We just put the overhead center section in and I bought some dark tint at
WalMart that we installed. Works great and cuts the sun glare. Still have some
bubbles on the tint but that gives me something to do after a flight. With the
windows open and the center section n place still ge tplenty of air and less
sun and glare.
Been calling several auto tint shops but they will tint glass but not plastic.
While at the Convention this June a member of EOC told me to do that and so far
I have had no luck finding a shop that would tint plastic.
Jim
N3439H
FDK
----- Original Message -----
From: William R. Bayne
To: Techlist Ercoupe
Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 2:27 PM
Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Mods and LSA / windows
Hi Nick,
Coupes with original (long) sidescreens) DO pull up "all the way and meet in
the middle".
Later, ERCO offered a "Sunshade Assembly - Cabin", see Ercoupe Parts Catalog,
FIG. 24, p. 38. I believe it was tinted plastic, but I have seen metal ones.
Some owners who use this "third panel" on a permanent basis (I am one) shorten
the side panels to save weight, with no functional reason to haul the extra
plastic around. Disclaimer-may not be "legal" ;<) to do so.
Personally I prefer a panel I can see thru, but that totally stops the head
and ultraviolet. For this purpose, I advocate application of the mirror film on
the inside in fore-aft overlapping strips of about 4" width (not critical).
This allows for the change in curvature when sliding the center panel down on
one side for entry and exit as well as for the inevitable shrinkage of the film
strip width over time which otherwise would allow unprotected gaps if the
strips were perfectly butted when originally installed.
The only time I do not have the canopy fully closed is when I am taking
pictures or when ventilation is desired. For the latter I far prefer the wind
"pattern" in the cockpit with a 1-2" gap on each side to that with a 2-4"
single gap in the middle (which has sucked a full size sectional map out of my
hands quite unexpectedly ;<)
Regards,
William R. Bayne
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On Aug 3, 2009, at 12:31, Nick King wrote:
On some coupes I see what looks like a top to the cockpit.I actually have
never pulled my side glasses up.Do they go all the way and meet in the middle
or is there a center piece? I'm actually a little embarrased to ask , but I
always fly open cockpit.
