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I'm thinking about ordering another of the same windshield, only this time I would take precautions and hopefully not crack it.  I stopped the crack by drilling a hole at the end of the crack, so it shouldn't spread.  I'll decide whether to get another one after my trip to the Florida Keys.

There is a ton of room for speakers on the glovebox door itself.  That's what they did on my Roketa 54b.  Problem is you have to deal with the wires when you open the door.  

The 1/4" is thick enough that it has very little deflection when tightening the bolts. After starting to mount the windshield I noticed it's not exactly flush with the entire mounting surface. I may start all the bolts, hit it with some heat, tighten again, and continue until the windshield is flush at all 5 bolts. If you use 1/8" acrylic, I think that would be thin enough to bend when tightening, but then you wouldn't have a strong enough windshield. Ideally, go with 3/16" thickness, if you can find it. I'm going to try to finish mine tomorrow, weather permitting. I do the sanding and cutting outside, so if it isn't snowing I'll finish it.

My trunk is very solid.  A lot better than my Roketa 54B.  I'm hoping it stays quiet and doesn't crack.  Time will tell.  I'll be giving it a good workout on an upcoming trip to Key West (carrying it with motorcycle carrier on my RV).

The helmet looks great. It really is a nice match to the scoot's paint color. I guess I have it easier, since my helmet is black, and so is most of the scoot! You are proficient enough that you can paint the entire scooter when you get tired of the color.

Yes, I have a Photobucket account.  I thought there might be a direct way to upload a photo.  I'll post a photo of the windshield after I mount it, and include the mold photo.

Ah, I gave up on the whole upgraded headlight idea and will stay with the stock setup.

I do like the idea of the momentary switch that turns the high beam on.  I guess they figured instead of switching to the high-beam, you can have the low-beam on and get some additional illumination with the high-beam when you need it.  Or for signalling on-coming traffic???

While I had it apart I did install the digital voltmeter, so it wasn't a complete waste of time.

There was also a part that seemed to be installed incorrectly at the factory.  The cover below the engine was installed what looked like too low on one side.  The welded bracket may have been installed in the wrong spot, but they bolted the plastic mount on the shell to this wrongly positioned bracket.  I re-drilled the plastic mount so all the parts meet correctly.

Hey, thanks for the heads-up on the location of the headlight adjusters.  I had the thing apart and didn't even see that.  While I was putting it back together I was scratching my head as to why they wouldn't give you access to the rear of the adjusters.  I'll check that out tomorrow.

I answered your post last night, but somehow got "lost in cyberspace"!

I had used the rubber gasket method on at least one other scooter, and I will monitor the shaking on the Pacifica to see if I need it. If you mount the box you will find that a couple of the bolt holes don't match, and require a bit of drilling. No biggie, as it only took a few seconds. The front were OK, but the back two needed adjustment.

I'll definitely post a photo of the finished windshield. It really doesn't look like it will be all that hard. I'll use the original as a basic template and increase the height and width. I'll start with 6" higher than stock and whittle it down from there. You can always take away, but you can't add to a too small size, so I like to start larger than needed.

I like your idea of modding the under-seat area. I did a similar mod on a 50cc TaoTao CY-50b. It was way too hard to disassemble the shell, so I basically permanently attached the parts, so the shell lifts out as one piece, and in half the time.

I don't suppose anyone would know of an exact replacement windshield for this scoot? I just put mine on and it's way too small for my taste. This isn't a knock of SSR (or Zen) because any stock windshield I ever saw, from any manufacturer, was too small for me. On the Roketa 54b (Jonway YY250T) it was easy since it's a Honda clone. I bought a Givi windshield that bolted right on. I'm thinking on this one I might wind up making my own. I watched some Plexiglass bending videos on YouTube, and might give it a try. I'm starting with 6" higher than stock, and cut it down from there. I'll use the stock windshield as a template.

One other mod I'm doing is to discard the washers that hold the rear box on, and replace it with solid steel bars, one 7.5" and the other 9". This will prevent the inevitable cracking of the plastic. Had to do it on the Roketa too, after some cracking.

Jerryscript,   I bought two other scooters in the last few years from other vendors, and none were as good as Powerrideoutlet.  The trucking company they use, Visionexpress in my case, does a good job of getting it to you undamaged.  My Roketa 54b was also delivered by Visionexpress.  Funny, on the Roketa delivery they used a tractor-trailer.  I live on a dead end street and the driver had to park on the next block and wheel the scoot to my house on a pallet dolly.

As far as the MCO, I actually got mine before the scoot arrived.  I had changed color from dark blue, to black/silver, so I think that held up the delivery a bit.  I was surprised I was able to make that color change, since I already got the email saying it was crated awaiting the trucking company.  Funny, on the paperwork attached to the crate used by the trucking company, still had the dark blue color written on it.  I was half-expecting to get the wrong color, but I got what I wanted.  I really wanted all silver, like my Roketa, but it seems no one has the Pacifica in a solid silver color.

I don't know exactly what mods I'll be doing, but so far I have rebuilt the seats on my last three scooters, adding gel pads, and I think I may be doing the same on this one.  It feels very hard to me, but since I only put gas in it tonight for the first time, and since the weather is in the 20's, I won't be taking it for a test ride for a few days.  Oh, plus the fact that I haven't registered it yet.  I can throw on the plate from the 50cc scoot I just sold, just for a quick test ride.  I may try to get a slightly larger windshield.  I haven't installed the SSR windshield yet, but it looks a little too low for my taste.

BTW, I had already read through that post you linked to, and I agree, he did a very thorough job describing the mods.  I think I will email him to ask about the lights.  Let me know how well you think the lighting is, after doing some night riding.

Cyborg, I'm pretty sure you are right, about it not fitting.  I can't imagine them using a double contact socket, since it's a single filament bulb.  Those Zenon's would have been sweet though!