Ant
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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
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AK
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perspex will also scratch easily
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Marc
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I'm assuming the car will be used in race events etc so I would say yes,
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Ant
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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.
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Ant
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looking on the plastics 4 performance website they seem to favour perspex for track day use
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deano87
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What car are they going in out of curiosity?
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Ant
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this one
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deano87
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Ahhh so you aren't selling it anymore...
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Ant
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everything has its price but im not actively trying that hard to sell
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willhouse
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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
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Ant
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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
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willhouse
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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!
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Stu_22
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Or get flexi glass I was told its best of both worlds
http://www.plastics4performance.co.uk/pro_windows_clear.asp
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broster
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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
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ed
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Perspex windows  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!
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broster
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leave them in the sun to long and they will go yellow and crack
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ed
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Have a stone hit them and they will shatter into increadibly sharp pieces which will probably fly into your eye.
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