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Check your insurance policy and your carrier. If you don't have "full glass" coverage you will have to pay the difference between your deductible and what the installation costs.

I would insist on BMW glass installation at your dealer. I am currently going through this exact process with my new M2 which has a foot long crack in the windshield, also on the passenger side. In my case I have Safeco insurance with full glass coverage. I had to go through this exact same process 2 years ago with my 135is convertible, bought slightly used, and with a windshield also broken almost immediately after purchase. My carrier uses Safelite as their sub-contractor for glass repairs and payments.

They try like all get-out to convince you to use their cheap glass and their installers, but if you keep refusing and keep insisting on having the work done at a BMW dealer, they ultimately relent. Then the process is to get the repair done at the dealer, to pay for it, then to send them a scan or a fax of the bill from the dealer, and they mail you a check (in my case has been for the full amount) about a week later. Out of pocket cost in my case was $0 for the 135is 2 years ago, and from what they have told me it will be the same on the M2 when I have the replacement done in a week and a half, when back home from my current overseas trip.

You do need to contact your insurance company and have them open a file on your car before you get the work done, if you expect to get reimbursed for at least part of your cost.