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Originally Posted by ace10
many people will tell you to get aftermarket, but will then reduce a vehicle's value if it has non-oem glass. it's one or the other. either you want it to look original or you want to save few $$. i too keep a $100 comp deduct on our LX's insurance becuase the glass is sooooo outrageous to replace. it was $8XX a few months ago at the lexy dealer. it looks like original and they used a real toyota trim kit.
my $0.02
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I doubt that, maybe on the door glass, because it may indicate a collision. I look at windshields as a wearing item, especially in New Mexico. I got 3 chips and one turned into a crack the other day.
I will argue that the factory glass seems to last longer, but I have never put in another OEM after the fact. So I can’t say it will last just as long as the original. The original seems to last longer than any non OEM replacement I have done. Not sure why this is, it just happens I guess. My driving habits don’t change with the new windshield.
Also the dealers here do not do their own glass for the most part and when I went to them they referred me to an independent glass co. that does all the replacements for the dealer, and they use Toyota factory parts other than the glass.
Dean