Aaron,
Actually the OEM glass is NOT made to a higher standard..... Its simply sold
at a higher price. Don't be fooled...
Murray Arundell
On 15/06/2011, at 1:42 AM, Aaron Whiteman wrote:
> On Jun 14, 2011, at 7:49 AM, Paul Root wrote:
>
>> The other question is cost. The aftermarket is $106, and the Pilkington is
>> $349. So a company buys the Triplex name and charges 3 times the cost?
>
> Pilkington didn't buy the Triplex name. Pilkington bought the company that
> made Triplex glass (and spent years doing so before they finally gained
> controlling interest before 1967, the googles say 1965).
>
> That said, my 2006 Subaru had great glass. Now, it has glass from a local
> autoglass company because my insurance company wouldn't pay for OEM (and I
> couldn't afford a $700 windscreen at the time). The difference is readily
> apparent.
>
>> Of course, the aftermarket doesn't have modified corners.
>>
>> I'm thinking I might be better off going to a local autoglass company.
>
> Be sure to look through it first, the strongly curved glass of the MGB
screen
> will make distortion affects much worse, if the flaws in my new Subaru
glass
> are anything to go by. It's anecdotal, but my experience is that OEM glass
> tends to be higher quality. Worth the price? Maybe not, but when the
delta
> is only $250, it would be worth it to me.
>
> --
> Aaron
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