What is the AS 1 portion of the windshield?
AS-1 lines are parallel to the top of your car’s windshield, or a line five inches underneath and parallel to the top of your windshield. This refers to the area above the rear-view mirror, also known as the visor strip for most automobiles.
What is a manufacturers as 1 line?
The AS1 means that it is the clearest form of glass to use in cars. AS2 or 3 would mean that it is tinted. Only AS1 glass can be used as windshields. The E means that it was also manufactured to European safety spec.
What is the line on my windshield?
Rear windshield defrosters, also known as the lines or wires in the glass, are thermal and integrated into the rear defroster system to ensure visibility while driving in all weather conditions. When power is applied, these conductors, or lines, heat up, thawing ice and evaporating condensation from the glass.
Where is the windshield part number?
At the base of your windshield near the driver’s side. On the car frame near the apparatus that holds the windshield wiper fluid. Driver-side door post when the door latches. Underneath the spare tire.
What tint is legal in FL?
28%
Windshield: Non-reflective tint is allowed above the manufacturer’s AS-1 line. Front Side windows: Must allow more than 28% of light in. Back Side windows: Must allow more than 15% of light in. Rear Window: Must allow more than 15% of light in.
Why car back glass have lines?
They are heater element wires used to clear dew and mist from the rear glass during winter to improve visibility. The horizontal lines on the rear windshield of cars are actually thin strips of copper that conduct heat to defrost the windshield or to decrease the moisture on the windshield.
Who makes glass for Honda?
More specifically, a Pilkington with the HONDA logo (Pilkington makes two versions – one that meets their standards for the aftermarket and one that meets Honda’s standards for the OE part). Pilkington isn’t Honda’s only supplier of glass. They are the current supplier for the CR-V’s and Ridgeline’s windshields.