I have used Lexan and am thankful. I have had bits of block from other
competitors bounce off it and it does not shatter. Yes, it is available in
smoke, which is what I use. It can be cut from a flat sheet as mine was and
attached with (I used 5) stainless steel L-brackets I made. Very cost
effective and easily replaced if needed. The material is available at most
glass shops. I have had mine on the car for 11 years and wore it through the
rollovers 3 years ago. Didn't hurt it!
Attached is a web site that has some pictures of it on the car if anyone is
interested. http://www.sunlink.net/~rem9/
There is a page of pictures off the home page.
I recommend Lexan's use highly over plexiglas. It's much safer.
Russ Moore
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Susan Hensley
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 7:25 AM
To: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Spitfire windshields
Hi all!
While at CVAR this past weekend, I noticed Bob Kramer had a good-looking
windscreen on his TR4 and commented on it. It was flat and held in
place at about a 45-degree angle with "L" brackets bolted on one end to
the car and the other end into the windshield material. He said it was
Lexan, which will not crack like Plexi does (Tristan's windshield
spoiler is testimony to the fact that Plexi DOES crack, and how), and he
got a large scrap from a shop and cut his own out. It looked really
good and performed its function well. Apparently you can get smoke tint
as well as clear, and there may be other color/tint options as well.
(Lexan is what they make bullet-proof windows out of, by the way.)
This sounds like a very simple and cost-effective way to make a
windshield, and I will certainly be doing this as soon as Tris's
windshield gets too bad.
Hope this helps! Thanks for the inspiration, Bob!
Keep Triumphing,
Susan :)
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