Toughened glass has two layers, an outer which is exerting force inwards and an inner layer exerting force outwards. When glass is toughened, the nickel sulphide microscopic stones move to an active state and can regenerate. Toughened glass can spontaneously break from nickel sulphide stone inclusion.Īll glass has a certain amount of nickel sulphide in its composition.
#Flexiglass canopy side windows windows
The windows in the Flexiglass canopies are made from toughened glass. So if you don't have windscreen replacement on your policy it may be a good idea to look into it. In our case we think it happened when the canopy was removed for repairs to the rear of the ute.įlexiglass have looked after us with a really good price (below excess $) for replacement as we unfortunately had only just replaced the front windscreen a few weeks earlier after our trip to Cape Tribulation It seems that all that holds the window in place is the hinges which attach directly to the glass and any twisting or flexing in the canopy will cause the tension in the glass to weaken, like a stone on the old style windows before they were laminate. But what I found out was that if you have an insurance policy that covers you for a new windscreen it will probably cover you for the canopy glass as well, as they are not cheap to replace it may be a good idea to check you insurance policy. This is apparently not an unusual occurrence for any of the fibreglass canopies. I have just had the rear window on my Flexiglass Canopy literally explode while sitting in the shade (glad we were not away from home).
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