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Old 08-16-2021, 10:33 AM   #15
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I just went through the same thing. The $439 glass is probably not OEM Subaru glass. I ended up requesting OEM from Safelite and using my insurance. It was something like $850 for the OEM glass.
Why OEM glass? Is it made from something special somehow? Primarily just curious since I'm of the "whatever is cheaper" variety.
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Not sure if it has anything to do with being OEM glass or not, but anecdotally...

Our '93 325i had the original windshield for it's entire life and it didn't start to get that "sandblasted" look, especially noticed on misty nights in oncoming headlights, until it was over 200K miles.

Our '88 SL560 had what I believe was the original windshield when we bought it with 86k on it. It was badly fogged, i.e., the protective film layers had failed somehow, and it was very scary to drive at night; oncoming headlights pretty much blinded you from all the glare. We replaced the windshield at a typical windshield vendor, maybe safelite. Don't remember. 50k miles later, it's already showing some sandblasting symptoms.

The '13 FRS w/ 93K miles on it, original windshield, is currently in better shape than the SL's 50K windshield, and slightly better shape then the 220K windshield on the 325i, but does have some grit wear visible. Whether it's relative longevity compared to the SL's cheap replacement windshield is due to OEM glass or not, I have no idea. Anyone?
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Old 08-16-2021, 11:32 AM   #17
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Getting a used front window will be a crapshoot.
Mine has micro pitting all over. I wouldn't want to have it replaced with one that has worse.
I'd much prefer a minty fresh one.
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Why OEM glass? Is it made from something special somehow? Primarily just curious since I'm of the "whatever is cheaper" variety.
It's at least made to oem specs. Aftermarket is like everything else- it's cheaper because they don't need to maintain much of any standard. In this case, the fit could be a little off, or the hardness could be lower. Or any special coatings might be more thinly applied.

I went down the aftermarket part hole once on a previous car. The fit was horrific(huge gaps everywhere), and that was after the high end body shop spent a full day making it better than it was out of the box... It was like stretching a thong over a gorilla ass. Move it one way to fix this seam, and the other side opens up too far...
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yeah my local subaru has new oem for like 680 and said a rubber seal gasket was like 80.... so your total was about 850 installed with safelite?

ill have my neighbor install mine ill buy it from subaru and pick it up
Yeah it was something like that. The insurance said they'd cover it regardless of what glass I selected. I just had to special order it from Satellite.

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Why OEM glass? Is it made from something special somehow? Primarily just curious since I'm of the "whatever is cheaper" variety.
I replaced my Forester glass with aftermarket and I wasn't really happy with it. The fitment looked odd and it seems to be missing some sort of anti fog treatment or something. The inside gets dirty so quickly. Just didn't want to take that chance this go around.
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Yeah it was something like that. The insurance said they'd cover it regardless of what glass I selected. I just had to special order it from Satellite.
im looking at getting OEM ... did you have to order any other seals ? or just the windshield ? im looking a the parts number and theres other seal parts ...i think they will need to be replaced also as the rubber glue sealant is likely caked on the rubber seals and cant use that anymore
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Honestly I let Safelite handle it all but it looks like new seals were needed for the install.
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Why OEM glass? Is it made from something special somehow? Primarily just curious since I'm of the "whatever is cheaper" variety.

OEM glass is a better quality than the China glass your replacement will be. I went through this twice. China glass will have a weird fishbowl effect too.



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Honestly I let Safelite handle it all but it looks like new seals were needed for the install.

It's not exactly a seal, it's just a dam for the sealant used.
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with how expensive oem glass replacement is, has anyone looked into the new windshield protective film they have out nowadays? it's pretty pricey but should help protect against anything smaller than a larger pebble kicked up from a truck.
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I had also faced the same issue recently. I am checking with my insurance company and hopefully I don't have to pay from my own pocket.
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See if you can get the OEM glass cheaper...$644 is the MSRP, dealers cost is $386.50
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