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[Tina]

Hello all. I'm in the process of tidying up a '69(ish) Viscount Ambassador(Earl). I need to relpace the glass, I was wondering whether to go perspex or glass?

[viscount6116]

Gday Tina

If it was me then I would probably go for Perspex mainly due to the weight of glass, that way get to add a few more items into the van when travelling

Cheers Andy

[Tina]

Thanks for that Andy. It's just me and my dog working on the van, and to be honest, my dog talked up his abilities some what! :-)

[Mustang]

Feb 14, 2017 16:59:12 GMT 10 Tina said:

Thanks for that Andy. It's just me and my dog working on the van, and to be honest, my dog talked up his abilities some what! :-)

Hi Tina,
I used 3mm glass in my first double frame, (there will be no plastic in my van  ) once it was glazed I was shocked at the combined weight.
From then on every window was plexi, all 13 of them. I would expect I've saved a couple of hundred kilos in weight as the van is 17'6".
Also the wind out boxes work so easily.

PS: Open a thread in the "Hall of Fame" there you can post images & discuss your van. 
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[snoops]

As I'm doing each window in mine, I'm replacing the glass with 3mm tinted Polycarbonite. It's not exactly cheap, but if you get it from a specialist supplier and not a Hardware store in small bits, it is better. Polycarbonite will also stand up to the sun better longer term than perspex will.

Most suppliers can cut it to size for you, but it isn't hard to work with - it scores with a sharp knife - like a Stanley knife,and snaps easily along the line. Doing the curved bits is a bit harder but easy to learn - you should get your dog started on that/

Weight saving is larger than you think as well so worth doing if you want to keep a few extra Kg's for other gear.

[Tina]

Thanks for the information Snoops, I was wondering about the thickness.

There's a plastics place in town, might wandering and ask the question.

As to getting Cooper(my dog) on to it, well.....if you could see him now....sometimes I look at him and wonder that he remembers how to breath and walk at the same time, bless him

[tasmillard]

The only thing I dont like about perspex is that it doesnt give you that absolute transparent/clean look (devils advocate here)

Does your dog make coffees whilst you work?

[Tina]

Nah, tasmillard, he won't make the coffee, but if I leave my cup in tongues reach, he'll drink the bloody thing  

[snoops]

Feb 15, 2017 14:44:23 GMT 10 tasmillard said:

The only thing I dont like about perspex is that it doesnt give you that absolute transparent/clean look (devils advocate here)

Does your dog make coffees whilst you work?

Yes, it not a fan of Perspex for that reason as well.  Polycarbonate is much clearer than Perspex, but not quite as good as glass.

[Warrenk]

Feb 15, 2017 17:23:27 GMT 10 snoops said:

Feb 15, 2017 14:44:23 GMT 10 tasmillard said:

The only thing I dont like about perspex is that it doesnt give you that absolute transparent/clean look (devils advocate here)

Does your dog make coffees whilst you work?

Yes, it not a fan of Perspex for that reason as well.  Polycarbonate is much clearer than Perspex, but not quite as good as glass.

Polycarbonate has better UV stability than perspex, but perspex is more scratch resistant. I just recently priced two full sheets of tinted 3mm acrylic and polycarbonate with the polycarbonate about 60% more expensive.

Warren

[bobt]

I would tend to try and steer away from glass if you can, its easy to break more so the larger windows. The Polycarbonate may be more expensive to purchase but I think you will get the benefits over a period of time.