Saturday night on the way back from auckland there were some roadworks going on, they must have just laid the gravel cause it was very loose so anyway it must of got a chip right on the corner of the windscreen and i have not noticed this till today where the crack has grown and its a good 10 cm long.
I got a 96 323i 2 door coupe, how much would a new screen set me back? i will ring the glass shops tomorrow.
My estimate is that it will be around $500-$600 mark. Thats the windscreen.
Now last week i took the car to bmw for oil service, after they did that they said to me that there are couple of things that are wrong with the car- minor stuff. Now i have asked him to give me a quote to see how much it would cost and this is the email today outlining the price.
1. renew wiper blades $45
2. Renew air filter $63
3. Renew fanbelt $133
4. Renew front indicator bulbs $ 30
5. Strip check and adjust handbrake.$170 note if parts are needed for handbrake will be extra cost.
The wiper blades and bulbs i can do my self for fraction of the price, but im not sure about the fanbelt- he said that the A/C fanbelt was cracked and needed replacing, the ac runs mint. Should i even bother about getting that done?
My handbrake is very very week and i park on a slope even though i pull the handbrake as far as i can the car still slides forward untill the park gear engages, i know this is bad for it but i cant afford to get it fixed atm and that $170 is just to look at it. Im no expert on cars but im sure it is only the handbrake cable that needs to be tightened. That i can take to any local mechanic and they can do it a lot cheaper.
And one more problem that shows up is everytime you turn the car with the lights going it always says on the small screen tail light failure but all the rear lights are working, is it just the sensor broken or something?
