Greg,
I have done this, it is simple, they look great, work well and are
definitely not concourse. I sandblasted the frames, reinforced the
corners by welding in some small triangles, painted the frames black.
Bought thin (16th") poly carbonate sheet from a local plastic shop.
(better and much harder than plexiglass) About $12. Made cardboard
templates. drew them on the plastic. (It cuts nicely with tin snips).
Lined them up, drilled holes in the plastic where all the original side
curtain holes were. I used a bunch of short, stainless screws and nuts
to hold them on the frame. These could be painted black and be even less
obvious. Ignore the split, make them one solid piece. (When was the
last time you went through a toll booth or used hand signals?)
Mounted them on the car and did some fine tuning to the fit. Did
not bolt the rear corner so I could slide my hand inside to release the
door opener. The poly is flexible enough to do this easily.
Bottom line is they are great, exceptionally clear, more ridged, no
flapping in the wind, better visibility, easy to keep clean, work better
than the originals, are almost invisible at 15'. Love them and would be
happy to take and post pics if needed. Give me a call.
I keep them handy in the trunk in some old flannel (saves the price
of a side curtain bag) pillowcases to keep them clean and protected.
Rob Westcott
'55 BN1
(425) 644-9590
Greg Lemon wrote:
>I have some frames I acquired on E-bay (ahhh...E-bay) for my BN1
>sidecurtains. They are the ones that have the horizontal split line about a
>third of the way up.
>
>Have the frames only. Would like to make these into full curtains, don't
>need anything that will win concourse, but if it looks are somewhere
>approximating original that would be a plus, mostly want them functional, as
>they will pretty much only go on when I need them because I am far from home
>on the highway in my car and it has started to rain.
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