Hi im going to be making some sidescreens like these ones and wondering what people thickness and type of lexan/perspex people have used found this picture earlier on forum

thanks look forward to you replies

regards

Mark

[Edited on 22/2/09 by myeates]

Just remmember, don't wear polorized sunglasses with Lexan side screens, like looking at oil spilled on water. found this out when we put Lexan side windows in my airplane.

my striker has similar sidescreens supplied by raw. the lexan is about 4mm thick but its not as big as in your pic.HTH. m.

Looks like Piddy's car so might be worth sending him a U2U.

I used 4mm thick polycarbonate from B+Q.

Well actually I got it from a pile of crap that some little git builders had fly tipped outside my garage doors (but they'd got it from B+Q cos the sticker was still on it). The only good thing was that they'd left a reasonable size bit of polycarbonate on top of it Not enough for full side screens but enough for some dinky air deflectors.

I really wish the people who rent my garage would do something about the fly tipping, we get a lorry load every week (probably the same little shits who left the polyC)- there's a big sign saying "CCTV in action" but you only have to have a quick look around to see that there isn't!!!


Car at Waterbeach trackday

4 or 5mm Lexan (polycarbonate) should do the trick

[Edited on 23.02.2009 by Humbug]

The main problem with polycarbonate is that it scratches very easily.
Also for the lower part think about making space for your elbows.

[Edited on 23/2/09 by Schrodinger]

Hi.
Just to let you all know it is my car.
The material I used to make mine is 3mm thick, it is Makrolon. It is very strong even bullet proof it's used for machine guarding etc, but very expensive. Don’t used Perspex it shatters and becomes very brittle when exposed to the weather.
If you want something strong but cheap go for Polycarbonate.

thanks for your suggestions going to have a go at making some this weekend

thanks very much

Mark