Hi all,
After 15 years of driving I finally got my first rock chip, two weeks after picking up my first car in 15 years, my 03 330. The chip quickly turned into a crack, and then a larger crack.
I took it to a very well reviewed independent auto glass shop to have the windshield replaced with a PWG model. The OEM molding they used had a defect they noticed after install. So they offered to reseat it in a couple weeks after the glue hardened.
I was disappointing, but oh well. After looking at it closer, the job looks terrible. The interior trim isn't tucked in, the edge of the glass shows on the outside, and now water is leaking down the A pillar, and it rains a lot here.
I'm hesitant to take it back to this company if this is they work they do, but am pretty sure BMW dealers outsource this kind of work, so even if I take it to them it might end up back there. Also they said it was OEM trim, but it didn't quite look right, the corners especially, but it seems like it should be wider as the edge of the window and body show at some points.
Just looking for e46f's insights into this sort of thing. I'm gathering facts before I go back to the company asking them to make this right.
http://i.imgur.com/NnhAjHQ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/SlAbUBb.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/O4UanNt.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/HPWNnUn.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/kVLEdAS.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/2pijMEF.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Ioy7MMg.jpg
After 15 years of driving I finally got my first rock chip, two weeks after picking up my first car in 15 years, my 03 330. The chip quickly turned into a crack, and then a larger crack.
I took it to a very well reviewed independent auto glass shop to have the windshield replaced with a PWG model. The OEM molding they used had a defect they noticed after install. So they offered to reseat it in a couple weeks after the glue hardened.
I was disappointing, but oh well. After looking at it closer, the job looks terrible. The interior trim isn't tucked in, the edge of the glass shows on the outside, and now water is leaking down the A pillar, and it rains a lot here.
I'm hesitant to take it back to this company if this is they work they do, but am pretty sure BMW dealers outsource this kind of work, so even if I take it to them it might end up back there. Also they said it was OEM trim, but it didn't quite look right, the corners especially, but it seems like it should be wider as the edge of the window and body show at some points.
Just looking for e46f's insights into this sort of thing. I'm gathering facts before I go back to the company asking them to make this right.
http://i.imgur.com/NnhAjHQ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/SlAbUBb.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/O4UanNt.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/HPWNnUn.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/kVLEdAS.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/2pijMEF.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Ioy7MMg.jpg