Windshield glass replacement

speedfreek

OE - Original equipment glass is the glass the car manufacturer has contracted to supply them with their automotive glass.

OEE - Original equipment equivalent glass has to go through the same tests and follows the same regulations. Many times it is OE glass for other car manufacturers. Pilkington for instance.

Aftermarket glass - cheap glass that doesn't go through the same tests or follow the same regulatons. You can see waviness in the glass due to its quality. Also it is more likely to pit and crater at a faster rate.

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RonRizz

Whaaa...... I've had aftermarket glass installed in more than one car and didn't notice any "waviness" in any of those.. This may be a particular manufacturers issue, but certainly not all of them. I think the more likely to pit issue is also subjective......If your glass is getting "cratered" you need to take a different route to where your going on a regular basis.
I should have worded things differently.

My original query should have been stated this way.. "are there factors that are common with ALL aftermarket glass that would cause me to avoid putting it in any of my vehicles"

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speedfreek

I was just giving the general definitions of each. Certianly the quality of one company to another will likely differ. For assurance it is best to stick with OE or OEE. True aftermarket glass that is not rated as OEE is a very gray area.

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