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Windshield Replacement - What brand? (1 Viewer)
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Damn I'm good.
Shouldn't you be riding your bike?
I wouldn't pay more than $300 for an aftermarket windshield. I had one done in my driveway by a local NOVUS franchisee. Pro job with an assistant at my house for $230. Pilkington Glass.
Inspect the glass before the install and if it has visual problems ask for a different piece. I've never had a problem but the guy always shows me the glass before the install so I know he is thinking about it. Unfortunately here glass replacement is every 2-5 years.
Inspect the glass before the install and if it has visual problems ask for a different piece. I've never had a problem but the guy always shows me the glass before the install so I know he is thinking about it. Unfortunately here glass replacement is every 2-5 years.
PPG here and I got a huge rock chip on the way home yesterday
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Get it filled and sealed before it spreads in this heat. That's how I got into this predicament in the first place. Got the rock chip one day and it spread half the length of my windshield the next day after being parked for 2 hours in the mid-day S. Alabama sun. Keep it parked in the shade or under cover until you can get it repaired.
re_guderian
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OEM costs 5x what a replacement aftermarket costs, still breaks when a rock hits it (as evidenced by the mountain of windshield replacement threads), and some dealers - and those glass shops they outsource to - have jacked the installation. The only thing to check on aftermarket glass is to check for waviness before installing, and make sure the installer knows what they're doing. I can't see OEM as ever being a justifiable replacement, even if you have the cash to burn, because the extra $1300 could be used in better places on the cruiser rather than a logo on a corner of a piece of glass. YMMV
Optically clear is my point about OEM. I cannot believe what a s***ty piece of glass my PPG windshield is.
Have used safelite as well, very satisfied.
re_guderian
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True, that is the risk. But for $1300, I can arrange to be there when it's being installed and inspect for waviness and accept/reject on the spot. That is one thing you should plan on doing if you go aftermarket. Having said that, I have nary a ripple in my Pilkington, just as good as OEM, except there's no big honking cracks in it!
Just had ours replaced a second time a few weeks ago.
This time we used Techna Glass - locations in Nevada, Utah and New Mexico.
Quality install and clean glass.
No complaints...so far.
This time we used Techna Glass - locations in Nevada, Utah and New Mexico.
Quality install and clean glass.
No complaints...so far.
You know I am at the point where I may just eat the money and have my local dealership do my next install. Why? Well I had the local glass guy at my dealership do the install on my 80. Told him I wanted PPG or Pilkington installed he said no problem. $250 bucks for Pilkington to be installed and I supply the gasket because they do not use OEM and after all I wanted a genuine Toyota gasket. Long story short my windshield leaks and they wont reseal it because I chose to use a genuine Toyota gasket, so they wont warranty their work. This is bull in my opinion because I even kept the dam gasket in the Toyota packaging so the could see it was genuine and not some napa special.
re_guderian
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Many, if not all dealers sub out their glass work.
The PO had Pilkington put on... No wind noise from it. No warps and looks good When clean
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All seven dealerships I talked to used a local shop or Safelite for their glass replacement...only one could tell me who the glass manufacturer was.
I ended up going with a local shop that was referred to me by a member of the local Cruiser club. They used PGW or Pilkington for aftermarket, gave me a reasonable price when I asked about OEM glass, had no problem answering my endless questions and let me watch the whole process. I learned a lot and had a great experience.
