Today’s windscreens are made with laminated glass i.e. made from two layers of glass with a plastic layer in between. When the windscreen is chipped or cracked, it’s normally only the outer layer of glass that is broken. The glass sticks to the plastic sheet and this prevents the broken pieces from flying inside the car. It’s usually safe to drive unless the damage is severe. However, if the windscreen is not repaired, it may get worse and spread. This may happen when the car is driven - due to vibration - or when temperature changes occur, especially in hot weather.

At Glass Tech Perth North, we have an advanced windscreen repair system which allows us to repair damage that other repairers can’t. And once repaired, your windscreen will be restored to full structural strength and you'll be able to drive the car immediately. The appearance of the windscreen will be improved, with a faint mark visible.

As we have an advanced windscreen repair system, we can usually fix damage that other repairers can’t.

Windscreen damage is categorised into five characteristics referred to as a crack, star, horseshoe, bullseye, or crater. One area on the driver’s side of the windscreen is called the Critical Vision Area (CVA). This area starts 65mm from the bottom of the windscreen in line with the centre of the driver’s headrest, and extends 150mm on either side of that centre line and continues to 90mm from the top of the windscreen.

Under the Australian standard (AS/NZ 2366:1999), repairs can be made up to a certain size dependent upon the type of damage and where it is located on the windscreen – as outlined below. With our windscreen technology system we can easily fix damage to these various standard sizes.

The standard prohibits repairs if two or more previous repairs are in the Critical Vision Area and the new damage is in the CVA. The standard also prohibits repairs if: a crack starts or finishes at the edge of the windscreen; the damage affects more than the outer layer of glass; there is a previous repaired crack over 100mm; or there are eight or more repairs on the windscreen.

Most vehicles’ headlights today are made of polycarbonate (plastic), which we can restore. The plastic headlight lens has a coating to protect it from the environment. Daily exposure to the suns’ UV rays, road debris, chemicals and vehicle exhaust wears the coating down, and they will appear yellow or hazy and pitted, resulting in ugly unsafe headlights. At Glass Tech Perth North we can restore your plastic headlights back to “as new” condition. We finish the restoration process using a high-tech clear UV coating which protects the lens from further deterioration, and it will last for years.