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Instead of using the stove & risking a nice little fire. You MIGHT try a good heat gun.
Lexan that thin can be molded at around 200deg. Cut the lexan about 2" larger than you need. Build a 2pc frame 1" wide that just slides over the mold with a gap equal to the thicknes of the lexan. Make sure you can trap the lexan between the frame's halves solidly. Thumbscrews work good for this. Heat the lexan until it JUST starts to sag. Then pull it over the mold. Hold it there until it cools. Pull the lexan out of the frame, trim as needed, then install with clear 5min epoxy. This is a cheapskate's vacuum former.
If I were a betting man I'd wager that the smallcar kit is vacuformed.
If you get this working, you could step up to polycarbonate. It'd cost more for the materials, but it works at slightly higher temps, and would provide a product that surpasses OEM.
In lieu of a heat gun, you could suspend the frame in the oven @ 200deg until the lexan sags
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