Most vented UTV windshields put a solid blind strip across your sightline, and this UTV Zilla KRX 1000 glass windshield avoids that by making the vents from tinted polycarbonate you can see through even when they are shut.
The glass is automotive laminated safety glass with a DOT stamp, set in a .125-inch aluminum frame finished in black powder coat, 3D CAD designed and CNC cut. The vents are adjustable flaps that direct air into the cab when you want it and close when you do not.
A hand wiper comes in the box with its own install sheet - a manual wiper you work from inside the cab, with nothing to wire into the machine. It mounts on billet aluminum clamps with black stainless steel bolts and washers. One thing UTV Zilla says plainly and so will we: the glass is scratch resistant, not scratch proof.
Key Features
- Automotive laminated safety glass with a DOT stamp
- Frame made from .125" aluminum with a black powder-coat finish
- Tinted polycarbonate vents you can see through when closed
- Adjustable flap vents direct air into the cab
- Billet aluminum mounting clamps
- Hand wiper included
- 3D CAD designed, CNC cut and formed frame
- Black stainless steel bolts and washers
- Designed and made in the USA
Built To Solve: Wind, Weather And Blind Spots On A Kawasaki KRX 1000
- An open KRX puts wind, dust and roost straight over the hood into both occupants
- Vented windshields with solid vent panels leave a blind band exactly where you are looking
- A sealed windshield with no vents turns the cab into an oven on a hot day
- Rain and mud on a windshield with no wiper means stopping to clear it by hand
- Polycarbonate panels haze and scratch within a season; laminated glass does not
- Clamps that pinch the cage tube mark it and work loose; billet clamps spread the load
- Plated-steel hardware rusts into the cage and seizes
Best For: KRX 1000 Owners Who Want Glass And Airflow Without Losing Visibility
- Riders who want the durability of DOT laminated glass over polycarbonate
- Anyone who has ridden behind a vented windshield with a solid vent and disliked the blind strip
- Hot-climate owners who need the vents open in summer and shut in winter
- Riders who want a wiper included rather than bought and wired separately
- 2023-2026 KRX owners - this is the only UTV Zilla KRX product covering those years
- Budget-focused buyers should look at the KRX hard-coated polycarbonate full windshield or the tinted half windshield instead; both cost far less and neither is glass
- Not the right pick if your KRX runs an aftermarket cage - UTV Zilla states stock cage only
Specifications
- Glass: automotive laminated safety glass, DOT stamped
- Frame: .125" aluminum, black powder coat
- Vents: adjustable flaps in tinted polycarbonate, see-through when closed
- Mounting: billet aluminum clamps
- Hardware: black stainless steel bolts and washers
- Included: hand wiper (manual), with its own installation instructions
- Construction: 3D CAD designed, CNC cut and formed frame
- Origin: designed and made in the USA
- Manufacturer note: the glass is scratch resistant but not scratch proof
- Manufacturer Part Number: ZL-KRX-WS-GLS-BLK-Y
Fitment
Fits the 2020-2026 Kawasaki KRX 1000. UTV Zilla publishes this fitment as 2020-2026 KRX 1000 - the widest year coverage of any UTV Zilla KRX product. Their rear window runs 2020-2025 and both roofs stop at 2022.
STOCK CAGE ONLY, stated by UTV Zilla. The KRX is commonly re-caged and the billet clamps are sized for factory cage tube, so check your cage before ordering. UTV Zilla does not state a seat count for this windshield; if you have a KRX4, confirm fitment with us before ordering rather than assuming. Fitment is not guaranteed on applications that are not listed.
FAQ
Can you still see through the vents when they are closed?
Yes, and that is the point of them. UTV Zilla makes the vents from tinted polycarbonate rather than a solid panel, so with them closed you are looking through tinted plastic instead of at a blank strip across your sightline. Most vented windshields give you a blind band where the vent sits.
Does it come with a wiper?
A hand wiper is included in the box, and it has its own install sheet. It is a manual wiper, not an electric kit - you operate it from inside the cab. That covers the rain and mud case without wiring anything into the machine.
Is the glass DOT rated?
It is automotive laminated safety glass with a DOT stamp, set in a .125-inch aluminum frame with a black powder-coat finish. Laminated means it holds together rather than coming apart if something does break it. One honest caveat straight from UTV Zilla: the glass is scratch resistant but not scratch proof.
Will it fit my KRX if I have an aftermarket cage?
No - UTV Zilla states stock cage only. On the KRX that is worth checking before you order rather than after, because so many of these machines get re-caged. The billet aluminum clamps are sized and positioned for the factory cage tube.
Which KRX years does it fit?
2020-2026 Kawasaki KRX 1000, stock cage. That is the longest coverage of any UTV Zilla KRX product - their rear window runs to 2025 and both roofs stop at 2022, so a 2026 machine can take this windshield but none of those.
How does it mount?
On billet aluminum mounting clamps with black stainless steel bolts and washers. Billet clamps spread the load across the cage tube rather than pinching it, and black stainless is there so the hardware does not rust into the cage on a machine that gets hosed down.
Why UTV Zilla
UTV Zilla builds windshields, roofs, rear windows and doors across Polaris, Can-Am, Kawasaki and Arctic Cat platforms. Panels are 3D CAD designed and CNC cut in the USA, and the glass line uses DOT-stamped laminated safety glass with billet clamps and black stainless hardware as standard rather than as upgrades.
Two choices on this windshield are worth noticing because they cost the manufacturer money and do not photograph. Making the vents from tinted polycarbonate instead of solid panel keeps your sightline clear with the vents shut. And including the hand wiper in the box means the rain case is covered out of the carton rather than as a second purchase.
Complete The Kawasaki KRX 1000 Cab Around This Windshield
Glass up front is the biggest single upgrade on an open KRX. From here the UTV Zilla tinted polycarbonate rear window closes off the dust the machine pulls forward, and the aluminum roof with its front drip edge or the hard plastic roof covers the cage - though both roofs stop at 2022, so check your year against them. If the glass is more than you want to spend, the KRX hard-coated polycarbonate full windshield and the tinted half windshield cover the same opening for far less. Replacement glass for UTV Zilla Kawasaki windshields is stocked separately if you ever need it. Confirm you are on the factory cage before ordering.
