how to replace your windshield with lexan

[ryan_ricks]

On it.

Had already called a friend in NC that had (past tense) a spare windshield. Unfortunately a professional glazier that was paid to remove it from parts Eureka broke it while removing.

that's the problem. $500 from CW coach, not including shipping, and no guarantees it would get here safely, etc.

but at this point i'm not really sure i want to try again with 1/4."

[60Crown]

On it.

Had already called a friend in NC that had (past tense) a spare windshield. Unfortunately a professional glazier that was paid to remove it from parts Eureka broke it while removing.

[Psychoholic]

Paging Cary and Atti.

[ryan_ricks]

$500 for two sheets of lexan. if i could find the part number for the original windshield, that would really help.

before i originally went with the lexan, i spent a couple of weeks calling around to no avail

[LMS]

How much have you spent on lexan so far?
Eventually it will have been worth it to just buy the real thing.

[mr x]

500 is not that bad. You might be able to have a local glass place order it for you. If not them locating it themselves, they might be willing to order it from cw if you will have then do the work.

[ryan_ricks]

last time i checked my only option was about a $500 windshield from CW coach, not counting shipping.

[Psychoholic]

Just go buy some damned glass.

[ryan_ricks]

OK, so update:

3/16ths thick lexan sheet didn't really have that much better performance than 1/8" at highway speeds.

so now i have to decide if i want to try again with 1/4" lexan or go back to looking for actual glass.

it was really disappointing to have done all that work and still have wobbling problems.

At least the wipers ran fine all the way to asheville and back with no scratching or marring.

[ryan_ricks]

i have plenty of scraps lying around, but you're a bit far away for that.

[Shelby]

I'm glad I found this. I know what I'm doing if my back glass ever breaks. It's the only piece of specialty glass on mine.

[ryan_ricks]

Damn, that's pretty cool. Are you replacing it because it got hazy?

no, it wasn't getting hazy. i just used a piece that was too thin to start with, and i was tired of all the wobbling around. also it was starting to crack at the rearview mirror mount due to the wobbling.

[Dickey]

Damn, that's pretty cool. Are you replacing it because it got hazy?

[ryan_ricks]

http://www.racingshields.com/

I called and talked to them before my original install. they wanted me to ship them the current windshield. I decided it was much easier to just get a piece of lexan and make one myself.

i replaced the windshield today with the 3/16ths version. it's definitely much more rigid. At least this time i didn't gouge the shit out of it getting it home, but i did over tighten a few of the screws, which caused a few cracks. *Goddamnit* it's always something.

Next up for asheville is changing all the belts. hopefully that will be a bit more straight forward.

[BIGEVIL]

http://www.racingshields.com/