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Old 07-28-2020, 09:03 AM   #1
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Acrylic Sheet Window

This is camper shell related...

I shattered a “wing” window on my truck topper. I’m pretty uninformed on plexiglass-style products. I’m guessing because of the pandemic, it’s in pretty short supply. I did find some at Lowe’s, which is Plaskolite.

The way this window works, it’s attached to a hinge “plate” and arm thing that opens it. The hinges are what keeps it attached to the truck. I used a construction adhesive to attach the glass to the hinge plate. The original glass was attached by some sort of tape-like adhesive. I have no idea if this will stand up to washboard...

What I’m wondering about is whether putting three bolts through the plate and "glass" will secure it, or create a perfect set of weak spots for it to crack. I don't like the idea of this big sheet held onto the topper with just some adhesive, though I know the correct adhesive applied correctly can be plenty strong.

What do you think?

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Old 07-28-2020, 11:10 AM   #2
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You can drill acrylic/ not sure on that product. i have made windows for my retromods . you can even cut down actual flat planes from a scrap yard(i like rear windows from trucks). lot of you tubes. but search hotrods, grease monkey sights for lots of discussions on this topic. https://www.eplastics.com/fabricatio...0polycarbonate
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Old 07-28-2020, 12:02 PM   #3
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Alright, thanks.

I'm curious whether drilling the holes will make it more likely to crack where the holes are on rough roads, especially washboard. I guess in the end, if I don't trust my adhesive, I'm either going to have to try to do it over, or drill the holes. What I really don't want is the window falling off while I'm driving.
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