right side mirror Cracked!

richardew · 11-19-2008, 03:46 PM

The cold weather is setting in. The other day I had my HVAC set to defrost and also had the rear window defroster on. When I got to work my right side mirror had cracked! Nothing hit it. I assume it was from the cold mirror being heated.

awei130 · 11-19-2008, 03:49 PM

wow that sounds bad sorry to hear that

TwnTrboCAT1212 · 11-19-2008, 05:35 PM

Same...Exact..Thing...Happened to my drivers side mirror yesterday morning and everyone thinks I'm nuts for saying that it was because of the extreme temp. change overnight (70 to 28 in one day) I'm like "yeah...because it's soo easy to drive in reverse fast enough for a rock to magically get thrown up high enough to directly hit my mirror". I'm hoping BMW will cover it under warranty when I bring it in tomorrow. Good luck to you too man. Peace

raleedy · 11-19-2008, 09:09 PM

This is common. It happened to me on a cold November night in Munich, the first night I had the car. The glass (about $450 on a car with premium pkg) was replaced under warranty.

richardew · 11-20-2008, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by TwnTrboCAT1212

Same...Exact..Thing...Happened to my drivers side mirror yesterday morning and everyone thinks I'm nuts for saying that it was because of the extreme temp. change overnight (70 to 28 in one day) I'm like "yeah...because it's soo easy to drive in reverse fast enough for a rock to magically get thrown up high enough to directly hit my mirror". I'm hoping BMW will cover it under warranty when I bring it in tomorrow. Good luck to you too man. Peace

They're doing mine under warranty.

oilcrankinject · 12-16-2008, 07:24 PM

Same thing happened to me today. Walker BMW didnt believe me that it cracked on its own but I convinced them to cover it under warranty.

I smell a part defect. BMW NA are you reading this?

11-19-2008, 03:46 PM	#1
richardew Second Lieutenant 9 Rep 272 Posts Drives: 2011 x335i Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: suburban Phila iTrader: (0)	right side mirror Cracked! The cold weather is setting in. The other day I had my HVAC set to defrost and also had the rear window defroster on. When I got to work my right side mirror had cracked! Nothing hit it. I assume it was from the cold mirror being heated. __________________ Rich '96 911 C4 Cab (276,000 1 owner smiles) '11 X3 35i Black Sapphire/Beige,SAP, CP, CWP, DHP, PREM, TECH, Sat radio, Hi Fi, BMW apps, smartphone, 19" w/mixed performance tires.
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awei130 Banned 209 Rep 2,492 Posts Drives: E46, E92, 987 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: SOCAL iTrader: (19)	wow that sounds bad sorry to hear that
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TwnTrboCAT1212 The Moose Whisperer 22 Rep 406 Posts Drives: '08 E92 GIAC S1 335xi 6-MT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Massachusetts iTrader: (2)	Same...Exact..Thing...Happened to my drivers side mirror yesterday morning and everyone thinks I'm nuts for saying that it was because of the extreme temp. change overnight (70 to 28 in one day) I'm like "yeah...because it's soo easy to drive in reverse fast enough for a rock to magically get thrown up high enough to directly hit my mirror". I'm hoping BMW will cover it under warranty when I bring it in tomorrow. Good luck to you too man. Peace
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raleedy Colonel 160 Rep 2,248 Posts Drives: 2016 228i 6-speed Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Portland, Oregon iTrader: (0)	This is common. It happened to me on a cold November night in Munich, the first night I had the car. The glass (about $450 on a car with premium pkg) was replaced under warranty.
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12-16-2008, 07:24 PM	#6
oilcrankinject Captain 79 Rep 996 Posts Drives: nothing Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Same thing happened to me today. Walker BMW didnt believe me that it cracked on its own but I convinced them to cover it under warranty. I smell a part defect. BMW NA are you reading this?
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