<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by MAC:
Interesting product, not sure about the bulletproof claim, how is that possible? a tall claim like that damages their credibility.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
MAC,
From what I understood, they have different "thicknesses" and obviously the more thick you get, the more "bullet-proof" you get. If you dive into their site more, you'll see them shoot 00 Buckshot, pistol rounds, etc. at the protected glass and it stops the rounds. I don't think this is like the "other products" on the market as they talk about on their website as being the only one to have achieved all the GSA levels and other test standards that apparently the govrmnt backs. I don't know what all of the test standards means but they say they have achieved them and the others haven't. It's a new product and simply has not been put to the test, but the same logic of Kevlar applies, it makes the bullet expand and dissapates the energy.
This is not like "safety glass". The adhesive somehow forms a bond and makes the glass stonger, not like a laminated windshield but more like the extra-thick "bullet-proof" glass you see on armored vehicles. The safety glass still breaks in to a gazillion pieces but the are just "glued" to the laminate and no glass gets on the occupant.
As far as the price, I paid $400 to get all of my windows tinted and it's regular tint. If this stuff stops someone from stealing some of my things out of my rig, I figure it is a $750 insurance policy for the life of the vehicle. As far as being bullet-proof, I don't think that is something I personally have to worry about, but it does attest to the strength of the product.
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