That doesn't sound scary at all.
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That doesn't sound scary at all.
It does - fortunately I’m not doing it, I’ve given the job to my fabricating/welding genius friend, who used to work for Prodrive. He didn’t seem in the least bit worried about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iain
Love these top mounts, i looked at Bmw 3 ser ones, but haven't got around to fitting them yet.
Love the carbon bits put on top of the plugs too...
Thanks Benn.
I shall have an update soon as my new brake caliper mounts are done, so I’m off to collect those on Friday.
The revised front brakes with new caliper mounts;
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Nice job of them
Looking very much like scenes from House's build thread, I have the new polycarbonate windscreen going in today;
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How've you added the black around the edge Colin?? I like that
Quick guide and some photos will follow soon House.Quote:
Originally Posted by House
Well worth doing as it hides the sealant (assuming you’re bonding in), and looks more factory fit.
Windscreen now bonded in;
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To do the black edging, I left the protective backing film in place on the polycarbonate sheet. You are going to be working on the INSIDE of the screen!!
Then I made this tool to hold a marker pen;
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Butting this tool up to the edge of the plastic sheet (after cutting to windscreen shape of course) allowed me to mark a consistent border width all the way around the windscreen.
I then, very carefully, cut around the marked line with a scalpel. You can then peel away the plastic protective sheet, leaving you with the polycarbonate exposed on what will be the inside of your windscreen.
I then sprayed it using this special Tamiya paint, which is designed for use on Lexan radio-controlled car bodies. About £5 off Ebay, once can will do a screen. It's an 'etch' type paint;
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And that's it, job done. The paint dries really quickly, and because it's inside the car has a good chance of lasting.
I've done lots of race car windows this way over the years.