Windshield Replacemant E34 - NJ

[Tiger]

Mine is MB.. no clips... I just had it done... saw the whole process. The cheapest place I could fine... by $65 difference for my car... either $257 or $322... My friend's shop can only get me $267...

But I got lifetime warranty from Safelite included in the price. This guy has been doing this for 20 years. At least I got lucky with this guy... everything was super smooth.

[Warren N.CA]

ME, and my shop says it's happened there , too. Lok at it this way- Your windshield was probably worn out, anyway. Getting a new one is a true "high."

I paid over $600 for a new OEM installed by my indy's subcontractor. If I had it to do over, would get a PPG windshield installed by a REPUTABLE glass house (not of the mobile ilk)..

My E30 OEM quote from my indy was $375, and I got a PPG from a good local installer for $210. Seems just as good as the OEM.

Well I ended up cracking the windshield on my 1990 535i today
while changing wiper blades. Wow now do I feel like a moron.

Any idea where I can get a new one installed
without getting any broker than I already am.

I am in Northern NJ. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[Russell]

Long story short. They replaced the windshield (after several weeks of involving higher management) with a BMW windshield by a reputable shop the local dealer uses. Cost was about $600.

Many sources said do not use Safelight and a driveway install especially in winter. Safelight glass is reputed to be thin, brittle and optically distorted.

As the windshield is "glued" in position, cold weather affects cure time even with accelerators in the glue. My car was repaired in winter and they let the car warm up to room temperature, fixed the windshield and let the glue set up for 4 hours indoors before moving the car.

Also, the non BMW wipers (Bosch or Anco) did not work well. They actually broke. I ended up ordering new wipers and extra inserts from BMA.

Just my experience.

Well I ended up cracking the windshield on my 1990 535i today
while changing wiper blades. Wow now do I feel like a moron.

Any idea where I can get a new one installed
without getting any broker than I already am.

I am in Northern NJ. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[Tiger]

It is true that any windshield should not be installed below 60 degree outside. I searched internet for any info on Safelite inferior quality and can't find any conclusive info at all.

Bosch Wiper bad too? Hello? BMW wipers are also Bosch.

[ryan roopnarine]

....bosch is the only wiper that I can get to fit on the driver side of my car without having to fabricate or twiddle with something...anco fits the passenger side, but it doesn't contact 100% of the screen (its too stiff, and it runs tangentially within 2 inches of the right end of the blade. the bosch are good and cheap and (available everywhere) too...advance has them for about $10 per side, including arm.

It is true that any windshield should not be installed below 60 degree outside. I searched internet for any info on Safelite inferior quality and can't find any conclusive info at all.

Bosch Wiper bad too? Hello? BMW wipers are also Bosch.

[bahnstormer]

best wiper ever = piaa super silicone wipers $20 for one, but its well worth it.
as far as windshield goes safetyblah quoted me around 160 but this is of course not oem glass. def will be thinner and perhaps lighter, but perhaps not as quiet. its a very
tricky area.

oh and pay more attention when u work on your car ehheh =] saves u money in the long run! =]

[TimGinCentralNJ]

...I bought a set after reading all the hubbub about them, and the damn things wouldn't lay flat on my windshield; when in use, they weren't flexible enough to maintain contact with the glass, causing large areas of streaking. When not in use, the passenger side right-most edge sat 2" above the surface of the glass. Actually thought about getting a longer right-side wiper blade and using it to hook pedestrians on the sidewalk!

Went back to OEM after that. YMMV.

Tim G.
'91 535iM

best wiper ever = piaa super silicone wipers $20 for one, but its well worth it.
as far as windshield goes safetyblah quoted me around 160 but this is of course not oem glass. def will be thinner and perhaps lighter, but perhaps not as quiet. its a very
tricky area.

oh and pay more attention when u work on your car ehheh =] saves u money in the long run! =]

[Russell]

My wiper blade broke where the blade connects to the arm. Also, I think they were Ansco, not Bosch.

It is true that any windshield should not be installed below 60 degree outside. I searched internet for any info on Safelite inferior quality and can't find any conclusive info at all.

Bosch Wiper bad too? Hello? BMW wipers are also Bosch.

[Tiger]

I got Bosch Excel on both side of my wiper arm... no problem.