Who makes the best, toughest Cobra windshields?

[tcrist]

I read a lot on the Arizona forum about Lexan windshields. The glass ones keep breaking for some reason there. I guess if they are good enough for Nascar at 200MPH then they should be good enough for the Cobras. I just bought a new "glass" one from finishline and we will have to see how long it lasts. If it breaks fairly easy then I might look into a Lexan one.

Terry

[thudmaster]

John, I have been on drives with you. You don't tailgate because you are usually driving in the lead. Real fast I might add.........
I will have to see how this new windsheild of mine handles the pits. My last one didn't fair to well either. Could be the area we live in.

[Venamm]

Originally Posted by tcrist

I read a lot on the Arizona forum about Lexan windshields. The glass ones keep breaking for some reason there. I guess if they are good enough for Nascar at 200MPH then they should be good enough for the Cobras. I just bought a new "glass" one from finishline and we will have to see how long it lasts. If it breaks fairly easy then I might look into a Lexan one.

Terry

I'm afraid to inform you that Lexan wouldn't pass safety. Main windshield has to be shatter and tempered glass. Remember, lexan is part of the acrylic family and doesn't shatter on impact (hockey arena's use them) Therefore if an accident was to happen (God Forbid) the lexan windshield would be a brick wall for anyone.

Now you can use it for visors, wings, rear wind deflectors......but a windshield has to be GLASS,..we can't just go making up our own replacements. This is one of the many reasons why Govt. globally want to thin us out. we need to stay with in code.

[ffindling]

Lexan is a polycarbonate resin thermoplastic which is a different material
from PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate) which is main component of Plexiglass,
Perspex, Acrylite, Lucite, Altuglas and other acrylics. Lexan was manufactured
by GE, but GE sold off their plastics division to SABIC (Saudi Basic Industries
Corporation) in May 2007. SABIC was formed by Royal Decree in 1976 as a
means of finding new ways to exploit Saudi Arabia's petroleum resources.
SABIC is now one of the top chemical companies in the world and is one the
leading producers of ethelyne glycol.
Although polycarbonate resins are considerably harder than acrylics, I think
the main impediment to its greater use in the automotive industry is that it
still scratches far more easily then glass. It probably would be possible to
engineer a laminated polycarbonate resin windshield with the same frangibility
properties as safety glass, but scratch resistance would still remain an
issue.

....Fred

[mtpockets]

After going through 3 windshields on my first car, LEXAN MR-10 was installed. The MR is for "Mar Resistant" 10 is "both sides". That thing will take a 1" rock at 80 and hardly scratch it. Not a stiff as the glass but NO CRACKS!!! Use Meguires #18 plastic cleaner and micro fiber towel. You'll love it.