Mercedes Armourplate Glass?

drunkmonkey

Is it an optional extra from Mercedes, I've Armourplated Glass in the car, i've looked at a few other mercs and none of them have it...

Anyone know anything about it...

Anan1

Are you sure it's not just double-glazing?:) What model is it?

drunkmonkey

It's a C200 Kompressor, friend has same car and only has the ordinary glass

Anan1

What makes you thing it's armoured glass? By 'armourplated', do you mean bulletproof? Or have I taken this up all wrong?

BlackWizard

Sound just like jargon for hardened glass which stops stones from smashing through your windscreen

Anan1

I'd imagine MB offer laminated windows all round as an option, but surely they'd look the same?

drunkmonkey

it must have been an optional extra, i've seen no other mercedes with it...

car was origianlly bought new in belfast...

Anan1

Can you describe the glass? Why do you think it's 'armourplated'?

drunkmonkey

Anan1 wrote: »

I'd imagine MB offer laminated windows all round as an option, but surely they'd look the same?

It says Armour Plated, I know mercedes and bmw do armourd cars, juist wondering is this one of them...

Anan1

This is like trying to get blood from a stone!:D

EPM

If the car was armour plated it would weigh a fair bit more and be dog slow in a C200K. Plus it would've been seriously expensive to go with it!

BlackWizard

What says amour plated and how do your windows look different?

byrner1

You will know if its armoured glass the doors will be alot heavier that normal and its nearly an inch thick, also dont think you can open the window with a armoured glass

Seth Brundle

ideal gangland/drug dealer car!

re the BMW ones: http://www.bmw-ids.com/security.html

drunkmonkey

it does sit heavier on the road, firend has the exact same car and it feel a lot lighter and dosen't look as heavy...

Gregor Samsa

drunkmonkey wrote: »

It says Armour Plated, I know mercedes and bmw do armourd cars, juist wondering is this one of them...

Shoot it and see.

Anan1

drunkmonkey wrote: »

it does sit heavier on the road, firend has the exact same car and it feel a lot lighter and dosen't look as heavy...

WHAT DOES THE GLASS LOOK LIKE? HOW THICK IS IT?

robtri

if I was to guess, I would say that is not real armour plated glass but just the toughned glass, there is a product on the market here's a link to it. not sure who does it here in ireland...

http://www.pgglass.co.za/content/Products_txt.asp

I would be stunned if it was real armour plated, i.e bullet proof, cause anyone putting that stuff in would want to armour the doors as well, cause a bullet will go straight through a door( believe me I have seen the results, and its still lethal)like butter.
put all that weight into a C200 and the car would barely move....

BlackWizard

Where did you read it was armour plated?

Does the glass look about 3inches thicker than normal?

drunkmonkey

BlackWizard wrote: »

What says amour plated and how do your windows look different?

The windows are thicker, it's not after market as it's stamped by mercedes as armourplated

drunkmonkey

Anan1 wrote: »

WHAT DOES THE GLASS LOOK LIKE? HOW THICK IS IT?

about(....)that thick:)

stealthyspeeder

I think a pic of the car and a pic of the bit where it says the glass is amoured is needed.

BlackWizard

Are they double windows like on an s-class or are they the full 3cm thicker?

I think the s class has about a thumbnail of thickness to them.

EPM

Maybe ring MB with your chassis number and ask them?

robtri

Armourplate toughened side glass and rear windscreens

Armourplate toughened glass is five times tougher than ordinary glass. On impact, Armourplate glass disintegrates into small cubes that minimise the chance of cuts and other injuries. Armourplate is manufactured in South Africa and is a recognized world leader in toughened glass technology.





its just toughned glass.... not too special

Stevie Dakota

Funny thread!

peasant

All other glass except from the windsreen on most cars is normally toughened glass ...that's standard.

Possible extras then would be laminated glass (two thin sheets of non-toughened glass laminated together, double glazing (two sheets of thin toughened glass with air insualtion inbetween) our bullet proof glass (two sheets of really thick toughened glass with a thick laminate inbetween).

"armour plated" could possibly be one sheet of normal, toughened glas with one sheet of film laminated on top of it (inside). The film keeps the glass from falling apart when it gets broken, making it virtually impossible to smash the window ...still not bullet proof though.

drunkmonkey

The front window says shatter proof...

So it's not bullet proof, better go back to plan b on that bank job I was planning..:)

peasant

Looks like your Merc was possibly built in South Africa ...at least its glazing (bog standard car glass with a different brand name ) seems to have been made there:

http://www.pgglass.co.za/content/Products_txt.asp

(see robtris post)

Homer

drunkmonkey wrote: »

car was origianlly bought new in belfast...

Ah that explains it so

racso1975

I was gonna ask if you had bought it in a recent CAB auction!!!!! But as said Belfast does explain a bit!!!! At least you got the reg changed:p

nialler

put your VIN in here and that'll tell you all about the car


http://old.mbclub.ru/mb/vin/?lng=eng

L-M

Thanks lads, haven't laughed that hard in awhile.:D

rocknchef

this thread is a rite pane:D

unkel

The RHD C-class is manufactured in East London (SA)

Afaik BMW also build RHD 3-series over there