View Full Version : acrylic windows
anasowner
01-28-2004, 03:02 PM
does anyone know if acrylic windows are available for the 5th gens? You know the same sorta stuff they use in nascar instead of regular glass, i know they make replacements for some cars and theiyre a hell of a lot lighter
matts
01-28-2004, 04:11 PM
try searching for lexan windows. i think top end has them. i'm also pretty sure that they are not street legal.
bcramer915
01-28-2004, 08:22 PM
they arent street legal, and i tried searching for them b4 but couldnt find any at the time.....saves a couple hundred pounds....always good....but very very expensive....and ull more than liekly have to find some place to custom cut and form them
matts
01-28-2004, 08:48 PM
sometimes you can find them already cut for your car. i think one weight difference i saw was that a windsheild weighed 72 lbs, and the lexan one weighed in at 12.
96cordlx
01-28-2004, 11:24 PM
Yeah Top End sells them just not for Accords yet, you can get them cut for you at some body shops, but they are very expensive and they are definetly not legal for the street in any state. If it was me I'd save that money for now and put it into another part of the car for now.
eyentheterrible
01-29-2004, 09:55 AM
the machine shop where i work at does business with a lexan manufacture and we get pieces cut at diferent dimensions every day. different thicknesses and colors as well. ill try to ask about prices and get dimensions off my car. yall looking at side windows or windshields?
anasowner
01-29-2004, 10:44 AM
the side windows, i heard that they scratch real easy, so i'd probably go with just the side windows for now as i dont wanna replace the back window cause up here in the northeast we need that rear defrost, especially with the 10 inches we got yesterday. I hate the snow but it makes for some good icy drifting haha
eyentheterrible
02-17-2004, 07:49 AM
sorry it took me so long to reply to this but ive got the info. i can get
a 4' x 8' sheet of 3/16" lexan for little over a hundred bucks. if you dont mind cutting out your pieces yourself. its easy to work with and you could probably do all your door windows with one sheet. that would be the most cost effective method in my opinion.