Why is there no market for side windows that are setup like the front windshield on a car?

[Scouzer]

You'd think that'd be a great theft deterrent...it would take a lot more work to smash out a double pane with plastic.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Huh?
WTF are you talking about?

 

[SlitheryDee]

not really.

 

[HomeAppraiser]

Safety glass?

 

[imported_goku]

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
Huh?
WTF are you talking about?

Hes talking about the fact that side windows on cars don't have that layer of plastic that prevents them from shattering in an accident like they do on the windsheild.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: goku

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
Huh?
WTF are you talking about?

Hes talking about the fact that side windows on cars don't have that layer of plastic that prevents them from shattering in an accident like they do on the windsheild.

OK, just say that then.

 

[amol]

Can you open & close a window like that?

 

[fishface313]

i wouldnt wanna get stuck in a car that had all of its windows coated with that plastic stuff...i'm sure thats what car makers think too

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: fishface313
i wouldnt wanna get stuck in a car that had all of its windows coated with that plastic stuff...i'm sure thats what car makers think too

seriosuly...for the off chance you careen off of the Brooklyn bridge...no need to be fvked before you even get a chance to make it to the surface....

 

[wazzledoozle]

Originally posted by: fishface313
i wouldnt wanna get stuck in a car that had all of its windows coated with that plastic stuff...i'm sure thats what car makers think too

Good point

 

[EarthwormJim]

Probably cause of weight and simply cost. It's not just a plastic laminate, it's two panes of glass.

Also I'm sure it would put more fatigue on door hinges and the motor regulators of electric windows.

 

[fs5]

Originally posted by: Scouzer
You'd think that'd be a great theft deterrent...it would take a lot more work to smash out a double pane with plastic.

theft deterrent? If someone wanted to get into your car they would regardless of double pane whatever.

 

[SlitheryDee]

Originally posted by: fs5

Originally posted by: Scouzer
You'd think that'd be a great theft deterrent...it would take a lot more work to smash out a double pane with plastic.

theft deterrent? If someone wanted to get into your car they would regardless of double pane whatever.

Yeah and it still takes less work than actually going out and getting a job.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: Scouzer
You'd think that'd be a great theft deterrent...it would take a lot more work to smash out a double pane with plastic.

It's available as a safety film, tinted or regular. (Video)

More videos.

 

[Aimster]

doesnt tint make breaking the glass kind of hard as well...

Edit: Shattering

 

[FoBoT]

Huh?

 

[DrPizza]

Seriously... how many people per year are in accidents that require them to exit through the windows (or die if they remain in the car?)
I'm going to guess about.... none.

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
Seriously... how many people per year are in accidents that require them to exit through the windows (or die if they remain in the car?)
I'm going to guess about.... none.

I was an accident that required window-exit last week - and that was only a relatively minor 25mph impact that didn't even set off airbags.

 

[jagec]

Wouldn't stop them from using the spark plug method, and wouldn't stop them from breaking it in the first place, even if they then give up. But it WOULD make it harder to get your insurance company to pay up.

 

[Leeroy]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
Seriously... how many people per year are in accidents that require them to exit through the windows (or die if they remain in the car?)
I'm going to guess about.... none.

My friend's car flipped updide down off a bridge into about a metre of water. The only reason the four of them got out instead of drowning was that the side windows shattered when the roof buckled.

 

[Squisher]

Types of glass are mandated by the government, based on saftey.

 

[FallenHero]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
Seriously... how many people per year are in accidents that require them to exit through the windows (or die if they remain in the car?)
I'm going to guess about.... none.

Never seen a decent car accident, have you?

 

[0roo0roo]

yup safety. u can buy a pointed glass breaker thing.. or you can use anything with a sharp hard point to break side window glass easily, push about 2 inches from the corner with firm pressure and it will shatter into tiny bits, its tempered or something so its not sharp.

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: Leeroy

Originally posted by: DrPizza
Seriously... how many people per year are in accidents that require them to exit through the windows (or die if they remain in the car?)
I'm going to guess about.... none.

My friend's car flipped updide down off a bridge into about a metre of water. The only reason the four of them got out instead of drowning was that the side windows shattered when the roof buckled.

Well that takes care of that...DrPizza anything else?

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
yup safety. u can buy a pointed glass breaker thing.. or you can use anything with a sharp hard point to break side window glass easily, push about 2 inches from the corner with firm pressure and it will shatter into tiny bits, its tempered or something so its not sharp.

Oh believe me, it's still sharp, it just won't slice you open like a pig compared to regular non-tempered glass panel.