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kjekki
11-09-2005, 11:52 AM
wow...
thats..... different :)
5vz-fe
11-09-2005, 12:28 PM
lexan?? They are usually very easy to get scratches on.........

Rice?? I don't know, I actually thinks it looks quite cool, but since it will not be pratical (as mention on the scratches), IMO, still RICE!!
|Nuno|
11-09-2005, 12:33 PM
*sigh*


Yep... :| I wonder what's next... :?
gucom
11-09-2005, 12:49 PM
heheh i htink its pretty cool, not sure if it is even close te being practical, wouldnt the brakes heat up way too much??
RC45
11-09-2005, 12:55 PM
Photoshop or show car only.

Next ricer fad for shure..

Imagine transparent spinners... :roll:
Banchi105
11-09-2005, 12:55 PM
It'd be kinda cool if you had nice red/yellow brembo's under neath it.
5vz-fe
11-09-2005, 01:14 PM
Photoshop or show car only.

Next ricer fad for shure..

Imagine transparent spinners... :roll:

no no, transparent bras for autoshow girls. :D
Guest
11-09-2005, 01:19 PM
:shock: What's that? I guess it is a wide glass or something similar, isn't it? :?
RC45
11-09-2005, 01:20 PM
It'd be kinda cool if you had nice red/yellow brembo's under neath it.

the europe modell of the 350z actually has brembo so that is ready for the autobahn :).

The US "Track" Edition also comes withy Brembos.
yg60m
11-09-2005, 01:48 PM
I find that pretty cool :P
67 Cuda
11-09-2005, 03:44 PM
Photoshop or show car only.

Next ricer fad for shure..

Imagine transparent spinners... :roll:Transparent spinners? Wouldn't that be like "The Emperor's New Clothes" type of thing. Honestly, they're there! Let's market that! I'm sure SOMEONE out there would be willing to buy it. :P
ARMAN
11-09-2005, 05:07 PM
Looks nice imo :oops: But vote for this ˇˇ



no no, transparent bras for autoshow girls. :D
67 Cuda
11-09-2005, 05:46 PM
The thing that I would be worried about is the fact that these are a type of ceramic. Granted they're incredibly strong, but they don't bend or give, when they fail, they fail catastrophically. If there is any sort of nick in them, a crack will propogate along that very quickly causing major failure, whereas, if you had steel or aluminum or some other metal, they would bend and have some sort of give. These, it's all or nothing. I imagine they would scratch and nick fairly quickly, which would make me leery. I don't know, but that's just how I see it.
Astonfan
11-09-2005, 06:00 PM
looks alright, but i have a hard time believing that they are 3x stronger than steel.
gigdy
11-09-2005, 06:01 PM
A bit too bling for me..

i would think these would be the exact opposite of "bling"
5vz-fe
11-09-2005, 06:05 PM
A bit too bling for me..

i would think these would be the exact opposite of "bling"

LMAO!!!!!!
Sir_GT
11-11-2005, 10:21 AM
They've used something similar this in architecture already. Transparent cement blocks. It was actually pretty interesting because they looked completely opaque until somebody shone light through them.

These would make sense for as headlamp protectors actually. Imagine having something as hard as the car's body protecting your xenons. Not a bad idea at all, especially for racing and off-roading purposes.
gtx28
11-11-2005, 11:26 AM
Im more curious if the maker came up with that webby on aluminium oxide, like perhaps the rims in the pix are just lexan.

Any of the racers here, have you seen a guy leave the strip with skinnies on the front and try to take a highspeed corner. It aint pretty they turn into metal tacos. With those clear, rims id be more concerned that they would fold over.
graywolf624
12-31-2006, 05:17 PM
These wheels are now up for sale: http://blog.cardomain.com/blog/2006/10/clear_wheels.html

And yes they are just Lexan, the brand name for Polycarbonate.

And if this is the next ricer trend there are going to be alot of dead ricers. Theres a vid on the site of this guy doing donuts with the wheels on.. But...
The thing about lexxan is you use heat to shape it, and not that much heat actually. He uses his brakes enough and the stuff will deform.. And then darwin has cleansed the gene pool further.

Not to mention he has less airflow to his rotors then brains in his head.
antonioledesma
01-01-2007, 04:06 PM
tansparent aluminum? I would like to see the actual mechanical tests results.
three times stronger than steel? really? let's wait. IMO it's like the "perpetual motion" machine that some guys announced some months ago
T-Bird
01-01-2007, 05:00 PM
The thing that I would be worried about is the fact that these are a type of ceramic. Granted they're incredibly strong, but they don't bend or give, when they fail, they fail catastrophically. If there is any sort of nick in them, a crack will propogate along that very quickly causing major failure, whereas, if you had steel or aluminum or some other metal, they would bend and have some sort of give. These, it's all or nothing. I imagine they would scratch and nick fairly quickly, which would make me leery. I don't know, but that's just how I see it.

Well if you read the extra info they have clear Aluminum that can be used for wheels.

I think for a show car for someone like Brembo, Baer, Stoptech etc it would be pretty cool just to show off their product. Now the double take factor would be well worth to me though driving down the road andpeople just looking and going wtf?