Gold FFM C8RKH Posted September 24, 2015 Gold FFM Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Evora Headlights / HeadlampsI'm trying to get a handle on the extent of the problems with the Evora Headlights / Headlamps with a view to seeing if we can get the Factory / OEM suppliers to provide additional support as there seems to be issues causing early failures including:Peeling of protective layersLED bulb failuresEtc.As these units are sealed, replacement is hugely expensive at around £1000 / Euro 1300 and $1500 per unit. As sealed, we would expect these to have a reasonable life span of say 10 years.If you own, or have owned, an Evora, and you have had a problem with the headlights / headlamps please could you either update this topic, or PM me with the details including:MY of Evora and when boughtBrief description of issueResolution and costAny factory / dealer / warranty supportI'll keep this topic updated with progress and information as we go.Thanks in advanceAndy. 2 Quote Alcohol. Sex. Tobacco. Drugs. Chocolate. Meh! NOTHING in this world is as addictive as an Evora +0. It's not for babies! The first guy to ride a bull for fun, was a true hero. The second man to follow him was truly nuts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eds Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 2010 NA with peeling laquer syndrome. No response from Castle Lotus or Hexagon. Silverstone say £280 plus VAT but need car for a week. Quote Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM C8RKH Posted September 24, 2015 Author Gold FFM Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Thanks Dave, it's on my list and will keep you posted. Quote Alcohol. Sex. Tobacco. Drugs. Chocolate. Meh! NOTHING in this world is as addictive as an Evora +0. It's not for babies! The first guy to ride a bull for fun, was a true hero. The second man to follow him was truly nuts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregs24 Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 2010 NA with peeling laquer syndrome. No response from Castle Lotus or Hexagon. Silverstone say £280 plus VAT but need car for a week.That's because they don't do it. They sub the work out so it takes a day to remove them, take them to the repair shop leave them collect them and refit.TBH the peeling laquer really isn't a big deal and easily fixed - and looking at the Evora's at Silverstone a while back an awful lot have the problem. Failing LED's is another matter as that is not a simple fix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B430m Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 (edited) 2011 Evora IPS, headlamps replaced under warranty (peeling) December 2014. Edited September 24, 2015 by B430m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM C8RKH Posted September 25, 2015 Author Gold FFM Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 Thanks for this Michael. What was the problem with them? Quote Alcohol. Sex. Tobacco. Drugs. Chocolate. Meh! NOTHING in this world is as addictive as an Evora +0. It's not for babies! The first guy to ride a bull for fun, was a true hero. The second man to follow him was truly nuts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j141 Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 2011 Peeling headlights, fixed by previous owner at his own cost I believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM C8RKH Posted September 25, 2015 Author Gold FFM Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 Thanks for that James. Added to the list. Quote Alcohol. Sex. Tobacco. Drugs. Chocolate. Meh! NOTHING in this world is as addictive as an Evora +0. It's not for babies! The first guy to ride a bull for fun, was a true hero. The second man to follow him was truly nuts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHC Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 2011 S, peeling headlights. Out of warranty so I paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
type122 Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 (edited) MY11 peeling laquer on both units - 1unit replaced 1 unit re-laqured by Lotus under warranty- initally the replacement was of the new type without 'lotus' written on the indicator strip inside the unit - had a hell of a wait to source a new 'old' stock, as I would not accept mis-matched lamps. Edited October 6, 2015 by type122 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
series_one Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 - initally the replacement was of the new type without 'lotus' written on the indicator strip inside the unit - had a hell of a wait to source a new 'old' stock, as I would not accept mis-matched lamps.That's interesting. Did not know this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sellman Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 April 2010 (16000 miles allways garaged) purchased with peeling headlamps privately april 2014 out of warranty... contacted Lotus directly and was informed they couldn't do anything so ended up paying a bodyshop to sort them out. Also had a power ballast fail on mine so replaced that myself (consumable item I suppose). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eds Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 2 of their own Evoras by the club house at Hethel with peeling lights last Saturday - good advert I'm sure! Quote Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Colin P Posted October 10, 2015 Gold FFM Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 Dec 2010, drivers side very small amount hardly noticeable as its on the edge. The rest is armourfended, so waiting to see if it will spread underneath. Quote Blessed with the competence to be a slave to the incapable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM C8RKH Posted October 11, 2015 Author Gold FFM Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 Thanks Colin. Will add to the list. Quote Alcohol. Sex. Tobacco. Drugs. Chocolate. Meh! NOTHING in this world is as addictive as an Evora +0. It's not for babies! The first guy to ride a bull for fun, was a true hero. The second man to follow him was truly nuts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyDonkey Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 2010 na, both headlamps had peeling lacquer.....Murrays polished them back and replaced with film Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jig Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 2010 NA, both replaced under warranty around 2012/13 for peeling and both now bad again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueg33 Posted November 13, 2015 Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 (edited) 2010 NA. Headlights replaced under warranty 2012 for peeling. Both are now fine and the car lives outside and does 20k miles pa When I wash the car at least every other week I apply a dodo juice hard wax to the headlamps. Not sure if it makes a difference. Edited November 13, 2015 by blueg33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Alfa2Evora Posted December 21, 2015 Gold FFM Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 My hope of avoiding posting in this thread has now proven to be in vain. During the course of the past week or so, what started out as a tiny area of 'discolouration' in the black area at the top of the driver's side light unit has turned into obvious lacquer delamination, having grown to involve over 50% of that 'zone' and flaking off like oversized dandruff. So far, the other light looks OK but who knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B430m Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Both my headlights were renewed under warranty last year and are now covered with 3M film, so hopefully that will prolong their life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM C8RKH Posted December 22, 2015 Author Gold FFM Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Thanks for continuing to update this post with your issues/problems, dates and resolutions. I'm still planning on seeing if this can be used to create a report to Lotus to spirit them into action against their supplier. Also, to ensure all owners are treated fairly and not just fobbed off etc. Quote Alcohol. Sex. Tobacco. Drugs. Chocolate. Meh! NOTHING in this world is as addictive as an Evora +0. It's not for babies! The first guy to ride a bull for fun, was a true hero. The second man to follow him was truly nuts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blundey Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Mine 2010 were relaquered before buying from Bell and Covell in Surrey. Had a rear light cluster leds fault though id thats of any use...yet to fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auRouge Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 On my old NA at 2.5 years old and only 18k miles from memory. Peeling Lacquer NOV 2010 model fixed under warranty by Lotus through B & C. Not replaced as supplier and Lotus were not in agreement at the time and there was a supply issue. Two emails to customer services and they agreed to pay the cost for a local body shop to re lacquer them. Didn't have any problems after this. Took two days to do. Misting They always misted up in the winter. I was told they all do that and it's normal as they are "vented" headlights. I've seen AMV8's and Ferrari's with the same issue so just accepted it as a quirky car issue! LED's Never had a problem with them. Good thread Andy, hope you all rightly get some form of support from Lotus and they give their supplier a kick up the backside for this ridiculous situation of shoddy manufacturing not being sorted by a recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Alfa2Evora Posted December 24, 2015 Gold FFM Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 My warranty from MMC is only for "sudden mechanical failure" so this isn't covered in any shape of form. Looks like a visit to Craig Moncrieff's place is on the cards after the New Year for a buff and re-lacquer to get rid of the current moth-eaten appearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregs24 Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Misting of the lights is actually mentioned in the manual as normal - as is the case with a lot of makers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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