I just stumbled accross a handy little piece of information....I'm sorry I lost the link already <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> but I read that Euro and Japanese vehicle windshields are designed to "pop out" during a collision, this could be a big part of why the 2 are different.

It still doesn't make sense to me, because the Montero is the same truck that is built in japan, you'd think they would just throw the same windshields in them all. I have seen crazier stuff happen though.