Thanks to a d**n gravel truck, I've got a "star" in my windshield about the size of a half-dollar. Is MB glass the only way to go or is there another alternative? In other words, is the MB windshield so special that a replacement not available elsewhere? Any other brands? (Mine is a 1990 560 SEL.)

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2002 ML320 (thereby making my 560SEL my "spare).
1992 500E, pearl black, 27,000 original miles as of 7/2003.
1990 560 SEL, black pearl metallic, sweetness to drive. Fully outfitted with driving countermeasures (Beltronics radar/laser detector and Uniden BCT-12 Bear Tracker scanner).
1985 Porsche 911 meteor metalic gray, a rocket to drive.
1988 Chevy Silverado pick-up (gotta have something to drive to the rodeo!)
1978 Corvette Indy pace car for show
1971 Opel GT for sentimental reasons