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MA-
You are right, the scratching is an issue. (and you don't have to look =
through paint.....) There are options, tho;
polycarbonate sheet is available with a special, hard surfacr treatment. =
Unfortunately, it is QUITE expensive, probably more expensive than =
replacement glass....so it's value would be as a weight/coolness issue.
Larry
sandiego16v
Larry
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Michael Abatzis=20
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 11:51 PM
Subject: Re: [help! need glass in new orleans!]
oh, crap! more like you drove my car! maybe your bad luck rubbed off, =
like=20
the stink in that seinfeld episode...
on a (slightly) happier note, i made it safely back from louisiana =
with my=20
stereo and other goodies intact. i didn't get glass, but went to a =
hardware=20
store, bought some plexiglass and a cutter, and 30 min/$20 later =
instant=20
window. worked very nice, barely wind noise at 85 mph, and that was =
due to a=20
slight mis-cut. got me thinking, plexiglass=3Dlight=3Dcheap=3Deasy to =
cut. why not=20
replace glass with this stuff? only things i can think of are: =
scratching=20
(no more than paint though, right?) and safety (i'm thinking these can =
shatter into knife-like pieces).
-Michael Abatzis
Hotlanta! GA
1988 Scirocco 2L 16v RIP-->parting, prelim web site, but not taking =
orders=20
yet: www.learnlink.emory.edu/~mabatzi/mikes_page1.html
1987 Scirocco 2L 16v...
>From: Cathy Boyko <losinit@usa.net>
>To: "Michael Abatzis" <abatzis2@hotmail.com>, =
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: [help! need glass in new orleans!]
>Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 18:07:08 -0500
>
>
>
>-Michael Abatzis (challenging for "silver headache" title"
>
>
>Nah, I don't think so there buddy. And Craig's got the nightmare, =
hmm, a=20
>title
>for this one, maybe "Il Fah-Ted" (as we say ill fated around here.) =
It's=20
>sure
>been a pain.
>
>Oh Lord, I just had a thought (not all that rare an occurrence =
actually),=20
>you
>DROVE mine didn't you? Maybe the "apprentice headache" then, it may =
be
>learning the tricks of the trade.
>
>
>Cathy, with the one and only "silver headache"
>
>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>MA-</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> You are right, the scratching is =
an issue.=20
(and you don't have to look through paint.....) There are options, =
tho;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>polycarbonate sheet is available with a =
special,=20
hard surfacr treatment. Unfortunately, it is QUITE expensive, =
probably=20
more expensive than replacement glass....so it's value would be as a=20
weight/coolness issue.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Larry</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>sandiego16v</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Larry</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A href=3D"mailto:abatzis2@hotmail.com"; =
title=3Dabatzis2@hotmail.com>Michael=20
Abatzis</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 13, 2003 =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [help! need glass =
in new=20
orleans!]</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>oh, crap! more like you drove my car! maybe your =
bad luck=20
rubbed off, like <BR>the stink in that seinfeld episode...<BR>on a =
(slightly)=20
happier note, i made it safely back from louisiana with my <BR>stereo =
and=20
other goodies intact. i didn't get glass, but went to a hardware =
<BR>store,=20
bought some plexiglass and a cutter, and 30 min/$20 later instant =
<BR>window.=20
worked very nice, barely wind noise at 85 mph, and that was due to a=20
<BR>slight mis-cut. got me thinking, plexiglass=3Dlight=3Dcheap=3Deasy =
to cut. why=20
not <BR>replace glass with this stuff? only things i can think of are: =
scratching <BR>(no more than paint though, right?) and safety (i'm =
thinking=20
these can <BR>shatter into knife-like pieces).<BR><BR><BR>-Michael=20
Abatzis<BR>Hotlanta! GA<BR>1988 Scirocco 2L 16v RIP-->parting, =
prelim web=20
site, but not taking orders <BR>yet: <A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.learnlink.emory.edu/~mabatzi/mikes_page1.html";>www.lea=
rnlink.emory.edu/~mabatzi/mikes_page1.html</A><BR>1987=20
Scirocco 2L 16v...<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>>From: Cathy Boyko <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:losinit@usa.net";>losinit@usa.net</A>><BR>>To: =
"Michael=20
Abatzis" <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:abatzis2@hotmail.com";>abatzis2@hotmail.com</A>>, =
<<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:scirocco-l@scirocco.org";>scirocco-l@scirocco.org</A>><B=
R>>Subject:=20
Re: [help! need glass in new orleans!]<BR>>Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 =
18:07:08=20
-0500<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>-Michael Abatzis (challenging for =
"silver=20
headache" title"<BR>><BR>><BR>>Nah, I don't think so there =
buddy. And=20
Craig's got the nightmare, hmm, a <BR>>title<BR>>for this one, =
maybe "Il=20
Fah-Ted" (as we say ill fated around here.) It's =
<BR>>sure<BR>>been a=20
pain.<BR>><BR>>Oh Lord, I just had a thought (not all that rare =
an=20
occurrence actually), <BR>>you<BR>>DROVE mine didn't you? Maybe =
the=20
"apprentice headache" then, it may be<BR>>learning the tricks of =
the=20
trade.<BR>><BR>><BR>>Cathy, with the one and only "silver=20
=
headache"<BR>><BR>><BR>>________________________________________=
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