Windshield replacement: OEM vs Fuyao

Slipstream · Sep 13, 2019

imthanick_a said:
Got mine replaced with Pilkington a few months ago and its perfect. The clarity is 10x better than OEM and there is no (at normal viewing angles) distortion when looking through the curved part of the glass like there was with OEM . Everything is even and looks great. I think it's quieter than OEM too

I'm happy enough with my Pilkington replacement as well.

I would 100% recommend getting St. Gobain if you can, but if you can't (and I couldn't), Pilkington is still better than the "OEM" glass from Vitro being used in the Puebla factory.

jimlloyd40 · Sep 13, 2019

-Dutch- said:
The sensor is in the rear view mirror, not part of the windshield itself.

Thanks. Learn something everyday.

amsr · Sep 21, 2019

Well I got an OEM piece of glass. Glass looks great! They missed the trim piece at the top and had to order it separately. Also the side trim won’t sit flush. It seems to like lay on top of the window instead on along the side. Is there some insulation that is supposed to fasten it behind the A pillar or anchor or something? It’s mainly an issue at the bottom by the cowl. Also is there any adjustment in the mirror anchoring? It seems ever so slightly off from how it was from the factory?

ggweci · Sep 29, 2019

I checked a couple suppliers and both said the Saint-Gobain doesn’t make a windshield for the 2019 models. Only options I was offered was OEM or FUYAO. That latter was a couple hundred dollars less expensive, so leaning towards that based on the comments here and due to the fact that OEM seems to break if you look at it the wrong way.

ZuMBLe · Sep 29, 2019

I took a rock to the windshield during a spirited group drive 2 weeks ago. I watched the rock get kicked up and hit my windshield. The sound was loud. There looked to be a good crack in my windshield. When we stopped, I examined the crack and found it was just dirt from the rock! The Fuyo windshield survived! I'm almost positive the factory glass would have been cracked.

Cliff p. · Sep 29, 2019

ZuMBLe said:
I took a rock to the windshield during a spirited group drive 2 weeks ago. I watched the rock get kicked up and hit my windshield. The sound was loud. There looked to be a good crack in my windshield. When we stopped, I examined the crack and found it was just dirt from the rock! The Fuyo windshield survived! I'm almost positive the factory glass would have been cracked.

This makes me sad, and happy at the same time. Sad that I’ve only had OEM glass replacement, happy that should I need to replace it with #5 that there is a better option.

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Windshield replacement: OEM vs Fuyao

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