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9th July 2010, 10:05 PM
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A8 "break in" review
Sorry if this is a re-post, but anyone seen this?!
You might want to forward through the first minute or so! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9UCR...eature=related
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#2
11th July 2010, 08:13 PM
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Laminated glass is always a problem. I don't know why everyone says the a8/s8 has double glazing - it doesn't, and this film proves it.
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#3
11th July 2010, 10:31 PM
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#4
11th July 2010, 10:40 PM
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the advertising blurb on the new A8 says
Double glazing as standard A specially developed film forms the double glazing in the A8 and enhances your driving pleasure by minimising external noise, making the Audi A8 one of the quietest cars in the world. It also helps the electronic climate control to maintain a constant internal temperature. Double glazing is standard across the A8 range. I'm guessing that we are talking of 2 panes of glass joined by a film rather than a spacer and an air gap but giving twice the sound and security properties (or almost) compared to a normal side window 
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11th July 2010, 10:52 PM
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They look double glazed to me, clearly two panes of glass on my S8.
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#7
13th July 2010, 09:11 AM
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Hi Guys,
I guess it depends on your definition of Laminated & Double Glazed. You can have single pane laminated glass, usualy for shatter resistance. The 'sticky backed plastic' layer is there to stop it all falling apart for safty. Double glazing certainly has various materials between it, usualy a blend of gasses, but i don't see why having a film layer in the void stops it being double glazed. The glass is definately two panes and the change of density between them is what slows the sound penitration. Either way, i think they are excelent. They stop noise and make the car a much more impenitrable place for burglers and for safety 
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13th July 2010, 09:42 AM
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google defined Double glazed as:
Definitions of Double glazed on the Web: * When multiple glass panes or "lites" are assembled into units, they are commonly referred to as insulated glass, double glazing, Double Glazed Units (UK and Europe) or Insulating Glass Units (IGU) (North America and Australia). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_glazed * Two panes of window glass or other transparent material. resnet.us/lender/lhandbook/glossary.htm So it guess as it does have two paines of glass it is double glazed?
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#9
13th July 2010, 11:09 AM
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Definitely double glazed on the side windows if you have the ones that appear to be 2 panes stuck together (I think it was only 2.8s that didn't come with it as standard).
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13th July 2010, 01:08 PM
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I can't view the video untill i get home at the wk-end cause it's blocked here, but i have seen footage of someone hitting a D2 side window with a hammer maybe 5th gear or something. Is that the vid?
Twin pane, double glazed or laminated it's good that said mine has started to delaminate in a couple places near the top. 4KC = Side and rear windows in heat-insulatingglass 4KV = Side and rear windows in laminated glasswith metal layer Don't know if these are the correct codes for D2 i don't have my car this week to have a look
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