What Does All That Stuff on My Windshield Mean? | AAAA Auto Storage & Car Park | San Diego, CA (2024)

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What do the marks on windshields mean? ›

Manufacturer's part number—Usually, to the right of the DOT number will be the manufacturer's part number that allows them to identify the glass. For example, you may see something like “M119.” Country the glass was manufactured in—Towards the bottom of the bug, it may include where the glass was made.

The last digit marks the manufacture year and up to 6 points before or after mark the manufacture month, e.g. October 2016 = 15 . . . . The 12 points that mark the month of manufacture are located before the manufacture year, so . 7 is December 2007 or . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 is January 2017.

"AS1 is the clearest glass (at least 70% light transmission), is laminated, and can be used anywhere in a motor vehicle (typically just the windshield), AS2 is tempered with at least 70% light transmissions, and can be used anywhere except the windshield, and AS3 can be used in certain locations in certain vehicles"

If you discover unexplained damage to your car, such as broken windows, damaged locks, or signs of forced entry, without any obvious cause like an accident or vandalism, it may indicate that thieves have attempted to or successfully gained access to your vehicle.

"The frit is black painted enamel that's baked onto the surface of the glass, and it provides a secure point of contact between the glass, urethane adhesive, and windshield frame."

A humidity sensor detects moisture in the air and regulates fresh air intake. As moisture in the air changes the humidity sensor adjusts the air so, your windshield does not fog up. this is typically a 'Black Box' on the passenger side of the rear view mirror (see photo).

If you're looking inside the cabin of your car from the outside, the sensor would be located behind the rearview mirror and you can tell it's the sensor because a strip of lens or film will appear facing the outside. Some cars may have one or the other, or both.

26710. It is unlawful to operate any motor vehicle upon a highway when the windshield or rear window is in such a defective condition as to impair the driver's vision either to the front or rear.

The AS1 means that it is the clearest form of glass to use in cars. AS2 or 3 would mean that it is tinted. Only AS1 glass can be used as windshields. The E means that it was also manufactured to European safety spec. The numbers following that pertain to the same safety spec.

the "GTY" is actually the glass colour, this is particularly important when you want to have the exact same colour tint as the original glass and have it match the rest of the windows in your car. This also means that it is exactly the same as the original...

What is the purpose of as1 line? ›

On vehicles without a shade ban the AS-1 line must mark the lowest point of the break area, the opaque area at the top of the windshield and in the center where the rearview mirror is mounted. If no AS-1 line is present on the windshield, the entire windshield must have at least a 70% light transmittance level.

A glass code is a method of classifying glasses for optical use, such as the manufacture of lenses and prisms. There are many different types of glass with different compositions and optical properties, and a glass code is used to distinguish between them.

If you consider the millions of vehicles on the road, the different model years plus the number of different manufacturers it easy to see that there can be variations in quality. Some of the ways Auto Glass can vary include clarity, shatter resistance, and thickness.

Has anybody ever noticed and/or wondered what they are for (I didn't)? They are on both side of front windscreen. Apparently back in 2010 Honda engineers researched extensively and found that those triangles subconsciously navigate and stabilize driver's gaze movement on the curbs and make everybody safe!

The rumor suggests that these are used by sex traffickers to target certain vehicles and families. The reality, though, is this is a common practice used by companies providing services to car dealerships.