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Windshield OEM Audi or OEM KIA
The windshield on my A6 C5 original from factory lasted 19 years until a rock about the size of a bouncy ball flew off a semi and hit me on the freeway. Through the years it had been pelted countless times by different kinds of debris.
Pros: lasted 19 years, very durable
Vehicle:
Audi A6
I have a 2019 A4. Had my windshield replaced by Safelite with Audi factory glass, they calibrated it, and it was perfect.
Pros: perfect, calibrated well
Vehicle:
Audi A4
My Prestige A4’s windshield was replaced with OEM glass. Recalibration was covered. Works great.
Pros: OEM glass, works great, recalibration covered
Vehicle:
Audi A4
My windshield was replaced with a genuine Audi one. Recalibration was done. Looks perfect and have had no issues.
Pros: genuine Audi part, looks perfect, no issues, recalibration done
Vehicle:
Audi Q5
I had this happen on a previous Forte I had. A rock hit the black area (where the glass is glued) and the crack went across the whole glass. When rocks hit the black area it will almost always cause this type of damage because that part of the car holds a lot of structural weight for the car (vs say the middle of the glass). The glass safelite used was the actual oem glass so it made little difference.
Cons: cracked easily, structural weakness
Vehicle:
Kia
I’m not sure if a rock hit it or what happened. I didn’t hear it or see it but I noticed the crack coming from the bottom driver side corner while driving. It has spread pretty quickly up into my line of sight and over to the passengers line of sight. I read online that there has been some issues with the glass used on the 2023 kias.
Cons: cracked quickly, spread quickly
Vehicle:
Kia
Not even a mile from the dealer, noticed a small crack at the base of the windshield, about an inch. They filled the crack, but i do not feel comfortable with this at all. I asked about this specifically before buying, and the dealer tried to make me feel like an idiot, like this was a nonissue! Low and behold, here I am, waiting for my winshield to explode on me.
Cons: cracked on delivery, uncomfortable with repair
Vehicle:
Kia
Mileage: 1 km
A tiny pebble hit the windshield going less than 40 mph on a small road in Montana, cracked the windshield about 8 inches.! The crack spread another 4-5 inches. Was pissed the windshield cracked. Didn't even have 6k miles on the car. Kia supposedly fixed the eggshell windshield problems, but they haven't. The resin on the telluride windshield has finally given up and a new crack has spread out from this initial crack and traveled about 12 inches out from the other crack. Don't even want another factory Kia windshield, want something stronger.!
Cons: cracked easily, poor durability, cracks spread quickly
Vehicle:
Kia
Mileage: 6000 km
It’s so incredibly frustrating how easy it is for these windshields to crack. My 2013 a5 is so prone to tiny rocks cracking the windshield
Cons: prone to cracking, easily damaged
Vehicle:
Audi A5
The Stinger windshields are notorious for picking up chips. I got 3 major chips in the first 5k miles compared to 1 in 100k+ miles of driving my other vehicles in my urban area where it doesn't snow.
Cons: notorious for chips, 3 major chips
Vehicle:
Kia
Mileage: 8000 km
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