john genders 1 Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 (edited) hi any one know of a lotus excel steering rack for sale 1985 lotus excel without goin to the usual places sj an lotus bits I bought one an wen it arrived the mounting points were corroded grrrrrrrrrr Edited July 20, 2014 by ramjet moved these posts to their own topic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john genders 1 Posted July 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 just to illiterate I didn't get the rack from sj or lotus bits I bought it from a breakers in Essex totally corroded Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Denis247 28 Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 just to illiterate I didn't get the rack from sj or lotus bits I bought it from a breakers in Essex totally corroded With all the work involved changing a rack, I wouldn't bother with a second-hand one, which is probably as old as the one you are changing, and would probably have similar problems if not now but soon, as your original one. I just got an exchange one from LotusBits for my Elite. I can't fault the service, arrived next day, and my old one also picked up the day after requesting it's return. Great service, and the rack works perfectly and is all nice and shiny too!. It's also pretty important, safety wise, to have steering you have confidence in. In short, don't scrimp on anything safety-related, Btw, LotusBits were also helpful with tips on changing too. And I have NO connection with them, just sayin' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john genders 1 Posted July 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) I know what your saying but my rack is totally unserviceable, so I have to buy a 2nd hand one so I can send it to lotus bits as they can only supply one if I have a reservicible rack to exchange,,, I cant buy one out right so I managed to buy a 2nd hand one today which is servicible,so off to lotus bits it will go p.s trust me im not schrimping I have budget of 7 thousand its a full body of restoration these racks are as rare as hens teeth thanks for your info cheers john Edited July 21, 2014 by john genders Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Denis247 28 Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 I know what your saying but my rack is totally unserviceable, so I have to buy a 2nd hand one so I can send it to lotus bits as they can only supply one if I have a reservicible rack to exchange,,, I cant buy one out right so I managed to buy a 2nd hand one today which is servicible,so off to lotus bits it will go p.s trust me im not schrimping I have budget of 7 thousand its a full body of restoration these racks are as rare as hens teeth thanks for your info cheers john Lotusbits would charge a surcharge of £80 (from memory) if I never\didn't send my old one back in. So effectively, it's like buying and old rack for £80 without all the hassle (and extra expense of retuning a rack to Lotusbits). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john genders 1 Posted July 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 u scallywag lol mite try that one lol cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Denis247 28 Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 u scallywag lol mite try that one lol cheers No it's all above board, LotusBits themselves told me that it was an option. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john genders 1 Posted July 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 new rack arriving tomoz cant wait I can put body back on and get my other toys in there 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john genders 1 Posted July 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 a big thumbs up to the guys at lotus bits for supplying my steering rack without an exchange rack excellent service Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Denis247 28 Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 a big thumbs up to the guys at lotus bits for supplying my steering rack without an exchange rack excellent service Good service eh?, if they weren't so tucked away in an inaccesible place in rural England I would have bought then a pint! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john genders 1 Posted July 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 your right there bud I know the excel se rack is as rare as unicorn crap Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john genders 1 Posted July 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 :bounce:well onwards and upwards body back on at week end so I can prep body for paint Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dunc 412 Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 resto thread please John in the "projects and restorations" section? looking forward to seeing it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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