Windscreen: another one for the North Americans, this is the Australian word for windshield.
(wɪndskriːn ) Word forms: plural windscreens. countable noun. The windscreen of a car or other vehicle is the glass window at the front through which the driver looks.
The glass used for windshield is not the same as the glass used for other windows. All windows in a vehicle are made of safety glass required by the OEM, however the windshield goes through an additional process of lamination to protect passengers.
Back glass also called rear window glass, rear windshield, or rear glass, is the piece of glass opposite the windshield in a vehicle.
The rear-facing glass on the back of your vehicle, what is it called? Like so many parts in the automotive industry, it actually has a few different names. Some of the more common ones are backlite, rear windshield, and back glass. All of these terms refer to the same piece of glass, without notable differences.
Window louvers (also spelled “louvres”) are an architectural feature found on the windows of buildings since the Medieval Era. In the car world, they're a series of slats placed either on the rear window or the side quarter windows of a vehicle.
wind·shield ˈwin(d)-ˌshēld. : a transparent screen (as of glass) that protects the occupants of a vehicle. especially : one in front of the occupants.
There are three types of windshield glass that can be used on your vehicle; dealer glass, aftermarket glass, and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) glass. When purchasing dealer glass, it's coming directly from the dealership who's authorized by the manufacturer to work on your vehicle.
As the terms suggest, the front windshield is in the front of your car, and the rear windshield is at the back of your car.
Windshields are made of laminated glass, which is a multi-layer pane bonded together by a thin sheet of film. The film is fused with the glass under high heat and pressure. This prevents the glass from shattering when broken.
The window glass at the front of a vehicle, through which the driver and front seat passenger of a car view the road and the world is known in the United States and most of North America as the windshield.
A windscreen (UK) or windshield (US) is so called because it prevents the wind/air from entering the car/blowing in your face (a screen or shield stops something from going past it).
Polycarbonate or Acrylic Windshields
They can be fabricated using a few different types of plastic materials. Two of the most common options include acrylic and polycarbonate.
The vertical roof support structure located between the front and rear doors on a typical vehicle. It corresponds with the A pillar located on either side of the windshield at the front of the car and the C pillar which sits on either side of the rear window on a typical sedan.
Since a car windshield is designed to fit a specific vehicle perfectly, the windshield size differs as well. However, most manufacturers follow the industry standard of a standard windshield's measurements, which is 59 inches x 31.5 inches (1).
Windshields are made of laminated safety glass. This type of glass is actually made up of a piece of plastic sandwiched between two layers of glass. The three layers are sealed together and any air pockets removed using rollers or vacuum systems.
Auto glass is either tempered or laminated. The glass usually used for the front and rear door windows and the rear window are made from tempered glass, the windshield is made from laminated glass.
While the front windshield is made of tempered glass, the rear windshield is made of laminated glass. In laminated glass, two pieces of tempered glass are sandwiched together with an inner layer of plastic. The plastic layer, known as poly-vinyl butyral (PVB), prevents the glass from breaking when it is hit.
A sunroof is a panel on the roof of a car that either slides back or can be taken out to allow light, air or both to come into a vehicle, according to USNews.com. According to MotorTrend.com, a sunroof was traditionally an opaque panel that matched the color of the car's body.
noun. automobiles. the window at the back of a motor vehicle.
Rear window or "rear windows" means those windows which are located to the rear of the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle and which are approximately parallel to the windshield.
This side window, also known as a valence window, is the last window on the side of a vehicle. It is behind the doors and above the rear wheel. A quarter glass is never in the rear door. Quarter glass windows are either stationary or retractable, depending on the window next to which they are mounted.