Replaced by Autolite. Has rain sensor. That was no problem, but it did cost extra.
Pros: rain sensor functional
Cons: cost extra
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I wound up getting the one from Kool Katz. They are just a distributor the company that makes it is fyg. The fitment is good. It's been on the car about a year now and no issues although mine rarely get driven.
Pros: good fitment, no issues
decided to go with “aftermarket” which was a Pilkington windshield. Have had zero issues with my lane assist/collision sensors, However I assume it really depends who does your replacement install and if they calibrate the sensors properly
Pros: zero issues with sensors
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
I just had the windshield replaced on my CX-50 a two of weeks ago. A local shop handled the install but ordered the glass directly from Mazda. My family’s had bad experiences with aftermarket glass in the past, so that pushed me toward OEM; especially since my car’s less than a year old.
If you’re paying out of pocket, aftermarket could still be the more practical option. I went through my insurance, so it was fully covered, but the total bill came to about $1,700 and the glass took nearly four months to arrive.
Pros: Preferred OEM quality
Cons: Long delivery time
Vehicle:
Mazda
Got my Outback used with 46k miles on it (23 model) and it is completely covered in tiny little chips. They don’t go through but they reflect like crazy when the sun is low. Hate it and strongly considering trying to get a new windshield. Will consider a protection film if I do that. Not bad enough to fail inspection but just one of those things that gets under my skin. Must be weaker glass- never seen that before like this
Pros: no chips go through
Cons: covered in chips, reflects sun, weaker glass
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
Mileage: 46000 km
J\u00e1 cheguei a recorrer \u00e0 Carglass e o p\u00e1ra-brisas que meteram era de qualidade inferior ao original: tinha uma distor\u00e7\u00e3o muito irritante que cansava a vista ao final de cinco minutos.
Cons: qualidade inferior ao original, distor\u00e7\u00e3o irritante
I’m going to need a new windshield soon, that will be my 4th one.
Cons: poor durability, frequent replacement
Vehicle:
Mazda 3
I had OEM glass just installed in a Honda and it has a mean distortion towards the far passenger side edge. Luckily it’s not in my line of sight and I can live with it. But yeah, even OEM sucks. I feel like overall quality has gone down on glass. The replacement glass got a chip in it two weeks later (got it filled).
Pros: not in line of sight, can live with it
Cons: mean distortion, got a chip
Vehicle:
Honda
It took a month for me to make Safelite to replace my cracked windshield to the new Pilkington.
I have OEM coverage in my insurance policy, so I had to negotiate Pilkington instead of OEM windshield. They approved Pilkington and created an order to Safelite.
Once I came to the appointment, I found they ordered OEM instead and wanted to install OEM. Took the car back and asked them to order Pilkington, rescheduled for 5 days later.
7 days later came and found out they forgot to order one. Offered to install OEM instead. Asked them to order Pilkington and reschedule the appointment.
Another 7 days later came to them again, they said the new windshield is non-oem, asked them to double-check what vendor is exactly. And it was FUYAO. I declined to install fuyao and asked to order the glass I want at past.
7 days later next appointment - they confirmed Pilkington has come, ready to install. Left a car, was told everything will be ready in 3 hours. 1 hour later incoming call from them: “It happened the windshield we’ve got is for previous outback generation, not compatible with yours. Would you like to have FUYAO instead? We already removed your old windshield”. I declined this, I was struggling with them to have Pilkington, and didn’t want to back down. Told them they owe me a loaner car if my is not drivable, and I will wait for my Pilkington glass. 20 minutes later their manager called me and offered me to install FUYAO as a temporary solution, they will order Pilkington and once it will come they’ll replace it. And that I (insurance) will pay only for one glass. So I agreed, they installed the new Fuyao, recalibrated EyeSight (they even left lane-assist enabled). The glass was crystal clear, they cleaned it.
In 10 days Pilkington glass had come, I drove the car to them, they replaced fuyao to Pilkington. The new windshield was not clean as the previous one, and I also doubt they made recalibration one more time (lane keep assist was disabled).
Coming home I found they lose windshield cowling clips, one was absent, the second one was incorrect bigger size and didn’t fit the body hole. They grabbed it from the intake collector resonator mount.
So, overall, I disappointed of their work and organizational quality.
Pros: crystal clear glass
Cons: poor organizational quality
Stay away from Pilkington the plastic cover never works on their glass.
Cons: plastic cover issues
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