laminated glass

[Zsolt]

I was surprised when turned out that my Euro 911 has laminated
windshield in the front. I thought that all European cars has tempered
glass, but I guess Porsche decided to make one kind for both markets.

   Zsolt

Lee M. Levitt wrote:

> Larry C Leung <l.leung at juno.com> writes:
>
>>Windsheilds (US) are laminated so that they stay together. The others are
>>tempered so that they do break into those tiny little pieces. I know, I
>>was picking them out of my GTi for up to 5 years after it was broken
>>into. And that was the small stationary "vent" window of the door.
>>
>
> A few new cars now come with laminated side glass. It's an option on the
> Volvo Cross Country and other high end Volvos. Dunno about other makes.
>
> Works the same as laminated front glass. The Volvo dealer video shows a guy
> working on a side window with a hammer for about 2 minutes before he makes a
> hole big enough to reach through.
>
> Lee
> '95.5 S6 avant
> '96 A6 quattro avant
>
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