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Post Sat Aug 12, 2017 2:20 pm

I've just a bit of bad luck,I knocked the rear view mirror off,I've stuck it back on but a couple off cracks have appeared,my question is can insurance companies supply a new screen or will they have to supply an OEM one.
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Post Sat Aug 12, 2017 2:28 pm

it all depends on your cover,

expect to pay a "premium" though,

as for the screen type, depends on who the supplier is to the firm fitting it, but most times it's an after market one.

so i'd say your best bet is to speak to your insurance firm first to see what they say.
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Post Sat Aug 12, 2017 3:13 pm

A screen is a screen, does it need to be oem?
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Post Sat Aug 12, 2017 5:48 pm

Check your wind screen cover on your policy you will usually have pay about £75 for the excess. My son had one down earlier in the year.
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Post Sat Aug 12, 2017 9:34 pm

Cloggy Saint wrote:A screen is a screen, does it need to be oem?
i drove to Leeds to pick up a new aftermarket top tint screen , after never getting one fitted to a turd in 10 years of fragging them who gives a f##k about a bmw badge :D
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Post Sat Aug 12, 2017 10:33 pm

I got a top tint screen fitted for £95 from car glass or auto glass a couple of months ago. Some things have to be oem but glass isn't one of them.
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Post Sun Aug 13, 2017 10:02 pm

ah wrote:I've stuck it back on but a couple off cracks have appeared.
What did you stick it back with? Incorrect adhesive can often cause cracks, so it's possible that your insurance won't cover you if they found out the details.

IIRC, back in the day, genuine BMW glass had a reputation for being soft, and easily marked by road dirt. Non OE was the preferred replacement.