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by **CelicaGT8** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:25 pm

owww k, Perspex

Where would i get Perspex from?? its for the side and back window on my celica, but what type and thicknesses do i need for it to be both strong enough and legal for both the road and the track?

ow, and where would i get it from?
Thanks

by **levinguy** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:27 pm

http://forums.toyspeed.org.nz/viewtopic.php?t=61186&highlight=perspex

:wink:

by **CelicaGT8** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:29 pm

Im clever arnt i, asking the same question twice haha

red car · by pc » Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:31 pm

Perspex bad, polycarb good... perspex turns into long sharp stabby things in a crash and polycarb (lexan) crumples up.

AFAIK Lexan MR10 is the only plastic you can legally run as a window on the road, and that is if your motorsport authority card has it specified.

ohh.. and MR10 is ridiculously prohibitivly expensive.

by **85AW20v** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:33 pm

To make it road legal you need to have the following - from the Motorsport NZ site:

(f) Plastic Glazing, fitted to a motor sport vehicle used on public roads, may be authorised
by the Authority Card provided the following requirements are met:
(i) The plastic glazing is only fitted to the side and/or rear windows (not the front screen).
(ii) Be of an approved material, either Lexan MR10 and Cyrolon AR2,
(iii) be securely mounted on the vehicle, and
(iv) comply with the requirements of this Schedule(Schedule A).
Note: Plastic glazing may also be certified under the Low Volume Vehicle Code.

red car · by pc » Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:34 pm

Simon85MR220v wrote:Note: Plastic glazing may also be certified under the Low Volume Vehicle Code.

Oh really?... i'll have to look into that.

by **Leon** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:37 pm

This is correct.

by **CelicaGT8** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:37 pm

Thanks,
Sounds pricy tho...

by **Infinite** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:55 pm

i have 3 peaces of lexan =) pm me the sizes u need

by **postfach** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:24 pm

When I was looking for some a few months back it was $500/m² for 3mm thick lexan.

by **DexGT** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:38 am

last time I checked the only MR10 you could get was 6mm thick as its used for shop windows . I can't see any point using that as its heavier than the glass in my car .
You can get thinner lexan ,but it's not "an approved material" , maybe as was pointed out you can get LVVC certifed , but I've never heard of it and I'm sure other people have thought of doing that .
Hopefully someone can prove me wrong

by **postfach** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:00 am

The place I went to makes lexan windows for race cars, I would assume the stuff they sell there is the right stuff. AFAIK Lexan MR10 is a General Electric product, and its basically just got some kind of anti-scratch formula, I see no reason why it shouldn't come in different thicknesses. I was given a small sample and its definitely 3mm thick, and seems to be quite scratch resistant.

by **Leon** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:53 am

ring LVVTA 04 477-4372 to see if they will/can certify anything other than Lexan MR10.

FYI: MR means mar resistant

red car · by pc » Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:13 pm

postfach wrote:The place I went to makes lexan windows for race cars, I would assume the stuff they sell there is the right stuff. AFAIK Lexan MR10 is a General Electric product, and its basically just got some kind of anti-scratch formula, I see no reason why it shouldn't come in different thicknesses. I was given a small sample and its definitely 3mm thick, and seems to be quite scratch resistant.

You definitly can buy 3mm MR10 in NZ, somewhere around $800+ per sheet. If you want to buy any thinner than that you will have to import it yourself.
XL10 has the same strength properties as MR10, just not mar resistant

by **nzae86** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:43 pm

I think you are paying to much for 3mm MR10 , I bought a sheet yesterday for $504 inc GST

by **postfach** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:57 pm

Where from? I've now got all the gear to cut my own windows out so I don't need to go through the place I was going to use.

by **frost** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:22 pm

is there a special way you need to cut it out? i'll be getting some mr10 soon

by **matt dunn** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:49 pm

Leon wrote:
FYI: MR means mar resistant

and mar is?

scratch resistant?
shatter resistant?
safety glass type stuff?

need to redo all the windows in my car.
was going to get them done last year
but never got around to it with all the other drama's we had.

red car · by pc » Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:58 pm

I used 1mm XL10 for my rear window and cut it with scissors.
You can't break the stuff, so cut it with anything. bandsaw, hacksaw, knife, scissors, angle grinder... ok maybe not an angle grinder :lol:

and mar is?

scratch resistant

by **frost** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:54 pm

pc wrote:I used 1mm XL10 for my rear window and cut it with scissors.
You can't break the stuff, so cut it with anything. bandsaw, hacksaw, knife, scissors, angle grinder... ok maybe not an angle grinder

and mar is?

scratch resistant

haha sweet, thanks

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