09-10-2021, 03:27 PM | #1 |
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Shattered Glass Roof
Anybody else on here have their glass roof shatter for no apparent reason?
My wife was driving down the interstate with the kids in the car when she heard the loud noise of the roof shattering. Glass was contained by the sun shade which was closed at the time, so kids were not hit by glass. The glass that broke was the portion that does not move (not the moonroof). There was no apparent evidence of object impact. Other interstate traffic did not appear to cause or become affected by any similar event. No other vehicle was involved. |
09-10-2021, 08:17 PM | #3 |
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09-12-2021, 08:47 PM | #4 |
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If you have a glass coverage through your auto insurance (may even be a zero deductible), they will cover it. I had the same thing happening on my old car, was very low hassle and free. After that, I always make sure I have this option in my coverage, it only costs a few dollars a months extra.
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09-13-2021, 05:36 PM | #5 |
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Sorry to hear about this one, but I'm glad everyone is OK. I hope that I don't see this on my X5, but it happened on my 135. https://www.1addicts.com/forums/show....php?t=1432163
With the sliding glass panel, I was able to get one from a recycler and replace it with just a few screws between the glass frame and track. Replacing the fixed panel may be more involved. Take a good look at your paint for insurance purposes. In my case the glass shards scratched/chipped paint on the roof and trunk lid beyond a "buff out" repair.
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09-14-2021, 01:55 PM | #6 |
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Thanks, everyone. I’ll take a look at those items.
Insurance covered a small portion of the work. I insisted on having the dealership do the work because new car etc. Wound up costing me a lot. My choice, but didn’t want to deal with rando shop replacing BMW glass with brand-x glass. The car is back together and I had glass protection film installed at a local shop to mitigate future issues. Other than this issue the car is in great shape. |
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09-28-2021, 01:00 PM | #7 |
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any guesses as to why this happened? Did you have the sunroof tinted? Also a little bit surprised this is not covered under warranty. If there's not window tint on the roof, and no evidence of impact, then the only likely cause is a flaw in the glass that caused it to shatter when it heated up.
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09-29-2021, 11:37 AM | #8 |
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Would be hard to prove that there was no impact. Travelling at highway speeds the smallest rock can cause significant impact damage. Glad everyone is OK. Surprised dealer didn't cover it under warranty.
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If his sunroof is tinted after market and this happened, it would be the first I've actually witnessed where one could point to it as a reason why. |
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But for a warranty claim, isn't the onus on the dealer to prove that it was not a defect, not for the owner to prove it was?
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