Does the number 8 on car glass represent 18 or 08?
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Car glass with the number 8 represents 08. The labels on car glass use numbers to indicate the production year and dots to indicate the month. If the dot is placed before the number, it means the glass was produced in the first half of the year; if the dot is placed after the number, it means it was produced in the second half of the year. Here are some related details: 1. The safety glass used in cars is a product subject to mandatory national certification, commonly known as the "Square and Circle Mark," which is the most common and important symbol on car glass. There are also international certification marks, such as the U.S. "DOT" mark and the European ECE "E" mark, indicating that the product has been certified by these foreign regulatory bodies and can be exported abroad. 2. On car glass, the last string of symbols and numbers corresponds to the production year of the glass. The last row of numbers and symbols is "..8," where 8 represents the year, meaning 2008. If the dot is before "8," it indicates production in the first half of the year, calculated as "7 minus the number of dots." So, "...8" would be 7-1=6, meaning the glass was produced in June 2008. If the dot is after "8," it indicates production in the second half of the year, calculated as "13 minus the number of dots." For example, "8.." means the glass was produced in 13-2=11, or November. 3. Identifying the vehicle's manufacturing date: The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) can be found below the windshield or on the left side of the dashboard. Although the VIN has 17 digits, the most important one to recognize is the 10th digit, which represents the vehicle's manufacturing year (W-1998, X-1999, Y-2000, 1-2001, 2-2002, etc.).
