• JCH
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Topic: Lexan, where to find

So I got an email back from Pagel saying 3/8 minimum thickness polycarbonate for a rear lift gate. Where do you even find it that thick other than super specialized suppliers?

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Re: Lexan, where to find

How far away from SE PA are you?

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Re: Lexan, where to find

eBay

https://www.ebay.com/itm/202797934827?h … R7Cw8-P_YQ

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Re: Lexan, where to find

Lemon_Newton-Metre wrote:

How far away from SE PA are you?

About 600 miles

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Re: Lexan, where to find

https://www.e-tplastics.com/ would be one.
I bet mcmaster has them
just no idea where you at.... I bet there is somewhere local industrial supplier. and I bet bunch of them have cnc cutting available as well

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Re: Lexan, where to find

Try a custom outdoor sign manufacturer? Maybe they'll sell (give) you some for advertising their service.

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Re: Lexan, where to find

Mcmaster is never the wallet friendly option, but they will get it to you fast, and they do have it.
https://www.mcmaster.com/products/polyc … ycarbonate

Your best bet is finding a local plastic supplier or sign shop. Hard to answer with a specific place for your area. Around me there is both Piedmont Plastics, and Polymershapes, both of which happily sell various materials to members of the local makerspace.

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Re: Lexan, where to find

Stop.

Do not install 3/8" thick lexan.

John must have fat-fingered and / or typo'd the response.

The correct answer is 3/32" (0.093".) This is the standard lexan thickness for ALL OTHER racing series. Even pro-rally, which has THE most strict safety standards of all amateur motorsports only requires 0.093" lexan (unless it's the front, that's a different story). Every single car with a lexan rear window at a Lemons race will have a 0.093" sheet.

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Re: Lexan, where to find

Bayley wrote:

Stop.

Do not install 3/8" thick lexan.

John must have fat-fingered and / or typo'd the response.

The correct answer is 3/32" (0.093".) This is the standard lexan thickness for ALL OTHER racing series. Even pro-rally, which has THE most strict safety standards of all amateur motorsports only requires 0.093" lexan (unless it's the front, that's a different story). Every single car with a lexan rear window at a Lemons race will have a 0.093" sheet.

I was going to say, 3/8" lexan is thick stuff. We replaced all the windows in our Saturn Wagon w/Lexan(except windshield) but I think we used 1/8" and never had a problem. Maybe he meant 1/8" or 3/32"

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Re: Lexan, where to find

Bayley wrote:

Stop.

Do not install 3/8" thick lexan.

John must have fat-fingered and / or typo'd the response.

The correct answer is 3/32" (0.093".) This is the standard lexan thickness for ALL OTHER racing series. Even pro-rally, which has THE most strict safety standards of all amateur motorsports only requires 0.093" lexan (unless it's the front, that's a different story). Every single car with a lexan rear window at a Lemons race will have a 0.093" sheet.

I will reply to message and ask for clarification

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Re: Lexan, where to find

+1... my understanding is 1/4" lexan is overqualified for a front windshield, and about half of that is more than enough for a rear. 3/8" for rear sounds crazy.

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