Cutting glass?

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sierra3dr
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Cutting glass?

#1 Post by sierra3dr »

Hello fellow enthusiasts. A good while back I smashed the rear side window on my 3dr shell Sierra :oops: getting another will be difficult as they are rare. It has crossed my mind to cut out the needed shape from a minibus side window. Anyone had the experience of cutting glass?
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harvey
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#2 Post by harvey »

I assume this is a flat glass. If you can supply a template a glass company should be able to supply one for you. I've had a lot lot made for yank trucks that came over with bullet holes in the glass.
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suffolkpete
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#3 Post by suffolkpete »

You can't cut toughened glass. The glass company will cut it from normal glass and send it away to be toughened.
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sierra3dr
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Re: Cutting glass?

#4 Post by sierra3dr »

thankyou gents. I first tried asking pilkingtons,and they said that they don't have the tooling
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