For manufacturers, Pilkington and PGW (Pittsburgh Glass Works) make the best.
Pros: best quality
Vehicle:
Subaru
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Aftermarket all the way. It's more durable than OEM. If you have an option, Pilkington seems to be the best through various user reports. I went through 3 replacements with my '19 Legacy and aftermarket is definitely better.
Pros: more durable than OEM, definitely better
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
Do not replace your windshield with Factory Glass. Get aftermarket glass, preferably Pilkington Glass.
Pros: better than factory glass
Vehicle:
Subaru
It varies/depends. There are some cheap replacement windshields out there, but in my case, I found one who uses Pilkington glass for my Camry (the OEM supplier), came in at less than half the dealer’s quote, and looks identical to the glass that was on before.
Pros: looks identical to OEM
Cons: cheap replacement windshields
Vehicle:
Toyota Camry
That sounds reasonable. I just had the windshield on my wife’s 2021 Santa Fe Calligraphy replaced (because it failed NH state inspection due to a rock chip in the driver’s line of sight ????). Thompson Auto Glass, the company who handled the replacement and calibration, said the glass itself was $685 and then $250 charge for the calibration. The windshield was made by Pilkington, which is a premium auto glass manufacturer (the OEM replacement windshield on my 2001 BMW M5 is a Pilkington brand).
Pros: premium auto glass manufacturer
Vehicle:
Hyundai Santa Fe
We have a 22 OBW and are on our FOURTH windshield. The first ones we replaced with OEM. This last one we replaced with a Pilkington brand. Pilkington is still going strong and has lasted almost twice as long as the others combined.
Pros: lasting longer than OEM
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
Pilkington, the brand that makes Honda oem glass, was around $570 installed. It’s noticeably thicker than the oem R glass, which may be heavier and affect track time? But the quality is good. No distortion either.
Pros: good quality, no distortion
Cons: may be heavier
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
When you get your first replacement, don’t get an OEM get a Pilkington brand.
Pros: get a Pilkington brand
Cons: don’t get an OEM
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
I would rather buy the original BMW/Pilkington windshield from the junkyard and get it installed than get one replacement Chinese sh*t from insurance coverage. Replacements are not as thick, they are wavy and yep in general - crap.
Pros: cheaper than replacement
Cons: wavy, not as thick
Vehicle:
BMW
Pilkington, worn out in 2 years to matt surface spots, 1 set of Bosch wipers, rarely used (3-5 times a year).
Cons: worn out in 2 years
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