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erwe

posted on 24/1/06 at 05:34 AM Reply With Quote
wind screen

Can I use a rear windsreen on the front?
Is it allowed for SVA ?

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andygtt

posted on 24/1/06 at 08:45 AM Reply With Quote
Probably wont be laminated and thus not appropriate (or SVA approved) for the front.





Andy

please redefine your limits.

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erwe

posted on 24/1/06 at 11:48 AM Reply With Quote
Next question: I'm looking for a windscreen which is about 105 cm wide (underside)
Any suggestions?

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graememk

posted on 24/1/06 at 11:49 AM Reply With Quote
robin hood made a kit called "the Go" it used the rear sierra i think, have a google and see what you find



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mangogrooveworkshop

posted on 24/1/06 at 12:45 PM Reply With Quote
You have a U2U






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iank

posted on 24/1/06 at 01:00 PM Reply With Quote
Onyx are using a classic mini rear screen with built in fine wire demist on their latest track car.
Is a demist function possible on a toughened glass window? I'd have thought it was easier to make using a laminated screen (no idea how to check without a hammer though )

I've heard opinions that it wouldn't get through an SVA though, and they seem to think it's light enough to go through on the quadricycle SVA last time I looked on their website.

Are toughened glass windscreens SVA compatible? (independant of whether they are a good idea) Haven't got a SVA book handy...

[Edited on 24/1/06 by iank]

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ettore bugatti

posted on 24/1/06 at 01:20 PM Reply With Quote
105 cm is very small. Even a Fiat Cinquecento is about 128 cm wide at the bottom and 101 cm at the top.
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erwe

posted on 24/1/06 at 01:34 PM Reply With Quote
I am gathering information for a new build:
http://locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=36914
I like the contour of the Zonda, as you see the windscreen is small.
I'm starting with the bodywork, I will use vacuumforming in stead of GRP for the body.

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erwe

posted on 25/1/06 at 06:11 AM Reply With Quote
What about a Smart Roadster windscreen?
Its about 110 cm wide.





[Edited on 25/1/06 by erwe]

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locost_bryan

posted on 27/1/06 at 12:06 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by erwe
What about a Smart Roadster windscreen?
Its about 110 cm wide.


How tall is it?

What about the Smart Fortwo?





Bryan Miller
Auckland NZ

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Dutchman

posted on 23/2/06 at 09:22 PM Reply With Quote
try Renault 4 it have the smalest windscreen as I know





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Syd Bridge

posted on 24/2/06 at 09:34 AM Reply With Quote
On an electric project I was working on, we used a Fiat windscreen. Was the smallest laminated screen we could find.

Came off a 124/5 ???? not sure, but was a little 12? thing. Fiat 500 as well is worth looking at.

Otherwise, someone with a waterjet/abrasive cutter should be able to cut just about any screen to shape.

Syd.

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