myeates
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| posted on 22/2/09 at 08:12 PM |
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sidescreen material
Hi im going to be making some sidescreens like these ones and wondering what people thickness and type of lexan/perspex people have used found this
picture earlier on forum
thanks look forward to you replies
regards
Mark
[Edited on 22/2/09 by myeates]
 
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Canada EH!
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| posted on 22/2/09 at 08:33 PM |
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Just remmember, don't wear polorized sunglasses with Lexan side screens, like looking at oil spilled on water. found this out when we put Lexan
side windows in my airplane.
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MkII
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| posted on 22/2/09 at 09:55 PM |
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my striker has similar sidescreens supplied by raw. the lexan is about 4mm thick but its not as big as in your pic.HTH. m.
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Andybarbet
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| posted on 22/2/09 at 10:22 PM |
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Looks like Piddy's car so might be worth sending him a U2U.
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BenB
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| posted on 22/2/09 at 10:33 PM |
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I used 4mm thick polycarbonate from B+Q.
Well actually I got it from a pile of crap that some little git builders had fly tipped outside my garage doors (but they'd got it from B+Q cos
the sticker was still on it). The only good thing was that they'd left a reasonable size bit of polycarbonate on top of it  Not enough for full
side screens but enough for some dinky air deflectors.
I really wish the people who rent my garage would do something about the fly tipping, we get a lorry load every week (probably the same little shits
who left the polyC)- there's a big sign saying "CCTV in action" but you only have to have a quick look around to see that there
isn't!!!
 
Car at Waterbeach trackday
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Humbug
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| posted on 23/2/09 at 07:12 AM |
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4 or 5mm Lexan (polycarbonate) should do the trick
[Edited on 23.02.2009 by Humbug]
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Schrodinger
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| posted on 23/2/09 at 02:24 PM |
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The main problem with polycarbonate is that it scratches very easily.
Also for the lower part think about making space for your elbows.
[Edited on 23/2/09 by Schrodinger]
Keith
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piddy
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| posted on 23/2/09 at 04:40 PM |
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Hi.
Just to let you all know it is my car.
The material I used to make mine is 3mm thick, it is Makrolon. It is very strong even bullet proof it's used for machine guarding etc, but very
expensive. Don’t used Perspex it shatters and becomes very brittle when exposed to the weather.
If you want something strong but cheap go for Polycarbonate.
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myeates
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| posted on 25/2/09 at 11:25 AM |
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thanks for your suggestions going to have a go at making some this weekend
thanks very much
Mark
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