Just had the windshield replace on my 06 X5. The BMW store wanted $1,700 and the insurance company wanted to have it replaced by their in-house glass company with after market glass. We went round and round for a couple of weeks and my agent got involved and worked out a compromise. OEM glass replaced at a glass shop of my choice. I think the windshield cost around $650 and the whole job with trim was just under $1,000. I paid the $500 deductible. I choose a local shop that I had used before and was pleased with the quality of work.

Just a note of caution. The X5 has rubber spaces on the bottom and sides of the windshield that are usually destroyed when the windshield is removed. Stop by the dealer and get the spacer pack because the windshield shop won’t have them. The guys who came to do my job were great. Perfect install including putting primer on all metal surfaces where the windshield mounts to the car. So far the light sensor seems to work but it has yet to rain, so I don’t know about the rain sensor.