E92 M3 Windshield Tint Strip?

bubu · 06-13-2010, 05:00 PM

I'm curious if the 4-6 inch green "sun shade" tint strip on the 2008 e92's windshield has been done away with in the 2009-2011s? The reason I ask is because there are several 335 owners complaining of this...is the sun shade tint strip an unlisted part of a package by chance? Other reason I ask is because I had my windshield replaced last week by a dealer on my 08 alpine white e92 and the replacement did not have the strip, vs the old windshield having the green tint...both new & old windshield are made by saint-gobain and are OEM BMW glass with the right log etc...did I by chance get a 3-series windshield installed vs an M3 windshield? Are the part #'s any different between the 3 series and the M3?

BobsM3Coupe · 06-13-2010, 07:25 PM

I've never seen a E92 (3 series or M3) that didn't have the dark bank of tint across the top of the windshield. I know BMW is getting cheap and has eliminated it on the E90/E91 since 2009 and also on most of their other vehicles, but the E92 always has it.

I hate the look of many so called luxury cars that have done away with the tint band. Just gives any vehicle that doesn't have it a cheap economy car look, like an old Datsun.

Some folks will say to just have a tint shop install a band across the top of the windshield, but to me that looks like something a 16 year old would install from JC Whitney. Looks out of place since the tint is much darker than the factory tint and there is no transition from dark to stock tint. Just a line.

bubu · 06-13-2010, 08:10 PM

...thanks for the feedback, its not something you notice is missing until its missing. Sounds like the dealer installed a 3-series windshield on me on top of damaging the hood, passenger side pillar, and the passenger window tint. Sounds like I'll need to demand a "real" M3 windshield...they charged enough for the work!

...and my windshield saga continues

JCtx · 06-13-2010, 08:21 PM

Mine only has like an inch or two of a 'dark band', which is as good as nothing. And it's a 2008. I have my V1 as high as possible (touching the headliner), and it sits below it, perfectly visible from the outside. Unaccpetable on a car this expensive indeed.

e.n335 · 06-13-2010, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by bubu

I'm curious if the 4-6 inch green "sun shade" tint strip on the 2008 e92's windshield has been done away with in the 2009-2011s? The reason I ask is because there are several 335 owners complaining of this...is the sun shade tint strip an unlisted part of a package by chance? Other reason I ask is because I had my windshield replaced last week by a dealer on my 08 alpine white e92 and the replacement did not have the strip, vs the old windshield having the green tint...both new & old windshield are made by saint-gobain and are OEM BMW glass with the right log etc...did I by chance get a 3-series windshield installed vs an M3 windshield? Are the part #'s any different between the 3 series and the M3?

This is an option you can order in Europe. Probably BMW skipped it on the US packages you can buy.

BCA · 06-13-2010, 10:02 PM

My 06 E90 330i had the tint strip, and I had the windshield replaced in it once with an OEM BMW one and it also had the tint strip.

My 09 E90 M3 does not have the tint strip, and I remember reading posts about others not having it now either. It's not that you don't have a "real" M3 windshield; rather, I believe that leaving out the tint strip is just another cost-cutting measure employed by BMW.

BobsM3Coupe · 06-14-2010, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by BCA

My 06 E90 330i had the tint strip, and I had the windshield replaced in it once with an OEM BMW one and it also had the tint strip.

My 09 E90 M3 does not have the tint strip, and I remember reading posts about others not having it now either. It's not that you don't have a "real" M3 windshield; rather, I believe that leaving out the tint strip is just another cost-cutting measure employed by BMW.

I even wrote a letter to BMWNA asking them why they have eliminated the tint strip on most of their vehicles. Their answer was that it's a design change. Which really means they are saving 25 cents per windshield. What a bunch of cheapskates.

markjord · 06-14-2010, 11:22 AM

Had my screen replaced on my JB E92 a few weeks back. No problem with the dark strip here in the UK.

raiste · 06-14-2010, 11:41 AM

Mine has a tint strip on the windshield about 3 to 4 inches wide.

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bubu Bunny Slayer 83 Rep 501 Posts Drives: E92 M3 - DCT (2013) Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Orange County - Southern California iTrader: (0)	E92 M3 Windshield Tint Strip? I'm curious if the 4-6 inch green "sun shade" tint strip on the 2008 e92's windshield has been done away with in the 2009-2011s? The reason I ask is because there are several 335 owners complaining of this...is the sun shade tint strip an unlisted part of a package by chance? Other reason I ask is because I had my windshield replaced last week by a dealer on my 08 alpine white e92 and the replacement did not have the strip, vs the old windshield having the green tint...both new & old windshield are made by saint-gobain and are OEM BMW glass with the right log etc...did I by chance get a 3-series windshield installed vs an M3 windshield? Are the part #'s any different between the 3 series and the M3?
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BobsM3Coupe Brigadier General 1456 Rep 3,928 Posts Drives: X5MC Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: California iTrader: (4)	I've never seen a E92 (3 series or M3) that didn't have the dark bank of tint across the top of the windshield. I know BMW is getting cheap and has eliminated it on the E90/E91 since 2009 and also on most of their other vehicles, but the E92 always has it. I hate the look of many so called luxury cars that have done away with the tint band. Just gives any vehicle that doesn't have it a cheap economy car look, like an old Datsun. Some folks will say to just have a tint shop install a band across the top of the windshield, but to me that looks like something a 16 year old would install from JC Whitney. Looks out of place since the tint is much darker than the factory tint and there is no transition from dark to stock tint. Just a line.
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bubu Bunny Slayer 83 Rep 501 Posts Drives: E92 M3 - DCT (2013) Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Orange County - Southern California iTrader: (0)	I figured ...thanks for the feedback, its not something you notice is missing until its missing. Sounds like the dealer installed a 3-series windshield on me on top of damaging the hood, passenger side pillar, and the passenger window tint. Sounds like I'll need to demand a "real" M3 windshield...they charged enough for the work! ...and my windshield saga continues
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JCtx Major General 258 Rep 5,012 Posts Drives: No BMW yet Join Date: May 2008 Location: El Paso TX iTrader: (0)	Mine only has like an inch or two of a 'dark band', which is as good as nothing. And it's a 2008. I have my V1 as high as possible (touching the headliner), and it sits below it, perfectly visible from the outside. Unaccpetable on a car this expensive indeed. Last edited by JCtx; 06-14-2010 at 10:14 AM..
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BCA Captain 21 Rep 793 Posts Drives: 2015 M3 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (1)	My 06 E90 330i had the tint strip, and I had the windshield replaced in it once with an OEM BMW one and it also had the tint strip. My 09 E90 M3 does not have the tint strip, and I remember reading posts about others not having it now either. It's not that you don't have a "real" M3 windshield; rather, I believe that leaving out the tint strip is just another cost-cutting measure employed by BMW. __________________ 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera S 2019 Porsche Cayenne Past BMWs: 2015 M3, 2014 550i, 2013 M3 ZCP, 2012 535i, 2011 E90 335i, 2009 E90 M3, 2008 X5, 2006 330i, 2004 330i
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markjord Second Lieutenant 34 Rep 288 Posts Drives: M3 E92 2007 Jerez Black Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Wellingborough iTrader: (0)	Had my screen replaced on my JB E92 a few weeks back. No problem with the dark strip here in the UK.
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raiste Time is the fire in which we burn. 4 Rep 176 Posts Drives: 2015 SSII M3 Join Date: May 2010 Location: SC iTrader: (2)	Mine has a tint strip on the windshield about 3 to 4 inches wide. .
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