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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Earthwerks Unlimited" data-source="post: 21040" data-attributes="member: 1300"><p>My New Holland manual says the door is 1" thick. When choosing a plastic material you have not only consider cost but the type of material too--Lexan is soft and not as rigid by nature as acrylic. Lexan being soft means it scratches easily unless it is hard-coated which adds to the cost. You'll have to be very careful how you clean the window too--most likely you won't be able to use anything but a spray bottle and a soaked rag to gently clean it--and dust will scratch it---so forget about using a windshield wiper. Then there is optical clarity: since it will likely be at a slight angle, it could have refractive characteristics sort of like when you look through water --things aren't really where they are. And how you mount is critical too. A strong door on flimsy hinges and latch hardware, or hardware placed too close to the edge of the material can crack and breakaway. A cheap alternative is welded wire mesh fencing like Tractor Supply sells in 5x10' sheets---it comes 2"x2" sq, openings all the way up to 6" sq.. This is found on excavator and dozer cabs and skidders. It can be a bit hard on the eyes to see through. You could make it attach to the existing door with washers welded on the ends of the mesh itself.</p></blockquote><p></p>