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plexxi glass/plastic windows or screens.
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:06 am
by Russ24
hey again guys n gals.
had a paroozal to see if there are any plexi glas or plastic like window replacements of such.
becuase i have the Santana VAn with a lovely peace o'glass at the back im worried about mashing it into sand on the next avaliable branch.
obvisouly im aware that such plastics scratch easily. so i no they are not advisable for windsreens.
any ideas people?
Re: plexxi glass/plastic windows or screens.
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:33 pm
by ferris
Sounds like a good idea to me. My mate made one for the back of his drift car after he crashed it, and never had any problems with it. Should be easy enough to make one up, as all the glass in the SJ is perfectly flat.
Re: plexxi glass/plastic windows or screens.
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:22 pm
by Russ24
yeah i thought it might be a good idea.
rear and side windows might a good idea but the windscreen (yeah is flat) but the wipers and any dirt/mud will scratch them up.
Re: plexxi glass/plastic windows or screens.
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:53 am
by mic
pretty sure plastic windscreen is illegal as its not to glass spec should you crash, i dont know whats worse in being thrown out the window with force or hitting a sheet of plastic in force
Re: plexxi glass/plastic windows or screens.
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:23 am
by carnut
Yep, as you said, front windscreen has to be of aproval with the correct stamp. (mobile winscreens made me two windscreeens for my 62 split window camper, but they then ecthed
the correct stamp into the glass).
Side and rear i used tinted 3mm perspex. (limo black), its about the best you can get,
i got mine from a polycarbonat roof supplier. It came in a 8x4 sheet, and you cut it with a jig-saw very slowly.
andy
Re: plexxi glass/plastic windows or screens.
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:56 pm
by Russ24
ok.
cheers guys.
handy to know.
so the windscreen is the problem when it breaks....
Re: plexxi glass/plastic windows or screens.
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:07 pm
by mic
id say yes, windscreen is a no no for anything but glass.
perspex also scratches easily and doesnt reflect light (i.e. the sun) as well as glass causing potential visibility hazards.
Re: plexxi glass/plastic windows or screens.
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 7:20 pm
by Russ24
ok.
so when it happens to you guys, do yuo repace the glass from new or do you find a breakers.
think i will prolly use the perspex for the rear window only/
russ.
Re: plexxi glass/plastic windows or screens.
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:15 pm
by ben_moto501
Rather than perspex use polycarbonate! It's about 100 times stronger!!!
Ben
Re: plexxi glass/plastic windows or screens.
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:40 pm
by Russ24
ben_moto501 wrote:Rather than perspex use polycarbonate! It's about 100 times stronger!!!
Ben
nice one. duly noted.
cheers ben!