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johnt57aus
Joined: Sun May 30, 2010 2:59 am Posts: 17 Location: Toowoomba, Qld.
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Hi all, well I managed to get a good canopy for the daughters Sierra soft top from Sydney. I managed to put it on her car today and right at the end I broke the rear hinged window.  Can anyone tell me who would be best to see about a replacement in Toowoomba preferably, - O'Briens , Novus, Petrina?.
If need be, I will drive to Brisbane for one. I would imagine that it won't be cheap either.  Hope someone can send me in the right direction for one. I am a bit pissed off about it, just quietly. Thanks, regards John T.
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cairns27
Joined: Thu Dec 23, 2010 7:42 pm Posts: 489 Location: Macleay Island
Vehicle: '95 Vitara JXI LWB G16B
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O'briens in Cairns wanted $300, I just used ply,and cut some holes for perspex.
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Fatzook

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Joined: Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14977 Location: The Hills
Vehicle: Vitara, NGV
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I just had a 6mm toughened glass cur for the rear window of my ute. $88.
Also had a 6mm toughened side window cut for rushos sierra canopy. $88.
That was in brissy ofcoarse.
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Scrawny

I live here!
Joined: Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:30 pm Posts: 10528 Location: Brissie
Vehicle: Popemobile
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Some dickhead smashed the back window of my canopy, I just got some tinted perspex cut for $77.
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zooky08

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Joined: Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 3426 Location: imbil/gympie. qld
Vehicle: 03 Jimny
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would polycarbonate work?
does look shit when scratched though
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Fatzook

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Joined: Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14977 Location: The Hills
Vehicle: Vitara, NGV
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zooky08 wrote: would polycarbonate work? does look shit when scratched though
Both polycarbonate and perspex will scratch. Polycarbonate is much stronger though.
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zooky08

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Joined: Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 3426 Location: imbil/gympie. qld
Vehicle: 03 Jimny
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Fatzook wrote: zooky08 wrote: would polycarbonate work? does look shit when scratched though Both polycarbonate and perspex will scratch. Polycarbonate is much stronger though.
yea i know, my front windshield is polycarbonate
legal i know but i like the idea of taking a hammer to it and it doesnt break 
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Fatzook

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Joined: Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14977 Location: The Hills
Vehicle: Vitara, NGV
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zooky08 wrote: Fatzook wrote: zooky08 wrote: would polycarbonate work? does look shit when scratched though Both polycarbonate and perspex will scratch. Polycarbonate is much stronger though. yea i know, my front windshield is polycarbonate legal i know but i like the idea of taking a hammer to it and it doesnt break 
I don't. Glass is easier to see through and has less optical distortion. Besides. I can get new windscreens for under $100, so why fuck around with illegal plastics. 
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zooky08

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Joined: Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 3426 Location: imbil/gympie. qld
Vehicle: 03 Jimny
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cos were i live its $170 for a front winshield
broke 3 windscreens within two months
didnt want fork out another $170 for a fourth one.
so i got a 100 dollar polycarbonate windshield that wouldnt break
car isnt on the road any more
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cairns27
Joined: Thu Dec 23, 2010 7:42 pm Posts: 489 Location: Macleay Island
Vehicle: '95 Vitara JXI LWB G16B
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Just had Novus around here to do a friend's windscreen, laminate is the only glass you can cut for cars, the reason it's $300, is that going round courners even the pro's can break a sheet..start again.
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tanshi

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Joined: Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:30 pm Posts: 7717 Location: Brisbane
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GJames glass, i got a laminate one cut for around the 100 mark
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Vash
Joined: Fri Feb 04, 2011 3:12 am Posts: 130 Location: Sydney
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Hey fatzook, where do i get a windscreen for under $100? I need one
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cairns27
Joined: Thu Dec 23, 2010 7:42 pm Posts: 489 Location: Macleay Island
Vehicle: '95 Vitara JXI LWB G16B
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Tanshi where are you, this is the second quote I had for $3oo, which would double the value of the vehicle.
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