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tru180sx · 01-16-2009, 09:18 PM

so i wrecked my 180sx. i picked up a 97 s14! both front and back glasses are gone! i was debating to buy brand new windsheilds or.......buy lexan from home depot and put it on! but my questions are, does lexan fade or turn yellow? does it get scratched easily? how do you install it? rivets, sealants? its a track car but i dont want drift with faded windows!

codunc · 01-16-2009, 09:23 PM

you want a flat lexan windshield? you know your windshield isnt flat right?

Pank · 01-16-2009, 09:25 PM

lexan gets scratched HELL of easily

murda-c · 01-16-2009, 09:42 PM

lexan is pretty useless as a windscreen, you won't see shit and it will be ugly.

It's not like you're building a racecar and i doubt you wanna replace it often.

Plus i don't know if lexan windshields are even allowed.

bejota180sx · 01-16-2009, 10:06 PM

no, not road legal (Even if people DO use them on the roads...) and yes, they scratch REALLY EASY...

do you really NEED to lose THAT weight? it's the only improvement... it's a track car not a pro car so it's up to you with what you want...

Bigsyke · 01-16-2009, 10:18 PM

you need an 8 layer polycarbinate mold, with scratch protection on both sides.

Asking if a flat sheet of lexan is good for a curved windshield is like asking zilvia permission to have sex with a man. Pretty gay if you ask me.

tru180sx · 01-17-2009, 04:10 AM

if some of you read, the s14 i picked up didnt come with front and rear windsheilds! i was cheking if lexan was a easier way out. hence the questions! but yea, now i know that it wouldnt be. so thanks!
looks like im getting oem glass! late

xs240 · 01-17-2009, 06:41 AM

you know whats scary, how google is so fast at scanning the internet.

I googled "8 layer polycarbinate mold, with scratch protection"

and it was already first front page on google... like holy crap, everything we say the very instant! Think about that lol.

Anyways back to topic, what the hell is 8 layer polycarbonate mold with scratch protection

murda-c · 01-17-2009, 07:22 AM

Nissan 200SX

but it's more expensive than stock lol.

also it might be for the fwd 200sx iunno.

mikez97 · 01-17-2009, 08:05 AM

i have a cf hatch and lexan on my 350z and its loud and scratches easy

JRas · 01-17-2009, 10:34 AM

scratches bad.. in the glare of sunlight you will be hating life...

01-16-2009, 09:18 PM	#1
tru180sx Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: guam usa Age: 37 Posts: 70 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	lexan questions so i wrecked my 180sx. i picked up a 97 s14! both front and back glasses are gone! i was debating to buy brand new windsheilds or.......buy lexan from home depot and put it on! but my questions are, does lexan fade or turn yellow? does it get scratched easily? how do you install it? rivets, sealants? its a track car but i dont want drift with faded windows! __________________ tru sport

01-16-2009, 09:25 PM	#3
Pank Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Charlotte, NC Age: 42 Posts: 3,627 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	lexan gets scratched HELL of easily __________________ high performance driveway photography zenki s14---v8 fc rx7 my crappy flickr page (drift cars whoo)

01-16-2009, 09:42 PM	#4
murda-c Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Montgomery County, MD Age: 36 Posts: 3,198 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	lexan is pretty useless as a windscreen, you won't see shit and it will be ugly. It's not like you're building a racecar and i doubt you wanna replace it often. Plus i don't know if lexan windshields are even allowed. __________________

01-17-2009, 04:10 AM	#7
tru180sx Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: guam usa Age: 37 Posts: 70 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	if some of you read, the s14 i picked up didnt come with front and rear windsheilds! i was cheking if lexan was a easier way out. hence the questions! but yea, now i know that it wouldnt be. so thanks! looks like im getting oem glass! late __________________ tru sport

01-17-2009, 07:22 AM	#9
murda-c Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Montgomery County, MD Age: 36 Posts: 3,198 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Nissan 200SX but it's more expensive than stock lol. also it might be for the fwd 200sx iunno. __________________

01-16-2009, 09:23 PM	#2
codunc Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denver, CO Age: 35 Posts: 316 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	you want a flat lexan windshield? you know your windshield isnt flat right?

01-16-2009, 10:18 PM	#6
Bigsyke Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NA Age: 40 Posts: 1,342 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	you need an 8 layer polycarbinate mold, with scratch protection on both sides. Asking if a flat sheet of lexan is good for a curved windshield is like asking zilvia permission to have sex with a man. Pretty gay if you ask me.

01-17-2009, 06:41 AM	#8
xs240 BANNED Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: . Posts: 437 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	you know whats scary, how google is so fast at scanning the internet. I googled "8 layer polycarbinate mold, with scratch protection" and it was already first front page on google... like holy crap, everything we say the very instant! Think about that lol. Anyways back to topic, what the hell is 8 layer polycarbonate mold with scratch protection

01-17-2009, 08:05 AM	#10
mikez97 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: florida Posts: 100 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i have a cf hatch and lexan on my 350z and its loud and scratches easy

01-17-2009, 10:34 AM	#11
JRas Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 36 Posts: 1,503 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	scratches bad.. in the glare of sunlight you will be hating life... __________________