Interior Exterior
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Ok, most of you know that the rear window on the Elise is susceptible to debris hitting it. It even happens with the top up and windows down. Well the other day, I noticed a slight pop sound behind my ears when driving the Elise. I had the soft top on and the windows half cracked. I immediately knew what it was, but luckly no damage. This is a real issue IMO. Watch out when you drive over road debris like small pebbles and such. You might end up like these ET members.
It could be you. I really don't know as what recourse I should take, but something definately needs to be done before it's too late.
Regards,
John
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just thinking outloud, but i wonder how hard it would be to cut some plexiglass, and fabricate a mounting system for it as a plate for seperating the rear window from oncoming debris. i know a router with a straight bit can cut plexi very nicely, and it might be an easy solution. i will let the engineers take it from here, but it could be easily inserted/removed, and would be allot cheaper than broken glass.
just a thought.
Josh
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Someone had the rear window break with the windows up and the top on. I'm not convinced that it is completely due to debris. I think flex has something to do with it also.
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Well the other day, I noticed a slight pop sound behind my ears when driving the Elise. I had the soft top on and the windows half cracked.
IMHO there is no way for a pebble to get in the car with the top on (unless it came off some other car)
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just thinking outloud, but i wonder how hard it would be to cut some plexiglass, and fabricate a mounting system for it as a plate for seperating the rear window from oncoming debris. i know a router with a straight bit can cut plexi very nicely, and it might be an easy solution. i will let the engineers take it from here, but it could be easily inserted/removed, and would be allot cheaper than broken glass.
just a thought.
Josh
hangar111 has this product..
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hangar111 has this product..
cool, never heard of it, but it does seem like an obvious idea.
too bad the rear window cant be lowered like on the honda del sol ( i think thats the model)
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hangar111 has this product..
I can't find it, could you please post url.
John
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http://www.hangar111.com/ckshop.php?...26category%3D1
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Ok, stupid question......is it clear?
John
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It's gotta be clear, I can't imagine them doing otherwise. I believe the brown color is the paper liner that's typically on sheet stock to protect it.
Well I guess from that perspective, it's NOT clear, but can be made clear if you remove the liner...
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It's gotta be clear, I can't imagine them doing otherwise. I believe the brown color is the paper liner that's typically on sheet stock to protect it.
Well I guess from that perspective, it's NOT clear, but can be made clear if you remove the liner...
TY. I'm gonna order one.
John
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I got a couple of thin acrylic sheets (1/16" x12x24") from usplastic.com. This will not cover the entire rear window but the edges will not be seen from the rearview mirror because of the seats.
If you cut it correctly, the sheet can be wedged into the opening next to the window glass. You could also use black electrical tape for the top edge because it won't be seen from the outside and not very noticeable from the inside. Since the opening is slightly curved, at least on my car, the final shape resembled a very shallowed upside down V. I used a box cutter to score the lines. Order a couple sheets just in case, they are cheap.
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I called for Clearplex but the Madico distributor recommeded 8-mil clear safety film. I found a local dealer who installed it for $85. Better than the suction cup option.