Anyone with Lexan Windows? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

joeys66pickup · 12-10-2008, 03:09 PM

how do you mount them in a truck? Car is simple but damn trucks make it hard

pgf545 · 12-10-2008, 07:52 PM

Joey, When we did the ones on my brothers race car we were able to rivet them right to the window channel. I know that on my dad's 52 that would be hard. I would try to work them into the stock window trim/rubber channel. Most race car pieces that I have seen though are appx 1/8 thick and I think the stock windows are probably 1/4 so you might have to build some thicker windows or build some sort of spacers. Good luck

Bernie

joeys66pickup · 12-10-2008, 07:53 PM

thats what i was thinking was to the stock channels..

i know they sell it in different thicknesses and im hoping to match everything up as close as possible

**mr48chev** · 12-14-2008, 12:42 PM

They are great for race cars but get scratched and end up with a haze on them if you run them on the street for any length of time.
This is the same problem those of us with boats have with lexan windows.

I've had them in the truck for years but right now a person can't see through them due to the materials reaction to being in the sun and weather. Mine aren't mounted anywhere near correctly as they were an solution to a problem when they were installed.

12-10-2008, 03:09 PM	#1
joeys66pickup Dr. Frankenstein Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: beaverton,Or Posts: 458	Anyone with Lexan Windows? how do you mount them in a truck? Car is simple but damn trucks make it hard __________________ I Wanna Go Fast!!

12-10-2008, 07:52 PM	#2
pgf545 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Santa Fe,Texas Posts: 933	Re: Anyone with Lexan Windows? Joey, When we did the ones on my brothers race car we were able to rivet them right to the window channel. I know that on my dad's 52 that would be hard. I would try to work them into the stock window trim/rubber channel. Most race car pieces that I have seen though are appx 1/8 thick and I think the stock windows are probably 1/4 so you might have to build some thicker windows or build some sort of spacers. Good luck Bernie __________________ 52 Chevy Truck (Dad's) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=206021

12-10-2008, 07:53 PM	#3
joeys66pickup Dr. Frankenstein Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: beaverton,Or Posts: 458	Re: Anyone with Lexan Windows? thats what i was thinking was to the stock channels.. i know they sell it in different thicknesses and im hoping to match everything up as close as possible __________________ I Wanna Go Fast!! Last edited by joeys66pickup; 12-10-2008 at 07:54 PM.

12-14-2008, 12:42 PM	#4
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,705	Re: Anyone with Lexan Windows? They are great for race cars but get scratched and end up with a haze on them if you run them on the street for any length of time. This is the same problem those of us with boats have with lexan windows. I've had them in the truck for years but right now a person can't see through them due to the materials reaction to being in the sun and weather. Mine aren't mounted anywhere near correctly as they were an solution to a problem when they were installed.



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