Beltline (automotive)

The term "beltline" refers to a demarcation between a vehicles body panels and the side windows on an automobile. This definition is found on all cars, regardless of vehicle body style. Some vehicles are styled to emphasize the "beltline" while other vehicles adhere to the point where the vehicles side metalwork ends and the windows begin.

Automotive design

Part of a series of articles on cars

Body

Framework	Car platform Backbone chassis Beltline Body-on-frame Bumper Cabrio coach Chassis Continental tire Crumple zone Dagmar bumpers Fender Fender skirts Grille Hood Hood scoop Monocoque Overhang Pillar Pontoon fenders Quarter panel Roof rack Shaker scoop Spoiler Stressed member engine Subframe Tonneau Trunk lid

Compartments	Trunk / Boot / Dickie Hood / Bonnet

Doors	Butterfly doors Gull-wing door Scissor doors Sliding door Suicide door Vehicle canopy

Glass	Greenhouse Power window Quarter glass Opera window Sunroof Windshield / Windscreen Windshield wiper / Windscreen wiper

Other elements	Bumper sticker Curb feeler Front-end bra Hood ornament Japan black Nerf bar Omniview technology Run-flat tire Spare tire Tire / Tyre Tow hitch Truck accessory Window deflector

Geometry	Approach and departure angles Breakover angle Overhang Ride height Roll center Turning radius Weight distribution

Exterior
equipment

Lighting	Daytime running lamp Headlamp Sealed beam High-intensity discharge lamp Hidden headlamps Turn signals Trafficators Rear position lamps Stop lamps Reversing lamps Safety reflector Retroreflector

Other elements	Vehicle horn Vehicle registration plate vanity plate Windshield washer fluid / Windscreen washer fluid Wing mirror Power side-view mirror

Legal	Motor vehicle theft Vehicle identification number

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Commons
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