Replace sunroof?
 

Hey guys, got a question for you. I just bought a used '05 X3 and the back half of the cover was lost somewhere back inside the headliner, so I took it to the dealer today to get it fixed (still under warranty). They called me up and said they found broken glass fragments which were 'jamming' the track, and wanted to replace the whole thing for $4100. I asked him if it would be better to maybe vaccuum out the fragments as a first step. He's asking the service manager now and is supposed to call me back.

My question is, is that a fair price to replace the sunroof? Seems waaay over the top. There's nothing wrong with the glass, only the track would need replaced.

Are they essentially saying they don't want to replace it under warranty because they found foreign glass in the tracks? Otherwise, it seems like it should be covered.

The $4100 does sound expensive but a colleague recently had the one in his 2004 replaced for ~$3300(Euro 2400). One of the plastic pieces in the cassette that lift the glass broke, clearly not normal wear and tear. He and his wife were furious that it had happened within the first four years and were able to get BMW to pay two thirds of the cost. The replacement casstte they got was the newly developed one first installed on 2007 models. If you decide to do the repair, and have to pay for it, don't settle for the old cassette.