Windshield Replacement...?
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The OEM windshield supplier for Ford is PGW which also supplies Safelite. Had the windshield replaced on my old Acura by Safelite and the replacement is a Soundscreen windshield by PGW. So it's safe to say that if you use Safelite you will probably get a OEM replacement windshield.
The upcoming Ford GT is going to have a PGW Gorilla Glass windshield. The same crack resistant glass on smart phones. First time ever used on a car. I'm guessing PGW and Ford is using the GT to test the technology since it will be an extremely limited production vehicle.
Correction, just went outside and checked it says SoundMaster by PGW. Don't know if there is a difference.
The upcoming Ford GT is going to have a PGW Gorilla Glass windshield. The same crack resistant glass on smart phones. First time ever used on a car. I'm guessing PGW and Ford is using the GT to test the technology since it will be an extremely limited production vehicle.
Correction, just went outside and checked it says SoundMaster by PGW. Don't know if there is a difference.
Last edited by RL1990; Feb 28, 2017 at 10:51 AM.
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The OEM windshield supplier for Ford is PGW which also supplies Safelite. Had the windshield replaced on my old Acura by Safelite and the replacement is a Soundscreen windshield by PGW. So it's safe to say that if you use Safelite you will probably get a OEM replacement windshield.
The upcoming Ford GT is going to have a PGW Gorilla Glass windshield. The same crack resistant glass on smart phones. First time ever used on a car. I'm guessing PGW and Ford is using the GT to test the technology since it will be an extremely limited production vehicle.
Correction, just went outside and checked it says SoundMaster by PGW. Don't know if there is a difference.
The upcoming Ford GT is going to have a PGW Gorilla Glass windshield. The same crack resistant glass on smart phones. First time ever used on a car. I'm guessing PGW and Ford is using the GT to test the technology since it will be an extremely limited production vehicle.
Correction, just went outside and checked it says SoundMaster by PGW. Don't know if there is a difference.
All my Ford OEM windshields say SoundScreen and Carlite, no PGW.
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Do you have rain sensing wipers? Do they still work?
I replaced my the windshield in my 2010 Platinum and the rain sensing wipers NEVER worked again. The dealer had my truck for over a week and used 3 different windshields and 3 different "technitions" and the sensors to this day don't work.
I replaced my the windshield in my 2010 Platinum and the rain sensing wipers NEVER worked again. The dealer had my truck for over a week and used 3 different windshields and 3 different "technitions" and the sensors to this day don't work.
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You live in Alberta. Mudflaps are not the problem, it's the sanding of your roads in winter and the Works Dept doing a **** poor job filtering out the stones. I rented a car in Calgary a few years ago, they asked if I wanted glass insurance. I thought it was a joke/rip off. I was informed that it was common in Alberta as sand is used in winter on the roads. I took it. Sure enough two days later a stone chipped the windshield and I did notice how many trucks had cracked windshields as I drove around.
Mudflaps are part of the problem, and not filtering the sand is the other. Many of the trucks are also throwing stones after pulling out of construction sites at all times of the year, not just winter/spring. The insurance is a must. It's retarded how often this happens.
Yeah, same as the guy above, ALWAYS get the windshield insurance in Alberta lol
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