Copyright © 2010 Fastrac Auto Glass, Inc. Design by Millennium Computer Graphics.com
Glass Replacement
The windshield is a critical component of your car’s safety system. As a safety device, it’s role is to stay in place and keep occupants inside the
vehicle during impact. It is the back board for the inflating of the passenger side air bag and provides crucial crush resistance support for the roof,
in case of a rollover.
A replaced windshield must not compromise any safety standards that were part of the original vehicle design when your car rolled off the
assembly line.
Auto Glass is not “just glass.” Know the difference. One a new car every part comes from the
original equipment manufacturer (the OEM), including the windshield. For windshield
replacement, you have the option to select OEM parts, or parts manufacturered by third party
parts suppliers. Both parts must comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, but
there are two important benefits for using OEM parts.
1.
An OEM replacement windshield is produced from original equipment style tooling.
This type will have the appearance of your car’s original windshield and will fit properly
in the window frame making noise and leakage problems much less likely.
2.
OEM glass manufactures partner with automoblile producers to enhance the overall
functionality and improved performance. OEM have a greater knowledge of the
engineering demands a car can place on the windshield and their replacements are
made using the same quality assurance systems as for new vehicles.
Safety glass is used in all automible glass. It is manufacured to reduce the likelihood of injury, if it breaks. There are two different types:
Laminated glass and Tempered glass. Windshields are made from a lamination process. A windshield actually consists of two pieces of glass,
bonded together by a vinyl inter-layer. This vinyl layer cushions your head during impact. If a windshield breaks during impact, the broken pieces
will generally adhere to the plastic lining.
Side and rear windows consist of tempered glass, which is produced by heating the glass to more than 1,100 °F and then rapidly cooling it. This
results in the outside surfaces of the glass becoming harder that the center, therefore is stronger than regular glass of the same thickness.
Tempered glass will break-up into very small pieces, if broken.
Copyright © 2010 Fastrac Auto Glass, Inc. Design by Millennium Computer Graphics.com
The windshield is a critical component of your car’s safety system. As a safety device, it’s role is to stay in place and keep occupants inside the
vehicle during impact. It is the back board for the inflating of the passenger side air bag and provides crucial crush resistance support for the roof,
in case of a rollover.
A replaced windshield must not compromise any safety standards that were part of the original vehicle design when your car rolled off the
assembly line.
Auto Glass is not “just glass.” Know the difference. One a new car every part comes from the
original equipment manufacturer (the OEM), including the windshield. For windshield
replacement, you have the option to select OEM parts, or parts manufacturered by third party
parts suppliers. Both parts must comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, but
there are two important benefits for using OEM parts.
1.
An OEM replacement windshield is produced from original equipment style tooling.
This type will have the appearance of your car’s original windshield and will fit properly
in the window frame making noise and leakage problems much less likely.
2.
OEM glass manufactures partner with automoblile producers to enhance the overall
functionality and improved performance. OEM have a greater knowledge of the
engineering demands a car can place on the windshield and their replacements are
made using the same quality assurance systems as for new vehicles.
Safety glass is used in all automible glass. It is manufacured to reduce the likelihood of injury, if it breaks. There are two different types:
Laminated glass and Tempered glass. Windshields are made from a lamination process. A windshield actually consists of two pieces of glass,
bonded together by a vinyl inter-layer. This vinyl layer cushions your head during impact. If a windshield breaks during impact, the broken pieces
will generally adhere to the plastic lining.
Side and rear windows consist of tempered glass, which is produced by heating the glass to more than 1,100 °F and then rapidly cooling it. This
results in the outside surfaces of the glass becoming harder that the center, therefore is stronger than regular glass of the same thickness.
Tempered glass will break-up into very small pieces, if broken.
