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CrinaMex glass replacing Pilkington OEM for 940 ? 900 1993

posted by  GAcyclops on  Thu Oct 14 07:02 CST 2010
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The glass shop said Pilkington told them Pilkington has outsourced 940 windshields to Crinamex in Mexico.

Any of you good folks have any experience with the Crinamex glass? Apparently the Chinese stuff from Safelite has optical problems, and my original windshield is a Pilkington.

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    CrinaMex glass replacing Pilkington OEM for 940 ? 900 1993

    posted by  janders1179 on  Sat Oct 30 18:04 CST 2010
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    Yup, had my windshield replaced about 5 years ago and got a Pilkington/CrinaMex branded one. I was told the very same thing by the guy who installed it. I believe Pilkington was merged with or bought out by Vitro, CrinaMex's parent company. Quality-wise, it's every bit as good as the original as far as I can tell. No bubbles or separating layers.








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      CrinaMex glass replacing Pilkington OEM for 940 ? 900 1993

      posted by  GAcyclops on  Sun Oct 31 15:25 CST 2010
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      I had mine done last Tuesday. The installer ordered the glass through Pilkington, and I got a CrinaMex-branded windshield, DOT 46.

      Looks OK so far ....

      The local boneyard had an original Volvo/Pilkington windshield, but the installer said their policy was not to use junkyard glass. After seeing what happened to mine when it was being removed, I can understand why - it broke into a dozen pieces. The installer said it was thin glass, something he expected in old Volvos.







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