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[jamesbilluk 97]

Finally! Just went out to try again, and I managed to press the button in small jerks again, and it's all the way up,completely left it alone now! I'll see what happens when I get in it tomorrow. 

3 minutes ago, Barrykearley said:

Mine had 13k on the clock when I got it a year or so ago. Over 20k now - they are for driving.

Bet there very enjoyable miles too! I wonder if its still playing up after it was parked up over the various lock downs. 

[Barrykearley 7,188]

I’d not be risking lowering it again 😀

[jamesbilluk 97]

7 minutes ago, Barrykearley said:

I’d not be risking lowering it again 😀

Will definitely leave it as it is now! I got in through the passenger side to do this. Hope its OK to use the drivers door with the lowering function. 

I'll give Paul matty a ring who's local to me tomorrow, get it booked in after Christmas. 

[Barrykearley 7,188]

Just get them to send you the part and swap it over. Nice simple job that.

[jamesbilluk 97]

8 minutes ago, Barrykearley said:

Just get them to send you the part and swap it over. Nice simple job that.

Is that to change the regulator? The garage who I bought it off are paying for the part too. Will start researching how to remove the door card. 

[Barrykearley 7,188]

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[exeterjeep 338]

1 hour ago, jamesbilluk said:

Is that to change the regulator? The garage who I bought it off are paying for the part too. Will start researching how to remove the door card. 

May be the garage you got it from would agree to Paul Matty doing the work. After all PM would have experience of working on an evora. - and the labour cost is quite low.   B&C have agreed to pay for a little job on my car to be done locally when the part becomes available from lotus.

[jamesbilluk 97]

15 minutes ago, exeterjeep said:

May be the garage you got it from would agree to Paul Matty doing the work. After all PM would have experience of working on an evora. - and the labour cost is quite low.   B&C have agreed to pay for a little job on my car to be done locally when the part becomes available from lotus.

They did say originally say that the car had to go back to them for warranty work, but as I'm an hour and 40 minutes away, they said that wouldn't really work, so said they're  happy to pay for another garage to do the work, which is good. 

[jamesbilluk 97]

Its back down again... Throughout the day, with various drives, the window drops slightly, but then doesn't go back up again. It's also started to tell me that the door is open, when it's not. Car s booked into Williams now, but not until January. Its just under cover now. Im going to see if my local guy can bodge it, just to keep the window up over Christmas. Apart from this, it's great fun to drive.. If it wasn't so wet outside, it wouldn't be too bad.. 

[jamesbilluk 97]

Right, sorted for now. For some reason, I went out to check the car, and the window had gone all the way up by its self.. Car seems possessed, So I took the fuse out! That'll stop it going down until its booked in, and means I can drive it! 

[mg4lotus 193]

Regarding door open when it's not - Is the door latch post loose? Mine worked loose last year on the passenger side without me realising it. It was spotted and tightened up at service by Central Lotus.

Windows fuse removal - Hope you don't have to do hand signals. 

[jamesbilluk 97]

15 minutes ago, mg4lotus said:

Regarding door open when it's not - Is the door latch post loose? Mine worked loose last year on the passenger side without me realising it. It was spotted and tightened up at service by Central Lotus.

Windows fuse removal - Hope you don't have to do hand signals. 

I shall have a look 

 

That's true! Will Have to stay away from toll booths or car park barriers too... Don't think the car will be used much during Christmas. At least it should stay dry now. 

[Reindeer 33]

I may have missed this.....but have you tried putting a new battery in?

Failing batteries often cause a lot of strange electrical issues......

Good luck with it all

 

[jamesbilluk 97]

6 hours ago, Reindeer said:

I may have missed this.....but have you tried putting a new battery in?

Failing batteries often cause a lot of strange electrical issues......

Good luck with it all

 

That's the one thing I've not tried yet, may well give it a go! 

