FLYING ROAD ROCKS CRACKED MY WINDSHEILD!!
11-02-2009, 11:52 AM
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Sorry, man. BMW windshields are fairly hard to crack since they are so soft. Mine has many tiny pits as evidence. GL on the repair. Probably best to wait until you relocate to replace it, if that's possible.
11-02-2009, 12:32 PM
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Dubai is an amazing city. Enjoyed it very much this summer, uncles live there. Uncle has the new S550. Great place you see so many M5's/M6's. Lambos Dubai has everything. From the girls to the cars 
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11-03-2009, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by aretardedorange' post='1045516' date='Nov 3 2009, 12:32 AM
Dubai is an amazing city. Enjoyed it very much this summer, uncles live there. Uncle has the new S550. Great place you see so many M5's/M6's. Lambos Dubai has everything. From the girls to the cars .
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11-03-2009, 09:19 PM
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Mine cracked about a month ago. Insurance wouldn't let me go to the dealer for a new one...so I demanded that I get a OE windshield at least. Safelite came out to the house. The guy couldn't get the wiper off (should of been my first clue)...since he couldn't get it off, he slid the windshield out from behind the cowl piece. When he put in the new glass, the bottom edge went over the cowl piece. Instead of lifting it back out, he just pulled the cowl piece out from under the windshield with a tool, jacking up the edge of the cowl in the process. I was pissed and called safelite and complained. I drove the car later that day, and there was an obvious wind noise...so I called again and complained. They ordered a new cowl piece and another new OE windshield. A week later they came back out and replaced the windshield and cowl piece. They didn't seal this one correctly either as there is wind noise. I called them up again......complained, and now my insurance is sending me to the dealer to have them do the work....and safelite is flipping the bill for it 
Make sure you stand out there and watch them do the work.....and take it for a good test drive and listen for air leaks!
Make sure you stand out there and watch them do the work.....and take it for a good test drive and listen for air leaks!
11-04-2009, 04:35 AM
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Originally Posted by ktlocklear' post='1046656' date='Nov 4 2009, 01:19 AM
Mine cracked about a month ago. Insurance wouldn't let me go to the dealer for a new one...so I demanded that I get a OE windshield at least. Safelite came out to the house. The guy couldn't get the wiper off (should of been my first clue)...since he couldn't get it off, he slid the windshield out from behind the cowl piece. When he put in the new glass, the bottom edge went over the cowl piece. Instead of lifting it back out, he just pulled the cowl piece out from under the windshield with a tool, jacking up the edge of the cowl in the process. I was pissed and called safelite and complained. I drove the car later that day, and there was an obvious wind noise...so I called again and complained. They ordered a new cowl piece and another new OE windshield. A week later they came back out and replaced the windshield and cowl piece. They didn't seal this one correctly either as there is wind noise. I called them up again......complained, and now my insurance is sending me to the dealer to have them do the work....and safelite is flipping the bill for it
Make sure you stand out there and watch them do the work.....and take it for a good test drive and listen for air leaks!
Make sure you stand out there and watch them do the work.....and take it for a good test drive and listen for air leaks!
11-04-2009, 04:53 AM
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Originally Posted by beeming beauty' post='1045175' date='Nov 2 2009, 08:40 AM
I was on my way to university today on the highway (was only going 80kms) and a friggin pajero was infront of me in the middle lane and it started weaving through traffic and my windsheild got hit by 2 flying rocks and cracked it 
motherf*@#er roads were f*#ked up neway and I just got my new car 
Can't wait to move to Dubai
looking for places to get it fixed now bmw warranty won't do any good
motherf*@#er roads were f*#ked up neway and I just got my new car Can't wait to move to Dubai
looking for places to get it fixed now
bmw warranty won't do any good
11-04-2009, 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by melimel' post='1046750' date='Nov 4 2009, 07:35 AM
wow that SOOOO sucks... safelite did mine too.. took about 40 minutes and one guy did it nice and clean.. apparantly you had an idiot-which sucks.. at least there gonna pay and have it fixed. dont worry itll all work out
Yeah, it's pretty frustrating. I forgot to mention, safelite sent out a 3rd tech to try and seal the wind noise on the 2nd windshield. He failed to listen.....I told him the noise was coming from the top. He insisted that it was coming from the bottom....so he pulled the cabin filters off, cowl piece, and wipers, and smeared some goo under the bottom edge of the windshield. Noise didn't change at all.....so 3 idiots!Hopefully the dealer will take care of me....my SA told me they had a tech that has been doing it for 20+ years. We'll see...it goes in tomorrow. Wish me luck!
11-04-2009, 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by ktlocklear' post='1046656' date='Nov 4 2009, 09:19 AM
Mine cracked about a month ago. Insurance wouldn't let me go to the dealer for a new one...so I demanded that I get a OE windshield at least. Safelite came out to the house. The guy couldn't get the wiper off (should of been my first clue)...since he couldn't get it off, he slid the windshield out from behind the cowl piece. When he put in the new glass, the bottom edge went over the cowl piece. Instead of lifting it back out, he just pulled the cowl piece out from under the windshield with a tool, jacking up the edge of the cowl in the process. I was pissed and called safelite and complained. I drove the car later that day, and there was an obvious wind noise...so I called again and complained. They ordered a new cowl piece and another new OE windshield. A week later they came back out and replaced the windshield and cowl piece. They didn't seal this one correctly either as there is wind noise. I called them up again......complained, and now my insurance is sending me to the dealer to have them do the work....and safelite is flipping the bill for it
Make sure you stand out there and watch them do the work.....and take it for a good test drive and listen for air leaks!
Make sure you stand out there and watch them do the work.....and take it for a good test drive and listen for air leaks!
. It depends on the insurance company if they pay more or not. When I bought my 530i I asked BMW to recommend the best insurance here in Kuwait, they said the insurance company they recommended pays more but would cost $2400 per year (depending on the price of the car) which was the cheapest insurance and the one I chose. Yesterday I went to the insurance company, they saw the car, gave them the invoice for the windshield, signed it, went to BMW and replaced my windshield in 45 mins 
All on the same day!! . So it was worth it
11-04-2009, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by ktlocklear' post='1046866' date='Nov 4 2009, 06:54 PM
2 idiots apparently Yeah, it's pretty frustrating. I forgot to mention, safelite sent out a 3rd tech to try and seal the wind noise on the 2nd windshield. He failed to listen.....I told him the noise was coming from the top. He insisted that it was coming from the bottom....so he pulled the cabin filters off, cowl piece, and wipers, and smeared some goo under the bottom edge of the windshield. Noise didn't change at all.....so 3 idiots!
Hopefully the dealer will take care of me....my SA told me they had a tech that has been doing it for 20+ years. We'll see...it goes in tomorrow. Wish me luck!
Yeah, it's pretty frustrating. I forgot to mention, safelite sent out a 3rd tech to try and seal the wind noise on the 2nd windshield. He failed to listen.....I told him the noise was coming from the top. He insisted that it was coming from the bottom....so he pulled the cabin filters off, cowl piece, and wipers, and smeared some goo under the bottom edge of the windshield. Noise didn't change at all.....so 3 idiots!Hopefully the dealer will take care of me....my SA told me they had a tech that has been doing it for 20+ years. We'll see...it goes in tomorrow. Wish me luck!
I always go to the dealer, so im sure they'll fix it 4 u
11-04-2009, 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by beeming beauty' post='1046885' date='Nov 4 2009, 10:15 AM
Good luck ! I always go to the dealer, so im sure they'll fix it 4 u
I always go to the dealer, so im sure they'll fix it 4 u 
In the end...looks like i'm getting what I wanted in the first place