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I have come across a pair of side cutains for my 100-4, but the plastic has yellowed and is cracked. I'd like to know if there is any company that can replace the plastic.
 
Thom, because plastic windows are in vogue you might find a local glass shop that can repair them using lexan.FWIW---Keoke /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/driving.gif
 
If you're adventurous you may give it a whirl yourself - I've bought Lucite and Plexiglass from sign shops before for a couple different applications - You can get it in about any thickness and it's fairly easy to cut - I used a Black & Decker handheld jig/scroll saw and smoothed the edges with succeedingly finer grades of sandpaper - The nice thing about Plexiglass like that is that it usually comes with a protective paper sheet stuck to it to prevent the plastic from getting dinged during cutting and shaping - when all the works done you peel off the protective sheet.

It drill nicely too -

I'm not familiar with how the panels are attached to the frame portion of the side curtain, but it's probably not that difficult to repair - gotta be screws, rivets, adhesive, etc.

Give er' a go mate!
 
/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/iagree.gif And thats probably what others do when the need arises.However,Lexan is far superior to Plexiglass and does not introduce any new installation techniques.Regards---Keoke /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/driving.gif
 
You can also purchase lexan at most home depot stores as well. They will cut it to rough shapre for you
 
Thanks for the help. Sounds like it's worth a try at fixing them myself. The worst that can happen is I'll screw up a sheet of plastic.
 
Thomas,
To cut either plexi or Lexan use a router with a straight cut bit and a pattern clamped to the plexi-lexan. The router will give you a very smooth cut with very little dressing to be done to the edges and the pattern will keep your cuts straight and true.
 
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