The original towing struts seem to have a habit of completely disappearing in a pile of rust within a couple of years.
We’ve often heard Elise owners telling they had to get the car towed at some point but they were not able to as the towing strut was completely rusted away.
The replacement towing struts we’re offering are powder coated stainless steel, so they don’t rust anymore..
We offer two different versions for the Elise and Exige S2:
Early means all Rover powered Elise S2, Exige up to 06 Modelyear and Elise prior to 07.5 Modelyear.
Late means all other Elise / Exige models.
Please be aware that the late model doesn’t come with welded nuts. As Lotus started to use nutplates on later cars we have chosen to do a universal strut which can be fitted to every late model.
On the early model the threaded tube protrudes approx. 30mm from the welded plate, on the late model the tube protrudes approx. 10mm.
Early at the right in the main picture, late at left.