Farrar, Glass is far more scratch resistant than any rigid, clear plastic. You know a windshield is two pieces of glass with plastic sandwiched in between, it gives the non shattering properties. Why not two thin sheets of glass with a polymer in between? Too expensive, glass is cheap. Bob 10961 ________________________________ From: Farrar Hudkins <fhudkins@xxxxxxxxx> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 1:06:33 PM Subject: Re: [DML] Ever wonder how your windshield is made? I have often wondered why windshields are still made from glass. Why not make the windshield out of thicker transparent vinyl? Or for better scratch resistance, you could use a polycarbonate material. As long as it can be pushed out from the inside in the event of an accident, I can't see why it would be a bigger problem than glass. I hope someone can answer this question. I have no engineering experience, just a load of questions. :) Farrar Hudkins #2613 cbl1739 wrote: > > > Ever wonder how your windshield is made? > > Here is one reason WHY it would be Expensive to make a batch of new > Delorean Windshields. ..the most EXPENSIVE part of making a New Delorean > Windshield is the Bending Frame jig...watch the video towards the > ending to see how that is done. > > http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fg3moEI9V5g > <http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fg3moEI9V5g> > > Claude [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/