Windscreen adjustment

[peter_m7uk]

Hi, my windscreeen is quite old and was supplied by Robin Hood complete - You may not be surprised to learn that it doesn't quite fit!   The curve of the scuttle and the curve of the windscreen bottom ali bracket are just a bit too different to cover with trim, so I think I need an adjustment!   I would post a picture, but I seem to have used all my Rhocar attachment space and can't see how to remove anything..

Anyway, for those who have adjusted theirs, how did you bend the bottom bracket?  It looks quite sturdy and I would be worried about cracking the ali if I need to apply serious force.   Also, I don't think the glass will fit after I've bent the bracket up, so has anyone cut the glass down and how??

Thanks,

Pete

[richyb66]

Are you talking about the gap between the scuttle and the bottom strip that surrounds the screen?

On the original kit there's a tee shaped piece of rubber that fits in the groove in the bottom of the screen surround and that sits down on the scuttle. I wanted something a bit more solid so i used a wide piece of black plastic about 3mm think. This slots in to the bottom of the screen surround and I used a small bead of black sealer around the edges to seal it.

The scuttle did sag a bit in the centre though:

As this meant I was relying on the sealer to hold the parts together and  knew it wouldn't hold, I made new surrounds for by demist vents that had a pair of upstands on the front edge that I could screw the plastic through. You can just about see them here:

 

 

 

Edited February 2, 2020 by richyb66

[alantoon]

I made a body coloured infill panel to bridge the gap with sealer from the cockpit side

[peter_m7uk]

Thanks for the suggestions, guys.   I did have various ideas about "filling the gap".   But my first preference is to adjust the frame and the glass - Anyone on here (Zero builders) got some ideas on that?

Pete

[brumster]

Well on my Zero I just did the flap + sealant thing. I think if you was set on shaping them, then the bottom aluminium frame should bend into shape with a bit of heat but the glass I would be getting cut by a specialist. Seems a whole load of hassle to have an odd-shaped windscreen !

[theduck]

On 2/1/2020 at 11:49 PM, peter_m7uk said:

I would post a picture, but I seem to have used all my Rhocar attachment space and can't see how to remove anything..

Go to upper right of screen and click your username, go to "My Attachments". Click the thread link to take you to the specific thread the attachment was you want to delete was originally posted in. Edit the thread post. There is a trash can icon to allow you delete the attachment.

Sorry its so convoluted. Any issues drop me a PM.

[peter_m7uk]

On 2/3/2020 at 10:57 AM, theduck said:

Go to upper right of screen and click your username, go to "My Attachments". Click the thread link to take you to the specific thread the attachment was you want to delete was originally posted in. Edit the thread post. There is a trash can icon to allow you delete the attachment.

Sorry its so convoluted. Any issues drop me a PM.

There's no "edit" option, I'm afraid!  Some of my posts are over 10 years old, I think maybe with age I can no longer edit??

Edited February 7, 2020 by peter_m7uk
Ironically, I couldn't edit as suggested!

[peter_m7uk]

For info, I spoke to a glass specialist and Rich Hall at GBS, in the end.   The glass guy said he could cut, but there was a 50/50 chance of cracking it.   Richard said it shouldn't be too hard to bend the ali frame, then if I made a wooden template for the glass and sent it to GBS, they'd send me a new pane to match.

So my approach is to bend the frame and take the existing pane to the glass cutter.  If he can cut without cracking it, result!   If it does crack, I will have to go the wooden template route.

For those who say "just fill the gap", "it's a lot of hassle to do that" etc, I'm afraid I'm a perfectionist!!  It's taken me ages to build this car, but it's going to be spot on, as I like it 

Pete

[theduck]

40 minutes ago, peter_m7uk said:

There's no "edit" option, I'm afraid!  Some of my posts are over 10 years old, I think maybe with age I can no longer edit??

Just having a look into a better solution as it looks like you are way over your storage limit - Club members have much higher limits than community users, so I assume you were previously a club member?

Will make a new post with details of the solution as this affects all members.

[fry61]

Please ensure the 'screen will still be tall enough when you are sat in the driver's seat, peering over/under the top rail is also less than perfect.