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05-12-2018, 02:58 PM
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Getting Wild
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: W PA
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Windshield Stiffener?
Anyone run some kind of horizontal brace behind their windshield to stiffen it? Interested in ideas. Mine bows in a bit from wind speed, and shakes a lot on rough ground. Not hot-rodding around or off-roading so I'm not expecting a lot.
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05-13-2018, 08:06 AM
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Just Gone
 Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: North Carolina
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Re: Windshield Stiffener?
Someone, I can't remember who because it's been over a year now, ran a piece of 1x1" angled aluminum across both front struts where the windshield folds. They said it helpedout a lot.
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05-13-2018, 04:40 PM
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Getting Wild
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: W PA
Posts: 123
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Re: Windshield Stiffener?
Got my 4' length of 1" x 0.125" aluminum angle at Lowes, and some flat head screws. Then left the angle in the cart in the parking lot. Had grand plans.
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05-13-2018, 05:45 PM
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Gone Wild
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Central mn
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Re: Windshield Stiffener?
Nice!
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05-15-2018, 07:35 PM
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Gone Wild
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Slippery Rock
Posts: 243
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Re: Windshield Stiffener?
search windshield bar. I just did this Saturday
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05-16-2018, 04:56 AM
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Getting Wild
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: W PA
Posts: 123
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Re: Windshield Stiffener?
Thanks for the search tip! I'm only 15 min north of you, by the way.
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05-16-2018, 05:37 PM
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Getting Wild
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: W PA
Posts: 123
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Re: Windshield Stiffener?
Done. Ran a strip of the soft side (the "vel") of Velcro on he angle to pad the windshield.
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05-16-2018, 05:38 PM
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Getting Wild
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: W PA
Posts: 123
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Re: Windshield Stiffener?
Backside. Not sure I need screws on the folded pieces.
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05-17-2018, 05:16 AM
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Gone Wild
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Slippery Rock
Posts: 243
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Re: Windshield Stiffener?
We cut the front tab off and screwed thru the tabs, but I like the way you did it better. Either way, better than a bouncy windshield!
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05-17-2018, 05:49 AM
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Gone Wild
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: East Central Missouri
Posts: 1,955
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Re: Windshield Stiffener?
I found that stiffening the bottom solved the problem and kept the bar out of my line of sight. I used square aluminum tubing across between the uprights with hardware corner braces screwed to both pieces. Then added weatherstripping foam tape to keep the windshield and cross brace tight together. Works well and the brace provided a sturdy mounting point for an acrylic dash tray.
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