Wndscreen side flaps

[peterux]

Originally Posted by Stuart

Any one have a source for the Morgan type hinges?

They are sold for cobra replicas so there should be various suppliers about.

I paid £14.99 for a set of 4 hinges off eBay.
I've just checked the sellers shop but unfortunately he seems to have stopped listing things around July '08.

[Patrick]

Not getting any cheaper, but another source: http://mogparts.net/product_details.aspx?pid=3832

[MartinClan]

Did anyone ever find another source of the hinges?

Robin

[MartinClan]

Decided to (attempt at least) make my own hinges.

The next question is - what is the difference between Perspex and Polycarbonate? I noticed that polycarbonate seems to be used for wind wings nowadays - is it an improvement over good old fashioned perspex?

Someone make an old git happy and tell me what the difference is please :-)

Cheers

Robin

[Chris Cussen]

Well according to wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycarbonate and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perspex
I hope that makes you wiser, it didn't for me!

BTW I used Perspex for sliding windows in my Spartan Treka many years ago. They lasted 12 years before the car went to the great scrapyard in the sky.
Chris

[peterux]

According to this supplier...

http://www.casupply.co.uk/acatalog/solidsheets.html

Perspex (acrlyic) is 10 times the impact strength of glass and Polycarbonate is 200 times glass.
I bought some polycarbonate sheet to make my wings but like a lot of things these days, I haven't got round to cutting and fitting it!

[peterux]

Reviving this rather old thread...............

I've had the hinges and sheets of polycarbonate in my box of bits since 2009 so decided it may be time to have a go at fitting them.

Any more feedback or recommendations from those of you who have now fitted them yourselves or have them fitted to your cars.

My mirrors get in the way a bit as their mounted close to the bodywork, but I ain't going to be moving or changing them just for the wind flaps so will have to workaround the best I can do.

Any advice on the best angle for deflection of the wind?

...peter