what i want to do is take out the middle brace and replace it with a piece of acrylic attached to the existing brace (under the brace's lip) or replace it with a peace of glass siliconed to the glass (once again under the existing brace's lip). then i could make a sliding glass or acrylic cover the entire area instead to the 2 separate ones... good idea or not? im not sure if its worth the work or money, i may just get that roofing stuff and make a sliding lid with that because you can't see it anyway