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Old 03-11-2013, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by twerth View Post
I bought the car used so I don't know about the windshields history. I guess I'll remove the cover on the sensor and check to see if it looks well bonded. Do you know if it will be obvious if there's a problem? Is rebonding something I can do on my own? Thanks.

look at the seals stamped on the window - if there is a BMW roundel, the windshield is OE, and while it may have issues, it is done to the factory specs. If there is no BMW roundel, it could have been an aftermarket one... Companies that make glass for BMW are Sekurit, PPG and Saint Goblin (or goben??)... As a matter of fact, you may have different glass manufacturer on the same car, right from the factory - all of them will bear the roundel stamp...

according to the BMW documents, the bonding process is factory only and can not be replicated outside of the factory - i would take that with a grain of salt, i am sure if you do a serch on this forum, you will find something on the contrary...
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