A Cracked Windshield is Dangerous
Your windshield is not there just so you can see where you are going. In an accident it can save your life.
Your windshield literally holds you roof up in a roll over accident and the passenger side air bag deploys against your windshield at over 300 miles per hour.
Many serious injuries to the spine come from the roof crushing and breaking the spinal column. You should always wear your seatbelt but even if you are wearing you seatbelt an improperly installed windshield could come out and let the roof crush and break your spine. The windshield will also help keep you inside the vehicle and objects outside from coming in such as tree branches. In most situations being thrown out of the vehicle increases you chances of serious injury or death.
Up to 70% of the strength of your vehicle comes from your windshield. A properly installed windshield can save your life. Your windshield is bonded to the body of you vehicle with a very strong but flexible product called urethane. These urethanes are up to 1,000 PSI and should keep the windshield bonded to the body of your vehicle even in a rollover accident. As the body crushes the windshield will stay intact helping keep the occupants inside and support the roof.
The factory installed windshield is the safest windshield you can have. Although there are many replacement shops that provide a quality safe replacement a replaced windshield may not be properly bonded to the body and could be unsafe.
So how can you prevent an unsafe windshield?
One way is to repair the factory windshield instead of replacing it There are several companies that can repair chips and cracks in your windshield. Repairs save the factory seal. Windshield Repair time is 15 to 20 minutes and are usually paid for by your Insurance Company by waving your deductible. Most repairs improve the vision and keep the windshield from cracking further. To find a good windshield repair service get referrals from friends or neighbors that have had this service performed or call you insurance agent. You may also go to the yellow pages under glass or windshield repair.
In conclusion consider preventive windshield repair instead of replacements saving you time money and maybe your life.
About the author:
Tim Evans owns and operates a windshield repair and replacement shop. He has several patents for repairing cracked windshields and preventing them from cracking in the first place.
Many serious injuries to the spine come from the roof crushing and breaking the spinal column. You should always wear your seatbelt but even if you are wearing you seatbelt an improperly installed windshield could come out and let the roof crush and break your spine. The windshield will also help keep you inside the vehicle and objects outside from coming in such as tree branches. In most situations being thrown out of the vehicle increases you chances of serious injury or death.
Up to 70% of the strength of your vehicle comes from your windshield. A properly installed windshield can save your life. Your windshield is bonded to the body of you vehicle with a very strong but flexible product called urethane. These urethanes are up to 1,000 PSI and should keep the windshield bonded to the body of your vehicle even in a rollover accident. As the body crushes the windshield will stay intact helping keep the occupants inside and support the roof.
The factory installed windshield is the safest windshield you can have. Although there are many replacement shops that provide a quality safe replacement a replaced windshield may not be properly bonded to the body and could be unsafe.
So how can you prevent an unsafe windshield?
One way is to repair the factory windshield instead of replacing it There are several companies that can repair chips and cracks in your windshield. Repairs save the factory seal. Windshield Repair time is 15 to 20 minutes and are usually paid for by your Insurance Company by waving your deductible. Most repairs improve the vision and keep the windshield from cracking further. To find a good windshield repair service get referrals from friends or neighbors that have had this service performed or call you insurance agent. You may also go to the yellow pages under glass or windshield repair.
In conclusion consider preventive windshield repair instead of replacements saving you time money and maybe your life.
About the author:
Tim Evans owns and operates a windshield repair and replacement shop. He has several patents for repairing cracked windshields and preventing them from cracking in the first place.
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