Polycarb Windows

[Nick]

Right, got a bit of a dilemma.

2 doors - no inner material and have been allready previously fitted with polycarbs with sliders.

Now, i need to rectify this. Normal glass will not go back in, nor will there be anything to attach mechanisms to.

I do not really want to bin the doors.

The car won't be kept in a garage all the time, so security is an issue (sliders)

Anyone got any bright ideas !? a big single solid sheet of polycarb !? is that legal ? Any type of locking sliders !?

Thanks , Nick

[AlexW]

Could you not weld in a couple of supports for the winders and put normal glass back in?

[Geordie-Chris]

Like you've said, just get them without sliders. Will be a pain in the **** at the Maccy D's drive thru tho lol lol

[Nick]

nah, it'd have to be a single peice of glass as the mullion in the door has been removed.

im sure i've seen some pop-open kinda scoop vents you can put on.

Geordie-chris - It's a solution but not ideal. it'l be ****ing roasting in the summer too.

[Ste L]

just get polycarb's, but with only with 4 holes, instead of one big one if they do them...


i know it's a corsa, but you may be able to get this style for a nova?


http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l44/davebteg/Corsa/06032008562.jpg

[philip]

you can source the poly carbs from ACW motorsport:

http://acwmotorsportplastics.co.uk/vauxhall1.aspx

[Iain]

Nice site. They seem to think the above will be adequate for road use.

http://acwmotorsportplastics.co.uk/images/1.JPG


A Full Set fitted to a Peugeot 306. This is showing the slider with a specified 4 holes to increase safety for road use.

[Nick]

Yeah the kits are around , thanks for the link.

I'm just more worried about moisture/security as the car will spend time kept outside.

[philip]

moisture shouldnt be a problem, as im 99% sure they slide up the original window rubbers, just silicon then in or something?

[Ste L]

same with any window, not hard to break a normal glass window either, so will be just the same :)

[Iain]

Surely the sliders wouldn't be waterproof though, as it's just plastic on plastic.

Not sure I'd trust polycarb fronts on a road car that's left ungaraged.

[Nick]

Yeah this is the problem.

It's the actual Slider system that's gonna be the weak point, or the thing that lets the moisture in.

I can just source doors, but i'd rather keep the current ones.

[philip]

depends what your area's like really, if too much of a concern, sell the doors and find some with the winders in, only thing you can do

[Nick]

hmm. locking waterproof sliders !?

Think it's gonna be doors :(

[Mike]

For your own safety id settle with a new set of doors chap.