Hello and can you help with, Cat Flap Window replacement?

Hey,

I'm new to the forum, I've (my Wife) has a 1980 series III in daily use. I currently have a new Discovery.

It may be controversial on this site but they are totally different animals but both fantastic at what they do.

On one I love to get my hands dirty and do all the work, any imperfections are mere idiosyncrasies. The Disco has all the same off road capabilities and much more, but on the road capabilities as described by my wife was like "Riding on a firm Marshmallow!". Say what you will I would not like to give up either of them!

My Problem, the rear window on the cat flap over last year has gone opaque. (poor replacement material in the past?) I've looked for a replacement window on line but cannot anything outside of a second hand whole cat flap and that is silly.

If they are not available, I plan on using the cloudy one as a template, but does anyone done this or know best type of plastic to use? I assume they are not glass for safety reasons, as a without a gas strut they might fall off the prop on your noggin!

Any advice would be gratefully received.

Cheers!
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You need to post your questions in the relevant forum old bean, more chance of a solution than in the intro forum for sure.
My take?
2 options, do as you say and cut a new piece out of clear plastic using a fine blade in a jigsaw, search eBay for offcuts of the correct thickness.
Option 2 is to get a glass place to cut one, I wouldn't be overly concerned about it hitting you on the head, new glass is quite tough or you could fit a protective grill of some sort over the inside of the glass so your head or whatever hits that instead.

wot he said above ^^^^^

And ......... Hello from me too.

Got any pics - we likes piccies