[help! need glass in new orleans!]

[txrocco@sbcglobal.net (ATS - Patrick Bureau)]

well the answer is very simple

safety on the roads of north america usa are gouverned byt the federal.
the rule is the same for all states.

tempered safety glass on roads, nothing else is allowed.

now do what you want.

ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net


=>-----Original Message-----
=>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
=>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Dan Smith
=>Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 10:13 AM
=>To: Michael Abatzis; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
=>Subject: Re: [help! need glass in new orleans!]
=>
=>
=>You're right about the shattering. When plexiglass breaks, in my
=>experience it made huge, very sharp daggers. For a car that sees
=>street time, I wouldn't replace anything with plexi except maybe
=>the back side windows. I'd also like to take my sunroof out and
=>seal in a piece of plexi there, but other than that not only is
=>it probably not legal where there are inspections, but definitely
=>not safe for other windows.
=>
=>Dan
=>
=>--- "Michael Abatzis" <abatzis2@hotmail.com> wrote:
=>>
=>>oh, crap! more like you drove my car! maybe your bad luck rubbed
=>off, like
=>>the stink in that seinfeld episode...
=>>on a (slightly) happier note, i made it safely back from
=>louisiana with my
=>>stereo and other goodies intact. i didn't get glass, but went to
=>a hardware
=>>store, bought some plexiglass and a cutter, and 30 min/$20 later instant
=>>window. worked very nice, barely wind noise at 85 mph, and that
=>was due to a
=>>slight mis-cut. got me thinking, plexiglass=light=cheap=easy to
=>cut. why not
=>>replace glass with this stuff? only things i can think of are:
=>scratching
=>>(no more than paint though, right?) and safety (i'm thinking these can
=>>shatter into knife-like pieces).
=>>
=>>
=>>-Michael Abatzis
=>>Hotlanta! GA
=>>1988 Scirocco 2L 16v RIP-->parting, prelim web site, but not
=>taking orders
=>>yet: www.learnlink.emory.edu/~mabatzi/mikes_page1.html
=>>1987 Scirocco 2L 16v...
=>>
=>>
=>>
=>>
=>>>From: Cathy Boyko <losinit@usa.net>
=>>>To: "Michael Abatzis" <abatzis2@hotmail.com>, <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
=>>>Subject: Re: [help! need glass in new orleans!]
=>>>Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 18:07:08 -0500
=>>>
=>>>
=>>>
=>>>-Michael Abatzis (challenging for "silver headache" title"
=>>>
=>>>
=>>>Nah, I don't think so there buddy. And Craig's got the
=>nightmare, hmm, a
=>>>title
=>>>for this one, maybe "Il Fah-Ted" (as we say ill fated around
=>here.) It's
=>>>sure
=>>>been a pain.
=>>>
=>>>Oh Lord, I just had a thought (not all that rare an occurrence
=>actually),
=>>>you
=>>>DROVE mine didn't you? Maybe the "apprentice headache" then, it may be
=>>>learning the tricks of the trade.
=>>>
=>>>
=>>>Cathy, with the one and only "silver headache"
=>>>
=>>>
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