that
assembly order, to the chassis and other panels using the polyurethane adhesives and techniques outlined in
section BM. Windscreen fitment is as described in section BN.13.
Instrument Mounting Rail
The curved mounting rail for the instruments is a hollow composite moulding, secured to the cockpit tub
with two screws at the passenger end, accessible from beneath the passenger side fascia, and a single screw
at the driver's end. For access to the latter, it is necessary to remove the topshell to expose an access hole in
the side closing panel.
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