![]() ![]() Aftermarket Auto GlassĪftermarket auto parts are made by a company other than the original equipment manufacturer. Insurance policies vary on what they must pay to replace, so you may want to check if yours covers OEM glass. If the original manufacturer runs that windshield a year later it would also likely be considered an OEM part as long as it is produced in every detail using the original manufacturing process and machinery. Conversely, if another company also runs that same part to be sold to auto glass wholesalers and replacement shops, that part (no matter how well it is manufactured) is a non-OEM part. So are those “extra” windshields they ran are considered OEM parts. They also know that once they are set up to run a given part it is a whole lot cheaper to run a bunch of extra stock parts during the initial run than to set up again for a second run. If a glass manufacturer gets an order for 25,000 windshields for a particular vehicle, they might decide to run an extra 5,000 windshields (if allowed to do so based on the agreement they have in place with the auto manufacturer) because they know that ultimately they can sell these extras for replacement purposes. But in other cases, it matters a great deal! We have heard some horror stories about what are often referred to as “knock-off” parts. ![]() To some people, based on price and availability, it probably doesn’t matter a whole lot. In some cases, they are not equal to that OEM part that came on the vehicle when it was driven off the assembly line. In this country today, there are thousands of auto parts being sold every day that were made overseas (or maybe even domestically) that claim to be equal to the OEM part they are replacing. OEM glass also has special automaker branding on it. In essence, you should be getting an almost identical windshield to the factory auto glass your vehicle came with when it rolled off the assembly line. OEM auto glass is fabricated by the same manufacturer that provided the original glass the automaker placed in your vehicle. OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer. Operations Manager, Daniel Snow, talks with industry expert Bob Beranek By the way, I still think I was right but some others did not. Several of the people at this gathering were car enthusiasts and a debate soon broke out and I was amazed at how passionate some people were about this subject. It is a Pontiac engine perhaps made in the same manner with maybe the same engine characteristics of a Corvette engine but unless it was in a Corvette, it was not a Corvette engine. I was a bit offended and quickly said that unless the engine is in an actual Corvette, it is not a Corvette engine. He went on to state that the quickness and speed it had was because it had a Corvette engine in it. One afternoon I was at a social gathering and one of the guys there said he had just bought a new Pontiac and that he really loved how quick it was. I have a “thing” for cars and I would have never thought of using anything but an original GM Corvette part for my Vette. A tear trickled down my left cheek when I turned it over to its new owner. ![]() When I sold it in 2015, it had a little over 18,000 miles on it and had never been driven in the rain or snow and never came out of the garage except to be washed or driven. Reportedly it would do 160 miles an hour…I got it up to 130 and while it had the ability to go faster, I didn’t. A triple black convertible with a six-speed manual transmission. For 50 years I had dreamed of owning a Corvette, and when I finally had saved enough money to buy one, I did so. In February of 2000 I bought a brand new Corvette-what would be classified as a C-5 series. So, I am going to start with a true story which I hope helps shape what I will ultimately say about this subject. Indeed, in some circles, this is a very sensitive issue. This article is going to cause some controversy within the ranks of those who do auto glass manufacturing as well as those who do auto glass replacements. When your windshield cracks and you need a replacement, there are two types of windshield glass available to you-OEM and aftermarket glass. ![]()
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