New Windscreen

[DCW]

Heys guys,  I just got a new Zero Gravity windscreen for my 86.  looks good , the holes line up great, but the bottom corners dont fit  down tight  with the the fairing as they should.  They stick up about 3/16 of inch and I dont like the way it looks.  Was wondering if this is a common problem with after market screen.  Does anyone know of a good way to heat and bend the corners down just a bit.  Tried this on my old screen with a propane torch and there is a fine line when you have to much heat and not enough.   Then I tried boiling water but it wouldnt get it hot enough .    Any ideas?     Thanks  Craig   

[DCW]

Heys guys,  I just got a new Zero Gravity windscreen for my 86.  looks good , the holes line up great, but the bottom corners dont fit  down tight  with the the fairing as they should.  They stick up about 3/16 of inch and I dont like the way it looks.  Was wondering if this is a common problem with after market screen.  Does anyone know of a good way to heat and bend the corners down just a bit.  Tried this on my old screen with a propane torch and there is a fine line when you have to much heat and not enough.   Then I tried boiling water but it wouldnt get it hot enough .    Any ideas?     Thanks  Craig   

Well the hot water does work.   I was trying to heat up the oem shield and it is alot thicker than the aftermarket shield so I got the corners down where they should be.   There is quite abit of difference in oem and aftermarket screens I have found out.    Craig   

[FJmonkey]

Heys guys,  I just got a new Zero Gravity windscreen for my 86.  looks good , the holes line up great, but the bottom corners dont fit  down tight  with the the fairing as they should.  They stick up about 3/16 of inch and I dont like the way it looks.  Was wondering if this is a common problem with after market screen.  Does anyone know of a good way to heat and bend the corners down just a bit.  Tried this on my old screen with a propane torch and there is a fine line when you have to much heat and not enough.   Then I tried boiling water but it wouldnt get it hot enough .    Any ideas?     Thanks  Craig   

Well the hot water does work.   I was trying to heat up the oem shield and it is alot thicker than the aftermarket shield so I got the corners down where they should be.   There is quite abit of difference in oem and aftermarket screens I have found out.    Craig   

Plastic is routinely formed with an electric heating element or focused hot air that gently warms the plastic to a soft formable state. We bend up sheets of PolyCarb to make safety guards for our machines. You could use a heat gun and go very slowly to prevent burning and the dreaded bubbles. Protect the plastic where you don't want changes from the heat to prevent other unwanted shapes.

[andyb]

I want to say that I had a similar problem with a ZG windscreen.  Take a good look at it and ensure that the shape is off and it's not actually fouling slightly.  If I remember right, filing along the bottom edge and some of the screw holes allowed it to drop in and fit better.

[chixson]

I got one from powerbronze that doesn't fit too badly. The corners don't fit like the factory screen but the is liveable.
chris



'86 fj1200