Lotus Esprit SE - Door Wing Mirror Components

Disclaimer: Use manufacturer parts whenever possible. These are, as always, make and use at your own risk.

Like many older cars, some parts are becoming hard to find. Also, honestly I am impatient and have a 3D printer specifically for things like this. These parts are for the wing mirrors of the Lotus Esprit SE, specifically my 1990. I believe these mirrors were on the cars from 88-92 but unsure if they were used on the S4's and on.

The parts I needed to make are as follows

Mirror gasket : Body -> Base Plate
Mirror gasket : Base Plate -> Stalk
Mirror Stalk Cover : Split w/clip -Do not need to remove mirror to install
Mirror locking base Plate
Mirror locking base Plate ring : RH and LH - Important for clearance

The gaskets were printed with a 90a TPU as they need to be firm but a little soft and flexible and you probably do not want to damage your paint.

For the hard parts I highly recommend using ABS or PolyC. Nylon or PETG may work but I was concerned about potential warping in warmer temps so I did my parts in ABS. Specifically Atomic Filaments Carbon ABS. I do have some NylonG and may try with that later on.

Gaskets were printed on a modified Ender 3 w/ .4 nozzle and .2 layer height in TPU
Hard parts were printed on a Voron 2.4 w/ .5 nozzle at .15 layer height in Carbon ABS

Print with supports, especially for the mirror plate. The bottom doesnt need to be too clean but the ring channel needs to be smooth and accurate. Tolerances are important and you printer should be well calibrated. If your tolerances are off, the lock ring may not seat or rotate properly.

While the parts uploaded are currently fitted to my mirrors and seem to function as expected, I am still tweaking the models a bit.

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