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Old 01-06-2010, 10:27 PM   #53 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by strange306 View Post
How do you determine the appropriate slope? I want to build a similar cap with thin wall 1" X 1" metal tubing and cover it with polycarbonate (plexi or lexan) for visibility. 2005 crew cab tacoma shortbed.
With the "appropriate slope", everything will appear as a distorted shadow through all but the purest sheets of polyacrylic (plexiglass) or polycarbonate (lexan) plastics. Even glass distorts at that angle.
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