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I called a local 3rd party shop and had them order the glass from BMW and then they installed in when it arrived from Germany about 2 weeks later. Saved me about $1500 vs. BMW of Austin asking $3200 installed (HUD, Driver Assist Camera, etc) including recalibration. Was ~$1700 all-in for OE glass and recal of the driver aides and HUD. Could have gotten it about $600 cheaper with 3rd party glass, but have heard horror stories about how cheap glass can mess up visibility of the HUD so stuck with OE BMW glass.
Pros: OE glass quality, good HUD visibility
Cons: cheap glass messes up HUD
Vehicle:
BMW
I ended up going through a local glass company, and they sourced OEM glass from BMW. The replacement went perfectly.
Pros: perfect replacement
Vehicle:
BMW
Just left the dealership today looking for a quote on my 2021 430i with HUD. I was going to pay out of pocket to avoid a comprehensive claim on my insurance until I was quoted $2K.
Vehicle:
BMW
The windshield on the 2020–2025 Kia Telluride features a distinctive design: the center portion at the top of the windshield is lowered, while the two upper corners are raised upward. This unique Telluride design somewhat compromises forward visibility inside the cabin, particularly for drivers with a higher seating position, where the effect becomes more pronounced. Moreover, this sharp-angled configuration is prone to stress concentration, which I suspect may be the reason behind reported cases of the windshield cracking spontaneously without apparent cause.
Pros: distinctive design
Cons: compromises forward visibility
Vehicle:
Kia
had my bmw x3 for 2 years and have had 4 cracks already wtfffff
Cons: frequent cracks, fragile
Vehicle:
BMW X3
We have had our M440i and drive is seldomly. On a recent road trip, I heard a small stone hit the windshield. This was 4am with hardly any traffic. No damage was seen on it. We parked the car and returned 5 days later to find a huge crack around the rear view mirror. Never seen anything like it. Replacement at the dealer is $2600.
Cons: huge crack appeared, expensive replacement
Vehicle:
BMW
My 2025 Sx Prestige had it's windshield just replaced because of a rock. Chipped and splintered.. then went all the way across. Safelite says they are seeing a ton of 2025 vehicles for the same thing. 21 years of driving and this is my first windshield replacement. 4k miles on the van btw Our 2023 never had issues.
Cons: cracked easily, first replacement ever
Vehicle:
Kia Carnival
Mileage: 6437 km
Mine got chipped within 2 weeks of having it.
Cons: chipped quickly
Vehicle:
Kia Carnival
This happened to me too with my 2025 EX.
Cons: cracked once
Vehicle:
Kia Carnival
We’ve had a 2025 Kia Carnival EX for a little more than 4 months and less than 4,000 miles. Twice in the past month we’ve had a rock from the highway flip up and crack the windshield. We hadn’t even had a chance to schedule the first small repair when this second (very large) crack happened.
Cons: cracks easily, poor durability
Vehicle:
Kia Carnival
Mileage: 6437 km
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