Broken rear windows
Submitted: Saturday, Jan 24, 2009 at 21:15
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Kim and Damn Dog
I came across this yesterday which may be of interest to caravan and camper trailer users. Certainly not cheap, but could reduce stone damage and broken rear windows.
http://www.rocktamers.com.au/
Regards
Kim
Reply By: Member - Willie , Sydney. - Sunday, Jan 25, 2009 at 08:51
Sunday, Jan 25, 2009 at 08:51
Hi Kim,
A few years ago I made myself up a similar design from
conveyor belt rubber.
It sort of worked, but I found that when I was travelling in wheel tracks they swept rocks up from these and made the situation worse.
I did not do any heavy 4WD stuff with the and if I had say, used them in mud, I think they would have been totalled pretty quickly.
I have seen these
Rock Tamers ones at the Penrith Show. They do look great , but are very expensive .
Willie.
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Reply By: Member - Julie P (VIC) - Monday, Jan 26, 2009 at 19:18
Monday, Jan 26, 2009 at 19:18
In my opinion the only real answer (proven time and time again by us) is to cover the rear window - and the best stuff is a uv impervious product called Tuffex - 2mm thick - does not crack in the sun like perspex - ours lasted years - we attached it initially with velcro - but dust, rain and heat is a problem, so we got some suction caps that have a screw fitting, drilled holes and put them on - never had a problem after that. There is a mob sometimes mentioned on here called "obeys outback" O'Briens or something like that - they supply them with velcro attachments.
jules
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