Bunty Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Hi , I’m wanting to make a Perspex windscreen for my narrow body westie and I’m after a set of windscreen mounts that I can cut down. Does anyone have any sitting about? Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark (smokey mow) Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 2 hours ago, Bunty said: Hi , I’m wanting to make a Perspex windscreen for my narrow body westie and I’m after a set of windscreen mounts that I can cut down. Does anyone have any sitting about? Jon I can’t help with mounts but for the screen wouldn’t recommend using Perspex. Perspex is a brand name of acrylic and although tough it is very brittle and shatters into shards. I’d suggest using polycarbonate which has much better impact resistance and won’t shatter when hit by a stone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard (OldStager) Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Agreed, as I have to make my own doors ( due to reasons) , I also fitted Perspex, worst thing I did, in windy weather should the door catch the wind , bang a thousand shards, then you get a very cold winters day, just hit the plastic in the wrong way and crack, you have ruined another window. I now have some proper soft top window plastic ( the flexible kind), so the next time this happens that is getting fitted. Also can I suggest @Bunty, that instead of the cut down screen , you fit aero screens instead, I did exactly the same as you are proposing and it really did very little to prevent both wind and air borne objects from hitting me ( Bees, stones etc) My car such as it was in 2008. yeah ok don't laugh it's better now, lol. In 2011 it went to this And then sick of getting rained on put a screen back on it with full weather gear... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunty Posted May 13 Author Share Posted May 13 I was thinking of something like this? So you don’t think that would work that well? I currently have the double bubble aero screen but it sits too close to my hands on the steering wheel if that makes sense ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard (OldStager) Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Two options for the double bubble then, either move it further forwards on the car ( if room) or make / buy a steering wheel spacer to move the wheel away from the obstruction, this may of course result in perhaps moving the seating position, its all very much subjective to be fair. The size of the one you highlight is not far off what I used to have ( above) , now I suppose for a track car weight is more important than comfort, so what that car uses maybe fine when combined with a full face helmet. In fact in the later days of that small screen I did actually use my old competition helmet, as getting flies in your eyes at 70mph, wasn't fun anymore. Give it a go, you may love it, all I was saying was I have been there and it didn't work for me, the double bubble eventually did after some tweaking, but as I say the UK rains told me to go back to standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunty Posted May 13 Author Share Posted May 13 Fab , thank you for your help - I will see what I can come up with 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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