 Experiment in manufacturing fail, "mirror" acrylic ran hats |
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| Mikey914 |
 Oct 22 2019, 04:39 PM
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The rubber man  Group: Members Posts: 12,677 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None 
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Ran across these. Mirror acrylic, didn't work out as planned.
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| jfort |
Oct 22 2019, 05:13 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,137 Joined: 5-May 03 From: Findlay, OH Member No.: 652 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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Rix 914parts has plastic rain shields.
https://www.rix914parts.com/store/p34/RIX_C...r%29-Clear.html I bought and recently installed. No affiliation |
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| Mikey914 |
Oct 22 2019, 06:33 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,677 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None
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Yes we do make the rain hats in a higher quality plastic. for both 4 and 6.
You are pointing at the 6 version that we do also make, but currently can sell only to the one customer we make them for. The 4 version we make is here - https://900designs-container.zoeysite.com/c...-rain-hat-set-1 It's resistant to gasoline / but is paint able also. I just was remembering how they formed so nicely and the "mirror" didn't fair so well. Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| campbellcj |
Oct 23 2019, 07:06 AM
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I can't Re Member Group: Members Posts: 4,547 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Agoura, CA Member No.: 21 Region Association: Southern California
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Timely topic as I just saw these at Zuffenhausen 2 a few weeks back and was intrigued. I like the clear flat-top more than rain shields, and it's really unlikely my car will see rain action (I have metal rainshields in storage and metal flat-tops normally on the car).
(IMG:https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48846541608_331122dc87_c.jpg) |
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| Literati914 |
Oct 23 2019, 07:23 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,472 Joined: 16-November 06 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 7,222 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I've wanted a set of rain hats with a proper wrinkle/crinkle paint finish in black.. but those clear ones are really cool, might like those better (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) IF someone made them for the /4 cylinder webers (hint, hint..)
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| GeorgeRud |
Oct 23 2019, 10:11 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,725 Joined: 27-July 05 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 4,482 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
In case of a backfire, I was always concerned about plastic catching fire. I remember a friend’s 914-6 having a bad engine fire when a backfire caused the stock plastic air cleaner to catch fire.
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| Mikey914 |
Oct 23 2019, 10:24 AM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,677 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None
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The flat cleat no problem, wouldn't be too expensive either. The problem is not the plastic as the ignition point is 580c, so if that's a problem you have something else going on. If the stock intake set up was poly-E it's still 348C. The paper filter elements would be more likely to ignite.
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| Mikey914 |
Oct 23 2019, 10:26 AM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,677 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(Literati914 @ Oct 23 2019, 06:23 AM)  I've wanted a set of rain hats with a proper wrinkle/crinkle paint finish in black.. but those clear ones are really cool, might like those better (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) IF someone made them for the /4 cylinder webers (hint, hint..) The silver ones are for a 4. |
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