Did anyone noticed the double pane sound insulating side glass in the doors, even in XL trims?

I know it could serve many purposes, help prevent break ins, solar reflecting, sound insulating, better accident protection from flying glass debris.

 

I've also seen it dis colored or create a fog-liked hazed between the panels or separate between panes of glass.

 

Hazing between dual pane is a thing of the past unless damaged

 

Respectfully disagree. Have an issue on a 1 year old Bentley with really bad discoloration and separation of panes on a fairly new motor yacht.

 

I read this post in my best Gilligan's Island Thurston Howell III voice.

 

I love them in my S8

 

That's funny.

 

hahahaha

 

Are these new side Windows more like laminated glass rather than tempered? I recently saw a newer explorer with a spider webbed driver side window and it had me puzzled until I read this thread. Been wondering a lot about it it because I'm a firefighter and were used to breaking temper ed glass easily.

 

IIRC, all automotive glass must be "safety glass" (i.e., laminated) since like 1990.

Almost all glass in 1st world countries is tempered (i.e., heat treated); safety glass is effectively laminated tempered glass.

The important part of safety glass (AKA laminated) is that when it breaks, the pieces are smaller and more round. Depending on the lamination properties, it may be possible to delay the breaking point tremendously (see also, "ballistic glass")

Feel free to correct me if I'm mistaken.

 

Not mistaken. But the tempered glass completely shatters when compromised. Thousands of small pieces roughly 1/4 inch. Tempered glass is often called a safety glass since the pieces are small and do not have the potential to cause large lacerations. Windshields are laminated glass and are true safety glass to protect the passengers from flying glass if the glass fails for any reason including collisions. The laminating adhesive holds the pieces together and is extremely difficult to penetrate even after the glass is broken. The windshield also plays an instrumental part in the strength of the vehicle cabin in case of a roll over event. Wire reinforced glass works in similar ways as laminated glass but is not commonly used in other than police and armored vehicles.

I would find it nice to have stronger glass in the side windows as it would deter thefts dramatically as the tempered glass is easy to shatter with a sharp rap from a hard object. I would also find it somewhat confining as the ability to use the windows as an escape route would be eliminated if the glass could not be broken apart like the tempered glass.