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Hyperformance Debuts Corning Gorilla Glass Windshields For Pickup Trucks

For the princely sum of $899.95 excluding shipping, Hyperformance Glass Products can upgrade your Ford F-Series pickup truck to one of the best windshields in the business. Most of the money goes into Gorilla Glass, a chemically strengthened glass from American technology company Corning made famous by smartphone manufacturers.
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HGP describes the windshield as a hybrid, and production of the F-Series windshield takes place at the recently opened facility in the Shelby Charter Township. More durable than the Ford Motor Company’s original windshield, Gorilla Glass promises to be two-and-a-half times stronger against impacts from sharp stones.

"The right glass technology can impact everything in the driver's user experience" explained Robert Brisley, president of Hyperformance Glass Products. "Our innovations and collaborations with Corning redefine a standard in the automotive glass production that has been largely unchanged over the past 100 years.”

During the testing process, HGP utilized a high-speed hail cannon to prove the durability of the hybrid windshield at a terminal velocity of 65 miles per hour. This test resulted in “little to no sustained damage,” underscoring the know-how of Corning as well as the design of the aftermarket windshield.

Another type of F-150 windshield from HGP retails at $949.95, and it should be mentioned that the price doesn’t include installation either. Hyperformance Glass Products offers similar aftermarket solutions for the Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, Dodge Ram, and Ram lineup. The compatibility varies from the 2015 to 2019 model years, which is a pretty broad range of pickups.

For comparison’s sake, a stock windshield for the Ford F-150 costs somewhere between $400 and $500 excluding installation fees and whether the vehicle has rain-sensing wipers or not. At double the money, the Hyperformance Glass Products windshield would make a lot of sense if you take your truck to work sites or off-roading in the case of the F-150 Raptor.

Going for a conventional windshield from an aftermarket company such as Safelite is even cheaper at $300 or thereabouts, which goes to show that trailblazing comes at a cost. Hyperformance offers a two-year breakage warranty, and for the time being, Corning produces the sixth-generation Gorilla Glass in places such as Taiwan, South Korea, and Kentucky.
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About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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