Windshield Pilkington or OEM KIA

I like Pilkington so much more than Fuyao. I requested Pilkington last time I got my windshield replaced.

Pilkinton/AGC are mighty fine.

My relative works for AGC (a direct competitor) and calls the glass “very good”. Moreover, I have it on my Corolla and I see no difference to the OEM. Actually, I’d argue much better than the EU original Sisecam.

I would definitely avoid Fuyao.

The final windshield was a Pilkington and it’s still going strong. It even took a strike outside of Vegas with a rock the size of a nickel. The Pilkington was installed by an independent installer and there was no problem with the eyesight.

I have Pilkington on my last 2 vehicles. I haven't had any issues with the quality of glass, waves, or rainbowing.

I find that they all vary. Even the 2977. Haven\u2019t run into issues from it though, yet.

I also got a pilkington replacement about 6 months ago. No problems with it, and at this point I entirely forgot.

I've found that its more common with Pilkington than any other brand, but as another said, defects and delamination can happen with OEM parts as well.

Safelight used a cheap crap grade of pilkington - they said it was OEM, it was not and cracked the first week from a small rock.

2025 Kia Sportage and im going 3rd windshield in 6 months.

my 2021 CR-V just got its windshield cracked like this for some reasons, and it's also from Pilkington