I'v been following this on mud, but I'll post up here also, I don't think the solid panel will be an issue on the drivers side, my fridge and water is on that side so it works out great. I think you may loose some visibility on the passenger side, but if your not driving in big city rush hour, it may be fine. I blocked my out as an experiment yesterday and it felt like driving a pickup with a shell. Add a convex and I think it would be fine. For me a strut would be higher on the priority list of mods for this. Being able to leave the window open to grab stuff at camp would be perfect.
Either way I'm excited to see these coming along, keep up the good work!