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Old 02-06-05, 09:06 PM
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rear glass ?
is there any one that sells a lighter back glas for the FC? Like plexi glass or lexan or something like that?
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I believe that CS has one for about 500 dollars or so.
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I had a friend who made his own out of lexan but it really added no benifit as the rear hatch is really not that heavy. I dont know if that helps or not.
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do they have a website?
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I had a friend who made his own out of lexan but it really added no benifit as the rear hatch is really not that heavy. I dont know if that helps or not.
lol have you ever lifted one? they ******* suck *** by yourself!
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i think they are pretty heavy
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yes i'd say they are 45-60 pounds. A lexan might still be ~30 though ther eisn't much room to work with there because of structure/durability and the metal ring.
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i took mine off and put it on by my self, it is ******* heavy. i was thinking of removing the hole thing, making the ring out of carbon fiber, and then a lexan window, it should way about 15pds, maybe, but it will take a little time to tell.

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i thought it would be light too, i went to grab it to tint the rear glass and about popped a roid out my ***...

mainly cause it caught me offguard so i threw myself under it to save the paint!
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i think lexan hatches save ~20lbs
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probably a bit more than that, the glass itself probably weighs close to 60lbs or more.
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i went on the corksport site and didnt find anything to replace the back glass with something lighter
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if youre going to mess with your glass and youre serious about weight reduction theres two options as i see it.

one, go for the flatback look, and convert to a vertical glass like the old mr2's. that shouldnt weight much at all,

either that or make a cf mold of the rear hatch, and replace only the flat part with lexan. using full lexan is still going to weigh a load. its a big peice.

for track use only.. why not just remove the whole damn mess?
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