Esprit Composite Roof Seal (Stevens/V8)

[Vanya]

Hi all!

Well, as the title suggests I'm looking for a roof seal for the composite roof on a Stevens Esprit - or perhaps even a nudge in the direction of an aftermarket part. 

When I bought my V8 a PO had fitted a tinted sunroof which I promptly moved over to the Turbo SE (whose sunroof wasn't tinted and made the car into an oven on wheels).

Upon refitting the composite roof I realized that the seal is tall. With some washers I've been able to make it close and look alright but I can't compensate for the fact the rear hatch fouls the roof when the roof is down.

So anyhow, anyone have a spare lying around? I believe the composite roof seal is 2,5 cm tall or so (looked at a friend's V8 this summer) - I might be able to find a generic part here in Sweden, but as always, original where possible!

Thanks in advance!  

[Bibs]

It's £14.41 per m from Lotus. 

A089U6055F

[Vanya]

Oh it's still available? How do I order? I want! 

[Bibs]

Any dealer can order it for you mate. if you struggle, let me know and I'll get it in for you

[Vanya]

Ah, I see. Well I can contact Lotus Gothenburg and see what they'll charge me. I'll get back to you if I run into trouble. Thanks for the help!

[Vanya]

Short update: After contacting Lotus Gothenburg I obtained the seal for use with the composite roof (cost me 75 GBP too which is outrageous so I won't be ordering via Sweden ever again)

I can confirm that if a car came from the factory with a glass roof, neither seal will work. The roof can be closed but the tailgate WILL NOT clear the roof. This as a result of the aperture needing to be ground down to accommodate the extra thickness that the composite roof entails. 

Very weird that my V8 came as standard with a glass roof. I didn't think any of them did. (the glass roof on it when I bought it had some home-made fittings topside for the screws and tongues...and I got the composite roof separately in a cardboard box marked "GLASS ROOF" so I assumed someone had bought the glass roof afterwards)