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Has anyone had a windshield extension made or know of a company that does this? I'm tired of getting blasted with air coming over the stock windshield on my 1966 Nauset. I'm thinking of a plexiglass piece that will mount on the outside of the current windshield and come up 8 or 10 inches above the current wood cap.
Dave
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Thanks Phil,
To clarify a bit the Nauset has a wood console with a wooden framed windshield with real glass in it. I'm thinking of mounting the new Plexiglas extension to the outside of the wooden frame. I'm hoping someone has done this before if not I'll probably have to get some cardboard and bend up a pattern and have someone make the bends for me.
You can easily make one yourself. Call a local plastics supplier. I used a 5/16" polycarbonate if I recall correctly.
Made my pattern. Put tape where I was cutting. Used a circular saw to cut and sanded/filed to de-burr the edge.
Then marked with sharpie where the bends were and used a heat gun 1500 watt, and placed the bend area at the edge of plywood work bench. Kept pressure on sheet. When temp was right it easily bent till I stopped the pressure.
I happened to have some of the plastic around and played with scraps before I made the finished product but it was very easy and inexpensive.
The plastic place will probably even give you some scraps.
You may need a special bit to drill holes, and will need the rubber "wellnuts?" if you can find them.
mtown thanks for heat gun Idea. I've done a good bit of plexiglass work but always used an oven. For the wellnuts I'm guessing you mean the rubber things that allow some shrinkage and expansion around the screws. I've used soft rubber tube cutting it a little high and a screw with a finish washer ( the things that allow a screw head to seat flush) Works great.
