R60 Side window glass laminated or tempered?
Thread Starter
|
2nd Gear
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 77
Likes: 2
From: Florida
Side window glass laminated or tempered?
I was going to buy one of those "life hammer" things to break the glass in case of my wife crashes and rolls or lands in a canal. I read they don't work on modern cars with laminated glass, only tempered. Anyone know what our countryman's have?
3rd Gear
Joined: Dec 2016
Posts: 264
Likes: 33
From: SoCal
All cars and trucks' side windows and rear window are made of tempered glass. When hit from the exterior, the glass is supposed to explode outward.
Windshields are laminated.
Windshields are laminated.
Thread Starter
|
2nd Gear
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 77
Likes: 2
From: Florida
All cars and trucks' side windows and rear window are made of tempered glass. When hit from the exterior, the glass is supposed to explode outward.
Windshields are laminated.
Windshields are laminated.
https://www.absoluterescue.com/train...-2017-vehicle/
Neutral
Joined: Aug 2018
Posts: 9
Likes: 0
From: North Central Ohio
Don't buy the hammer....
Ever notice how a head rest can be taken off? You can use the hard ends to break the glass. I haven't checked in my countryman, but every car I've had otherwise is set like this.
5th Gear
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 810
Likes: 63
From: South Central Pennsylvania
The hammer will break either. A spring loaded Center Punch is the best tool. Push on the glass with it, POP and it is nicely shattered into very small pieces. It typically also uniformly shatters the entire windshield or laminated side window.
Once shattered you can push through the vinyl between the two sheets of laminated glass quite easily.
$3.99 @ HF
https://www.harborfreight.com/spring...punch-621.html
Once shattered you can push through the vinyl between the two sheets of laminated glass quite easily.
$3.99 @ HF
https://www.harborfreight.com/spring...punch-621.html
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
snooter
All other MINI parts and items for Sale (archive)
2
Apr 22, 2008 04:08 AM
BradB
Detailing 101
1
Jul 26, 2006 06:29 PM