rear glass delete kit?
08-14-2007, 01:37 AM
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Check out speedglass, it is supposed to be the best. But it is not a drop in kit, and I think it requires trimming to fit. And it is also not street legal, it you care about that.
08-14-2007, 09:19 AM
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Stock is around 80-100lbs. But I know about Lexan glass is that after time it will start to haze/fog up if its on a street car. All the road debris basically sand the outer surface causing the same effect as a fading headlight. Not good for something you need to view out of. Don't know too much about the Percy's. -Mark
08-14-2007, 09:29 AM
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There is all different types of lexan, mar-guard is the better stuff. Regular lexan will start looking like crap after washing the car 20 times. Plus the thinner stuff isnt very sturdy.
Not really for an everyday car but OK for a weekend cruiser if you take care of it.
Not really for an everyday car but OK for a weekend cruiser if you take care of it.
08-14-2007, 09:34 AM
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Percy's Speedglass Ive got the percy's rear window in my car. And t made a noticable difference in the handling and launching of the car. It saved about 50lbs over the stock window. it is legal for the rear window. It did require some trimming but it was very easy to do. I cut it with a jig saw and it took like 5 min once I had it traced out. It is way better than lexan by the way since you dont have to worry about it scratching, they claim you can rub steel wool on it and not hurt it! Not to mention it looks trick!! 
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08-14-2007, 10:05 AM
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I am work right now but I will try to get some pics on tonight. I screwed it to the hatch using percy's install kit. It has 50 countersunk machine screws and and locknuts and a roll of weatherstrip adhesive. 
08-14-2007, 10:33 AM
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I was trying to glue one in and it didnt work out, I have one I made from mar-guard (same material as the percy's I assume, some pretty tough stuff).
The glue didnt work out very well, but it did get all over the garage and my kitchen floor and wont come off
I didnt want the screwed in look but thats what I'll end up doing, black countersunk screws wont look too bad I guess.
The glue didnt work out very well, but it did get all over the garage and my kitchen floor and wont come off
I didnt want the screwed in look but thats what I'll end up doing, black countersunk screws wont look too bad I guess. 
08-14-2007, 01:12 PM
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I do remember them telling me that glue would not stick to speedglass unless you removed the hard coating they apply to the lexan. Aaron at percy's said the best thing to do is mask off where the glue will be applied and sand that area to remove the coating. I wanted to glue mine in too but decided to screw it in. The screws they have are black so they dont show up as bad anyways.
08-14-2007, 01:23 PM
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I tried a small grinder and tried scuffing it up, maybe I had the wrong glue (was using the stuff they use for windshields). I had it all in let it sit 2 days, took all the straps/tape off, bolted it to the car. And when I slammed the deck closed with the windows rolled up it popped the window right out lol.
Dont think that would have worked too well at 140+
Screw it, I'm just going to screw it
Dont think that would have worked too well at 140+
Screw it, I'm just going to screw it
08-14-2007, 01:41 PM
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Maybe you all could try using a 2 part epoxy made for glueing plastic to fiberglas? I used to work at a body shop and we used duramix numerous times for glueing on roof panels, glueing in replacemeent fiber glass panels in vettes, etc. They make a different glue for differnt applications.
08-14-2007, 03:01 PM
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Maybe you all could try using a 2 part epoxy made for glueing plastic to fiberglas? I used to work at a body shop and we used duramix numerous times for glueing on roof panels, glueing in replacemeent fiber glass panels in vettes, etc. They make a different glue for differnt applications.
08-14-2007, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by kp
I'm sure there is a better glue then what I used but it seemed to stick fine, but in some spots it seemed like it it etched into the plastic and peeled a layer off almost. I'm just going to screw it though, going to have to start looking like a race car someday I suppose..
Just out of curiousity, how did you go about making a rear glass for your car? I was wondering how you were able to get the curvature into the mar-guard.