Aftermarket glass is much more robust. My family is on our 8th Subaru and we've never replaced a Pilkington aftermarket windshield.
Pros: much more robust, never replaced
Vehicle:
Subaru
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Definitely get aftermarket windshield. Pilkington is the one you're looking for, they're much stronger than OEM glass and eyesight works perfectly
Pros: stronger than OEM glass
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
after 10+ years its full of scratches and small dents. Around 600EUR for Pilkington OEM.
Cons: full of scratches, small dents
I had my windshield replaced about 2 years ago by Safelite with Pilkington glass. They calibrated the EyeSight cameras, zero problems since then
Pros: zero problems
Vehicle:
Subaru
Don't get the Subaru glass. It sucks. It's thin and cracks easily. Try to get a Pilkington replacement if you can. Much better! My Subaru glass lasted less than a year before cracking. I've had the Pilkington for two now and have taken a handful of rocks off of it. Still looks good as new.
Pros: Pilkington much better, looks good
Cons: Subaru glass sucks, thin
If you have Pilkington, yes they did you a favor. Original one broke and they replaced it with a good one that is much more durable.
Pros: more durable, good one
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
Mine wasn't cracked, but had a lot of tiny pocks in it. He had a new Pilkington and installed it for $185. Sorry you missed out on the good pricing.
Pros: new windshield, good pricing
Cons: tiny pocks
Vehicle:
Toyota MR2
Also pay extra for OE glass, the quality difference is crazy even between two pieces of Pilkington glass. They make both factory and after market glass.
Pros: crazy quality difference, makes factory glass
I had my e90 with bmw logo changed after a crack at 186,000 miles. I pushed for the oem glass maker that was Pilkington. I made sure to have them order the correct glass, made sure it had the correct factory tint at the top and it had the correct color of tint too.
Pros: correct factory tint, correct color
Vehicle:
BMW
Mileage: 186000 km
I got a pilkington replacement from a local auto glass shop. I'm seeing some distortions in the glass as a scan across the windshield, so I have reason to doubt the quality of pilkington glass.
Cons: distortions in the glass
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