Lexan Water Bottles? How about LEXAN WHEELS?

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Nov 4, 2005 | 03:00 PM

bizzy928

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Lexan Water Bottles? How about LEXAN WHEELS?

Who would have thunk it?

http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1424062

Nov 4, 2005 | 03:07 PM

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I've been waiting for someone to do this. Its interesting. Not sure if I really like it or not, but its different.

Nov 4, 2005 | 03:08 PM

GFerg

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Oh, this car is in need of a BBK.

Nov 4, 2005 | 03:35 PM

Leets

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I give it a month before somebody destroys their car by trying to actually drive on those things.

Nov 4, 2005 | 03:39 PM

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Thats pretty neat.... Utterly pointless... but neat nevertheless!

Nov 4, 2005 | 04:49 PM

XeroK00L

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Is there no transparent material that's strong enough to making driving on such wheels possible yet?

Nov 4, 2005 | 08:16 PM

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i liked the one comment "so, he uses windex to clean them?" lol

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Nov 4, 2005 | 09:57 PM

Stage3

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Quote:

Originally Posted by XeroK00L

Is there no transparent material that's strong enough to making driving on such wheels possible yet?

Well, Lexan is pretty tough> But to make it into a wheel to actually move, it would need to be MUCH thicker and be able to handle the radiant heat of the brakes and tires. It might be possible though...

Nov 5, 2005 | 05:29 AM

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I think the problem is where the studs are, lexan simply wont be able to handle the required torque of the lug nuts without cracking

Nov 5, 2005 | 06:41 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by XeroK00L

Is there no transparent material that's strong enough to making driving on such wheels possible yet?

Nov 5, 2005 | 12:00 PM

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Brought over pics:

Nov 5, 2005 | 12:19 PM

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I think heat is a bigger factor to worry about. I have worked with lexan and even simply drilling into it will cause it to melt and warp. Looks great though