[EQUANT]

GRRRRRRR!

Just replaced my windshield with a new OE one less than 2 weeks ago. You could, literally, still see the fingerprints of the guys who mounted it on the glass and today, while stuck in traffic, a big lorry came speeding down the other way and threw a rock right into my new windscreen, cracking it again, this time on the driver's side

Now i have to start the whole insurance process again and wait for a new screen (last time it took more than 1 month for the glass to arrive)

Gotta' love romanian roads

[Speedwagon]

Originally Posted by EQUANT

GRRRRRRR!

Just replaced my windshield with a new OE one less than 2 weeks ago. You could, literally, still see the fingerprints of the guys who mounted it on the glass and today, while stuck in traffic, a big lorry came speeding down the other way and threw a rock right into my new windscreen, cracking it again, this time on the driver's side

Now i have to start the whole insurance process again and wait for a new screen (last time it took more than 1 month for the glass to arrive)

Gotta' love romanian roads

That same thing happen to me last year, I waited for spring to get it repaired and two weeks later, broke again. Oh well! It cost me $100.00 a pop!

[EQUANT]

I kept my last windshield slightly chipped for over a year without cracking it again. Sure enough, as soon as i replace it, BAM!

If it were for me i'd never replace again, but my MOT is due for early next year and i must have a new (not cracked) one by then in order to pass.
Besides, there's a very big "line" starting from the crack and going straight in front of my face. Quite distracting.

Good part is the insurance will cover it with no cost for me. Bad part will be next year, when i'll have to renew it; having had 2 screens replaced by then, i'll surely have to pay more this time

[summall]

So sorry to hear. That must be quite a piece of rock.

[EQUANT]

Yeah, it was a big one.

To make things worse, just spoke to my insurer who let me know that i will have to pay 50% more when renewing next year if i have 2 damage claims.

It would be cheaper to replace it myself at a Pilkington service (not OE, though). So cash out of my pocket it is, after all

[WiLD]

Sucks...Been there

[upstatedoc]

that'll buff out.

but seriously, one replaced WS and two crack repairs on the replacement here.

[DSB335d]

That sucks.. I'd rather replace a windshield than have to deal with a body shop.

[EQUANT]

Yeah, i was thinking the exact same thing - good thing it did not hit/dent the A-pillar!

Talked to my local Pilkington dealer and they quoted me ~180Euros for a new windshield, including fitting.

Btw, does anyone know if the condensation sensor can be reused? I still have the old one (they replaced it at the dealer) and it seems to be glued on the windshield. Don't know if it's ok to reuse it.

[BOBKUR]

Put a sticker over the area and wait till next year to replace.

[EQUANT]

Can't. The crack is aprox 20cm long (and will probably extend rapidly), right in the driver's view.

[Turb0Surge]

Originally Posted by EQUANT

Yeah, it was a big one.

To make things worse, just spoke to my insurer who let me know that i will have to pay 50% more when renewing next year if i have 2 damage claims.

It would be cheaper to replace it myself at a Pilkington service (not OE, though). So cash out of my pocket it is, after all

Pilkington makes the oe glass. Pretty much the same thing only no bmw logo. Paid $200 installed for mine.

Just had mine done with pilkington:

[cmyk]

Pilkington is basically OEM glass without the BMW logo. I talked to a body shop and 2 glass companies who all independently told me the same thing. There are crappy aftermarket glass manufacturers (SafeCo I believe is one) but Pilkington is just fine. I would go that route personally. Not sure what prices are like in your area but for reference I paid around $400 for a Pilkington windshield, when BMW would have charged more than double that amount. The back glass is even more expensive, FYI.

[Higgs1]

this happened to me about a year ago. Started a new job further away and had to take the highway to get there, first day driving there rock flew up and smashed my windshield. Replaced a few weeks later (Free thanks to MA insurance laws) and then not even a week later same thing happened :-/

This one has been rock solid so far though, knock on wood!

[John 070]

Sorry to hear, that was my fear after I got the Saint Gobain Sekurit BMW OEM--the next few weeks I was paranoid every time I was behind a truck or dump truck.

I thought Saint Gobain Sekurit was so great--well, I was just in Asia, and a car I rode in was Saint Gobain Sekurit TOYOTA. Like anything else, it's global...no longer implies because it's a European company that it's somehow better....

[EQUANT]

Right now i have 2 offers: Pilkington, @180 Euro fitted or Saint Gobain Sekurit @165E fitted.

Last WS was Saint Gobain (don't think it was sekurit). It had 2-3 little cracks in it, but they never extended outwards, even when i tried pushing on them (before replacing it). Seemed pretty solid, but can't compare it to OE one, as i only drove this one for so little.

Btw, doesn't anyone know if the condensation sensor can be reused with the new WS? These prices don't include any sensors, and they're quite expensive if bought new.
@Turb0Surge - did you replace your humidity/condensation sensor with your new ws?

This little thing alone is 100 Euros, new:

[cgy-jim]

I'm on my 3rd windshield in under a year. Tried to keep number 2 but there was just too much crack. Hee, Hee.

[Dark_Knight_335]

God dammit that just sucks brother.
This is my worst fear. I just came through with a new windshield myself not too long ago. My new windshield was put in by JMK BMW in Springfield New Jersey.
I wouldn't trust anyone else to do it. It is BMW OEM glass and they did an impeccable job. GEICO wanted to bullshit me and get some Safelite ghetto glass in.
I know Safelite does great work but I can't trust this car to anything but BMW OEM parts. GEICO came through though, with just a 50$ difference between what I paid over my 500$ deductable. Good job GEICO!

[Turb0Surge]

Originally Posted by EQUANT

Right now i have 2 offers: Pilkington, @180 Euro fitted or Saint Gobain Sekurit @165E fitted.

Last WS was Saint Gobain (don't think it was sekurit). It had 2-3 little cracks in it, but they never extended outwards, even when i tried pushing on them (before replacing it). Seemed pretty solid, but can't compare it to OE one, as i only drove this one for so little.

Btw, doesn't anyone know if the condensation sensor can be reused with the new WS? These prices don't include any sensors, and they're quite expensive if bought new.
@Turb0Surge - did you replace your humidity/condensation sensor with your new ws?

This little thing alone is 100 Euros, new:

Mine came with all of the sensors.

[EQUANT]

That's strange. The sensors alone are worth more than $200, the price you said you paid.
Good deal

[2ndname]

Wow, that's so unlucky!

[John 070]

Originally Posted by Dark_Knight_335

God dammit that just sucks brother.
This is my worst fear. I just came through with a new windshield myself not too long ago. My new windshield was put in by JMK BMW in Springfield New Jersey.
I wouldn't trust anyone else to do it. It is BMW OEM glass and they did an impeccable job. GEICO wanted to bullshit me and get some Safelite ghetto glass in.
I know Safelite does great work but I can't trust this car to anything but BMW OEM parts. GEICO came through though, with just a 50$ difference between what I paid over my 500$ deductable. Good job GEICO!

It's kind of funny that you tell them good job, when all they did was what they were supposed to do?

I had the lizard co. at the time and they did try to get me to do Safelite. In the end, I simply paid my deductible which was $200 and got the OEM BMW Saint Gobain Sekurit.

If your deductible is $500, you should pay $500, nothing more. It's more like good job, lizard agent, for getting you to pay a little bit more. That's what you call the upsell.