windshield replaced with carlite no soundscreen logo

[Ronnie Ray Ogg]

Question for you ?? I have a 2013 limited I have had 4 windshields replaced over the last 3 years. I always ask for OE glass and the first 3 windshields that were done had the soundscreen logo. I used a different installer the last time. He ordered OE glass and put it in. It says carlite on it however no soundscreen logo. I called carlite and asked them about this and it seemed that the lady who called me back was unsure if it is indeed a soundscreen windshield. It may be in my head but it seems like I hear more road noise now than before. Does anyone have any experience with going from a soundscreen to a non soundscreen and did you hear a noticeable difference? The glass installer told me this is all he could get. But the last installer I used was able to get the sounscreen logo.. I am almost hoping for another rock so i can be sure to get sounscreen glass then I will know for sure.

 

Thanks for reading and helping me

 

Ron

[candurin]

Can you take a look at the part number on the lower right hand corner of the windshield?

 

If it starts with AA1Z or BA1Z (and has the soundscreen logo), it is a soundscreen version, which according to marketing literature, lowers road noise by up to 6db.

 

If your part number starts with AA13 or BA13, there is no vinyl sheet between the glass sheets and is not a soudnscreen version.

 

Carlite makes good windshields. Perhaps you can raise a complaint that your OEN windshield was the acousticg glass version and that's what you were expecting?

Edited June 14, 2017 by candurin

[Ronnie Ray Ogg]

Thanks for the great info mine starts with a 9T43.. when i look up the whole number online it comes to this page

 

http://carlite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Acoustic-applications_Ford_JAN_2015.pdf

 

here is a picture of my windshield part number.. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ucihnr4deuv502i/2017-06-14%2007.14.22.jpg?dl=0

 

the whole part number does not show up on the carlite page only the last part of the number 7803100-A the prefix is different...wtf????

 

now i am even more confused..

Edited June 14, 2017 by Ronnie Ray Ogg

[candurin]

Odd. Did you use safelite?

 

The only inference I can draw is that as safelite makes ap technoglass windhields since 2014 (dot-376 indicates the manufacturer), maybe that is their unique carlite version?

 

I don't see "9T43" referenced anywhere! I've actually never seen google come up with "nothing".

 

I'm grasping at straws as well.

[Ronnie Ray Ogg]

I called my Ford parts guy and had him run the number he said the 9T43 is a engineering number and in his parts system there is no reference to that number. According to my ford parts guy. the suffix of 7803100-A is used on all the edge windshields. only prefix he lists for my vehicle is a AA1Z. I am going to call the installer and see what he will do for me. I am convinced that this is the extra noise we have been hearing. I did not use Safelite. I used an independent installer that we use here at my shop do do glass work.

[Ronnie Ray Ogg]

I Just talked to the glass guy. He said that his glass vendor shows with or without acoustic inner layer and he ordered without. He did not know at the time. He is going to replace it for me next week with the correct part.(I will have to pay half $160)But I will for sure be able to tell if this is what we are hearing (I am assuming it is) We are going on a 3000 mile road trip at the end of the month.

[candurin]

Interesting. Curious as to how they got a windshield stamped with an engineering number.

 

But glad you got it squared away.