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Pilkington Windshield

Just had mine replaced in my 2019. Used Pilkington as well and I can’t tell the difference from the OEM glass.

Pros: same as OEM glass
Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf
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Pilkington Windshield
jp694
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Rating 5.0

Safelite replaced the glass on my 2019 r. You 100% do not want the generic it will not fit and line up properly. I got and oem Pilkington glass and it fit perfect factory I had saint gobain.

Pros: fit perfect factory
Cons: generic will not fit
Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf
Part number: FW04804 GTYOEM
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Pilkington Windshield
deutsch-technik
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Rating 4.0

I recommend going with the OEM glass (which is Pilkington). There have been a number of complaints with aftermarket glass being "softer" and more suspectable to cracks/chips compared to the OEM glass.

Cons: softer, suspectable to cracks/chips
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Pilkington Windshield
Sprocket
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Rating 4.0

Had mine replaced at the end of last year with a new Pilkington unit. The mirror sensor was unclipped and the clipped onto the new one - no issues. Like others have said, the cheap OEM version on my old 2018 was soft and pitted/stained easily. Worth the upgrade!

Pros: worth the upgrade, no issues
Cons: soft, pitted easily
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Pilkington Windshield
DubyaV
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Rating 4.0

Pilkington is an OEM supplier so I wouldn\u2019t be too worried; my old Volvo had a factory Pilkington windshield.

Pros: OEM supplier
Vehicle: Volvo
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Pilkington Windshield
78turbolader
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Rating 3.0

I have had pilkington glass before and they are a decent piece of glass, but not nearly as strong a Sekurit.

Pros: decent piece of glass
Cons: not as strong
Vehicle: Audi
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Pilkington Windshield
CA1900
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Rating 1.5

Not knowing any better, I didn't specify an OEM windshield, and they installed one from Pilkington. It fit fine, and I didn't see any issues, other than not liking the shading/dot pattern around the rearview mirror as much. It was acoustic glass and it seemed to look (and sound) identical. However, my Ford dealer could not get the Lane Keeping Assist system to calibrate with it. It just wouldn't work properly, and they ended up deactivating it. Aftermarket windshield screws up Lane Keeping Assist!

Pros: fit fine, acoustic glass, looked identical
Cons: LKA calibration failed, disliked shading pattern
Vehicle: Ford Fusion
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Pilkington Windshield
m3bs
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Rating 2.0

They put yet another in, and it also cracked soon after. They insisted they saw an impact location at the edge of the crack and wouldn't cover replacement so I had to pay for it. I insisted they use a non-Safelite window, so they installed a Pilkington. Twice as expensive, but no problems since.

Pros: no problems since
Cons: cracked soon after
Vehicle: BMW
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