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Originally Posted by BlackJet
I am not happy to hear this. Progressive asked me two questions on the phone during the claim process:
Does it have rain sensor?
Does it have green or grey tint?
I told them it has rain sensor and grey tint. They sent out Safelite today with a rain sensor windshield, but it had greenish-blue tint. I really like the grey tint on my black car, it looks vary good. I do not want green tint now 
Safelite is looking for the glass with grey tint. I hope they can find it or I'll have to go another shop or source. I'm sure my insurance is going to give me hell about this ....
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It is
YOUR car have your insurance company
pay for OE BMW original parts and not OEM parts. Have a dealer do the work and make sure they don't sub contract the job out and use aftermarket glass.
I have a friend who works for State Farm. He told me year ago for OEM windshields in the USA they either are PPG or Glasurit. PPG is made in the states and Glasurit is made in Germany. The German glass is "softer" and tends to crack easier and show windshield wiper blade wear more. The German like it bc it can bend more in an accident.
The PPG glass is harder but tends to get bulls eyes or those rock impacts more. When it gets one of those... the glass crack will spread fast.
Our cars have rain sensors and two gaskets for the windshield. When I had my first windshield replaced (at BMW) the glass was only 340 euros... but when you added in the special glue and rain sensor and gaskets(2) and something else I am forgetting... the parts bill was like 900 euros. I think in the end it cost my insurance company 1,300 euros. A year and half later my second windshield from BMW costs almost the same amount!
Also... when you have the rain sensor replaced... you also need to have it "recalibrated" or "initialized" to your car. Only BMW can do that. This is why some car's windshield wipers act up funny.
PS: Btw... that friend of mine who works for State Farm told me... when ever they have a claim... they will always use cheap Chinese OEM parts like fenders and such. But IF the owner really insisits or better yet... has the car fixed and then turns in a bill to the insurance company... they have to pay it.
