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Old Dec 26, 2009 | 07:32 PM
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are they easy to make? and if you make a rear screen, you cant heat the screen right?
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Old Dec 26, 2009 | 08:26 PM
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Old Dec 26, 2009 | 09:53 PM
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pritty sure u can make a rear screen but dont think u can heat it as the eliment is in the middle of the two peices of glas so 1dunno what eliment u'd use ,2 how u'd stick it on ,3if it would turn the plexy foggy with the heat or even melt it . hope this makes sence
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Old Dec 26, 2009 | 10:06 PM
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if its for a road car i wouldnt bother there noisy as fook gonna take mine out & put glass back in you can buy them in kit form from demon thieves
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Old Dec 27, 2009 | 09:40 AM
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as said there horrible in a road car!
if you can buy a sheet cheap enough (and its not cheap) they i would say make some yourself, if you cant get hold of cheap poly,,,just buy some as they dont really add much onto a sheet price
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Old Dec 27, 2009 | 05:07 PM
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you could have them heated, they use them in a lot of plant vehicles, company called romag put the heating elements in to them but these are double glazed units which I doubt youd want in your car!
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Old Dec 27, 2009 | 05:22 PM
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i looked into polly carb windows last month, sheets are roughtly 52quid pluss vat for a 8x4 4mm lexan, i recon 2 sheets for all 5 windows on my 3 door.
So roughly 120 quid then do the work .
I just ordered a set as i would rather pay an extra £80 and have them do the work and put in the sliders.
Bear in mind this is a flat kit for curved units add 120 plus, then if you want a set with the black trim on the outer and curved they are over £400.
As for a heated screen i would say no, and as said the noise is crap in a road car, so i wouldnt do it.
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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 11:43 AM
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ic, well its just a daily runner but thought it will do the car good with less weight. so do they vibrate alot then?
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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 12:18 PM
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i dont find min noisey, and i drove to nurburgring in my 205,

the only part thats noised is the slider, but thats easily fixed.

my rear is bonded in and my side rear's are fitted with rubers, so oe fitment

my drivers and passenger doors are bolted in and using the normal rubers, so not nosiey

as for heater in the rear,

heat and plastic? do you really want to chance it?

they do scract VERY easily though,
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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 12:23 PM
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best solution is to keep the glasses lol.
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