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ed

 posted on 28th Oct 06 at 17:46

Have a stone hit them and they will shatter into increadibly sharp pieces which will probably fly into your eye.


broster

 posted on 28th Oct 06 at 17:45

leave them in the sun to long and they will go yellow and crack


ed

 posted on 28th Oct 06 at 17:45

Perspex windows :lol: You'd have to be an idiot to fit perspex windows. Saying they aren't as strong as polycarb is a massive understatement! Perspex = Acrylic = BRITTLE!


broster

 posted on 28th Oct 06 at 16:46

i got mine from plastics for performance, very good and well made, get the black tint ones, its the same tint as standard corsa sport glass, looks good!

i was tempted ot make my own but a thermo formed rear window is necessary really well not absolutly bt it looks better.

also the sliders are very well made on the kits you buy


Stu_22

 posted on 27th Oct 06 at 11:33

Or get flexi glass I was told its best of both worlds

http://www.plastics4performance.co.uk/pro_windows_clear.asp


willhouse

 posted on 27th Oct 06 at 11:09

quote:
Originally posted by Ant
quote:
Originally posted by willhouse
you can break perspex easily depending on what grade it is-


have read it is 4 times stronger than glass of the same thickness though polycarb is 75x stronger


perspex shatters and snaps easily as is it a harder material than polycarb.

polycarb flexes alot more and gets it strength from that. which also means you cant smash it to get in the car!


Ant

 posted on 27th Oct 06 at 09:53

quote:
Originally posted by willhouse
you can break perspex easily depending on what grade it is-


have read it is 4 times stronger than glass of the same thickness though polycarb is 75x stronger


willhouse

 posted on 26th Oct 06 at 15:16

you can break perspex easily depending on what grade it is-

i would reccomend just going to a plastics supplier and buying a sheet of polycarb yourself-
take your windows out draw round, cut out put polycarbs ones back in, may be cheaper, plus the plastics companies like selling it by the sheet


Ant

 posted on 26th Oct 06 at 14:37

everything has its price but im not actively trying that hard to sell


deano87

 posted on 26th Oct 06 at 14:33

Ahhh so you aren't selling it anymore...


Ant

 posted on 26th Oct 06 at 14:31

this one


deano87

 posted on 26th Oct 06 at 14:26

What car are they going in out of curiosity?


Ant

 posted on 26th Oct 06 at 14:20

looking on the plastics 4 performance website they seem to favour perspex for track day use


Ant

 posted on 26th Oct 06 at 13:06

car will be used for track days, and the ocasional weekend blast, car isnt garaged but is covered so security may also be an issue, but then i suppose there aint really anything to nick in it and steering wheel is always removed so qite tricky to steal it.


Marc

 posted on 26th Oct 06 at 13:03

I'm assuming the car will be used in race events etc so I would say yes,


AK

 posted on 26th Oct 06 at 13:01

perspex will also scratch easily


Ant

 posted on 26th Oct 06 at 12:58

Right I have had a price of £170 for a full set of perspex windows which is much cheapness however im told they are not as strong as poly carb, so my question is it worth the extra £100 or so for poly carb