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Paging Jack Olsen or Tyson:

Or TRE Motorsports or anyone else who really knows this stuff...

My buddy ordered this lexan rear window for his street/track toy, (turbo RX-7). It sits on a CF hatch which is painted. It's a pretty good fit but it "potatoe chips" a little on the sides, i.e. it is not a perfect seal against the channel on the sides. It either needs to be glued down with some really strong stuff or screwed down? You can pretty easily hold it tight to the sealing surface but if you let go, it will of course revert to its normal shape which is maybe 1/2" shy of sealing.

The top and bottom fit perfectly. It's actually a pretty impressive piece of plexiglass or lexan with the complex curves.

What should he do? Screw it down? Glue it? Seems like screwing into CF is less than ideal. If the car was a Porsche, obviously I would post this on the tech board or the racing/track board. This guy is a devout member of the church of light weight, you'd like him.

TIA.
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