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[dakazman]

GaryT, your door cards look great.
  I know full well the length of some honey do’s. Lol  keep moving forward!
Dakazman

[BobW]

Making progress. Still on the fence about putting labels on, don't think they came from the factory like that, but still time to decide....

Early S2s like yours did not have labelled switches. Did labels start with the Type 65?

There is a possible downside to leaving them off. Three people spent several minutes this afternoon looking for the hood release on an early Elan. The owner, who had not been in it for several years, eventually remembered the two T-handles at the very top of the dashboard 

[BDA]

On the TCS, the headlight knob, dimmer knob, and fan and hazard warning switches were labeled. Also the heater/defrost controls were labeled.

[dakazman]

Gary is a his what your inserts will look like?
Dakazman

[Gary t]

Dakazman
Those look like great parts. Are they your craftsmanship?
No the door inserts will be upholstered, like stock but not black.

[BDA]

Looks great, D'man! It looking like your car will be very interesting!

[dakazman]

I am hoping to do a good enough job of cutting the hole for the cubby-hole that I can use the cutout for the door.
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Hi Gary , Yes i made the dash and the inserts , i missed read your post and thought you were going  to use the wood in the big cutout.
Dakazman

[Gary t]

Does anyone have photos of how the original pump/wiper switch is mounted on the instrument panel?
Gary

[Gary t]

Or a description?

[BDA]

For some reason I can't view a PDF on my iPad but there is probably a picture of the dash in the owner's manual here: http://www.lotus-europa.com/manuals/s2owner/index.htm

[Gary t]

I know where it goes but the old panel I am using for a pattern has a giant hole in that location, and the mounting shaft on the switch is .5 inch.
Gary

[Gary t]

Ok another question about mounting things on the instrument panel. How have people fastened the face level vents in? The manual talks about just using the air duct, but that does not seem that secure to me.
Also I am still interested in washer pumps. How are they mounted can the pump be made to work?

[gideon]

The face level vents have a plastic collar that screws on from behind the dashboard.  There are slots in the collar and pegs in the vent that fit into the slots. 

[Gary t]

Ok thanks I have no rings. The PO has built a replacement panel very poorly and the rings no longer exist.
Gary

[Gary t]

Have any of you LHD people swapped the dip dwth a direction indicator switch in order to get the indicator switch on the left side of the steering column?
Gary