An encapsulated glass assembly comprising: a glass panel having a first side and a second side and an edge between said first side and said second side, wherein the glass panel comprises a laminated glass panel or a tempered glass panel; a plastic frame coupled to said glass panel, said plastic frame having at least three frame sides and having a corner located between each adjacent pair of said at least three frame sides and including an outer frame surface, said outer frame surface including a lower wall portion extending from said outer frame surface along each of said at least three frame sides, said lower wall portion including a lower surface; a clip coupled to said first frame side of said at least three frame sides of said plastic frame, said clip comprising an upper clip portion, a lower clip portion and a middle clip portion connecting said upper clip portion to said lower clip portion, wherein an inner clip surface of said middle clip portion, said upper clip portion and said lower clip portion of said clip define a first C-shaped clip channel, said clip including an outer clip surface opposite said inner clip surface, and wherein a portion of said glass panel is contained within said first C-shaped clip channel; an encapsulant bonded onto at least one of said first side and said second side of said glass panel, said outer frame surface of said plastic frame, and said outer clip surface of said clip to secure said glass panel to said plastic frame, said encapsulant having a Shore hardness less than a Shore hardness of said plastic frame; and the encapsulated glass assembly optionally comprising a primer disposed on at least one of said first side and said second side of said glass panel such that said primer bonds said glass panel to said encapsulant. a glass panel having a first side and a second side and an edge between said first side and said second side, wherein the glass panel comprises a laminated glass panel or a tempered glass panel; a plastic frame coupled to said glass panel, said plastic frame having at least three frame sides and having a corner located between each adjacent pair of said at least three frame sides and including an outer frame surface, said outer frame surface including a lower wall portion extending from said outer frame surface along each of said at least three frame sides, said lower wall portion including a lower surface; a clip coupled to said first frame side of said at least three frame sides of said plastic frame, said clip comprising an upper clip portion, a lower clip portion and a middle clip portion connecting said upper clip portion to said lower clip portion, wherein an inner clip surface of said middle clip portion, said upper clip portion and said lower clip portion of said clip define a first C-shaped clip channel, said clip including an outer clip surface opposite said inner clip surface, and wherein a portion of said glass panel is contained within said first C-shaped clip channel; an encapsulant bonded onto at least one of said first side and said second side of said glass panel, said outer frame surface of said plastic frame, and said outer clip surface of said clip to secure said glass panel to said plastic frame, said encapsulant having a Shore hardness less than a Shore hardness of said plastic frame; and the encapsulated glass assembly optionally comprising a primer disposed on at least one of said first side and said second side of said glass panel such that said primer bonds said glass panel to said encapsulant. <EOS>