T6 Rear Tailgate Glass - Laminated Or Tempered

[khalaghoda]

can anyone decode the symbols below which are embedded in the glass? These numbers differ from those on the front windscreen which of course is laminated. I want to know if this glass is tempered and that a Glass Hammer for emergency exit will break the glass. Thank you.

43R - 01351

 

[Ads_Essex]

43R - Conformity with the European standard of safety ECE R43.
01351 - approval number for European distribution.

Source.

 

[McCarney]

In a nutshell it’s only “usually” the windscreen that is laminated in a car. I say usually as some high end cars have started laminating side and rear glass in recent years. If the glass is laminated it will should be marked in writing along with conformity codes. So I’m pretty sure your rear screen will only be toughened. It should be noted that if it has a tinted film it may act like a laminate in that it will stay in one piece when you break it, so you’ll have to push it out.

Source - 20 years as a Fire Service Operational Instructor.

 

[hmluk]

Polaroid sunglasses will should up the tempering. The glass looks very different between laminated and tempered.