Vidro para Automóveis para Jeep Grand Cherokee

Auto Glass for Jeep Grand Cherokee

At some point, you may need to replace the auto glass in your Jeep Grand Cherokee. Fortunately, the pieces in your Jeep Grand Cherokee have safety features built into its design to provide the most protection to the occupants while offering all-around stability to the framework of your Grand Cherokee. If you have had an accident or other mishap resulting in a cracked or shattered windshield in your SUV, there are different options of auto glass for Jeep Grand Cherokee.

When it comes to the glass in your Jeep Grand Cherokee, there are two types used, each having a different emphasis on mitigating impact force and adding to the stability of your Jeep.

• Your windshield is made from laminated glass, which is a composite material using two sheets of standard glass with a sheet of polyvinyl butyral, or PVB, sandwiched between them. The PVB is adhesive in nature and keeps it from breaking apart into shards upon impact, saving passengers from injury and allowing the airbags to deploy properly.
• The side and rear windows in your Jeep Grand Cherokee are made with tempered glass in a process in which hot sheets are cooled extremely quickly. The process creates five to 10 times the tensile strength of regular pieces, which keeps them from cracking and breaking under the stresses of everyday travel. In addition, the tempering process causes it to break off in harmless dull shards if shattered.

When purchasing a replacement auto glass for your Jeep Cherokee, you will have to choose between the Original Equipment Manufacturer, or OEM, and aftermarket options. OEM products are made by manufacturers licensed by Jeep and are what your Cherokee came off the assembly line with while an aftermarket is an umbrella term for all the other companies that make parts that fit on your Grand Cherokee. There are different advantages of both options, so be sure to make an informed purchase.

A good rule of thumb is that if there is a crack larger than three inches or the window is shattered, then you will need to replace the window. Here are the basic steps for removing cracked or shattered parts.

1. For the side and rear windows, you will need to remove interior panels before accessing them.
2. Once you have access, remove any mounting hardware, the seals, and the defective piece.
3. The windshield requires first removing the surrounding plastic molding.
4. Next, cut the urethane that bonds it to the pinch weld and remove it from your Grand Cherokee.
5. In both cases, you can install new parts in your Grand Cherokee by working in reverse order.