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    M Coupe Replacing Hatch Glass this week

    The hatch glass on my coupe has de-laminated along the edges and I'm have a glass guy coming to replace it this week. I was sick of it looking this way. Has anyone done this before? Any tips for removing the glass? I'm sure this is his first z3 coupe hatch glass job.

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    I had mine replaced a few years ago because of the same milky edge, the glass fitter removed the old glass using a cheese wire without any issues.
    A couple of things to note is there are small rubber pads fitted to hatch to space the glass so you need to make sure these are still in place and also the
    position of the bottom edge of glass needs to be spaced when sealant is drying to stop the glass dropping too low.

    Hope this helps.

    Some pictures from my journal,

    https://www.z3mcoupe.com/forum/showp...8&postcount=19
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    Thanks, very useful info!

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    Just to add its a number of years since the new glass was fitted and the milky edge hasn't returned

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    Good to know. Maybe a bad batch of glass was installed on our coupe's from factory.

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    Have the same issue. What’s the cost for repairs?

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    FYI The glass is tempered not laminated, so it cannot delaminate to begin with. What you're seeing is the ceramic paint fading away. I hope whoever is servicing it uses a cord/wire tool such as these

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brent95M3 View Post
    Have the same issue. What’s the cost for repairs?
    He is charging me $400 Canadian for the glass/install in my garage. The car is in storage for the winter so I'm happy he was willing to do a home install. I'm sure prices vary wildly depending on location/installer. I'll take pictures of the install and new glass.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jajou318 View Post
    FYI The glass is tempered not laminated, so it cannot delaminate to begin with. What you're seeing is the ceramic paint fading away. I hope whoever is servicing it uses a cord/wire tool such as these
    Whatever it is, its fugly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jajou318 View Post
    FYI The glass is tempered not laminated, so it cannot delaminate to begin with. What you're seeing is the ceramic paint fading away. I hope whoever is servicing it uses a cord/wire tool such as these
    Fixed.



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    Quote Originally Posted by UK MCOUPE View Post
    I had mine replaced a few years ago because of the same milky edge, the glass fitter removed the old glass using a cheese wire without any issues.
    A couple of things to note is there are small rubber pads fitted to hatch to space the glass so you need to make sure these are still in place and also the
    position of the bottom edge of glass needs to be spaced when sealant is drying to stop the glass dropping too low.

    Hope this helps.

    Some pictures from my journal,

    https://www.z3mcoupe.com/forum/showp...8&postcount=19
    XLNT pics Dave!

    CDN: I'd recommend that you remove your wiper arm from the motor stud (if you haven't already done so); your glass guy will appreciate it

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    There must be a coating or paint that can be added to that area once glass is removed, no?

    I wonder if the black primer used at the time of glass installation would do the trick.
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    So no real reason to replace the glass. Remove, repaint, reinstall.

    https://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=739285

    I also seem to recall a post a while back about someone that just added a black wrap on the exterior edge of the window and it looked pretty good.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Randy Forbes View Post
    Fixed.



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    XLNT pics Dave!

    CDN: I'd recommend that you remove your wiper arm from the motor stud (if you haven't already done so); your glass guy will appreciate it
    She's a wiper delete for now. I'm contemplating putting it back on after the install. When I bought it the wiper and motor were removed, call me crazy but I kinda like the look of the rear wiper. Its a bonus that the former owner kept the wiper and included it in a box of spares when I bought the car.

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    Quote Originally Posted by s8ilver View Post
    So no real reason to replace the glass. Remove, repaint, reinstall.

    https://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=739285

    I also seem to recall a post a while back about someone that just added a black wrap on the exterior edge of the window and it looked pretty good.
    Too late for me unfortunately since the glass was already purchased. Install is tomorrow. I'll take a look at it and see if it looks repairable. Stay tuned for a rear windshield for sale on the buy and sell forums!

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    Quote Originally Posted by cdn View Post
    Too late for me unfortunately since the glass was already purchased. Install is tomorrow. I'll take a look at it and see if it looks repairable. Stay tuned for a rear windshield for sale on the buy and sell forums!
    What's a new piece of glass run? I'd probably keep the current as a spare, for the rainy NLA days ahead. My basement is starting to look like a breaker's yard.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cdn View Post
    She's a wiper delete for now. I'm contemplating putting it back on after the install. When I bought it the wiper and motor were removed, call me crazy but I kinda like the look of the rear wiper. Its a bonus that the former owner kept the wiper and included it in a box of spares when I bought the car.
    Mine still has the wiper, and in a similarly perverse way, I too like it; sort of a way to validate the car's usefulness as a functioning utility vehicle.

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    Wiper fairly useful 'round these parts.

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    $400 Canadian installed. He mentioned the glass was around $250. So probably around $200 USD.

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