I have noticed after only 10,000 miles my E90's windshield is very prone to pitting. I have several small scrapes/chips. I have never had this issue with any of my cars in the past (non-BMW). I have noticed several E90 owners on this board reporting their windshields have cracked. I started to research.
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You would think we would have a better quality windshield in our E90's!!!
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Its not only the E90. The E46 before it had very soft glass in the windshield too.
In the span of only 3~4 years the windshield on my E46 was pretty badly pitted and eventually was repalced after taking a rock hit which left a "spider" that prevented passing an annual inspection.
My insurance company replaced the windshield with an aftermarket one which appeared to be much harder. After an additional 3+ years in even worse driving conditions the new glass had far less damage than the EOM.
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Thanks for calling attention to this. I have an aftermarket windshield, and I was thinking about replacing it with OEM for vanity's sake. Now, I'll stick with the aftermarket one until it breaks.
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What are sources for the lowest aftermarket prices ? Either just glass or installed?
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I had a toyota before the BMW, not a single mark in the windshield after driving for 6 years. I've had the e46 for 2 years and I've got two pitts already. Hopefully, they're small enough to not affect my EOL.
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I've heard that BMW (and other German cars) use "German" or "euro" glass that is softer so it doesn't crack as easily as "US" glass. As a result it pits more than a harder US windshield.
Tim
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