I have some custom doors I need to get some windows for. I had laminate in there but it cracked (doh!).

Looking for some of the sweet Lexan clear flat sheets, but am having a hard time finding where to purchase it.

Anyone? Anyone???

You had laminated glass in those? if that is so, then get your glass guy to make you some tempered ones. It will be spendy, but they won't scratch when you breath on them like lexan. I worked with glass in large volume for 10 years, and we used lexan too, it scratches too easy unless this is a trail only rig.

Mike,
pm Rugburn on this board.
He did my polycarbonate windshield....


Cool stuff
One of the other people that have a poly windshield rolled HARD last weekend. Mashed a bunch of stuff. But the windshield survived..

:D


BTW your light is fine, I'll drop it by when you want.

I work at the Window section of Home Depot. Most stores will have the 1/8" thick sheets. But Lexan is expensive. A 3 foot by 6 foot piece will run about $99. If you want I can call GE Polymer and get prices on specific sizes. One time I called looking for some sizes and they had a "bullet proof" rated lexan. :eek:

Where is "driving around"?:confused:

Try Cadillac Plastic (http://www.cadillacplastic.com) , Its where I used to buy a lot of Plexi. There was a retail store near me, but they also ship.

If your polycarbonate (Lexan) is going to be used flat without curves or bends, consider having it hard faced.

There are companies that laminate a very scratch resistant film to it that is worthwhile.

I don't think it will stand up to windshield wipers, but I have a piece done in my half cab that's been in there two years.

Two years of JV dust and cleaning it with Windex and paper towels haven't managed to scratch it yet.

Originally posted by Hickeyjones
You had laminated glass in those? if that is so, then get your glass guy to make you some tempered ones. It will be spendy, but they won't scratch when you breath on them like lexan. I worked with glass in large volume for 10 years, and we used lexan too, it scratches too easy unless this is a trail only rig.


I agree, check around some local glass companies (real ones not little window shops that have to send out for that kid of stuff) and see just how much a tempered glass window would be. You may be suprised and find out it's cheaper then Lexan.

You may do a search of a place called Percy's , they sell a
product called speedglass. Supposed to be street legal and
won't scratch . :flipoff2:

I went to GE Polymershapes.
Picked up the regular Lexan - 1/8" for my rear firefall.
For the windshield they sell a polycarbonate called MR10. It has the scratch resistant and other coatings. If you're talking straight rain, you might get away with wipers. Any kind of mud involved, forget the wipers. It's the grit that will damage it. A 4x8 sheet of this one goes for about $250.00 cdn.
They also have a resistant acrylic with the same type of coatings. Not as strong as the polycarbonate but cheaper. Quoted at $165.00 cdn for the acrylic.

The MR10 is used in race cars.

The weight difference is unreal between the lexan and glass.

Thanks for all the tips guys.

1. The guy that I got my laminate from turned out to be a total jackass. I made him give me back $100 because he screwed it up twice and overcharged me what he quoted me. I'll never go back there again.

2. Driving around = Las Vegas (if you really wanted to know where I was from you could go to my site and figure it out. :flipoff2: thanks for caring though. ;) )

3. The sheet of glass that needs to go into this door is atually quite big, so I was thinking that Lexan would give me some weight savings on the door itself (not so concerned about GVW on this truck, just the door slam issues).

4. I have *heard* of a super sexy Lexan that doesn't scratch, or is darn near that, so I thought I'd ask around.

5. I'm a GE stockholder and so buying Lexan would protect my investment a bit right??? :flipoff2:

6. I was told by the asshole who sold me the laminate that tempered glass would be super expensive and hard to get (he said he'd have to get it out of LA). Fawker, serves me right for believing him in the first place.

7. Is that enough??? :D

I'll keep poking around and see what I find.

Thanks again.

Originally posted by Serious One
Thanks for all the tips guys.


6. I was told by the asshole who sold me the laminate that tempered glass would be super expensive and hard to get (he said he'd have to get it out of LA). Fawker, serves me right for believing him in the first place.



My experiance with having to get tempered glass for some house windows is custom size & flat = reasonable whereas custom cut & curved = $$$$$

With flat all they have to do is cut the glass and do the temper process on it, anything else and they have to make a mold, heat bend and then temper and that's where the big expense is.

Originally posted by Serious One
Thanks for all the tips guys.

1. The guy that I got my laminate from turned out to be a total jackass. I made him give me back $100 because he screwed it up twice and overcharged me what he quoted me. I'll never go back there again.

2. Driving around = Las Vegas (if you really wanted to know where I was from you could go to my site and figure it out. :flipoff2: thanks for caring though. ;) )

3. The sheet of glass that needs to go into this door is atually quite big, so I was thinking that Lexan would give me some weight savings on the door itself (not so concerned about GVW on this truck, just the door slam issues).

4. I have *heard* of a super sexy Lexan that doesn't scratch, or is darn near that, so I thought I'd ask around.

5. I'm a GE stockholder and so buying Lexan would protect my investment a bit right??? :flipoff2:

6. I was told by the asshole who sold me the laminate that tempered glass would be super expensive and hard to get (he said he'd have to get it out of LA). Fawker, serves me right for believing him in the first place.

7. Is that enough??? :D

I'll keep poking around and see what I find.

Thanks again.

Psst,
Mike, Rugburn can do the scratch resistant coating.
And delivered to your door :)

Would you like it tinted??

Rockstomper used to deal in speedglass, but I dont see it on their site now. Might want to drop Scott a line and see what the skinny is on it.

Originally posted by Jason M


Psst,
Mike, Rugburn can do the scratch resistant coating.
And delivered to your door :)

Would you like it tinted??


Hmmm...YES! hehe.

Can he install it too? I'll PM him right now.

Thanks!

PS I knew my light worked when I went to use the grinder off of the same extention cord and discovered the GFI had been tripped. DOH!

Thanks for 'fixing' my light though.

There is a tempering plant in Vegas. I worked for a tempering plant in Salt lake, and we couldn't break into the Vegas market because the competition was too strong.

Shoot, i bought an 6x8 1/2 lexan from OSH, cost about 100 bucks, i got 2 windshiled from it, 1st one lasted about 1.5 years, but after a roll the window frame got bent, and i had to make a new one

try this www.polyshields.com

I'm not sure if the have side windows or not------but the numbers are impressive compared to factory glass.

Originally posted by Serious One



Hmmm...YES! hehe.

Can he install it too? I'll PM him right now.

Thanks!

PS I knew my light worked when I went to use the grinder off of the same extention cord and discovered the GFI had been tripped. DOH!

Thanks for 'fixing' my light though.

I'll help with the install :)