jeremy156
Active Member
Hi,
Does anyone know of a place to look up the markings on car windscreens and other window glass?
My car is fitted with PPG Solextra which I believe was standard on the 1998 Avantgarge model (any please correct me?) and my windscreen was replaced yesterday by RAC Auto Windscreens with an aftermarket screen made by Splintex.
I am concerned to know whether this is a match for the Solextra glass that was removed:
The markings that obviously differ are:
New windscreen: AS1 - DOT24
Other windows: AS2 - DOT18
So, I can assume maybe they describe that it's a windscreen and not a size or rear window - but do any of the numbers or markings on the glass indicate whether it's heat-resistant or not? Or is it just the branding that will tell?
All the markings on the new windscreen are (and I wish I'd noted the old one):
Made by Splintex
AS1 M145 DOT24
(E6) 43R-007986
..6
5337
Perhaps someone in the windscreen business could point me towards a description or decoder for these markings please?
Many thanks,
Jeremy
Does anyone know of a place to look up the markings on car windscreens and other window glass?
My car is fitted with PPG Solextra which I believe was standard on the 1998 Avantgarge model (any please correct me?) and my windscreen was replaced yesterday by RAC Auto Windscreens with an aftermarket screen made by Splintex.
I am concerned to know whether this is a match for the Solextra glass that was removed:
The markings that obviously differ are:
New windscreen: AS1 - DOT24
Other windows: AS2 - DOT18
So, I can assume maybe they describe that it's a windscreen and not a size or rear window - but do any of the numbers or markings on the glass indicate whether it's heat-resistant or not? Or is it just the branding that will tell?
All the markings on the new windscreen are (and I wish I'd noted the old one):
Made by Splintex
AS1 M145 DOT24
(E6) 43R-007986
..6
5337
Perhaps someone in the windscreen business could point me towards a description or decoder for these markings please?
Many thanks,
Jeremy