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Old 23rd Jun 2008, 01:33
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glhcarl
 
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Define flexible
I don't have any idea.

Glass melts somewhere between 1400 and 1600 degrees C. So say it gets a little felxable around 1000 degrees C. At that temperature the actrylic an vinyl portions of the windshield would have melted.

The bottom line is that I don't really think windshields are heated to make the glass overlays flexable.
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