2007 Lotus Exige S

[Halon]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/12V-DC-CAR-AUTO-PORTABLE-SPACE-HEATER-FAN-DEFROSTER-/220798190787

:D

[asshanson]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/12V-DC-CAR-AUTO-PORTABLE-SPACE-HEATER-FAN-DEFROSTER-/220798190787

:D

If only I had a cigarette lighter power source in the car...

[turbotalon1g]

This car is soo badass, it's nutty how comfy it is.

I want one with a bigger blower on E85, it would be a 10 sec car and have insane handling.

[asshanson]

I had the dash apart to install gauges in the center vents, and I remembered the SRS dash light was bothering me, so I pulled out that pin from the dash harness, no more airbag light! (next to battery)
http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/data/675/srs_disabled.jpg

But here is the real reason I took apart the dash, to install an oil temp gauge I got from Nate (thanks again!). The center part is exactly 52mm so gauges fit perfectly without any cutting.
http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/data/675/center_vents.jpg

Now I have to decide if I want white or black. I originally decided on black, but I think in the car the white with silver bezel looks better.
http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/data/675/black_installed.jpg
http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/data/675/white_installed.jpg

[tehehodi]

White with black bezel? Looking good though!

[scheides]

white gauge, matchy-matchy.

[4seasons69]

If only I had a cigarette lighter power source in the car...

You could always wire one in ;)

I like the white gauge. It just seems more natural with the other gauges being white

[turbotalon1g]

White, i love that old school white face look.

[asshanson]

Vanilla face oil temp gauge installed, works nice.
Got the car weighed, 1900 lbs with the big battery and harnesses/bar installed. Race weight will probably be in the 1860 range if I take off the roof and have the small battery.

I also got some stainless steel caliper pistons, the heat transfer on these is about 5% of the stock aluminum pistons, which equals lower brake fluid temps and fewer changes. They are also vented.
New pistons:
http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/data/675/new_pistons.jpg

Installed:
http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/data/675/pistons_installed.jpg

Old ones:
http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/data/675/old_pistons.jpg

Brakes were really spongy after that so I bled the entire clutch/brake system with super blue. Excited to see how it drives tomorrow, hopefully I got all the air out.

[LingLing]

1900 lbs is wicked light! I can't even imagine how well this thing turns and brakes.

Out of curiosity, what kind of pads are you going to replace them with?