Your SAFETY is Our #1 Priority! Auto Glass is not a product - it's a SAFETY feature.
- You do not want to replace your original factory installed glass! - You can have your insurance replace your windshields for free of for a low deductable but... it will never be as safe as the original OEM standard windshield. You can't put a price on you and your passenger's safety! - The safest windshield is the original factory windshield.Your windshield provides 40% to 70% of the strength of your vehicle's roof! - An improperly installed windshield is virtually useless at protecting you during an accident. - In a rollover, the windshield helps the cabin maintain its rigidity, protecting the passengers. - In a front impact, the windshield assists airbag deployment and keeps passengers from being ejected from the vehicle. "The windshield is also an essential part of many airbag systems. The passengers side bag is designed to bounce off of the glass." - Quote from 20/20 - The windshield is your only protection from flying road debris. In a 20/20 Feature Report on Safe Windshield Replacement investigators found that 7 out of 10 windshields are replaced improperly. ARNOLD DIAZ 20/20 ABC News A car's windshield does a lot more than keep the rain out. In an accident, your factory-installed windshield can help save your life-deflecting the airbag-and keeping the roof from caving in on you. But if your original windshield has been replaced - you could be in for trouble because experts say millions have not been installed properly."Most people don't realize that 65% of your protection in a rollover comes from your windshield. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, more than 9% of all accidents are from rollovers. Passengers who remain in the vehicle during a rollover accident are 25 times more likely to escape injury. To ensure a windsheild will remain intact during a collision, it must be installed properly. BGI has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of this information.
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