Anybody purchase this yet? If so, how much was the total weight savings WITH the lexan? It has to be more than 60 lbs.

http://www.rx7store.net/product.asp?0=203&1=385&3=828

 

this may be random but doesn't lexan scratch really easy?

 

yeah it does... but on a rear window, what's really gonna scratch it? i wouldn't recommend it for a front windshield unless your just doing autox or something cause if you're driving down the highway and some dump truck cuts you off... time for a new window

 

can anything be done to lexan to prevent it from scratching? clearcoat perhaps?

victor

 

Maybe not a clear coat, but possibly that transparent 3M film that is sold to protect the front end of cars and headlight assemblies.

 

That is a much better price than I've seen the hatch replacements before. C-West makes one that I've seen for around $1500 and I saw another for about $1100.

I'd like to see it with more pictures, specifically down to how it latches and some underside shots.

As far as lexan vs. glass. How about setting it up so you could swap between the two with a high strength rubber window seal and some edge clamps? Throw the lexan in for your autox/track days and use the glass for driving around town. Without seeing the hatch in person it'd be a swag to say you could setup something like that though.

 

Can anyone post pics of the inside pics of the hatch? Do the stock interior pieces bolt right up?

 

I'f the old glass is still good, it can be used in this hatch, right?

 

the lexan is only 350 bucks so you can just buy a new one for show and put it on only when youw anna show it off.

 

I'm going with a cabon fiber hood already, would a cabon fiber hatch look good with it. And is this hatch got uv protectont on it?

 

O my FD is Black.

 

I wonder what the weight savings would be still using the stock glass. If lexan scratches easily I would just use the stock glass.

 

Lexan does scratch easy, but we use it in many signs we produce. A scratch can be buffed or sanded out of it quite easily and then you basically polish the lexan so it's as clear as glass again. For anyone that's interested I can write out the whole process.
-Nic

 

does lexan get foggy on cold mornings?

 

I'm curious about this too. It would be nice to keep the OEM look on the inside...

 

3M has a pretty thick clear adhesive film which you sometimes find on new cars of the production line or on the inside of your doors where the rubbers hit the paint.

It's rather expensive but if you're with 2-3 persons you could slightlywarm it up and put it over the Lexan. it's 100% transparant and protects very good.

It's also used on front bumpers for protection from grind and stuff

 

http://www.carshield.com/

 

the FAL replacement for the FD is around 229 or was at Summit or Jegs, plus shipping. The weight savings for just the stock glass to the FAL (flex-a-lite) unit is 13lbs.

Tim

 

thanks

 

Sometimes weight in the back is a good thing...and sometimes the cure for more weight is to make more power.

 

I didn't wanna start another thread, seeing there are already a couple on this topic...but I have a few questions about these CF rear hatches that I haven't found the answer to:

1- Obviously is fitment. Does it vary much between the diff ones? Eg, how's fitment w/ the one Jason/RX7Store sells?

2- Tim mentioned that the diff between the lexan glass and the stock glass is 13 lbs. What's the weight difference between the CF hatch itself, and the stock hatch?

3- I've heard there are water seal issues w/ the lexan...that it'll almost always eventually leak water in...this true?

4- I also heard that since the CF hatch + lexan glass is so light, the thing rattles like crazy when driving around town...

5- In addition, I heard you gotta find diff shocks, cuz the stock ones are too strong for the CF hatch. Yes?

6- Any way to add the defrost lines onto the lexan, and if so, about how much would it run? Cuz a fogged up rear windshield is a real issue...

Ummm...I think that's about all (for now) lol. Any answers would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

 

What he said. The weight savings would be worth the upkeep for most.

Polish once or twice a year....

 

I wonder if it would look good on my red 7!

That would be sweet with a carbon fiber hood and the hatch to match.

 

what a waste of money

 

Whiiiiiich, is why none of my questions asked whether or not it scratched easily

alberto_mg, I take it you think it's a waste of money because it's a lot of dough for minimal weight reduction? (I have yet to see the diff in weight of the diff hatches to see just how much weight we're talking about...)