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Windscreen- Non OEM way better. XYG > Pilkington

Levi

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Hi all,

We all know it — windscreens on these things are an absolute joke. I look at mine and it cracks. Half joking… half not.
After getting flogged repeatedly with failures and replacements, I finally went non-OEM — XYG.

At the risk of jinxing myself, I held off posting this for a while… but here we are.

I never once got past 2,000km on a Pilkington before it was cooked — full cracks from the smallest chip. Absolute rubbish IMO.
The XYG has finally broken that streak. Yes, it still chips — the screen angle basically guarantees that — but here's the thing: the chips stay as chips. Revolutionary concept apparently.

What always did my head in with the Pilkington was how a tiny chip would spiderweb into a full crack almost overnight. Done. Gone. Every time.
Won't be putting another Pilkington on, full stop. The XYG is the superior product in my experience — I'd even say the surface finish looks more consistent, though that's subjective.

Anyway, good luck out there — hope this saves someone the same headache.
 
Hi all,

We all know it — windscreens on these things are an absolute joke. I look at mine and it cracks. Half joking… half not.
After getting flogged repeatedly with failures and replacements, I finally went non-OEM — XYG.

At the risk of jinxing myself, I held off posting this for a while… but here we are.

I never once got past 2,000km on a Pilkington before it was cooked — full cracks from the smallest chip. Absolute rubbish IMO.
The XYG has finally broken that streak. Yes, it still chips — the screen angle basically guarantees that — but here's the thing: the chips stay as chips. Revolutionary concept apparently.

What always did my head in with the Pilkington was how a tiny chip would spiderweb into a full crack almost overnight. Done. Gone. Every time.
Won't be putting another Pilkington on, full stop. The XYG is the superior product in my experience — I'd even say the surface finish looks more consistent, though that's subjective.

Anyway, good luck out there — hope this saves someone the same headache.


Who’s supplying it mate?
I’m due to replace mine when I get sick of looking at it, or the missus finally chucks the shits (it’s right in front of her).
 
Who’s supplying it mate?
I’m due to replace mine when I get sick of looking at it, or the missus finally chucks the shits (it’s right in front of her).
Hey Mate,

If you have NRMA with windscreen cover, by default they use Obrien's, Obrien's don't do Pilkington, they do use XYG.
Obviously, you can also go direct to Obrien's and request it (you should get it by default, but i would ask specifically).

FYI- i just repaired another small chip with UV epoxy resin. UNLIKE the Pilkington, it was easy, and it worked and did not become a crack!!! Game changer.
 
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