Lexan Water Bottles? How about LEXAN WHEELS?

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11-04-05, 03:00 PM

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Lexan Water Bottles? How about LEXAN WHEELS?

Who would have thunk it?

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

11-04-05, 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.

11-04-05, 03:08 PM

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Oh, this car is in need of a BBK.

11-04-05, 03:35 PM

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

11-04-05, 03:39 PM

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

11-04-05, 04:49 PM

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

11-04-05, 08:16 PM

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

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11-04-05, 09:57 PM

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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...

11-05-05, 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

11-05-05, 06:41 AM

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This is for the Star Trek geeks

(paraphrasing) "this is the formula for invisible aluminum"

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

11-05-05, 12:00 PM

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11-05-05, 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