righthooker

?? Is it feasable to make your own pollycarb windows, rather than spoon £300 quid on buying them??
Anyone done it ??

Alps Pacino

i'd like to know this to? i'm wanting some for the ibiza, i know you can buy the sliders seperatly but tbh by the time you buy all them its probably not worth the hassle

fuzzy

id guess you can bend the plastic using a heat gun and a glass window as a template and then cut them to shape using a jigsaw?

righthooker

thing is Fuzzy , the cheeper kits are flat anyhow, thats why i am thinking of making some.
For a set of contoured windows your talking over 350 quid,, flat 250 quid

Dicko&Vacant

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we were on about it for the ibiza, just never actually got round to it lol.

Alps Pacino

ye will probably be the same for me lol

Roosie

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i need a set for my cossie

maybe a group buy??

XRT_si

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I did it. A lot easier than I thought to be honest, bought some 4mm polycarbonate cheap, and found it very easy to cut with a decent hacksaw. Just a load of trial and error to get the shape just right but fit nicely. Took most of a day down my lockup with some card to make as a template of the old glass and a hacksaw.

Going to make me own sliders soon as looking at it, it really isnt that hard by the look of it.

fuzzy

if theyre flat do it yourself easily buying an 8x4 perspex sheet and using a jigsaw.

dave cos4x4

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just buy the proper ones Clive.

righthooker

just priced up the sheets, and the side windows and doors would come to about £60, will have to measure the rear screen, seems to be to large for the sheets available on the bay.

Dave i want t o buy a heated front screen now to do away with the blowers,.
If it was for the black 3 door i would buy the £400 quid set with black outers but its for the track car mate

Charlie Chalk

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Don't use perspex lol.

fuzzy

polycarbonate then....

righthooker

you know what i meant lol

Roosie

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cheap http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...I#ht_500wt_956

dave cos4x4

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fair enough then Clive.

righthooker

Cheers for the link Roosie. i have sent them a message asking about a set for the 3 door.
Dave i aint worked for 6 weeks either, i ripped the ligament off the forarm that holds the bicep in place, had an opp 3 weeks ago, skint mate lol

XRT_si

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Most windows have a bit of curve but the polycarbonate will happily bend to it I found.

Roosie

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so did i maybe if we say we will have 2 sets we can get a good price!!

righthooker

see what they say mate, cheapest i have seen

Roosie

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has best offer on there

righthooker

well they aint sent a reply, i have found 2.4x1.2 sheets of lexan pollycarb for 52 quid may give it a go myself

Roosie

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he said to me £180 is the cheapest he will do!!

so if you do a offer of that you will get them

Roosie

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will that do all the windows?

righthooker

so he dose do the 3 door set then mate ??

not sure , but think not , but 2 sheets is still cheap and allows for mistakes lol

Miller 3

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Will those windows fade/discolor with age?

What is the expensive stuff?

Roosie

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righthooker did u buy a set in the end??

righthooker

Decided to buy some , placing the order tommorow mate

Red16

If anyone else in the North East is looking for a supplier of polycarbonate sheet, or any other plastic type material i've found these about the cheapest and most reliable stockist

http://www.bayplastics.co.uk/polycarbonate_sheets.htm