Improving Your Vehicle’s Safety

In a country where the crime rate is high, it is smart to ensure that your vehicle is prepared against all the potential threats. There are various methods to go about this, with some of the most common additions being central locking systems, alarms, and immobilisers. Vehicle alarms are an effective tool to alert you when someone is attempting to break into your car, but although these systems and upgrades are all worthwhile, they do not physically protect you when you are out on the road.

Window tinting and anti-smash-and-grab window safety film are viable solutions to limit visibility from the outside into the vehicle and add protection against smashing a window as well. These products can dramatically improve the security of your vehicle. Smash-and-grab incidents are very common on South African roads and can happen at a traffic light or stop street. A criminal can simply smash a window and grab something from inside your vehicle. Electronic Fitment Centre offers a viable solution in the form of SunTek’s anti-smash-and-grab window safety film.

In a situation where your vehicle’s window is smashed from the outside, several factors will influence the window’s ability to stand up to the impact. Modern cars’ windows are strong but will still give way and shatter if enough force is used. With the addition of SunTek safety film, the window is mostly held together by the film when it is smashed. Therefore, the pane does not simply collapse into thousands of pieces but is held together by the film. The film is therefore a useful extra safety barrier that prevents immediate access to a car’s interior and buys valuable time for the driver to react to the attack and drive away to safety.

SunTek anti-smash-and-grab window safety films are available in a clear version or with a 35% or 50% tint. This allows you to choose whether you want to add an additional window tint to your windows as well, besides the improved strength. We fit both 100- and 150-micron film, depending on your preferences. The 150-micron film is thicker and stronger, offering more resistance for improved strength when struck.

Electronic Fitment Centre offers an all-encompassing line-up of vehicle upgrades and fitment options. For more information on our ant-smash-and-grab and window-tinting solutions, feel free to peruse our website for details on the safety films we have on offer. Take your daily driver to the next level of safety and style with our selection of products to improve your vehicle.