I had just seen a video on youtube where a man demonstrates how a safety glass can't be broken into except for that equipment used by police and firefighters. Is this legal to have in your car? Where can I get one for my car? How much might they cost for all the windows on the car?

It looks like a good security method to add onto.

 

Equipment that police and fire can be purchased quite easily by people not in a public safety position... I'm not a fire fighter or a law enforcement officer and I can buy equipment from 4 or 5 different sources.

I'm sure it can be done, however, it's likely to be quite spendy, and probably won't be plug & play....

 

Safety glass is required by law on all US cars. You can buy a glass punch tool at any automotive parts store, or even Lowe's.

Are you talking about some kind of bullet proof glass or something?

 

Yes, bullet proof kinds. Like the one in this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzRcX_VC3rs

You can see that not even a brick can break through that ****. Only downside is you'll have trouble getting out in an accident of any kind.

Edit: Ok I think its called a Safety Film...

 

You can get bullet proof glass but you need a permit to have it. I know of a guy over here that does it for goverment cars and private security. And its not cheap. Its going to cost over 12k to do your car if its a teg.

 

Basically all that is, is thick window tint. The reason the glass did not brake with the brick is because of where the glass was struck.

 

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And add a few hundred pounds you would never get the windows up and down. This isn't just a swap and replace type of things the windows are completely different.

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It's a little more then thick tint. The stuff is extremely strong. But you have to ask the question why? By the time you got done you will have spent more then what your deductable costs. Thats my limit as far a security goes. I wont spend much more then my $500 deductable.

 

Well from the time he hit it with the carbide/ceramic "glass brake" tool till he could reach in was a little under 3 sec. without the film and a little over 7 sec. with the film, [although that would have been quicker if he had used his boot sooner] but lets call it 2 sec. and 8 sec., so it will take a crook no more the 6 sec. longer to get in if you have the film.
So it becomes a cost thing, either way the glass brakes, either way they get in, without the film you will need to replace the glass, with the film you have the replace the glass and the film.

We have a shop, Platinum Glass , in the industrial mall where I work, that does both the film and bullet proof glass, they also do Plexiglass and Lexan windows for race cars, now that stuff, Lexan, you can beat on all day and do nothing but scratch it, and the "tool" has no effect on it.

None of the above are cheap, I think the Plexiglass was the cheapest, then the film then Lexan, then a huge jump to bullet proof.

Your way better off with a good alarm, stealth install, a redundant, [not part of alarm] kill switch or two, nothing loose in car to be stolen and unlocked doors.

Either way the alarm goes off, [brake glass/open door], with doors unlocked you end up without broken glass.

I have an EXT output from my alarm connected to door unlock, so when I am parked in a "high risk" area, I arm the alarm, locking the doors, then press the EXT to unlock the doors without disarming the alarm, crooks tend to check the doors before they brake things, and to their surprise the door opens and alarm is triggered, this has happened to me on at least three occasions, so far it has cost me a few $ in parking meter change and an ash tray, [that cost me $1 at the bone yard.
It is a truism that looked door only keep honest people out of your car, a crook does not care how much damage he does to get in. 94

 

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Plexiglass scratches to easy.