Windshield Pilkington or OEM KIA

VW uses the highest quality glass manufacturers out there, Sekurit, Splintex, Soliver, and Pilkington. These companies make the finest glass out there.

I have a Passat with Pilkington, which also has the sound deadener, and I have no distortions

A local one near here put in a brand new Pilkington windshield for $160 installed.

Ask for PPG or Pilkington replacement glass. OEM glass from VW/Audi is $$$ (and has to be ordered), and both PPG & Pilkington are OEM glass manufacturers. Cheaper alternatives are not any less "safe", but don't always fit as well, which can lead to stress cracks.

Conversion from glue-in to flex gasket windshield is a common modification. I recently converted my 84 Rabbit to a flex gasket/windshield and am very pleased with it. You don't need the "gator" clips and I don't like them. The glass for the flex rubber gasket has a slightly different dimension than the glue-in glass. Simply, order a windshield for a 1985 cabriolet from your glass store. My Pilkington brand with an upper tint band was about 130$ uninstalled.

The guy came out and did a fine job installing the new windshield - Pilkington glass.

Had mine replaced with Pilkington, very good quality (free as well...$0 deductible).

The insurance company in FL (where they have to replace it even with just liability) forked over around $650 to have mine replaced with the Pilkington glass.

My experience with the installation I had last year to replace a cracked windshield and the national company mentioned in this thread: --Installer left a noticeably huge gap between windshield and roofline; installed it too low --Installer left a gap in the glue around the edge. Consequently, water leaked into the cabin from the map lights when backing up --After complaining and another attempt, reinstaller used way too much glue and was sloppy, to the point where it smeared on part of the A pillar fabric on both sides

I had a bad experience with a Pilkington windshield in my wife's '06 Honda Pilot. Could be the shop we used but it leaked.