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Steve2517

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I was removing my extang solid fold cover in freezing cold weather and bumped my back window with the cover and of course it shattered completely. I have a 2015 silverado crew lt. Defroster In glass and privacy tint from factory. My question is, I asked if glass replacement from safelite glass would be original and they said no. If I wanted That I would have to call and get them to re-order glass and reschedule appointment. Is this worth the trouble. I had just assumed when I originally talked to them it would be original gm piece and not some aftermarket glass. I have zero experience with this. Thanks for any help.

Silver ice 6.2 Senior Enthusiast

Silver ice 6.2

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When I built my truck. I did not want the power slider window.. but being a ltz it comes standard. One of my first mods I did was remove the power sliding window with a solid one... mine is not oem. I have had it for 8 months. Fits perfect no water has leaked through. The defroster works. I'm not taking anything away from oem but I'm just giving my personal .02

muddkatt Senior Enthusiast

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When I built my truck. I did not want the power slider window.. but being a ltz it comes standard. One of my first mods I did was remove the power sliding window with a solid one... mine is not oem. I have had it for 8 months. Fits perfect no water has leaked through. The defroster works. I'm not taking anything away from oem but I'm just giving my personal .02

 

Non-OEM rear glass prevents trucks from doing long smokey burnouts! :crackup:

amxguy1970 Senior Enthusiast

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They probably get the glass from the same place as OEM, they are probably the largest glass replacement company for automobiles. Not sure why something such as glass would have to be OEM, it is the seal around it by the installer that is most important. Not to mention the back glass doesn't see any debris or stress like the windshield does. Good luck OP, if it is tinted and has the defroster I would have no issues with what they installed.

 

Tyler

PGDriver Enthusiast

PGDriver

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I agree with Tyler. Having installed a lot of glass and we were also wholesaler I know that most of the tempered after market glass and oem come from the same factories. The most important part of the repair is cutting out the old urethane with pieces of glass still attached and not scratching the paint. Then applying the neat bead of urethane that doesn't ooze out all over the place and making sure the glass is centred and not pushed in to far or stick out.

 

Cheers

Doug

hurricanoday Enthusiast

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I look at this way, with the truck being so new insurance would probably get oem but as it gets older then would go with non oem. This mostly applies to the windshield because I would guess they get chipped/cracked a lot more than rear glass. Doubt the back glass will break again I would go oem

 

I have already put 2 oem windshields in my 15 denali

Clay_Lucas Enthusiast

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Surprising how easily these can break if hit in the wring spot.

 

I actually prefer the window they used when I had mine replaced (rear window).

 

The heater lines are less visible from the outsidr, compared to the original. They did great replacing it, no scratches on the glass or paint. Don't know about the seals they use, but their work comes with a warranty.

 

If it does everything ylthe original did, but costs less or gets replaced faster/cheaper, why not go with the non-oem?

 

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toro1966 Enthusiast

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Personal opinion is it doesn't matter. Went round and round when my windshield cracked on my Dodge Ram several years ago and the insurance company wouldn't replace it with OEM. Ended up getting the aftermarket one and had it for years - no issue whatsoever and nearly half the price.

 

I concur they are likely made in the same factories and one gets stamped GM and one gets stamped something else. Just my .02

TxTruckMan Senior Enthusiast

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The biggest difference between OEM and non-OEM glass will be in optical performance. OEM has strict specs on smoothness of glass so that you won't see "waves" in the glass and blurry spots in the curved sections. Non-OEM glass may not be as optically clear. OEM glass may have more/better sound deadening performance as well - this applies mostly to high-end vehicles (Cadillac, MB, BMW, etc.). I wouldn't worry about these things too much on your rear window. The front windshield is a different story.

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