Friday, July 12, 2013

Safe Drive Away Time - Why We Keep Your Car an Extra Hour

Safe Drive Away Time is the amount of time your vehicle needs to be out of service to insure that the urethane adhesive used to bond a new windshield with your car is properly cured. Since your windshield is classified as a safety device, it has to be able to provide the same roof crush protection, crash protection and airbag retention that the manufacturer designed into your car.

Keeping a vehicle out of service until all safety devices are properly repaired is covered under federal law through the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. It is a felony to return a vehicle to service before all safety devices are properly functioning.

Urethanes used for windshield installation have Safe Drive Away Times ranging from 1 hour to 16 hours.

At Louis Auto Glass we use exclusively ASAP Urethane from SIKA Corporation. ASAP Urethane has a Safe Drive Away Time of 1 hour. This gives our customers the most convenience and the highest degree of safety possible.

For more information about Windshield Safety and Safe Drive Away Times, visit our web site at:

www.louisautoglass.com/windshields.html

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