El Cronista

Those black dots around your car’s windshield aren’t decoration: here’s what they actually do

The small black dots around a car’s windshield have an important purpose, helping protect the glass and the adhesive that ...
Car and Driver

Gorilla Glass Windshields Are Impressive, but Are They Worth the Money?

Gorilla Glass, which promises higher resistance to chips and cracks, is now available for late-model Ford F-150 pickups and JK Jeep Wrangler SUVs. It's also thinner and significantly lighter than ...
autoevolution

Hyperformance Debuts Corning Gorilla Glass Windshields For Pickup Trucks

For the princely sum of $899.95 excluding shipping, Hyperformance Glass Products can upgrade your Ford F-Series pickup truck to one of the best windshields in the business. Most of the money goes into ...
CNET

You can now get a Gorilla Glass windshield for your F-150

This bad boy may look like regular ol’ laminated safety glass, but it’s not. It’s thinner, lighter, tougher and damn near twice as expensive. Getting a rock chip — or even worse, a crack — in your ...
SlashGear

6 Types Of Car Windshields Explained (And When To Consider Upgrading)

For many, car windshields are simply sheets of glass, easy to take for granted. However, anyone with a knowledge of cars understands how invaluable these components are. From helping you see the road ...

Those black dots around your car’s windshield aren’t decoration; the ceramic frit helps protect the adhesive from UV light and reduces heat-related distortion

Discover the important role of the black dots around your car's windshield. Learn how they protect the adhesive from sunlight and prevent windshield distortion.