Replacement Glass

[CMYKhazi-Dan]

Hey all! I have an Area 51 Site 4 cab without the front glass and I'm looking to restore it back to something close to complete.
Would you use a piece of glass (should it be a certain spec? toughened etc,?) or could I use a piece of perspex/acrylic?

Cheers in advance

 

[ArcadePCB]

If you use glass, use a security glass as used in cars for the side windows. But you can't cut this after hardening any more, so make sure you order the correct dimensions. I also would recommend to use a greyish glass rather than the standard greenish one. I don't know the english word for it, but in german it's called 'Einscheibensicherheitsglas' (ESG). That's the type of glass breaking in thousends of tiny pieces instead of breaking in sharp parts.

 

[Flyback2021]

If you use glass, use a security glass as used in cars for the side windows. But you can't cut this after hardening any more, so make sure you order the correct dimensions. I also would recommend to use a greyish glass rather than the standard greenish one. I don't know the english word for it, but in german it's called 'Einscheibensicherheitsglas' (ESG). That's the type of glass breaking in thousends of tiny pieces instead of breaking in sharp parts.

I have used toughened glass and ordered cut to size in the past as a replacement. smoked (tinted) can also work nicely too depending on game/ cabinet.

 

[Phils Arcade]

Smoked glass is great to hide, or partially hide screen burn in a number of games.