RoflOnMyWaffle 143 Report post Posted March 23, 2018 Hi guys I got given the keys to a Sport 380 yesterday and when looking around it (and trying to not dribble) I noticed the 'charger is silver! All the Sport 350s I've seen are black, as well as the Exige S - does anyone have an idea as to why they changed it? I MUCH prefer the black to be honest but hey. If this has been asked before I am sorry, I tried to do a search but wasn't successful in finding an answer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bravo73 851 Report post Posted March 23, 2018 Cheaper to have untreated, silver supercharger. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoflOnMyWaffle 143 Report post Posted March 23, 2018 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bravo73 851 Report post Posted March 23, 2018 Yep, they found that they were going through a lot of pens for each supercharger. (Incidentally, the Evora S had an untreated, ‘silver’ supercharger. So there were plenty available at the factory). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark030358 338 Report post Posted March 23, 2018 tight mother fekkers... now ask about the plastic spoiler tips diffuser surrounds Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOOD 68 Report post Posted March 23, 2018 Silver for awhile & now black again according to another thread. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scotty435 274 Report post Posted March 23, 2018 Black again now after a lot of customer complaints Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoflOnMyWaffle 143 Report post Posted March 24, 2018 So basically no need to worry? The black does look 10x better though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tex 132 Report post Posted March 24, 2018 Quite happy with the silver as don’t spend much time looking at the engine bay and as you can’t see in through the Carbon Fibre louvres no one sees it. Might be a bit lighter without the logo as well !!!!! But why Lotus started off with black and the Lotus logo on top and then ditching the logo and going to silver is annoying. The 2018 380 Sport at Lotus Silverstone is silver with no logo , so looks hit and miss if you get black, as does not seem they have gone to black permanently Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mark248am 320 Report post Posted April 17, 2018 as someone living in a very dusty place, the black charger in my exige s was hard to keep clean especially since you could see it through the rear window. now with the silver charger i don't have that issue anymore. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tim_marra 207 Report post Posted April 17, 2018 The TVS1900 is big, black, and beautiful Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mark248am 320 Report post Posted April 18, 2018 Here is a pic with a cat in my S engine bay, ignore the cat though and you'll see the state of black my supercharger was in and i used to clean it often. The second pic is how my current supercharger looks like after 4,000km and without ever cleaning it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PaulLF1 135 Report post Posted April 18, 2018 I prefer this: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mark248am 320 Report post Posted April 18, 2018 that looks brand new, how do u keep it so clean?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DT 350 48 Report post Posted April 20, 2018 I'm guessing he either cleans it or keeps it in the garage. 😏 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PaulLF1 135 Report post Posted April 20, 2018 Both.😊 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
