Your side-by-side is a major component of your outdoor plans.
Whether you use it for camping, hunting, or farm work, you expect it to perform 100%. You know you need it to be ready to run at a moment’s notice with no-nonsense necessary: battery charged, tank full, tires at recommended PSI… windshield clear.
Is that last one a surprise? Maybe you haven’t thought too much about your side-by-side windshield.
What will make you start thinking about your UTV windshield is when you realize you can barely see through it.
Whether because a tiny chip becomes a massive spiderweb crack, or because rough use has left it with so many scratches and abrasions, or because UV exposure can cause acrylic windshields to become more opaque and cloudy over time, I can virtually guarantee that at some point you will wish that you had performed preventive maintenance on your windshield.
Whether you have a glass windshield or an acrylic windshield, there is a simple preventive measure that can prepare it to survive threats and allow it to keep performing even after mishaps. Tear-off protection provides a safety net for SxS windshields, enabling them to survive blows that would damage or break the windshield under normal conditions.
Great Protection with Easy Installation: Cover your UTV Windshield With a Tear Off
Tear-off protection is like a screen protector for your phone, but big enough to cover your whole windshield. Protected by tear-off sheets, windshields do not scratch and are encased in protection that helps absorb shocks and also help prevent chips and abrasions.
Provide Additional Safety For your Full Glass Windshield
If your SxS is equipped with a glass windshield, whether just an OEM windshield or one made of half-inch tinted laminated safety glass, your windshield is an investment worth protecting.
Even the best glass windshields can chip, and an undetected chip can suddenly become a crack that spans the width of the vehicle, ruining visibility and threatening your safety.
With tear-off protection, you can have even more confidence in your windshield. That full rubber-lined frame can only do so much to protect from shock and won’t keep your interior dry if your windshield cracks, but with the tear off in place any blow that might have chipped or cracked your windshield will just damage the plastic coating.
Then, you can easily remove the tear-off (which lives up to its name admirably,) replace it with a new one, and pat yourself on the back for the fact that you aren’t shopping for a new windshield.
Protecting your Glass Windshields with Vents
If your UTV windshield has vents, you can remove the vent hardware leaving two holes in the glass. Apply the tear-off as usual, use a razor blade to cut the excess from within the ventilation openings, and then replace the vent hardware.
Extend the Life of Your Acrylic or Hard-Coated Plastic Windshields
Acrylic and plastic windshields look like a great option on paper. They arrive from the factory crystal clear; they lack glass’s rigidity, making them harder to chip or crack, and they cost a lot less to replace.
The downside that you will discover after a summer (or a few weeks depending on climate) is that acrylic and plastic are susceptible to UV damage. This can make them more vulnerable to breakage over time, which is bad enough.
But another impact of UV damage is more immediate. UV-damaged windshields become more opaque over time, giving them a cloudy or milky appearance. They may also exhibit more haloing when the sun shines through, which can easily become blinding.
An excellent solution is to buy tear-off protection for your plastic windshield. These products provide UV protection, extending the life of your windshield and helping it stay crystal clear for much longer.
An Ounce of Prevention: Nothing Can Protect Your sxs Windshields For Less
For a fraction of the cost of even the cheapest new windshield, you can purchase a tear-off and know that the next time a rock or branch comes out of nowhere and hits your windshield, you won’t be shopping for a new one.
Check out Guardian Racing Product’s amazing shop. They have the windshield protection you need. They also sell windshield covers, wings, visors, and all the accessories that sxs windshields demand.
Don’t neglect your rear windshield or side windshield either; they sell replacements made of high-quality polycarbonate that is durable and UV resistant even on its own.
Visit their site today and shop their wide range of windshields, parts, and accessories.