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tegwin

posted on 8/1/08 at 06:47 PM Reply With Quote
Windscreen...what are people using?

What are people using as windscreens for their middy projects?

I had origionally thought that the Elise/Exige screen would be nice as its extra thin(Light)...But its expensive and hard to get hold of...

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Mr Whippy

posted on 8/1/08 at 07:00 PM Reply With Quote
only thing is curve that would give the sidescreens





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iank

posted on 8/1/08 at 07:16 PM Reply With Quote
I've seen lancia stratos glass used on here.
Generally you need to design the car to some available glass otherwise you're in for a shock if you need some custom made.
What shape are you planning.





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jambojeef

posted on 8/1/08 at 07:24 PM Reply With Quote
You could make it fit to any shape as long as it was thin enough i guess.

Id be looking at Fiat Pandas, Cinquecentos, suzuki swift - anything that is particularly narrow.

If you could find a modern ford that is narrow enough you might be very lucky and find the ford quickclear wires embedded in the glass.

You dont see many intact windscreens at breakers though!






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TGR-ECOSSE

posted on 8/1/08 at 08:21 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by iank
I've seen lancia stratos glass used on here.


Do you know what it was used on? We looked into a design using a stratos windscreen. They are available from Omicron Engineering and were £325 +VAT last year.






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iank

posted on 8/1/08 at 08:43 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by TGR-ECOSSE
quote:
Originally posted by iank
I've seen lancia stratos glass used on here.


Do you know what it was used on? We looked into a design using a stratos windscreen. They are available from Omicron Engineering and were £325 +VAT last year.


superuss is/was using it on his car
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=45281
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=31981
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=61163

What about Smart Roadster glass?
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TGR-ECOSSE

posted on 8/1/08 at 10:16 PM Reply With Quote
Thanks for that iank. Here is a picture my son did of a locost with a Stratos Windscreen. He says he knows it wouldn't work.



Edit to say: How colourfull is this post

[Edited on 8/1/08 by TGR-ECOSSE]






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FUORISERIE

posted on 9/1/08 at 09:46 AM Reply With Quote
I believe the GTM LIBRA uses the Fiat Cinquecento/Seicento windscreen.

I have no idea about the prices in the UK, but in Italy it's about 200 Euro's or 140 Pounds....

I do like the Stratos windscreen though.....






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elise

posted on 9/1/08 at 10:56 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by tegwin
What are people using as windscreens for their middy projects?

I had origionally thought that the Elise/Exige screen would be nice as its extra thin(Light)...But its expensive and hard to get hold of...


depends who you get the screen from
try these
http://www.heatedwindscreen.com/acatalog/Elise.html
dont know if its still current prices

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rpmagazine

posted on 10/1/08 at 12:32 AM Reply With Quote
mitsubishi FTO and Mazda S6 RX7 are nice screens
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andygtt

posted on 10/1/08 at 01:01 PM Reply With Quote
I used a std toyota production car glass... but I got a quote recently (as mine is cracked) and its £500





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rpmagazine

posted on 10/1/08 at 09:11 PM Reply With Quote
My Miti FTO screen cost $240 delivered, so say 90UKP
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