What is the difference in tempered and laminate glass?
Tempered glass (aka safety glass) is glass that is specially treated by heat or chemicals to increase it’s strength. Automobile doors, vents, quarters, and back windows are all tempered glass. TEMPERED GLASS CAN NOT BE CUT! The only glass in a vehicle that is not tempered is the windshield. Your windshield is a laminate glass. Laminate glass is two layers of plate glass sandwiching a laminate layer. This layer is very tough and designed to keep the occupant of a vehicle from going through the front windshield during a collision.
