Light weight windshield?
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I saw someone on here talking about Speed Glass from a place call Percy`s I think. I saw a picture of a red Camaro with a rear hatch window and it looked as good as real glass. I think they sell a thicker Speed Glass for the windshield that dosen`t require you to have supports on the windshield like a stock car. Just remember the DOT thing that was stated above. Not everybody follows the rules, right?
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How did you bend them? Wold you reccomend the door windows for a daily driver? Also dose it look like real glass like they say it dose. Hows it holding up to scratching since youv`e been letting the windows up and down.
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The side windows have a curve in them. All there glass still needs to be cut. When the side windows went in there was a gap at the top about 7 inches. The glass wont break. you can bend it in a break if you want. What I did was mark about 1 inch under where you cant see the glass when its installed. Then I took it and built a vice off a table. Then took a heat gun and heated the bottom up. And pulled on the glass at the same time. It took a few times to get it where we needed it. But you cant tell its not glass. And it rolls up and down fine. Where I heated the glass up it blistered. So make sure you heat it where you wont see it when its installed.
If you are interested I can PM you a price on the glass
If you are interested I can PM you a price on the glass
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Windshield and hatch are going in my racecar next week.I bought Percy speed glass.
Per Derty's recommendation I bought the 3/16 windshield so I don't have to use a brace.
Per Derty's recommendation I bought the 3/16 windshield so I don't have to use a brace.
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Originally Posted by GueSS Who
Can someone give me the link to the glass.
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Originally Posted by Slow Z28
now can you "glue" it in like the factory windshield or does it have to be bolted in/screwed in?
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Dave, will you take pictures of the finished process?
I don't want to screw mine in.. and also don't want to do it myself. I want to take it somewhere to have it "professionally" done as I don't trust my work on that type of job.
I don't want to screw mine in.. and also don't want to do it myself. I want to take it somewhere to have it "professionally" done as I don't trust my work on that type of job.
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Originally Posted by Roofer Dave
Windshield and hatch are going in my racecar next week.I bought Percy speed glass.
Per Derty's recommendation I bought the 3/16 windshield so I don't have to use a brace.
Per Derty's recommendation I bought the 3/16 windshield so I don't have to use a brace.
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Originally Posted by Magnus
Dave, will you take pictures of the finished process?
I don't want to screw mine in.. and also don't want to do it myself. I want to take it somewhere to have it "professionally" done as I don't trust my work on that type of job.
I don't want to screw mine in.. and also don't want to do it myself. I want to take it somewhere to have it "professionally" done as I don't trust my work on that type of job.
I'm going to trace the perimeter of the factory glass onto the lightweight
stuff.
Going to use a bandsaw and plenty of patience to cut it out.I'll paint the inside perimeter of the glass about 1 inch deep with black paint to hide the sealant.
My bodyman/painter will be around to help,he say's it's no different than putting in factory glass after it's cut to fit.
Price varies on the thickness you want.I bought the 3/16 inch for the front so I don't have use a brace.Got the thinnest they had for the hatch.The thicker it is the more it cost's.I'd have to dig the receipt out but it was around $500 for both.
I'll put pics up next week when my formally sebring silver car is sporting it's new 03 Z06 Electron blue paint.
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I traced the old glass also. It was still a little off. But not far. Had to do a little more trimming in the corners in the back. I glued it in. The back hatch is a PITA to cut out. The worst part is the percy glass doesnt have the black ring around the back. So you can see the glue. I was going to paint it. Instead I made a peice out of black vinyl looks good. I make vinyl decals. and if anyone doing this needs the vinyl to cover up the back to hide the glue let me know. Or you could paint it.
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Their site says about 60-65lbs if I remember correctly for a full kit.
If you do the pin on hatch itself you loose even more weight. LOL
You can get an F-body down to 2500lbs with a driver and the safety stuff pretty easily.