Smash and Grab Fitting

Avoid Becoming a Statistic With Smash and Grab Fittings!

Car crime is rife in South Africa, and smash and grab crimes are very popular with criminals who would like to get hold of your possessions in your car and then be able to make a fast getaway.  They thrive on the element of surprise and when you least expect it, they smash your car window in, grab possessions, such as handbags, cell phones and laptops, and disappear without a trace, under the guise of the surrounding traffic.  Car owners are generally unwilling to go after them and leave their car on its own in the road, which is why the criminals usually manage to get away fairly unscathed.  There are many things that you can do to prevent this crime from happening to you, and one of the most effective ways of combating this type of crime is to have your car windows fitted with smash and grab fittings.

What are Smash and Grab Fittings?

When a normal car window is struck with a hard object, it shatters and in order to prevent this from happening, you can have safety film fitted to the inside surface of your motor vehicle’s windows.  This film does not prevent the window from breaking, but it does stop it from shattering.  There are two advantages to this – it slows down the attacker, by making it harder to hack through the film in order to gain access to the car, which will help you to take evasive actions.  It also ultimately removes the element of surprise from the crime, as the only person who ends up being surprised is the criminal!  Another advantage is that smash and grab fittings prevent your windows from shattering during a side impact, leaving much less of a chance of you being injured by shattering glass, during impact or after impact.  Certain types of security film will also include a tint which provides extra protection, as the passengers and possessions in the car are not very visible to potential smash and grab opportunists.

Where do I Find it?

At Electronic Fitment Centre, we make use of SunTek Window Film.  This is an American made product specifically created for smash and grab fitment. It is also well-known for other effective qualities and high performance standards.  The film can be installed at our premises within a short period of time, and you can rest assured that you will not become an easy victim of smash and grabbing ever again!

If you would like to find out more about the advantages of smash and grab fittings, please contact our customer care consultants today!