Esprit Door Sills

[MikieP]

Has anyone tried these guys out? They are on eBay UK at 28.99 BP and their page,

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-DOOR-SILLS-LOTUS-ESPRIT-ESPRIT-SE-TURBO-MATT-VERY-FAST-DISPATCH-GREAT-PRICE-/171181128719?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27db30bc0f

 

states they do USA shipping but when I tried to buy them only to find out that I can not pay since shipping costs are not entered and to ask the Seller for shipping. When I do, I get "we need your address..." So when given, I get a reply "We do not do eBay"... Then they point me to their commercial site,

 

http://unqshop.com/lotus-esprit-esprit-se-turbo-door-sills-esprit-se-turbo,f,11,number,411020

 

where they are 39.00 BP plus 21 BP shipping.

 

Finally got a reply for the eBay site shipping, "about 29 BP for shipping" but still can not purchase and Pay. Seems truly flaky and wonder if their product is as flaky.

 

Their product looks OK to me but I am having doubts about the Seller/Business business itself.

 

MikieP

Edited March 5, 2014 by MikieP

[Vulcan Grey]

Font looks really bad...

[MikieP]

Hi Travis,

 

I do agree with your opinion. I missed out on the ones on eBay a couple of days ago - used and rather tatty looking but were Lotus. Looking to find something to help keep paint on the sills....

[s4simon]

39 pounds is very cheap. And yes the font is a little weird. 

 

I remember paying a lot more for mine back 10 years ago - but they were definitely worth it.

 

[Bibs]

Can someone measure these for me and I'll get a quote for a few pairs to me made up, just like the old ones

[OwenGT3]

As I've given my car the carbon fibre look, I've done the sills as well. I just added the 'Esprit' decal that you usually find on the rear of the later V8 cars. I made a paper template first and I had to make one for each side as they are different being Lotus.

 

Edited March 6, 2014 by OwenGT3

[s4simon]

Here's the measurements from mine (Mr. Patterson's batch from 2004).

 

 

[60N4.7]

 

As I've given my car the carbon fibre look, I've done the sills as well. I just added the 'Esprit' decal that you usually find on the rear of the later V8 cars. I made a paper template first and I had to make one for each side as they are different being Lotus.

 

 

 

Sorry for offtopic, is that a short shifter? 

 

Where did you get the center console? 

[MikieP]

Both pretty and precious!

 

MikieP

[OwenGT3]

Sorry for offtopic, is that a short shifter? 

 

Where did you get the center console? 

 

My car is a GT3, it's standard centre console

[s4simon]

I prefer the term - "classic" console. ;-)

[leeds1972]

hi,i actually bought the ebay ones mentioned in the thread/post and had no probs at all.they were delivered as promised,well packaged and look the biz .I paid a little extra for the word "turbo" on em.steve

[MikieP]

Guess they have not gotten shipping to the USA set up in eBay/PayPal even though they say they do ship here.

[Gasman GT3]

What else have you done in carbon Owen?

[MikieP]

Bibs,

 

Any news on the make-ups, please? Like cost and ship cost to USA?

[markw996]

I would be very interested in buying a set for my S4

 

I don't like the ones on eBay as the font is all wrong, the old ones were much better in my opinion.

[jimblob]

didn't lotus make some of these? isn't it possible to still buy them?

[MikieP]

Bibs,

 

Anything of a remake of these?

[OwenGT3]

What else have you done in carbon Owen?

 

Everything basically!

 

I did the sills, then thought why not do the rest of the car, so I have, including the front valance mouth, which makes it look a bigger opening than it is. I like it and the vinyl is very good, I had to make a few templates for some stuff, but other stuff I just applied and trimmed. It makes the rear number plate panel look more modern, also did around the rear lights to match. I also did the black scuttle section on the bonnet, might do under the screen as well, but still paint at the moment. I also did the door window rubber black rail trims, the paint was blistering again, already stripped and painted them once, so I covered them in the vinyl to match the rear quarter black areas. The rear quarter window trim is done as well, but didn't cost £100 like the replacements you can get, OK not real, but still looks reasonable.

 

Edited September 4, 2014 by OwenGT3

[eeyoreish]

Are those genuine lotus mirrors??