i live in ca. and i want to do windshield delete. on my gen 2 vert. do you think this would be steet legal. with a helmet? jeeps do it. even no doors sometimes. heres a pick, http://www.mazdatrix.com/eprod.htm

 

Probably not, but do it anyway.

 

go for it

 

im not sure about down there but here in oregon you just have to have windshield wipers

 

no. in california you have to have a few things. blinkers, stop lights, head lights, windshield, and i think mirrors. if the car came with them, then they are required.
now, cars like the arial atom that dont have them, its because they werent built like that
i could be wrong though

Lloyd

 

Why would you not want one? Don't even say weight reduction...

 

Looks funny to me & why would you want to do this on a street driven vehicle?

 

if its a street driven vehicle, i cant imagine why you would want to remove it, if its track only, do it.

Cops will pull you over for sure, anything that doesnt look right or suspicious they will get you for it.

 

It would be sweet if you did that to a coupe but left the roof/door tops/pillars/hatch intact.

 

wait so you want to drive around with a helmet at all times........?

 

he wants to be like The Stig

 

scenario......

no windshield..........caught behind construction truck full of gravel........gravel flying out of truck........


you should keep your windshield

 

stig is the man but, i think it would be a blast. anyone seen the miata they did like this. made to never be releast in austalia

 

You should check with highway patrol in your state, or just ask them at an inspection station.
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On a side note, I did ask a cop in Lenexa, KS when I was pulled over for a cracked windsheild.
When I asked why, he says it looked like it was impairing my vision.
I told him if I could get pulled over for it being broken, I may be inclined to just remove it.
He said that as long as I had eye protection I should be fine.

Keep in mind, this is Kansas, and our authorities don't seem overly concerned about safety

But watch the **** out if your tags are expired

 

The internet can be a wonderful tool:

California Department of Motor Vehicles, Vehicle COde - Division 12, Chapter 4:

Windshields: Exception

26700<!-- #EndEditable -->. <!-- #BeginEditable "section_content" -->(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a passenger vehicle, other than a motorcycle, and every bus, motortruck or truck tractor, and every firetruck, fire engine or other fire apparatus, whether publicly or privately owned, shall be equipped with an adequate windshield.
<!-- #EndEditable -->
<!-- #BeginEditable "addl_section_content" -->(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to any vehicle issued identification plates pursuant to Section 5004 which was not required to be equipped with a windshield at the time it was first sold or registered under the laws of this state, another state, or foreign jurisdiction.

<!-- #EndEditable -->
<!-- #BeginEditable "section_change_history" -->Amended Ch. 222, Stats. 1983. Effective January 1, 1984.



So, not only is it against common sense, it's against the law!

 

You do realize the windshield plays an extremely important part during rollovers? You know what would happen if you rolled over with no windshield? You would be ******* dead.

 

hmmm, no windshield, always having a helmet on, and possibly getting a ticket... Seems like a huge fail to me. Plus it's super ugly and you'd look like a huge dork driving it.

 

i would keep it on not worth the trouble.

 

thanks comunity

 

I'm fairly sure that wouldn't fly. Not very safe, especially on the open road. Even if it were legal, you'd get pulled over pretty much all the time, because there is no way someone would believe it was legal. I don't know how Atom drivers do it, but most of them keep those on the track a majority of the time anyways.

 

i think they have more of a wind deflector like a motorbike.

 

i know how to get past the law. what about a chopped windshield. the winshield only has to be the hight of a dollor tall. with a lowrider seat that would be swell. and i could wear my helmet

 

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Do it. See what the cop writes up for a ticket.

 

and public enemy plays on the radio

 

So you want to violate the California vehicle code in an extremely obvious way, AND make it so there's no hope of restoring the car back to normal when you are cited for it? The first time you're pulled over will be the last time you drive the car on the street. It's just not worth it.