ian.hoper Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 Hi all you flies in teeth severner's . we need your help in recomending a suitable, reasonably priced Aero screen to fit our 2 year old ex academy car. The current heated job is split and pepperd so will have to be replaced and as we do mostly track days would like your recomends and a indication of cost and where from . Car is black and white so black jobby would be nice . My old X flow has Brooklands on a strap and I never take it off . its great and makes the car look the dogs but not suitable for Christians roadsport. . Thanks Ian Hoper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 I've got a Redline JPE-style full-width perspex jobby that I'd like to sell. Pics all over my site (gallery and elsewhere). Project Scope-Creep is live... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrino Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 Be interested to hear what people think of the 'smoked' perspex JPE screen versus the carbon screens too. I had Brooklands before, and they were great 'cos you could get a good view of the front wheels working away, which I guess you'd lose with an opaque screen (depending on type)? Bite me 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 My definition of an aeroscreen is something you look over, not through... I appreciate there is usually a certain amount of 'peripheral' vision (i.e. the road immediately in front of the car) that falls into the aeroscreen zone, but this isn't an issue for me. The JPE isn't all *that* tall anyway... Project Scope-Creep is live... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casbar Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 Well my "definition" of an aero screen is anything that deflects the wind, including Brooklands, and is not a windscreen . It also depends on how tall you are, whether you have to look through or over the screen, even with Brooklands on my car, you look over them, but can still look through them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luddites7 Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 Got the RiF carbon fibre (no you cant see through it) its a lot better than the old JPE one i used to have - as this seems to deflect the air flow better. Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 and is not a windscreen Sorry - I wasn't trying to say that an aeroscreen has to be opaque... ...just that if you normal view ahead is over the top of the air-shovel, it's an aeroscreen (in my book) and if you are looking through it, it's a windscreen. Or to put it another way... ...if you can paint it black and still drive safely, it's an aeroscreen Project Scope-Creep is live... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Dinnim Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 another for the RiF carbon aeroscreen. I sit quite tall in a seat despite being a short 🙆🏻 and have no problems with wind 😳 or visibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrone Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 The JPE screen is a cast iron bitch to fit (where it does fit), mine was anyway. The RiF interchangeable screen is far easier and looks much neater and I will be buying one when funds allow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 The perspex race half screen ( available from Caterham) gets my vote and is available for the passenger side as well. From a functional standpoint I think it's far better to be able to see through the screen when picking clipping points. I think they are about £50-60 each. MikeW Mega Grad Race No 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbutnotslow Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 Another for the RiF carbon aeroscreen Nice bloke too! Grant 😬 183 BHP of black and stone chip excitement. 😬 here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 Nothing beats an AR7E Mk II though Details here Project Scope-Creep is live... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Edited by - Myles on 25 Jul 2005 20:02:00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bafty Crastard Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 What’s that screen for R300 NUT'errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 Moi! Buffet-free to 128mph. Although I'm trying to sell it, the JPE was a right pain at much lower speeds - partly due to being mounted so close to the driver. Project Scope-Creep is live... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bafty Crastard Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 To be honest I though it was a visor that fell off your crash helmet The R300 NUT'errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 LOL Project Scope-Creep is live... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade_runner Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 another vote for the perspex half race screen 'Pinky Pics' here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Buffet free ........... guess the sausage rolls fall off the dash at that speed. When choosing and areoscreen , its worth looking at the rake angle , some of the JPE screens and carbon R500 screens were raked at a very shallow angle so the air wasnt deflected over your head . I have tilted mine up at a slightly steeper angle and this now works well . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 You try balancing three sausage-rolls and a glass of wine at that speed Seriously though - it all depends on how 'tall' you sit etc. etc. - the JPE didn't work too well for me because it was: i) sited directly under the 'windscreen line' - too close ii) not steep enough - but that was defined by the screen itself iii) not tall enough - ditto iv) even with Tillet tilted and mounted quite far back, I sit too-tall (arguably) for a standard FIA bar. The AR7E Mk II addresses the first-three of these issues - but the prototype Mk I was slightly more efficient. But far more ugly ☹️ Project Scope-Creep is live... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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