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Rear dino screen

18 Feb 2012, 12:42pm
Hi
right the next subject is the rear screen. I know the real dino's had a rear screen made from lexan (trade/brand name but in reality another name for perspex). Superformance have recently added these to there e-catalog but at £400 +packing and shipping +vat, quite an investment!!
I'm quite a hands on guy and will make the required templates and jigs to form the screen.What I need is info on heating and shaping the perspex.
Or if there is anyone already out there suppling them.
ian
18 Feb 2012, 12:45pm
rear screen

Hi me again:blah:
I'll have to check the IVA manual again.Hopefully the rear screen doesn't require
the dreaded E-mak too.Forgot this on the first post.
ian
18 Feb 2012, 4:25pm
rear screen

hi
it seems that the rear screen will also need e-marks:icon_cry: so the next question is who supplies perspex or plastic glazing with an e-mark.
It seems the power that be dont want home builders to buld anything. or they are in cahoots with just about everyone to keep pricing us out of our garages.:nono:
ian
18 Feb 2012, 4:42pm
Hi Ian

Cheer up! I spoke to a guy called Stuart @ Airdale and he informed me thaat plastics4performance supply plastic glazing with the e mark. :-)
18 Feb 2012, 5:48pm
thanks again!!

missy wrote:
Hi Ian

Cheer up! I spoke to a guy called Stuart @ Airdale and he informed me thaat plastics4performance supply plastic glazing with the e mark. :-)


Wow you are a mind full of information!! My other half cant even remember
what car I'm building!! My hat goes off to you again.many thanks
ian:icon_razz:
18 Feb 2012, 9:30pm
You'r quite right, if you can't ban it outright just legislate it to death.
19 Feb 2012, 6:47pm
Rear Dino Screen

My rear window is 'perspex' (or similar) but I had it made from the original 206GT's rear window which was glass. (I loaned the glass item to a plastics company who duplicated it in plastic)...