Excessive windshield chipping
08-02-2012, 08:54 AM
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If your front-end has the hits, I bet your windshield does as well. They're tough to see unless you are looking/driving right into the sun. Mine's awful, as is the front-end. Mine's Ibis so the dark pock marks, rock chips, etc. are very noticable on the front end and hood. I know its because of water-based paint, but Jeez, had I known it would be this bad, I would have clear-bra'd.
Another poster noted that his previous BMWs fared better. Not my experience - I had a 2006 330i and 2008 335i - both got beat up just as bad as my B8. The price you pay for lots of high-speed highway driving in conjested areas.
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08-02-2012, 10:06 AM
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2011 w/38K miles here. Probably 75% highway driving.
If your front-end has the hits, I bet your windshield does as well. They're tough to see unless you are looking/driving right into the sun. Mine's awful, as is the front-end. Mine's Ibis so the dark pock marks, rock chips, etc. are very noticable on the front end and hood. I know its because of water-based paint, but Jeez, had I known it would be this bad, I would have clear-bra'd.
Another poster noted that his previous BMWs fared better. Not my experience - I had a 2006 330i and 2008 335i - both got beat up just as bad as my B8. The price you pay for lots of high-speed highway driving in conjested areas.
Cheers!
If your front-end has the hits, I bet your windshield does as well. They're tough to see unless you are looking/driving right into the sun. Mine's awful, as is the front-end. Mine's Ibis so the dark pock marks, rock chips, etc. are very noticable on the front end and hood. I know its because of water-based paint, but Jeez, had I known it would be this bad, I would have clear-bra'd.
Another poster noted that his previous BMWs fared better. Not my experience - I had a 2006 330i and 2008 335i - both got beat up just as bad as my B8. The price you pay for lots of high-speed highway driving in conjested areas.
Cheers!
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08-03-2012, 05:57 AM
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Don't certain windshield rain repellents have a history of etching glass? I remember reading that rain-x in it's original form contained silicone and over time would ruin glass or at least the external coating of the glass.
I've just not gotten around to coating the glass, I usually do it on all of my cars but just haven't yet. It's tough to tell between correlation and causation here but I'd be curious to see if people with issues constantly apply something like rain-x.
I've just not gotten around to coating the glass, I usually do it on all of my cars but just haven't yet. It's tough to tell between correlation and causation here but I'd be curious to see if people with issues constantly apply something like rain-x.
08-03-2012, 07:49 AM
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Don't certain windshield rain repellents have a history of etching glass? I remember reading that rain-x in it's original form contained silicone and over time would ruin glass or at least the external coating of the glass.
I've just not gotten around to coating the glass, I usually do it on all of my cars but just haven't yet. It's tough to tell between correlation and causation here but I'd be curious to see if people with issues constantly apply something like rain-x.
I've just not gotten around to coating the glass, I usually do it on all of my cars but just haven't yet. It's tough to tell between correlation and causation here but I'd be curious to see if people with issues constantly apply something like rain-x.
08-03-2012, 08:11 AM
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2011 w/38K miles here. Probably 75% highway driving.
If your front-end has the hits, I bet your windshield does as well. They're tough to see unless you are looking/driving right into the sun. Mine's awful, as is the front-end. Mine's Ibis so the dark pock marks, rock chips, etc. are very noticable on the front end and hood. I know its because of water-based paint, but Jeez, had I known it would be this bad, I would have clear-bra'd.
Another poster noted that his previous BMWs fared better. Not my experience - I had a 2006 330i and 2008 335i - both got beat up just as bad as my B8. The price you pay for lots of high-speed highway driving in conjested areas.
Cheers!
If your front-end has the hits, I bet your windshield does as well. They're tough to see unless you are looking/driving right into the sun. Mine's awful, as is the front-end. Mine's Ibis so the dark pock marks, rock chips, etc. are very noticable on the front end and hood. I know its because of water-based paint, but Jeez, had I known it would be this bad, I would have clear-bra'd.
Another poster noted that his previous BMWs fared better. Not my experience - I had a 2006 330i and 2008 335i - both got beat up just as bad as my B8. The price you pay for lots of high-speed highway driving in conjested areas.
Cheers!
Exact same situation I am in. Wish I clear bra'd now that I know. My car is black and you can see little white dots in the front.
08-03-2012, 07:12 PM
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Yes, I have noticed this too. My car is a 2011. I commute on the highway, and I've already replaced my windshield once because a rock caused a significant crack, and I've noticed a significant number of smaller nicks on the replacement windshield. My previous car was a Saab 9-3, and in 8.5 years of commuting on that same highway I never replaced the windshield, and my current Audi windshield which is only 1 year old already looks worse than my Saab windshield did when it was 8.5 years old.
08-07-2012, 01:16 PM
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Yes, I have noticed this too. My car is a 2011. I commute on the highway, and I've already replaced my windshield once because a rock caused a significant crack, and I've noticed a significant number of smaller nicks on the replacement windshield. My previous car was a Saab 9-3, and in 8.5 years of commuting on that same highway I never replaced the windshield, and my current Audi windshield which is only 1 year old already looks worse than my Saab windshield did when it was 8.5 years old.