anyone have lexan windows?
10-21-2003, 09:09 PM
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anyone have lexan windows? Does anyone have any experience with lexan windows for a 98 Camaro? The only company I found was Percy's speedglass. They sell the front windshield for $330 and the rear for the same price. The side glass is like $115. The advertised weight savings is supposedly 50-75% less than stock 
. Does this sound like it is worth it? If you know of any other companies that carry the molded lexan please reply. Thanks all.
. Does this sound like it is worth it? If you know of any other companies that carry the molded lexan please reply. Thanks all. 
Might just have to try it to get the car down to a 2700lb RW 
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10-27-2003, 06:45 PM
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Someone in Jeg's catalog sells them, and it may be Percy's.
They sell Lexan and Polycarbonate. They sell the windows individually or in sets.
I talked to someone who got the rear hatch window, and he said he couldn't hook for anything after taking all that weight off the rear axle.
They sell Lexan and Polycarbonate. They sell the windows individually or in sets.
I talked to someone who got the rear hatch window, and he said he couldn't hook for anything after taking all that weight off the rear axle.
10-27-2003, 06:53 PM
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I spoke with Percy last week, and essentially got a price of $1000 for front (3/16"), rear and sides (1/8"). They said I would save 60-70 lbs. That's kinda expensive for the theoretical benefit in ET (.06).
10-27-2003, 07:54 PM
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i think a lot of you would be very disappointed with how your car hooks after taking off all that weight off the rear axle.
I've heard of some people replacing the windshield with the percy stuff but that was only because their glass one had broke
I've heard of some people replacing the windshield with the percy stuff but that was only because their glass one had broke
10-27-2003, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by stealth
I spoke with Percy last week, and essentially got a price of $1000 for front (3/16"), rear and sides (1/8"). They said I would save 60-70 lbs. That's kinda expensive for the theoretical benefit in ET (.06).
Same goes for the $700-$850 people pay for 40lbs shaved with k-member and a-arms.
Some people are willing to pay because it makes the car a lot lighter without having to strip it, or for those that are hard core, every last bit helps.
Besides, less weight makes me feel like I won't break as much stuff.
I would have lexan windows myself if they weren't known to turn yellow in the heat....and of course I live in the desert.
I am looking into polycarbonate, but it is pricey.
10-27-2003, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by verbs
Same goes for the $700-$850 people pay for 40lbs shaved with k-member and a-arms.
Some people are willing to pay because it makes the car a lot lighter without having to strip it, or for those that are hard core, every last bit helps.
Besides, less weight makes me feel like I won't break as much stuff.
I would have lexan windows myself if they weren't known to turn yellow in the heat....and of course I live in the desert.
I am looking into polycarbonate, but it is pricey.
Some people are willing to pay because it makes the car a lot lighter without having to strip it, or for those that are hard core, every last bit helps.
Besides, less weight makes me feel like I won't break as much stuff.
I would have lexan windows myself if they weren't known to turn yellow in the heat....and of course I live in the desert.
I am looking into polycarbonate, but it is pricey.
LEXAN is a tradename for GE's polycarbonate glass. Percy's Speedglass is hardcoated Lexan (polycarbonate). Hardcoating is the same process that clear headlamp lenses undergo to aid in scratch / mar resistance.
Just as FYI, per GE's website...
"Dr. Daniel W. Fox is the inventor of GE’s LEXAN® polycarbonate. In 1953, after conducting a series of experiments while working on a project to develop new wire insulation material, Dr. Fox found himself with a gooey substance that hardened in a beaker. Despite his best efforts, he found he could not break or destroy the material. LEXAN polycarbonate was born and has continued to revolutionize our lives, work and play."
I, too, have been eyeing polycarbonate front and rear glass for a long time, but have not been able to justify, at least yet, the $1000+ total cost: glass, pricey shipping, front and rear closeout gaskets, install tools, adhesive, etc. Stealthily tempting, but...
10-28-2003, 06:36 AM
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I wonder if the Percy's windshield can be installed just like the factory piece, and use the original molding and everything...
I've got a bunch of little pits on the inside and outside of my windshield from not being careful enough welding/grinding around it, and the Percy's would be a good replacement if it's a "bolt-in." I wouldn't want it to appear non-factory...
I've got a bunch of little pits on the inside and outside of my windshield from not being careful enough welding/grinding around it, and the Percy's would be a good replacement if it's a "bolt-in." I wouldn't want it to appear non-factory...
10-28-2003, 12:09 PM
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I wonder if the Percy's windshield can be installed just like the factory piece, and use the original molding and everything...
I've got a bunch of little pits on the inside and outside of my windshield from not being careful enough welding/grinding around it, and the Percy's would be a good replacement if it's a "bolt-in." I wouldn't want it to appear non-factory...
I've got a bunch of little pits on the inside and outside of my windshield from not being careful enough welding/grinding around it, and the Percy's would be a good replacement if it's a "bolt-in." I wouldn't want it to appear non-factory...
10-29-2003, 06:53 AM
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Cool... I may have to seriously consider the Percy's windshield for my car now.
Now I wonder about the side glass, and whether the thicker Percy's replacement windows would still be able to be rolled up and down...
Now I wonder about the side glass, and whether the thicker Percy's replacement windows would still be able to be rolled up and down...
