Weight Reduction

[Yaris WRC]

does any one with motorsport background or just anyone who knows where to get perspex windows made etc or carbon fiber 1/4 pannels??

[Sim]

Try pistonheads.com forum they will be able to help you out.

[jaxx]

top man i like your style!

contact a, erm what i can only describe as a race homologation company.

ie the chaps who prep cars for the track etc...

[Sim]

www.plastics4performance.co.uk

Also how about using plastic instead of CF not as flash but probably a lot cheaper.

[Yaris WRC]

where would make them up for me and i suppose they would need panels as a base? how much for 1/4 panels?

[Sim]

Do you mean the plastic panels?

I will see if i can find out.

[Yaris WRC]

thanks. how much do normal windows weigh? and how much do perspex ones weight?

cheers sim i went on piston heads.com no one has replied to your post :( any way i tried to sign up but it kept messing up with my email address for some reason

[jaxx]

perspex is approx 60% lighter than glass

[Sim]

What is the difference between perspex and the other one?

[Yaris WRC]

they dont say the weight or anything on the plastics4performance website. i sent them an e-mail. is the other one... polycarbonate? it is 60% lighter, but roughly how much do your windows weight?

[jaxx]

polycarbonate is an option but i believe it to be more expensive

perspex is ya best bet.

i would have thought the glass could total upto about 10kg on the car!

[alanbradley]

If the windows are going to get stones'n'stuff rattled against them (rallying, for example) then the polycarb would probably be petter - better impact resistance.

Are you allowed plastic windscreens on the road?

Cheers,

A

[knightrider]

not windscreens theres not enough protection, all others yes!

[alanbradley]

That's what I thought...