Windshield Wipers

Chill · 04-13-2012, 11:40 AM

I was wiping down the car after a wash and gently pulled a microfiber towel over the passenger side wiper and somehow disengaged the the wiper blade from the spring loaded metal carrier arm which slapped the windshield from about 1" above the glass and fukn cracked it. I can't believe this has happened already. There is no way BMW will warranty this right? I must be dreaming.

ozinaldo · 04-13-2012, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Chill

I was wiping down the car after a wash and gently pulled a microfiber towel over the passenger side wiper and somehow disengaged the the wiper blade from the spring loaded metal carrier arm which slapped the windshield from about 1" above the glass and fukn cracked it. I can't believe this has happened already. There is no way BMW will warranty this right? I must be dreaming.

What?! I guess I need a video of this to visualize. Sorry to hear.

VO 1M · 04-13-2012, 12:04 PM

sorry to hear, that is really unfortunate! I do not see any reason why BMW would warranty this

T1T2GRE · 04-13-2012, 12:09 PM

Ugh. That blows. I doubt they'd cover it since it not a manufacturing or assembly defect. God, I hate that feeling you get when stuff like that happens. I don't really go haywire on my wipers, I just rub them down gently with an alcohol swab.

Is it a scratch or a crack?

BimmerE82 · 04-13-2012, 12:12 PM

Your car insurance will cover it. You do have glass coverage??...... Tell me you have glass coverage??

C4S4SS · 04-13-2012, 12:19 PM

A rock hit the windshield of our E90 the first week we owned it. As a good will gesture, BMW replaced the windshield at no charge. Good luck

Everfly · 04-13-2012, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Chill

I was wiping down the car after a wash and gently pulled a microfiber towel over the passenger side wiper and somehow disengaged the the wiper blade from the spring loaded metal carrier arm which slapped the windshield from about 1" above the glass and fukn cracked it. I can't believe this has happened already. There is no way BMW will warranty this right? I must be dreaming.

Sorry to hear. OT u make pills?

1SerieStud · 04-13-2012, 01:41 PM

This is about the oldest incident to look out for that has been stickied on the 1 series forums. You're not the first to experience this, and it's not new that a wiper snapping back onto the windshield will most likely crack it.

I don't see how this would be a warranty issue. If the crack is big enough, your insurance may offer a replacement/repair free of charge (this is possible in multiple states, you may want to check where you live).

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Chill Private First Class 27 Rep 131 Posts Drives: 1M BSM Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Santa Cruz CA iTrader: (0)	Windshield Wipers - Be Careful I was wiping down the car after a wash and gently pulled a microfiber towel over the passenger side wiper and somehow disengaged the the wiper blade from the spring loaded metal carrier arm which slapped the windshield from about 1" above the glass and fukn cracked it. I can't believe this has happened already. There is no way BMW will warranty this right? I must be dreaming.
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VO 1M Private First Class 7 Rep 173 Posts Drives: 1M Coupe Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Planet Earth iTrader: (0)	sorry to hear, that is really unfortunate! I do not see any reason why BMW would warranty this
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T1T2GRE CW2 27 Rep 440 Posts Drives: 1SMC - traded away Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Pennsylvania iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 BMW 1M [7.33]	Ugh. That blows. I doubt they'd cover it since it not a manufacturing or assembly defect. God, I hate that feeling you get when stuff like that happens. I don't really go haywire on my wipers, I just rub them down gently with an alcohol swab. Is it a scratch or a crack? __________________ Good-bye, ol' Paint...
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BimmerE82 Captain 105 Rep 837 Posts Drives: 2009 BMW 135i Sport package Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tucson, Arizona iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 BMW 135i [7.00]	Your car insurance will cover it. You do have glass coverage??...... Tell me you have glass coverage?? __________________
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C4S4SS Private First Class 16 Rep 180 Posts Drives: I3, E92 M3, 993TT, X5 F15 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Westlake Village, Ca. iTrader: (1)	A rock hit the windshield of our E90 the first week we owned it. As a good will gesture, BMW replaced the windshield at no charge. Good luck
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1SerieStud Brigadier General 183 Rep 3,939 Posts Drives: '11 VO 1M (498 of 740) Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Jacksonville, FL iTrader: (11)	This is about the oldest incident to look out for that has been stickied on the 1 series forums. You're not the first to experience this, and it's not new that a wiper snapping back onto the windshield will most likely crack it. I don't see how this would be a warranty issue. If the crack is big enough, your insurance may offer a replacement/repair free of charge (this is possible in multiple states, you may want to check where you live).
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