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    Windshield glass availability...

    According to my "glass lady", I only have two (2) choices...OEM or a Chinese company called FYG. She checked all the "big names" like PPG, and they have none in stock.

    Anybody ever used FYG glass? I can get the windshield and installation for around $275. Of course, the OEM is several hundred higher....plus the gasket of course for either install.

    Thoughts??




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    I went with an aftermarket glass a few months ago. Im very pleased with it but I don't know who the hell made the glass OEM was ridiculously priced. The gasket is not cheap either. Charlie @ Gault had a nice OEM window but Gault wouldn't let him ship from NY to LA. Maybe they would to the east coast though.
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    When I needed a windshield from Gault, Charlie told me that they won't ship glass due to the glass being damaged en route.

    I'm only a 3 hour drive from there.
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    If you can get glass that cheap go for it. At that price it's not even worth it to hassle with pulling the front windsheild out of a parts car and deliver a short distance. The rear glass however could be a different story.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GimmieSumMo72 View Post
    When I needed a windshield from Gault, Charlie told me that they won't ship glass due to the glass being damaged en route.

    I'm only a 3 hour drive from there.
    Yep...talked with Charlie and they do not ship windshields anymore....period. His price was $400....my local stealer is $521..




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    Quote Originally Posted by spillmk1 View Post
    Yep...talked with Charlie and they do not ship windshields anymore....period. His price was $400....my local stealer is $521..
    wow! my local stealer was $850 just for the glass!
    1991 850i diamantschwarz metallic w/ 2 toned black/light silver grey interior: Mods: 20% Tints, OEM Style 37 rims (Winter), 18" BBS RG-R's Diamond Black (Summer), M3 Style Lip Spoiler, Wokke V2.0 Chips, Magnaflow 14833's, Dinan Performance Transmission Chip, CSi front spoiler, 3000k 35w Fogs, 5000k 55w Lows, Custom Randy/Dinan Suspension, Zimmerman Cross-Drilled Rotors, Goodrich SS Brake Lines



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    Quote Originally Posted by GimmieSumMo72 View Post
    wow! my local stealer was $850 just for the glass!
    All my local stealers were asking for about the same amount--outrageous!!!
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    funny... another dealer by me quoted $200 less... since i went through my insurance company it really didn't matter to me since i was capped by my deductable.
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    2004 530i schwarz-2: Mods: 20% Tints, Powdercoated Black OEM Style 122's (Winter), LED Fogs & Sidemarkers, Staggared Style 166's, Apexcone 55w 3000k lows, LED 20w Angel Eyes


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    15k on my chinese glass and it's still chipless, experiment gone well methinks. It was $250 installed (they actually had the glass in stock )

    Not that it's of relevance, but I always have rain-x applied to the windshield which might reduce some scratching due to dirt under the wiper blades..
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    Just got mine from Charlie@Gault for 399. Went to pick it up from directly. Gasket was ~$150 additional.

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