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| Badger110 Member Since: 06 Feb 2018 Location: South hams Posts: 1039   
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4th Nov 2018 1:30pm |
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| 2010Blackdefender90 Member Since: 07 Jan 2018 Location: London Posts: 562 
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Thanks, sourced
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6th Nov 2018 10:46am |
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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5729 
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DON’T USE SILICONE.
I would use a black Pu sealer. The best is Tiger seal. |
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16th Feb 2019 8:51pm |
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| 2010Blackdefender90 Member Since: 07 Jan 2018 Location: London Posts: 562
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I put a thin bead around the outer edges of the holes on the frame on the top and side edges, keep the water out |
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16th Feb 2019 10:19pm |
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| dantastic Member Since: 04 May 2010 Location: London Posts: 367
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Hahahaha, perfect! I'll get some Tiger seal! Thanks! |
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17th Feb 2019 8:57am |
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| jfh Member Since: 08 Jan 2014 Location: West Coast Posts: 359  
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Reviving this thread. I'm currently making my own and i need some help.
Can anyone tell me what the preset force are on those gas struts. 50N, 100N or 150N? I could only get 150N struts and I'm not sure if the 6mm toughened glass will hold up to them.  Click image to enlarge |
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25th Jul 2020 11:54am |
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| Timcat Member Since: 20 Jul 2016 Location: Rugby at the moment Posts: 1025 
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There you go....Frontrunner glass. 150nm.
Click image to enlarge |
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25th Jul 2020 12:07pm |
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| jfh Member Since: 08 Jan 2014 Location: West Coast Posts: 359
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Thank you very much, this helps a lot. This is the last leg of this project and the glass isn't cheap.
Have a great day. |
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25th Jul 2020 12:22pm |
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| Timcat Member Since: 20 Jul 2016 Location: Rugby at the moment Posts: 1025
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No problem
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25th Jul 2020 12:34pm |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3683 
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Looking forward to seeing this. Make sure you update this thread once complete. |
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25th Jul 2020 5:32pm |
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| jfh Member Since: 08 Jan 2014 Location: West Coast Posts: 359
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Thanks. I will try to update as I go along.
This is a project that I wanted to do for so long, unfortunately money is always an issue. So it's slow going, but the end is insight. I first made the door out of aluminium to make sure that I get it right before the glass is cut. That's was a good decision as the locks in the photo are are about 25mm too low. 
The aluminium is a bit soft so it bends al little where the gas struts connects to the door. That's the main purpose of me asking about the gas struts. The toughened glass will be much harder and less likely to flex but I still have to commit before I know. Click image to enlarge I'm doing this all out of my head/ reverse engineering with a bit of help from fellow forum members. (This forum and the SA 4x4 community forum) |
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25th Jul 2020 5:54pm |
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| jfh Member Since: 08 Jan 2014 Location: West Coast Posts: 359
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Just an update, things are going slow but getting there.
Just finished painting and did a quick mock-up. Installation will be next weekend, if all goes well, it'll be a long weekend for us in SA Click image to enlarge As I'm eventually going for glass doors, I've opted to first test the setup with a aluminium door. |
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14th Sep 2020 3:55pm |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3317 
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Looking good. Nice work mate. WARNING.
This post may contain sarcasm. |
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14th Sep 2020 4:50pm |
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| jfh Member Since: 08 Jan 2014 Location: West Coast Posts: 359
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Thank you.
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14th Sep 2020 5:36pm |
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