Rock 1 Windshield 0

petscii · 04-13-2009, 06:02 PM

So 20 month lurker, waiting for a worthy reason to post. $500 from safelite to replace with non-oem glass.

I'm cruising down I-5 at 4:30am, never even saw the rock/pebble whatever. Hear a loud bang and then what sounds like a camera flash as the glass breaks.

I'm really just glad it was not the paint.

Edited to add picture correctly.

balance · 04-13-2009, 06:03 PM

WOW that sucks..

lightning20 · 04-13-2009, 06:04 PM

wow

E90330iS · 04-13-2009, 06:04 PM

was there a truck in front of u?

lauer87 · 04-13-2009, 06:04 PM

That's no fun, glad to hear you got everything straightened out though.

petscii · 04-13-2009, 06:11 PM

I was maybe a 100 yards behind a double UPS semi. I got the plate but I am going to just let it go.

r!der · 04-13-2009, 06:18 PM

That sucks. Good call letting it go. Probably would be more frustrating and drag it out. Not sure they'll even do anything about it even if you did call 'em out on it.

quiksilver1029 · 04-13-2009, 06:29 PM

why not replace it with oem glass?

darkphantom · 04-13-2009, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by quiksilver1029

why not replace it with oem glass?

because OEM glass is soft as shit!

SOrry to hear about your incident OP, but good going on the non-oem replacement.

Just don't tailgate and try to stay FAR from trucks...

petscii · 04-13-2009, 06:48 PM

I own the car, and BMW Seattle wanted $1400. I plan on driving the wheels off the car to 250k so I don't really care.

More money for paddleshifters!

cotmfk · 04-13-2009, 06:51 PM

That looks like it was a BIG rock!!! Good thing it didn't come all the way through.

ZuerstBMW · 04-13-2009, 06:55 PM

Damn... That looks like more than a rock that hit.

Aurora Bearialis · 04-13-2009, 06:55 PM

Well we can all thank you for taking the hit for us because without you we would probably all be extinct Asteroid 1 - Windshield 0.

JIM E92 · 04-13-2009, 07:03 PM

That's caused by more than a pebble. I would suspect that an old lady didn't notice that her beloved Chihuahua exited the vehicle at speed.

petscii · 04-13-2009, 07:07 PM

Right after it happened I thought it might have been a bullet or something. However, you can see two dirt marks and an impact point. All in a line.

I was getting stares as I pulled into work this afternoon. And the cracks are getting bigger. She'll sleep in the garage at work tonight and get repaired tomorrow.

The worst part was the decompression of the cabin and the glass cracking giving me the willies driving the rest of the way home.

My girlfriend wants to know how I am not furious.

blk335i08 · 04-13-2009, 07:13 PM

Where I live in florida, windshields are automatically covered in my insurance. I just have to pay my deductible which isn't very much. I guess you aren't covered where you live?

petscii · 04-13-2009, 07:18 PM

No, my deductible is $500. Geico wont work with BMW Seattle and vice versa, so...

Jred22 · 04-13-2009, 07:18 PM

PITTSBURGH!!!

krnshinsa · 04-13-2009, 07:19 PM

when i went with safelite mine was around 300-400.......

-=Hot|Ice=- · 04-13-2009, 08:06 PM

Non OEM= No rain sensor?

JeepJeep · 04-13-2009, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by -=Hot|Ice=-

Non OEM= No rain sensor?

I believe the rain sensor is a part of the rear-view mirror, not the actual window.

deletedelete · 04-13-2009, 08:14 PM

Looks more like a boulder hit your window.

04-13-2009, 06:02 PM	#1
petscii New Member 2 Rep 18 Posts Drives: 2007 E90 328i S.Graphite Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sunny Seattle iTrader: (1)	Rock 1 Windshield 0 So 20 month lurker, waiting for a worthy reason to post. $500 from safelite to replace with non-oem glass. I'm cruising down I-5 at 4:30am, never even saw the rock/pebble whatever. Hear a loud bang and then what sounds like a camera flash as the glass breaks. I'm really just glad it was not the paint. Edited to add picture correctly. Attached Images
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petscii New Member 2 Rep 18 Posts Drives: 2007 E90 328i S.Graphite Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sunny Seattle iTrader: (1)	I was maybe a 100 yards behind a double UPS semi. I got the plate but I am going to just let it go.
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r!der Private First Class 12 Rep 102 Posts Drives: 07 BMW 335i Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SoCal iTrader: (1)	That sucks. Good call letting it go. Probably would be more frustrating and drag it out. Not sure they'll even do anything about it even if you did call 'em out on it.
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petscii New Member 2 Rep 18 Posts Drives: 2007 E90 328i S.Graphite Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sunny Seattle iTrader: (1)	I own the car, and BMW Seattle wanted $1400. I plan on driving the wheels off the car to 250k so I don't really care. More money for paddleshifters!
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cotmfk Major General 2051 Rep 6,110 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Somewhere between DC and FL iTrader: (12)	That looks like it was a BIG rock!!! Good thing it didn't come all the way through. __________________ When you say impact instead of affect/effect, you are communicating that you don't understand the difference between the two words, and are too lazy to learn.
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JIM E92 Lieutenant 15 Rep 410 Posts Drives: 2007 328 Coupe Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Sandy Eggo iTrader: (0)	That's caused by more than a pebble. I would suspect that an old lady didn't notice that her beloved Chihuahua exited the vehicle at speed.
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petscii New Member 2 Rep 18 Posts Drives: 2007 E90 328i S.Graphite Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sunny Seattle iTrader: (1)	Right after it happened I thought it might have been a bullet or something. However, you can see two dirt marks and an impact point. All in a line. I was getting stares as I pulled into work this afternoon. And the cracks are getting bigger. She'll sleep in the garage at work tonight and get repaired tomorrow. The worst part was the decompression of the cabin and the glass cracking giving me the willies driving the rest of the way home. My girlfriend wants to know how I am not furious.
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blk335i08 Second Lieutenant 6 Rep 288 Posts Drives: 335i e92 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: usa iTrader: (0)	Where I live in florida, windshields are automatically covered in my insurance. I just have to pay my deductible which isn't very much. I guess you aren't covered where you live?
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petscii New Member 2 Rep 18 Posts Drives: 2007 E90 328i S.Graphite Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sunny Seattle iTrader: (1)	No, my deductible is $500. Geico wont work with BMW Seattle and vice versa, so...
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