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secondchance · 04-25-2012

Hi,

This is a non-ZR1 question but I thought I would get a better exposure here.
One of my niece has a BMW and while driving around got a crack on the windshield. To make a long story short, her insurance, GEICO, is telling her that the OEM windshield is about $900 whereas Safelite is about $500. Furthermore, if she insits on a OEM windshield she will have to pay for the difference on top of the usual deductible. I always thought that we, the consumer, have a right to insist on OEM replacement part? Does this sound right?
I recall a thread that dealt w/ insurance issues and also recall some of the registry members are/were insurance adjusters. Any suggestion would be appreciated.

04-25-2012	#1
secondchance Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: McLean, VA Posts: 3,730	Insurance question Hi, This is a non-ZR1 question but I thought I would get a better exposure here. One of my niece has a BMW and while driving around got a crack on the windshield. To make a long story short, her insurance, GEICO, is telling her that the OEM windshield is about $900 whereas Safelite is about $500. Furthermore, if she insits on a OEM windshield she will have to pay for the difference on top of the usual deductible. I always thought that we, the consumer, have a right to insist on OEM replacement part? Does this sound right? I recall a thread that dealt w/ insurance issues and also recall some of the registry members are/were insurance adjusters. Any suggestion would be appreciated.