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Message started by chzeckmate on 06/19/15 at 18:36:43

Title: Dollar store chrome trim
Post by chzeckmate on 06/19/15 at 18:36:43

So I had a minor accident and roughed up the edge of the front fender and destroyed the new windshield I just bought. I went to Lowe's and bought a piece of remnant Lexan and made a new windshield and bought some silver "chrome" trim from the dollar store. I used two different kinds of dollar store trim. The trim around the front fender covers the scratches on the edge and the trim around my Lexan windscreen just makes match the overall scheme. I also have the trim around the rim of the tank and rear fender now too. I think it looks pretty good for a dollar.

http://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/ag28/justin_fisher2/trim_zpsjleoar9o.png (http://s1297.photobucket.com/user/justin_fisher2/media/trim_zpsjleoar9o.png.html)

Title: Re: Dollar store chrome trim
Post by Art Webb on 06/20/15 at 11:11:31

Looks good

Title: Re: Dollar store chrome trim
Post by Boogie_with_Stu on 06/20/15 at 15:09:35

Freakin' awesome ;D

10 bonus points for creativity.

Title: Re: Dollar store chrome trim
Post by 1st2know on 06/20/15 at 21:52:58

That windshield looks nice! You can crash my bike any day :-)

Title: Re: Dollar store chrome trim
Post by chzeckmate on 06/20/15 at 23:39:11

3F7D7A3C656061790E0 wrote:

That windshield looks nice! You can crash my bike any day :-)

I wish I had j/k...Seriously, I appreciate the compliments. That 1/4 sheet of MR10 Lexan was only 9 bucks at Lowe's. That plus the dollar for the trim made a tidy looking windshield for $10. It weighs a lot less, is considerably more durable, and does a far better job of wind deflection than the expensive one I shattered too. I'm very happy with it.

Title: Re: Dollar store chrome trim
Post by Art Webb on 06/21/15 at 07:28:48

Now I wish I hadn't tossed the remains of my windsheild

Title: Re: Dollar store chrome trim
Post by chzeckmate on 06/21/15 at 12:19:55

3E2D2B283A3D3D5F0 wrote:

Now I wish I hadn't tossed the remains of my windsheild

I know what you mean. After I made this one a friend of mine asked me to make him one. We looked for the mounting hardware online and it's not cheap. I'm planning to make a winter shield, a smoke shield, and maybe a gradient one that I can interchange based on the conditions and just keep using the hardware I have.