WARNING- Windshield Repair

[X5FX]

I just returned from a long road trip where a trucker kicked up a rock that left a small nick in my windshield. Today I went into a local shop to get a State Inspection Sticker, when a guy came out and said he could repair the damaged windshield, I agreed and he proceeded to drill and fill the chip. BIG MISTAKE, evidentally the BMW windshield has multiple layers (NOTE: I have HUD) and likely has a special layer to control reflections for the HUD. Here is the result...its about 20X larger than the original "nick"...looks like crap. I obviously complained to the repair guy, the shop manager and finally to the owner of the Glass Repair company, who I discovered works independantly of the shop.

The owner refused to do anything about the problem, other that offering to file a claim with my insurance company. He had the nerve to say, "it doesnt look that bad"...I am going to Small Claims Court and file a claim against the glass company monday.
I'm going to the dealer monday also to order a new windshield.

So be warned, do not let the glass guys fill a crack in the X5 windshield.