Cracked Windshield w/HUD - Recommendations?
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Our new 2006 530xiT wagon just got hit with a rock and cracked the windshield pretty bad. The car also has HUD and I'm nervous about getting the windshield repaired correctly - i.e., without screwing up the car. I believe there is a set distance that the glass has to sit in the frame and without performing the job with the proper level of precision and care, it will create wind noise, etc.
Anyway, looking for any recommendations for a dealership that can handle this in the MD/VA area.
Thanks.
Anyway, looking for any recommendations for a dealership that can handle this in the MD/VA area.
Thanks.
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I think there is a slight tolerance whereby exact precision to the millimeter is not necessary.
HOWEVER, be extremely careful with the glass that is ordered. My BMW dealer uses a glass retailer and I just went through hell getting the correct installation. There is a special windshield that must be installed or you will end up with a double image that makes it look blurry. Demand the windshield be ordered through BMW for a car equipped with HUD.
Refer to this thread. http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=22399&hl=
There is also a link in the aforementioned thread with good information about how HUD works, the windshield needed, etc.
HOWEVER, be extremely careful with the glass that is ordered. My BMW dealer uses a glass retailer and I just went through hell getting the correct installation. There is a special windshield that must be installed or you will end up with a double image that makes it look blurry. Demand the windshield be ordered through BMW for a car equipped with HUD.
Refer to this thread. http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=22399&hl=
There is also a link in the aforementioned thread with good information about how HUD works, the windshield needed, etc.
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Don't sweat it. I cracked my HUD windshield and took it to my local dealer. $1,500 later, they had replaced it with the correct glass and all was well with the HUD. (The only thing that wasn't quite right was my bank account!)
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Originally Posted by jyeatman' post='247644' date='Mar 1 2006, 01:24 AM
Don't sweat it. I cracked my HUD windshield and took it to my local dealer. $1,500 later, they had replaced it with the correct glass and all was well with the HUD. (The only thing that wasn't quite right was my bank account!)
Why are you guys paying $850-$1500 to replace cracked windshields when you can go through your insurance and pay the deductible.Your premium doesnot go up if you claim it.
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Originally Posted by vern' post='247757' date='Mar 1 2006, 06:34 AM
I asked this question before without a responce but I'll ask it again.
Why are you guys paying $850-$1500 to replace cracked windshields when you can go through your insurance and pay the deductible.Your premium doesnot go up if you claim it.
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Why are you guys paying $850-$1500 to replace cracked windshields when you can go through your insurance and pay the deductible.Your premium doesnot go up if you claim it.
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vern
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Originally Posted by kmslo530i' post='247759' date='Mar 1 2006, 06:38 AM
I was wondering the same thing, Vern. I've had several windshields replaced over the years by my insurance company with no bump in premiums. I figure, that's what we are paying all those premiums for!!
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Had to have mine replaced also. At the Time I was in San Diego, and one dealership did not know the part number, and the other did. The glass was ordered by the dealership ( the one that knew the part #), but installed by company that the dealer used. Hit my bank account to the toon of $900.
As far as a dealer to trust, call a couple of dealers to see if they come up with the correct part no for the windshield. If they can not, I would not use them.
As far as a dealer to trust, call a couple of dealers to see if they come up with the correct part no for the windshield. If they can not, I would not use them.
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Originally Posted by 5 Rakete' post='247789' date='Mar 1 2006, 10:44 AM
Absolutely, a comprehensive damage claim does not incur any penalty or rate adjustment. When my Active Steering/Active Roll hydraulic system cooler took a hit from something coming through the grill I used my insurance. I've done the same with bent rims from potholes and I'll do it for the glass if it happens. State Farm recently amended their policies to allow for non-OEM marked glass to be used but I doubt there are non-OEM (non-BMW) HUD windshields to be had.
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