Pilkington glass has deteriorated to the point I cringe when one comes into the shop. Not saying they are the worst, just complaining about the distortions & out of correct bends of their w/s. Too many defects to say maybe it was just a bad batch. Sorry to see a brand I relied on for quality & integrity descend so far down.

Most of the time your better off with a FYG piece now.....

Have not seen any pilkington glass that has what your talking about. I see more of the low inventory and situations where they have the glass but no moulding that is required not in stock with windshield. Cant use part A without part B!!

Is there a particular windshield part that you see this incorrect bend with?

Yeah, go figure. I haven't seen any problems with Pilkington.

dw1523 Pilkington. Saturn ion fits very poorly

Ever try to snap on the cowl on the European vehicles with a PLK glass? Ex. FW2115,2845,3317 and such?

Dot 177 glass will certainly not win awards. I had a branch manager at Pilk questioned me on why I would want their LN brand over their 177s. Told him to just compare toplines and overall finish. Looked at me like I spat on his children.

Lets face it, most brands we can buy have declined in quality. I do believe FYG has done a very good job about finishing their product. Compare that to Pilk with laminate poking over the edges and mirror bracket adhesive dripping down the lite (almost guaranteed to fall off within 3 months)
However I have removed several FYG windshields and have large glass shards peel off the laminate as does XYZ/PGW.

There is so much corporate shaving going on with labor and materials that it is a race to the bottom for quality. We in retail want cheap to please an ignorant demanding public. Some of us care very little about what and how we install making it even more difficult to control quality.
Tell me how many owners counts units installed at minimum cost. Some people call that capitalism at its finest. Others call it cheating your clients.