Difference Between Anti-Smash and Grab and Normal Tint

What’s the Difference Between Anti-Smash and Grab and Normal Tint?

You have worked hard and deserve to spoil yourself with a few luxuries, like that new car perhaps. Buying a vehicle is the easy part but maintaining and keeping it safe is vital and requires some form of cover or protection. One of the best ways to do so is by having smash and grab installed.

Window Tinting versus Safety Film

Yes, there are differences between anti-smash and grab and normal window tint. The differences may not be visible to the naked eye, as it involves the thickness of the film. Where normal tint varies in thickness from 25 to 50 microns, safety film varies from 100 to 300 microns, making it thicker. Smash and grab film is usually 100 microns thick and laminated for strength, giving it stronger resistance to impact.

Buying You Time When You Need it the Most

Crimes of opportunity are rife. Leaving a window open will see your possessions take flight in a matter of seconds. Stopping at an intersection, or leaving your vehicle parked in a shopping complex for hours at a time comes with a certain amount of risk. That risk can be reduced by having smash and grab safety film applied to your windows. The safety film reinforces the glass, enabling it to stay intact when force is used on the windows.

When struck with force, ordinary windows will shatter and send shards of glass flying, enabling attackers to reach into your vehicle and grab your valuables or even worse, hijack your vehicle. With smash and grab safety film, the glass doesn’t shatter on impact, leaving you with ample time to get away safely or alert passersby.

The Laws That Govern Tints

Privacy is something that we all hold dear, including in our vehicles. Unfortunately, we cannot dictate the percentage of tint that we want as we are governed by laws that allow for a maximum of 35% tint. Basically, this means that the film must allow for 35% visible light through the side and rear windows and 70% through the front windscreen. This percentage still allows for privacy against people looking through your windows.

When it comes to law-abiding window tints and smash and grab safety film, contact Electronic Fitment Centre. Our SunTek safety film will protect not only you but the contents of your vehicle. As an authorised fitment centre with over 20 years of experience in the industry, we can assure you of our commitment to supplying and installing quality vehicle accessories.