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Old 06-02-2012, 11:40 AM   #170 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by nimblemotors View Post
That is an interesting idea. The problems would be there really isn't much extra head room given the top has been chopped 2 inches. And there is a significant curve down from the rooftop to the window, pretty much 90-degrees, so I'm not sure how it can retract up there with flatish glass (I will actually be using PEX for all the windows)
What you could do if you don't want to flip it up in the hardtop with piano hinge is to just form a piece of Lexan with any curve you want (shape poly/foam with a hacksaw) then heat it in a low temp oven and let it lay in the form and let it cool. Then make "L" brackets on all four corners and use Zeus fasteners in the Lexan to the brackets to mount them. Theres enough give in the Zeus fasteners for body movement. It would take you 30 seconds to pop the windows in if it was going to rain and you can cut them as close as you want to rain-proof the windows to the car. Then when not using them, of coarse you would have to stow them behind the seats somewhere.
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