Most vehicle side windows are made with the aforementioned tempered glass which shatters when it breaks but more and more auto manufacturers are building cars with laminated glass side windows.
Are nissan windows tempered or laminated.
If this happens to your rogue you ll need to have the window replaced since it s usully made from tempered glass though laminated glass is gaining in popularity.
With this in mind if you prefer one over the other you will want to look for a model that is made with.
Roughly one third of all cars made within the last 10 years have laminated instead of tempered glass in the driver s and passenger s windows and that number will just keep growing according.
Part of the reason for that is that many cars on sale today no longer have tempered glass side windows having switched to laminated glass for safety reasons we ll explain more later.
List of models with laminated non windshield oem glazing.
This firefighter was up to date on his knowledge about the fmvss 226 occupant ejection mitigation requiring laminated side glass in all 2017 vehicles.
The good news is the reason laminated glass is used is to reduce the chance of occupants being ejected.
But how can a 2017 model vehicle have tempered.
The automaker said most of its models use tempered glass but declined to say which ones have laminated glass.
These highly functional pieces of glass are often a target for break ins though.
Side windows offer access to fresh air toll booths drive thru windows and more.
Choosing laminated or tempered side windows is not an option typically offered by vehicle manufacturers.
I was sent a message from a firefighter the other night asking about a 2017 vehicle that he found did not have side laminated windows.
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When tempered glass breaks it is designed to shatter into small pieces that are less likely to cause added injury or damage.
Both types are safe it told the senators.
Tempered glass is most commonly used for passengers windows on cars while laminated glass makes up your front and rear windshield most of the time.