Cheers fellas, maybe all this Afghanistan is winding me tight..15 more days before break.
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Thanks for adding the BMW service manual and your comments Brian, it makes the thread more complete.
Originally posted by markseven View PostGreat post, Jim. Very informative.
Originally posted by kmarei View PostI wanted to do this same task
Hate the pitting on the windhield
But will try using a glass polish first, since I only have minor pitting, nothing too serious
Originally posted by pilotskillse30 View PostUntil I feel more comfortable,I will leave this to the pro's. Great job and great looking car.
Originally posted by reelizmpro View PostUnderstood. I'm not sure why you took offense to my post. Im just pointing out that Jim is fortunate enough to know people with the right tools and knowledge. It's not like he did it himself with a puttyknife and tube of silicone. I agree with you, its not a job for someone without experience with bonded windshields.
Originally posted by pilotskillse30 View PostCheers fellas, maybe all this Afghanistan is winding me tight..15 more days before break.
Originally posted by Andyman746 View Postgreat write up.. i need to do mine as well!
I had picked up an E34 for a daily driver which had a new windshield. I did not really notice how bad the one in the M3 was until I started driving the other car. That started the process of saving the money, searching the internet and talking with my M3 buddies about the process. Information was hard to find so I figured that I should create this thread for the M3 community. Looking back on the work we did it really is not too hard if you have the right tools and help from a couple of friends that know what they are doing.
Cheers,
JimLast edited by IronmanE30; 11-29-2013, 08:07 AM.sigpic
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Pilot...no worries. It's gotta be tough being away from home during the holidays.
Jim, looks like you were smart since you discovered the screen had been changed before and one of the drains were sealed. Was the old windshield original BMW or aftermarket? Good thing we don't live in a very wet climate here in SoCal although it's raining as I type this. You killed two birds with one stone."I'd probably take the E30 M3 in this case just because I love that little car, and how tanky that inline 6 is." - thecj
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88 M3 - LACHSSILBER/SCHWARZE
89 M3 - ALPINEWEISS II/M TECH CLOTH-ALCANTARA
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It was BMW glass. Ironically the drain that was plugged was perfectly fine and the one what wasn't plugged had developed light surface rust. Also I believe he mentioned this already but it was plugged with butyl not the windshield glue. Really odd. After setting the windshield I am not so worried about plugging the holes anymore. You would really have to overdue it on the glue to get it to overcome the rubber seal and get all the way into the hole for the drain.
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As Brian said it was BMW glass but actually both holes were plugged with gray soft putty kind of like butyl but not as sticky. The passengers side that rusted did not have as much as the one on the drivers side. I have seen the gray putty used in autobody shops to put between body panels. So, I am not sure why it was there or how it got there. Maybe someone replaced the rubber seal and thought that would help. You are right about being lucky with the rain here in So Cal. The only time this car gets wet is when I wash it and I am leaning toward using a bug sprayer with a "waterless" solution in the future just to keep it as dry as I can.
Cheers,
Jimsigpic
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E30 OEM Windshield
Trying to get an OEM windshield for my 89 325is. The parts guy at BMW says 51 31 1 884 397 is still back ordered from March with no ETA. Then he said BMW doesn’t ship glass - WHAT? What have I been waiting for?? I sent BMW Customer Support a message, trying to get some corporate help. I’m hoping someone on this thread might be able to help me.
Supposedly, 51 31 1 466 363 was superseded by 51 31 1 884 397 and according to Sean at BMWPartsStore, it shows 400+ in Germany? Has anyone ordered and received one of these part numbers lately?
Thanks in advance.
Scott
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