car bumper as a glareshield

[airmontblanc]

WHY NOT !!! Like me, Start your cockpit with a car bumper as a glareshield :)


http://monsite.orange.fr/airmontblanc/images/7-picture1.gif?0.5121422792069477

http://monsite.orange.fr/airmontblanc/images/7-picture2.gif?0.38226503524122935

others pics here http://www.mycockpit.org/forums/showthread.php?t=15065

Best regards
Rémy / France

[Geremy Britton]

Loving the car bumper idea! genious :)

[Joe Cygan]

Innovation at it's best! No punt intended,LOL.

[Michael Carter]

That's something not even I would have thought of.

Great idea.

[Joe Cygan]

Me too! I thought he hand laid it. I learn something everyday.

Joe


That's something not even I would have thought of.

Great idea.

[autocadplease]

Good idea!

Can you quickly explain how you did your overhead panel. Is it just a poster behind plexiglass?

[Michael Carter]

Me too! I thought he hand laid it. I learn something everyday.

Joe


And I can think up some pretty crazy stuff too. Like bed liner spray for a glareshield coating??? :lol:

[AndyT]

Got you on that one Mike. It was mentioned almost a year ago I think. Still, another great idea.

[andarlite]

Got you on that one Mike. It was mentioned almost a year ago I think. Still, another great idea.


Actually it was Mike who was the one who mentioned using the bed liner spray for the glareshield:

http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=1240&ppuser=509

Regards,
Henry

[AndyT]

So it was! Well then, great job Mike! And sorry about not giving credit where it was due. I know how much it bugs me when it happens.

[airmontblanc]

Thank you for your messages

i just send a message in the forum

http://www.mycockpit.org/forums/show...5994#post75994

- the car bumper : is the rear car bumper from a French Peugeot 206 car

- the overhead panel : the overhead file is from Juan Cordon à fantastic 737 cockpit builder, you can download it on internet http://users.skynet.be/jcordon/cockp...7_overhd_B.jpg

Give this file to a Cie spécialist in Advertising Panels, and ask them to print this file on a white light diffusion panel (4/5mm) and you will have a nice résult, and backlight is wonderfull, in France this cost me 90 Euros.
After that you have just to make a wood frame, add now some switches, pushbuttons, rotary buttons/switches ...

Best regards
Rémy

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I find that "some" spoilers cars make really good glareshields (when modified) for the cessna type aircraft! Something to think about for GA builders, though making a GS from scratch is much better in my eyes!