Replaced Windshield

[TheX5]

Just need to rant!

Arrrrrrrghhhhh!!!!!!!!!

Just had to replace the windshield on my 2011 X6 with HUD thanks to a massive rock chip. Last year I had to replace the windshield on my 2007 X5 with HUD thanks to a massive rock chip.

Those windshields are darned expensive!!!!

As much as I *love* the HUD, I seriously considering not getting it on my next BMW. I seem to be a rock magnet

[alistairg]

As a matter of interest - what's the price difference in the glass? ....or is the HUD-compatible glass just more prone to rock chips?

[ravenheart]

Did you check if your insurance would have covered it? It happened once to us and our insurance took care of it with no rate increase. They offered ~$1000 towards having BMW replace it (~$1400) or fully covered (~$1000) if they picked the service. We went with the later and they replaced it at my wife's workplace.

[wallyx5]

I hear you, one week after I got my M5 I got a rock chip and the windshield cracked along the bottom. The glass alone is $ 685.00, but I love the HUD. So I will pay.

[TheX5]

Originally Posted by wallyx5

I hear you, one week after I got my M5 I got a rock chip and the windshield cracked along the bottom. The glass alone is $ 685.00, but I love the HUD. So I will pay.

Out of curiosity, what was your total replacement cost (you can PM me if you don't want to share publicly)