KTpolo wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2023 6:47 pm
Also, can I insist on Autoglass using a genuine VW windscreen? I've read a few horror stories about the quality of some of the "OEM equivalent" windscreens that they use.
Thanks.
The bulk of automotive glass is manufactured by Pilkington and whether it’s OEM or aftermarket replacement; it’s manufactured in the same production facility using the same manufacturing process. The only real difference should be the logo in the bottom corner of the screens, and the price paid for replacement screens by insurance companies (the cost of an OEM branded screen will be higher than a Pilkington branded one). I’ve had replacement windscreens in the past and they’ve all been Pilkington branded and I’ve not had any issues with them - they’ve been fine.
If everyone wanted OEM replacement windscreens, the cost of insurance company glass claims would increase, and those increased costs would be passed onto us - the policyholders - by the insurance companies, either in the form of an increased windscreen excess or an increase in premium. My premium is high enough as it is, so I’d prefer it that insurance companies don’t have yet another reason to increase their premium rates.
I can’t remember reading of any issues with non OEM replacement windscreens from other forum members on this forum.