What Goes Into Vehicle Armoring?

Armored vehicles have emerged as the gamechanger in the world of security and protection. Armed forces, world leaders, celebrities and other V.I.P.s as well as common folks get their vehicles armored so as to ensure utmost safety while traveling on the roads.

Leading armoring service providers – like International Armoring Corporation (www.armormax.com) – provide customized armoring solutions while ensuring that the vehicle is properly armored to the ballistic protection level required by the client.

The armoring process is quite invasive as it involves literally taking the vehicle apart until only the bare frame is left. The armoring material is added to the different components of the vehicle - from the doors and ceiling to the sides and pillars.

Protective armoring templates are placed between the cab of the car and the engine compartment - behind the steering column, console, wiring, heater and air-conditioning – so that bullets cannot enter the cab from the front. This is known as firewall and it protects the occupants from frontal attacks.

The floor of the vehicle is also reinforced with armoring material. Bomb blankets can also be installed to prevent injuries from bombs and other explosive devices detonating beneath the vehicle.

In addition to this, transparent armor protects the windshields and windows. This is bulletproof glass which has ballistic material sandwiched between two or more layers of glass. It will work as a defense against shots and even flying shrapnel and other fragments.

Moreover, the brakes and suspension will also be upgraded to handle the additional weight of the vehicle.

There are several add-on features as well. The client can choose to upgrade the vehicles armored protection with run-flat tires which will not puncture from gun shots, electric door handles which shoot an electric shock when an attacker tries to force open a door, smokescreen of road tack systems that can release smoke or sharp tacks to deter attackers from following the vehicle, armoring for the radiator, fuel tank and battery, etc.