Safety or not

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jerryt

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On my 1926 model t the previous owner cut down the windshield. How can I tell if it’s safety Or tempered glass.
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Jerry
 
You could tap on it lightly and listen for a muffled clink due to the plastic in the middle of safty glass.
 
The car I just bought I was worried about it too, was going to put clear tint film on, was cleaning some and found the marks,-- "as1", and can see the edge ,2layers of glass with plastic in center , I have safely glass in the 17 I just got
 
Take it to a local glass shop (not franchise) and have them check it.

The State Policeman in charge of inspections, a sergeant, for this area of Virginia told me that the windshield on my speedster was not safety glass. I took it to a local glass shop for replacement, they took a quick look and told me that what I had was safety glass.

You definitely want safety glass!
 
Hold a burning match or lighter next to the glass. Reflection of one flame is single pane glass and a reflection of two flames is double pane glass.
 
I have tried that lighter thing next to the thick plate glass used in the early cars like T's, and saw two reflections. The only two self tests I would trust; edge delamanaton (bubbles between the two) and looking at the raw edges.
 
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