Window (safety glass) in the front cap?

[PNW_Steve]

Hey Everyone,

I was fiddling around with some general design ideas (daydreaming) and had a thought.

When the right bus finds me I expect that there will be a roof raising in order. I was pondering the front cap and the thought of an arched safety glass window occurred to me.

Anyone tried this? What kind of issues/success did you encounter?

Thanks

Steve

 

[BusFiend]

You mean a separate window above the windshield or replacing the windshield with an arched variety?

 

[PNW_Steve]

You mean a separate window above the windshield or replacing the windshield with an arched variety?

Separate, above the windshield.

 

[BusFiend]

Great idea! I've only ever seen it done on coaches. The first thing is having a piece of safety glass cut to size; easy but not cheap. The second would be fabricating a mount. A shop should be able to do that for you. Again, probably not cheap. Then simply install the mounted glass in a pre-framed opening.

It would look wicked cool!

 

[slaughridge85]

Somebody on here did just that. There are pictures of it on a build thread somewhere... Can't remember which one though, an older thread I think.

 

[PNW_Steve]

I found some places online that will custom cut the laminates safety glass. The size is a bit of an issue with online vendors. I would have to make the window in two pieces.

The glass looks fairly straightforward but I have no clue when it comes to the frame/mounting.

Thanks for the suggestions!