Aeroscreen with a difference

[darve]

A bit of background first...... I am fitting a 2nd hand aeroscreen temperarily to enable me to fit the wing mirrors to the aero screen. I will be fitting a playskool cage later on (over winter now probably) and the mirrors fit the the cage. I didn't want to mount the mirrors to my nice new aeroscreen and end up with some holes in it! I therefore purchase a second hand one on here that was in yellow.

 

I painted this and fitted it yesterday but wasn't happy with the finish, even though it's temperary. See pics

 

 

 

After my success  of making a bootbox cover I though about covering the aero in vinyl. I think it looks quite funky  Note mirrors obviously to go back on and the perspex bit of the screen will be fitted after IVA (Wefstfield said to fit after and some people have failed on it)

 

 

 

 

 

[Norman Verona]

Dave, it looks good but does it work? Looks a bit shallow to me to direct the wind over your head.

[darve]

Probably not how it is Norm  but with the perspex bit that has the big sweeping kicks on, it will force the air up and over my head..... well that's the plan

[darve]

see this pic norm

http://westfield-world.com/Pix/fea/Sn4.jpg

http://westfield-world.com/Pix/fea/Sn5.jpg

[Norman Verona]

Ah, OK, I understand now what you meant by perspex.

 

Sorry.

[Mark (smokey mow)]

Very good Dave

How's the sewing going on the handbrake and gearstick gators

[Norman Verona]

What! He's got alligators in the car.

 

Be careful Dave, they can bite.

[darve]

what a ****e job sewing them gators on   :angry: took me f*****n hours :cry: my thumb is permenantly damaged from pushing the needle through       

 

but they're on - see last two pics above

 

i found a stapler was a good tool to hold them in place whilst you sew

 

I never thought building a car would involve sewing  

[darve]

ive finally got round to finishing off this job ive fettled the fitment a bit and found I needed the plastic bit on to get the correct shape. my question is, has anyone gone through iva with the plastic bit fitted? perhaps with a bit of rubber trim round the top. the only reason I ask is Simon said when I was at the factory to fit it after iva just in case. ta

[Cleggy the Spyder Man]

looks good that - you might start of a new craze

[XTR2Turbo]

Will you get enough field of view on the mirrors mounted there?

[Dommo]

what a ****e job sewing them gators on   :angry: took me f*****n hours :cry: my thumb is permenantly damaged from pushing the needle through       

 

I outsourced that job to my missus' mum

[darve]

Will you get enough field of view on the mirrors mounted there?

think so. that's why I got ones with long stalks and mounted the centre mirror to help. they're fully adjusted as well

[Mark (smokey mow)]

ive finally got round to finishing off this job ive fettled the fitment a bit and found I needed the plastic bit on to get the correct shape. my question is, has anyone gone through iva with the plastic bit fitted? perhaps with a bit of rubber trim round the top. the only reason I ask is Simon said when I was at the factory to fit it after iva just in case.

what's the height to the top of the screen measured from the seat squab?

As I said the other day the issue wouldn't be the edges which can be easily fixed with some trim but rather the height at which an aero screen is classified as a windscreen

[Mark (smokey mow)]

Have a look at section 32 (forward vision) and the associated diagram on page 220

http://www.dft.gov.uk/vosa/repository/M1%20IVA%20Inspection%20Manual.pdf