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Windshield Replacement
Safelite came out today and worked their magic and the Z4's windshield is restored. The new glass appears to be identical to the original - all markings, shadings, etc. The receipt say OEM on it with a list price of $752.45 which matches the price for a windshield listed on a BMW dealer's site. So it looks like I got an exact replacement. I would have been very surprised if Safelite could have found anything other than OEM - who's going to produce a knock-off for a car that has such limited production.
Happily, living in Florida the insurance company is paying for everything (no deductible) on the repair. Unhappily, insurance rates are outrageous in Florida! |
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By the way, was there a reason why you didn't just have your dealer replace the glass? |
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10-12-2021, 07:57 PM | #5 |
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He does have the HUD.
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I have a M40i with HUD, would I just select the one that says M40i at the $488.34 price? |
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I read somewhere that an owner that went to his dealership for a windshield replacement was surprised that they didn't actually do the work. They used a third party (Safelite?) to do the install but of course marked it up on the customer's invoice. |
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From their invoice: 1 FW05233 GTYOEM $752.45 $188.64 $111.63 $13.19 $0.00 $313.46 Replace with new - SOLAR~HEADS UP DISP~RAIN/LIGHT SENSOR~LD |
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For this, BMW charges almost 4 times the cost of the standard windshield for HUD compatible windshield in all my previous BMW s with the HUD option ... that's why I was surprised at the cost for a HUD compatible G29 windshield posted above under $1k! |
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Had my windshield replaced today due to too many rock chips. Just bugged me. Went with Pilkington glass (which is a BMW OEM supplier). Saved over 30% vs BMW glass. However, windshield lacks the BMW logo. Hope no one looks that hard. Haha. Heads up and tech all seem to work fine.
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My dealer doesn't do glass. They farm it out to a local shop. There is one dealer in the area that has a body shop. They will do the glass, but won't deal with insurance companies. You have to pay them and then file a claim after the fact. I did go through them about 8 years ago for my 330i. Their price was almost double what Safelite charged (and it didn't have a HUD.) But insurance did reimburse me the full amount.
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