I swear i´ve seen taillights like these somewhere...

[Lipinhu]

I swear i´ve seen taillights like these somewhere...





lol

I´ve been told that lotus, used to use several others manufactures components to save on £££...

Last saturday, at Braga track day, there was parked one like these, in red. That´s when Rasteirinho told me that, and I went check it out. They're 100% real, you can read toyota there.

[Fallguz]

hahah this made me laugh. Definately genuine hachi taillights! At least they used a few good bits on that thing!

so is it running 2 x 4age welded together?

[dollykean]

We learn things everyday...

Funny to see a sportscar with ae86 parts LOL

[Fallguz]

HEY the ae86 *is* a sports car


Now I demand pictures of an Esprit with Redline taillights! That must look hot!

[Spitfire]

interesting and funny fact, thanks a lot for sharing

[Mux213]

Yup, Toyota and Lotus did a lot of work together in those days

You all know that the MR2 MK1 was originally meant to be produced by Lotus?

[Lipinhu]

Actual elise (in it´s most variations) uses a toyota engine. In line 4 from the last celica, 1.8 190 cv I think, shame i dont know the engine code name (its all about 4age). Lotus tuned it in very diferent ways, na and supercharged in exige and exige s...

[nmwisima]

We must have 3 or 4 version of that Lotus taillight threads... :wink:

[Spitfire]

Lipinhu Wrote:Actual elise (in it´s most variations) uses a toyota engine. In line 4 from the last celica, 1.8 190 cv I think, shame i dont know the engine code name (its all about 4age). Lotus tuned it in very diferent ways, na and supercharged in exige and exige s...

2ZZ-GE

[banpei]

First elises were delivered with a Rover K-engine. However with the Rover engine was already pushed too far to the limit and Lotus wanted more, so from the second series onward they used the 2ZZ-GE engine.

Back on topic: I once found a UK website of Esprit owners saying they should source those lights from the AE86 since those cars were nothing special anyway. Rustbuckets good for one thing: sourcing rear lights for the Esprit.