Hi Bob,
I presume you don't like your new Lexan side windows? They are MUCH stronger than Plexi.
Per Drawing 415-53011 (for sidescreen), ERCO used .065 Vinylite, 19-3/4" (+-1/32") x 31-3/16" with a 1/8" radius on all corners. Hole (#27) centerlines were 5/16" along the (short) edge.
.060 Plexiglas is the closest to original available. Use it also for your rear windows. Thicker material back there, if not heat formed in advance, will make the aluminum skin "pucker" between screws and cap nuts .
In the south, we need to reduce our solar heat load. Because rear windows bend in installation, interior film tints (which are more uniform) must go on AFTER the windows are in (unless windows are heat formed in advance). I like gold or aluminum "mirror" film of high heat and light reflectivity.
I also like a piece across the inside top of a flat windscreen, and on an overhead Plexi./Lexan sunscreen (third sliding panel). The latter application, where the plexi runs in channels and must flex as it slides, requires special film cutting and installation procedures and considerations. I use 2" strips applied fore-aft with a 3/32" overlap on each side and cut back clear of the vinyl slide channels, and install while still wet.
I caution against such use at the top of the original (2 panel) sliding sidescreens. Certain sun positions with these panels partially open will seriously reduce side visibility.
Regards,
William R. Bayne
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(Copyright 2004)
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On Jan 7, 2005, at 1:57 PM, Bettina Latty & Bob Pionteck wrote:
Hi All....
I had replaced my sliding side windows about 12 months ago with .060 Lexan, because that is all I could find in the immediate area at the time.
I've since found a place that will ship me what I need, precut clear or tinteed, at less then what I can get locally in our small town.
Question is, can I substitute .060 plexiglas for the lexan on the side windows, and are there any negitive effects to this. Also, does anyone know the correct thickness for the small aft windows which are held in with screws and capnuts.
are there any advantages to having these windows tinted?
Cheers
Bettina & Bob
CF-LAV
S/N 719
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