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Auto glass glossary
Auto glass, in plain words.
The words you’ll hear at the glass shop and from your insurer: chips, laminated and tempered glass, the frit band, the bug and glass coverage.
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Comprehensive Coverage
The part of a car insurance policy that usually covers glass damage. Nevada law does not require it, but most lenders and…
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Frit Band
The black border and fading dots around the edge of a windshield. It hides the bond that holds the windshield in place…
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Full Glass Coverage
An insurance option with no deductible for glass, so the insurer pays the whole cost of an approved glass repair or replacement.…
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Laminated Glass
Safety glass made of two sheets of glass with a tough plastic layer between them, used for windshields. It cracks but stays…
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OEM Glass
Original equipment manufacturer glass: replacement glass made to the vehicle maker's own specification. Z-1 Glass installs Pilkington, PPG and OEM glass.
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PVB Interlayer
The tough plastic film (polyvinyl butyral) bonded between the two sheets of glass in a windshield. It holds the glass together when…
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Rock Chip Repair
Filling a small chip in a windshield with resin, which stops it spreading and keeps the original windshield. It costs far less…
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Tempered Glass
Safety glass that is heat-treated to break into small, blunt pebbles instead of sharp shards, used for side and back windows. It…
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The Quarter Test
A rule of thumb for repair or replace: most rock chips smaller than a quarter, and cracks shorter than a dollar bill,…
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Windshield Bug
The glass maker's stamp in the corner of a windshield, showing the brand, the safety rating (AS1 means windshield grade) and codes…
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Windshield Leak
Water getting in around the edge of a windshield. Sometimes a leak can be found and sealed without replacing the windshield; Z-1…
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Windshield Replacement
Removing a damaged windshield and installing a new one, needed when a crack runs too long or sits right in the driver's…
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