T7 California - does it have double glazing in the rear as the T5, 6 and 6.1?

stationmaster · Jul 17, 2025

Any one looked to see if their fine new T7 van has double glazing?

JohnCalifornia · Jul 17, 2025

Are you talking rear windscreen? I think if they are double glazed they don’t have a heated window element in it.

stationmaster · Jul 17, 2025

JohnCalifornia said:
Are you talking rear windscreen? I think if they are double glazed they don’t have a heated window element in it.

Thanks. I was just asking if the new T7 Cali ever has any double glazed windows - rear/side or rear?

sticky1 · Jul 20, 2025

I think they moved away from double glazing as many of the luxury cars have as well.
VW advertise the glass as “heat absorbing and sound deadening”.
My understanding is that the films they laminate the glass with now has nearly the same performance as double glazing.
The test for me has always been the amount of condensation after a night with the windows closed and the T7 is pretty good.

stationmaster · Jul 20, 2025

sticky1 said:
I think they moved away from double glazing as many of the luxury cars have as well.
VW advertise the glass as “heat absorbing and sound deadening”.
My understanding is that the films they laminate the glass with now has nearly the same performance as double glazing.
The test for me has always been the amount of condensation after a night with the windows closed and the T7 is pretty good.

Thanks. I agree - if the glass reduces condensation to a reasonable level all is good.