As per Lotus corporate, there is no run in procedure - this is what my dealer told me about a year ago. I pretty much did what is above anyway though, and oil at 2.5 and 5K miles.
I have a nice lathe and could try this.. PM me your budget and I'll see if the radius ball turning attachment tooling I need and my time would make a good match. :) Looks like the attachment can do a 2" max diameter.
@Eagle7 did you ever make the wooden knob? I could make that, but I'd need a radius cutter.. What dimensions are the stalk and set screw? I'm guessing its a M9 or M10, and maybe a M4 for the set screw.
Word of warning.... at the spray booth, DO NOT USE the pink tri foam stuff on your wheels. It stained my yellow calipers and it was a pita to remove. :)
start moisturizing to slow it down. Evaluate how you get in and out and try not to hit the bolster as much. Also, look at your pants for anything that may dig in.
I dont know, feels like an internal amp issue, or maybe some pump is firing off and its causing the pop. Its a pretty common problem with car audio systems and associated equipment that dont have good grounds. I'm not going off of any real data here, just experience and guessing. Because its...
Its probably not the sub, but the interior pressure vent. Its a little pressure active door just behind the subwoofer (pass side) and when you open the door quickly, it can swing the door up and when pressure equalizes, the door slams down. There is nothing wrong with the car, its just a.. thing.
Thanks for the recommendations.. I didnt really consider NJ, because... NJ. So they actually service the Lotus in the Volvo bays? I looked on google maps and the building just looks like a sales office.
ps - I'm not looking to buy a car.. just service. I bought two already. :)
I'm sorry if this offends, but if you are impressed with our KEF, or any KEF actually, and modern light processing as with our Emira, you really need to listen to more systems - home or auto. The Emira system really doesn't do anything particularly well, and the reason so many folks complain...
I used to compete in car audio and I think your installer is likely taking the right approach. The amp in this car is clearly pretty "sub" par and a good amp can make a crappy speaker sound pretty good, so that should really help. When looking at amps, choose one that tends to be on the "warmer"...
20% for memorial day and free ship - I just stocked up on oil and the filter.. pretty cheap! I dont think they sell the crush washer aka sump gasket though...