Thread: HUD glass, it makes a differeance!

Originally Posted by michaelbm

My guess is that when you have OEM glass even if its not hud stamped it's probably pretty comparable. But as soon as you throw on an aftermarket glass it wouldnt surprise me at all to see a difference as stated above.

This is because, 4 windshields later, we find that they DO NOT MAKE AN AFTERMARKET HUD GLASS. After speaking with a GM rep, they found that the laminate layer in the HUD glass is set a special way to prevent the far side of the glass from reflecting the projection, IE no ghosting. This process is costly, and well guarded, and there are no GM approved replacement HUD windshields.

And guess what? Even the dealerships cannot order them either, because they did not make a surplus of them, so there are none left.

So I still do not have a proper looking HUD yet again. They are now attempting to locate a junkyard windshield in good condition to make it right.

Yes, the other glass "works" but the owners son has an 08 GXP so they are well aware of how crappy my HUD looks with the aftermarket glass.