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Old 10-17-2011, 07:50 PM   #1
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Default Thicker Windshield Frame

I have 1" tube steel for the back roof frame, but only 3/4" for the front roof frame. Does anyone offer 1" for the front? I have a stereo console that's too heavy for the 3/4", and my windshield clip holder is for a 1" frame.

I have a 1998 EZ-Go TXT.

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Old 01-10-2012, 02:35 PM   #2
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Old 01-10-2012, 02:38 PM   #3
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Man, you bumped a thread back from October
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Old 01-10-2012, 02:38 PM   #4
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Default Re: Thicker Windshield Frame

I doubt a thicker tube would mate up to the front roof channel. That 3/4" tubing is pretty strong. Just how heavy is this console?
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Old 01-10-2012, 02:40 PM   #5
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Grandpa Gorno, look at his build thread. Its like he has an entire server up there
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Old 01-10-2012, 03:55 PM   #6
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Several issues.

I have a ton of wires going through the front roof struts, and didn't think I'd be able to fish any more through them. I did.

The windshield that came with my buggy is made for 1" tube steel, while I only have 3/4", so I had to fabricate spacers using panduit.

Finally, I have already added 1-1/4" angle to the top of the roof to resolve nuisance squeaking due to excessive bouncing caused by the stereo console. I also added cross members, and through bolted the roof to them, which is going to help with excessive roof sagging over the console.

It took a couple of years to sag, so I'm slowly tightening the through bolts. A couple of days in the sun will help soften it.

In any event, I've solved the problem a different way.
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Old 01-10-2012, 03:57 PM   #7
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Good, pictures?



You knew that was coming!
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Old 01-10-2012, 04:47 PM   #8
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Coltf1991,

New to the site. Surfed the site. Saw a thread that interested me. Searched but no answers. Now you want pictures!!!
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Old 01-10-2012, 04:47 PM   #9
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Good, pictures?



You knew that was coming!
None besides:

http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/elect...-question.html

Updates may be a little slower now that the weekend's over. Gotta work.

Answering a previous question, it is a car stereo with car stereo speakers. However, I lined the whole thing with dense, self-adhesive 1/2" felt, for rock solid bass, with no vibration. The felt is pretty heavy. The most annoying thing is the squeaking due to the roof rocking front and back while driving like a maniac down our gravel trails.

My "luggage rack" seems to have stiffened the thing quite a bit. The front strut is a single piece of tube steel. The rear struts are two pieces. Now all of them are firmly tied to 1-1/4" angle.
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Old 01-10-2012, 05:05 PM   #10
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Coltf1991,

New to the site. Surfed the site. Saw a thread that interested me. Searched but no answers. Now you want pictures!!!
If you spend any time here, you'll know Colt's a picture addict! We all are. He was asking ME for pics.
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