The importance of glass

The importance of vehicle glazing

The windscreen is not only there to keep the rain out, to prevent your hair from becoming a mess, or bugs hitting your face at 120 kilometres an hour. There’s much more to it…

When you think about car safety, the things that mostly come to mind are the brakes, engine and tires. The windscreen of a vehicle is often forgotten. We know it’s dangerous when the windscreen is foggy and disrupts our vision on the road. But a windscreen is taken for granted as it looks ‘simple’.

The windscreen gives rigidity to the structure of the vehicle. Did you know that windscreens account for up to 34% of a vehicle's torsional stiffness? Furthermore, its aerodynamic shape plays an important role. It helps you cut through wind efficiently, which helps you reduce the fuel need. So you pay less at the gas station. And let’s not forget that the windscreen is an important part of the airbag functionality.

A small chip or crack in the windscreen can turn into a big crack at any moment which means less safety for you and your passengers. Repairing a chip helps you to save money, time and is easy. Here you can read our 5 reasons why you should get a windscreen chip repaired.