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02-05-2007, 12:21 PM
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hi folks, any service recommendation for windshield repair? small rock hit and chipped my windshield last weekend 
I heard Safelite is pretty good? I got quote for $49 for one chip.
I heard Safelite is pretty good? I got quote for $49 for one chip.
02-05-2007, 01:53 PM
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E60 530i - sport package, bluetooth
mods: M-tech full kit, OEM M5 side mirrors, Hella smoked tail light, Formula One Classic tint 50% all around
thanks BMWV8STER. Does $49 sound alright for this type of work?
I only had chip repair once but that was 5 years ago and I forgot how much I paid.
I only had chip repair once but that was 5 years ago and I forgot how much I paid.
02-06-2007, 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by snikt21' post='387755' date='Feb 5 2007, 04:21 PM
hi folks, any service recommendation for windshield repair? small rock hit and chipped my windshield last weekend
I heard Safelite is pretty good? I got quote for $49 for one chip.
I heard Safelite is pretty good? I got quote for $49 for one chip.
02-06-2007, 09:30 AM
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E60 530i - sport package, bluetooth
mods: M-tech full kit, OEM M5 side mirrors, Hella smoked tail light, Formula One Classic tint 50% all around
thx lcc014. So far Safelite is the way to go.
02-06-2007, 11:20 AM
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$49 is a very reasonsable price for this job. how much do you pay for a cup of coffee at starbucks? is that cup really worth $3-$4? not really? but you still do it? right? 
Originally Posted by snikt21' post='387755' date='Feb 5 2007, 05:21 PM
hi folks, any service recommendation for windshield repair? small rock hit and chipped my windshield last weekend
I heard Safelite is pretty good? I got quote for $49 for one chip.
I heard Safelite is pretty good? I got quote for $49 for one chip.
02-06-2007, 11:53 AM
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Safelite is good, but BE SURE they use a BMW windshield and not a third-party OEM version, which contains a coating that prevents signals for GPS and toll transponders (such as EZ-PASS in northeast US) from being read. My ins. co. made them come back and replace the replacement.
02-06-2007, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by bobjuly7' post='388108' date='Feb 6 2007, 03:53 PM
Safelite is good, but BE SURE they use a BMW windshield and not a third-party OEM version, which contains a coating that prevents signals for GPS and toll transponders (such as EZ-PASS in northeast US) from being read. My ins. co. made them come back and replace the replacement.
02-06-2007, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by CTYankee' post='388117' date='Feb 6 2007, 04:13 PM
Yes I had same issue. Called insurance co., explained problem, and they sent Safelite out to put another one in. I got the correct part no. from my dealer. (Next time, I'll have the dealer do it. Ins. pays anyway.)