Laminated Glass or not....
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I am currently fitting glass to my shell, I have a choice of two windscreens. One being laminated and the other not...

The non laminated is slightly lighter.

But surely the laminated glass is safer?

I'm torn on what to do and your opinions and glass information would be appriciated

PS one day I hope to race in mighty minis - however I cant see anything in the regs RE front glass having to be laminated, would they mind?

Dan

laminated is safer but far easier to brake when trying to put it in, toughned glass you can literally punch and it wont brake but a stray stone or a bit o ceramic off a spark plug and it shatters into a million peices

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I've just trawled through the blue book and can find nothing either, I'm sure it's in there though.

If it were me I'd put the laminated one in. Get a stone hit that and you'll likely get to the end of the race with a cracked screen, at worst you';ll be able to see where you're going to get off the track, with a toughened screen you're fucked.

Wil

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Yes I agree with Will, I have in the past had a toughened screen shatter on me on the road, it is a very scary moment, both from the shock of it happening, and also that all of a sudden you can't see bog all!
I'd never fit a toughened screen into a Mini now unless I had absolutely no other option.

I agree with you guys, my dad told me about an old car of his that got a stone chip -instantly the whole window had shattered and visability was non existant!

So laminated it will be....

Thanks for your input guys!

silly question, how can u tell whats what in terms of laminated/hardened? What was std fitment? This is summat i've never looked into or had any experiance of!

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should say on the glass itself eg the etch marking sould have info on it, think most mini glass is laminated or the ones i have are

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If you look at the small printed into on the screens it will either say "Laminated" or "Toughened" easy as that!

Toughened was standard fit for a long time, I do not know what the changeover date was, possibly about 1987 but I could be wrong there.

Cheers guys!!!

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