What did you do to your Emira today?

[Medic518]

..the rubber dam they put in at the factory looks like someone was frustrated to try to get it on.

Looks almost like the rubber was weathered/dry-rot. Doesn't look like its ripped, it looks more like cracking. Even some of the surface where there are no holes looks dried out and scratched.. Saw an older post where someone had taken steps to wrap the wire loom connection to double protect against water ingress.

Now I need to go open mine up to check the rubber and the bolts...

 

[Milk242]

Looks almost like the rubber was weathered/dry-rot. Doesn't look like its ripped, it looks more like cracking. Even some of the surface where there are no holes looks dried out and scratched.. Saw an older post where someone had taken steps to wrap the wire loom connection to double protect against water ingress.

Now I need to go open mine up to check the rubber and the bolts...

I ordered a new one, once that arrives I’ll take out the old and potentially seal the hvac resistor with some silicone which I think was the purpose of them putting the rubber water shield.

Anyway, my car was built in September of 2024. Not sure how long it sat at the dealer lot but it was in van nuys California so weather shouldn’t have been too brutal to dry rot the rubber and the car only has about 200 miles

 

[Beachbum]

Took it to the monthly SELOC breakfast meet and treated myself to a bacon butty. Some nice Lotus there... several more turned up late after this photo.

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Where was that one? Essex ?

 

[Medic518]

car was built in September of 2024.

Just made me need to check mine even more - mine was a Sept. '24 build too..

 

[geoffbland]

Where was that one? Essex ?

Yes, there's two each month in Essex. One for SELOC and one for LDC - although members for both turn up for either.

SELOC 2nd Sunday at Poplar Nurseries, Marks Tey.
LDC Last Sunday of month at Barleylands.