Can i bulletproof my car

Even the cheapest commercially available models are substantially more expensive than a normal non-bulletproofed car. When looking for materials to bulletproof your car, only a few are up to the task that can actually be thin enough to fit inside a vehicle and stop the desired threats. Recommended options are Armormax , fabric consisting of ballistic nylon, steel, polymer, and armored glass.

The ballistic glass is definitely not your typical dinnerware but rather a specialized bulletproof to withstand greater compression, pressure when bullets would hit the car. The windows of the car are the most vulnerable part if you are ever to be attacked.

So the usual formation to get any protection against that is an outer layer of bulletproof glass with an inner layer of polymer plastic. With the actual process, different parts of the car have a different requirement. You cannot armor the tire the same way as the window of the vehicle for obvious reasons. Here is a part by part guide to armoring or bulletproofing your car:. This is probably one of the most accessible parts of the car.

Since the vehicle becomes substantially heavy after being armored, you would need a heavy hinge for support. A steel hinge with at least 3 clasps is good enough of a start. The body of the vehicle can be encased with a ballistic standard steel-plated cover.

Doing some of the bulletproofing yourself will save you money as well. The windows are the most obvious part of a vehicle to bulletproof. If someone is to shoot at your car, the windows are the first target, the easiest to break , and harmful to your family. Aside from the bullets, flying broken glass is deadly.

You have to decide on the level of protection you want for your windows. The levels range from level 2 to level 8. The thickness of the bullet-resistant glass ranges is between. If you like DIY projects , you can line your car windows with polycarbonate to create a dense, yet transparent, window.

If you really want to create a thicker window, use leaded glass on top of the polycarbonate to get the maximum amount of protection. Another choice is to invest and use one-way resistant glass.

One-way resistant glass prevents external forces from shattering, but you are able to shoot through it from the inside if you find the need. The cheapest choice is to use tempered glass, but it is vulnerable to bullets. If you want to have a professional install your bulletproof window, there is a huge range of costs. Bulletproofing your tires is one of the cheapest parts of your vehicle to bulletproof.

Accident prevention is great as it is the most likely emergency that can happen while driving. But how would those safety systems help if a small army of armed individuals attacked you? For someone who has many enemies or is a VIP, a bulletproof car or armored car is the ultimate in car safety.

The question is, how does someone get a bulletproof car? Are bulletproof cars illegal? Here are the facts. According to Armormax, a leading armored vehicle manufacturer and retailer, it is not illegal for civilians to own a bulletproof car or an armored car.

How much protection this afforded the occupants from rifle and machinegun fire, well, probably not much. But it would help against low velocity rounds and possibly fragments. Let it be known that your results will vary, and this should only be undertaken if you have no other choice or are desperate to harden your car against a known threat or dangerous run.

Steel and other metals that are welded, bolted, glued or otherwise attached to your car will vary wildly in effectiveness against various ballistic threats.

Enough metal of the right kind is always a serious impediment to most bullets, it is true, but you will be dealing with an entirely new threat, that of spalling. Spall is what results from a high velocity bullet hitting a piece of steel and getting stopped by it, although it can result from penetrations, too. Spall is the metal flakes and slivers that literally peel and fly off the backside of the struck face of the metal, like shrapnel.

This spall has long been a major threat to occupants of all kinds of armored vehicles, and will definitely be a threat to you. The good news is steel is abundant and you will likely be able to rig up enough of it to make a difference against handguns and low-velocity rifle rounds, so there is that, though the weight will be hell on your vehicle.

Sandbags are effective against all kinds of bullets if you can stack them thickly enough! The good news is that you can fill sand- or earthbags no matter where you are, and placing them in strategic locations can afford you decent protection. When the threat has passed, you can remove them. One old trick that has come out of long-running warzones and other austere hellholes is what is known as homemade composite armor. Now, this will never be top of the line ceramic armor, no way no how, but the materials are all around us in most places and with a little notice and minor demolition, it would be not too much work at all to raid your bathroom and home library in preparation for surviving a perilous SHTF journey.

Bulletproofing your car takes time and effort. Thus, if you want the best results, consider investing in a professional installation. No matter what, armoring your vehicle makes sense if you are anticipating travel through hostile places. Tom Marlowe practically grew up with a gun in his hand, and has held all kinds of jobs in the gun industry: range safety, sales, instruction and consulting, Tom has the experience to help civilian shooters figure out what will work best for them.

I did a vehicle mod like you are suggesting! The Land Cruiser squatted like a turtle when I was done, as the suspension was nearly bottomed out. A catalytic converter really puts out a lot of heat, as does an exhaust system…. When I reached the road, the spinning tire grabbed purchase, broke the passenger side axle, but I was on the road…………wife and kids wanted to get out and walk! I convinced them to stay by using a pistol……. I kept hearing a low hum, but it was getting lower and lower, then it stopped and so did the rig.