Windshield: Description and Operation

Body Glass
The glazing system for MINI COOPER utilizes the now common industry practice of direct bonding of the glass to the body panels. The front/rear windshield and the 3/4 windows are fitted in the production process by robotic application, while the front doors use a frame-less window glass system.

The thickness for the front windshield is 4.5 mm, door and rear quarter glass panels are 4.0 mm and rear windshield glass is 3.0 mm. The tint color is green. The front windshield is of laminated construction while all other glass is of tempered construction.

Windshield
The front windshield as part of the visibility pack option, incorporates a heating element to enable rapid de-icing in cold climactic conditions. Also available as part of an option package, is the rain sensor for the automatic wiper system. This is bonded to the top of the front windshield.