Windshield Pilkington or OEM Audi

Also make sure you tell the insurance company that you need OEM because of the HUD.

OEM glass is slightly thicker which is more sound proof so I went that route.

Just had this done about a month ago at Auto Glass Now. OEM front window for my RS6 with recalibration was ~$2470 including tax. Allegedly the glass place said there was no after market window FWIW.

Cost me $100 co-pay for claim and had brand new OEM windshield installed and calibrated.

Since bunch of sensors in the mirror mount don’t go with SafeLite insurance bootleg glass. Get an OEM glass.

I literally just went to safelite through my insurance company last Thursday to get my windshield fixed on my A5 and I just paid my deductible and it was replaced with an OEM windshield. Easy peasy.

With HUD it’s always better to get OEM glass so you don’t deal with distortion of the image.

The aftermarket Pilkington glass I got doesn't sit quite the same against the dashboard and headliner but it's acceptable. Figured I'd go for it after reading a few posts about the OEM Carlex glass cracking on the various Subaru subs.

Cost me $2000+ for Audi Original. And i wont recommend OEM.

I had a Pilkington windshield put on my 2008 Malibu to replace the OEM. It chipped extremely easy compared to the OEM. Even the tiniest little pebbles caused big chips in the glass. I replaced the OEM glass in 2021 due to a tree limb falling on it and shattering it. The Pilkington windshield now has several cracks along the entire windshield. Also took Safelite 4 attempts to find a windshield that wasn't wavy or scratched.