[jamesbilluk 97]

A new issue.. Because the door has decided its open, when it's not, the dashboard ambient lighting has been on all night, and the foot well light. I may well remove the inywrope light fuse as well! Until I can get it booked in. Are the ambient lights on the same system as them? 

[exeterjeep 338]

You will have to be careful not to let the battery go totally flat as it may be a problem opening the boot - there are threads on here about getting into the car in such cases - there should be a cable boot release behind the drivers seat around the area of the rear seat. Should be in your owners manual.

I suppose you will have some difficulty removing the battery to charge it up - as the boot would have to stay open while this was done and the car lives outside.

[jamesbilluk 97]

48 minutes ago, exeterjeep said:

You will have to be careful not to let the battery go totally flat as it may be a problem opening the boot - there are threads on here about getting into the car in such cases - there should be a cable boot release behind the drivers seat around the area of the rear seat. Should be in your owners manual.

I suppose you will have some difficulty removing the battery to charge it up - as the boot would have to stay open while this was done and the car lives outside.

Ah yes, I've heard the joy of trying to get in the boot via the cable. 

The garage who I bought it off said it had gone flat when it wasn't being used during lock down, and had to use that method. 

Hopefully it will have enough charge to get it going each day. Will see if Williams can replace if it is on the way out. 

Interior light fuses are now out, so there shouldnt be a drain, with the car thinking the doors are open. 

Don't think I've ever been on a forum as much, in my car buying years!! 

[RHDV8 19]

Look on the positive side, at least when your current problems are fixed you’ll know the car a whole lot better.🙂

[Colin P 736]

4 hours ago, jamesbilluk said:

The garage who I bought it off said it had gone flat when it wasn't being used during lock down, and had to use that method. 

 

That is a pretty good way of killing the battery. Evoras don't like batteries that have gone completely flat. Killed my 400s battery that way when we moved house earlier in the year and it was sat outside whilst the garage was full of all our stuff. I charged it up fully and it would start the car fine etc but a few weird things happened until the battery was replaced.

[Redwing 17]

I reckon a quality new battery will resolve a lot of these niggles. Meanwhile, a handheld litho booster is always a handy thing to have, you don't have to disconnect or remove the battery to get started. 

[jamesbilluk 97]

3 hours ago, RHDV8 said:

Look on the positive side, at least when your current problems are fixed you’ll know the car a whole lot better.🙂

Very true I had a good drive in it today, my window worries went away, amazing thing to drive, witchcraft how they get the ride as good as they have as well! 

2 hours ago, Colin P said:

That is a pretty good way of killing the battery. Evoras don't like batteries that have gone completely flat. Killed my 400s battery that way when we moved house earlier in the year and it was sat outside whilst the garage was full of all our stuff. I charged it up fully and it would start the car fine etc but a few weird things happened until the battery was replaced.

Ah, could well be that then. Its a Bosche unit in there at the moment, will have a research on here, and get another battery ordered Got to be better for the long run. 

2 hours ago, Redwing said:

I reckon a quality new battery will resolve a lot of these niggles. Meanwhile, a handheld litho booster is always a handy thing to have, you don't have to disconnect or remove the battery to get started. 

Will have a research on here, see what looks like a good one. Ah yes I have one of those I got a whole back, will give it a charge, just incase. 

[Barrykearley 7,188]

They really are sublime things @jamesbilluk - you certainly won’t regret your purchase 

[jamesbilluk 97]

25 minutes ago, Barrykearley said:

They really are sublime things @jamesbilluk - you certainly won’t regret your purchase 

Really is an amazing bit of kit, just glides over bumps, where as my last car was very unsettled. 

One thing I've realised, is you can't drive it under the radar! Every one seems to stare at it.. 

[Redwing 17]

For an Evora battery I, like others on here, would recommend the Varta siver dynamic E38. Got mine from Tayna batteries. 

[EuropaSman 63]

Yep, thumbs up for the E38 Varta Silver Dynamic battery. I've had one on my Launch Edition for 5 years now and it's still going strong (I keep it on a battery conditioner when not in use).