small pits/chips

[av0789]

With this winter season, its impossible to avoid small pits/chips in the northeast. On a lease return, are these an issue or considered wear and tear? There's no scratches or cracks or bull's eye type marks. Just those small dot pits. Thanks!

[Jockey]

I'm assuming you are talking about the windshield. I swear BMW used some thinner than normal glass this time around.

I've never had so many little pits so fast.

[Habber]

Originally Posted by Jockey

I'm assuming you are talking about the windshield. I swear BMW used some thinner than normal glass this time around.

I've never had so many little pits so fast.

Here come the:

That's why I don't drive my M car between September and July.....

[av0789]

Sorry I forgot to mention, on the windshield.
Any one have any experience on this for lease return?

[morf13]

It really depends on if you are getting another car from BMW when you turn in your lease and how noticeable the damage is. My first 328 had major curb rash and some other scratches and BMW didn't say anything. My second one had a scratch on the door that was visible and again BMW didn't say anything. My 435 just had a small chip on the windshield that is exactly at the eye level of the driver, but again they didn't say anything.

My sister and brother in law turned in their cars and didn't get a new BMW and they were really picky about small cosmetic damages the cars had.

I would say don't mention or point out any chips your windshield has and most likely they will not even say anything.

[morf13]

Originally Posted by Jockey

I'm assuming you are talking about the windshield. I swear BMW used some thinner than normal glass this time around.

I've never had so many little pits so fast.

Yeah my 435 had a bunch of them and I have my m3 for around 2 months and already got a chip on the windshield...

[Jockey]

Originally Posted by Habber

Here come the:

That's why I don't drive my M car between September and July.....

No, that's why I wrapped the front of my M3 in Xpel.

If I could only have wrapped my windshield too

[G35POPPEDMYCHERRY]

http://www.bmwottos.ca/pdf/End_Of_Le...ochure_Eng.pdf

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[av0789]

Originally Posted by G35POPPEDMYCHERRY

http://www.bmwottos.ca/pdf/End_Of_Le...ochure_Eng.pdf

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Acceptable
Cracks or stars that are outside of the
driver’s wiper arc and within the inner
circle of the Evaluator are acceptable
(up to two occurrences). Surface chips
in the driver’s wiper arc are acceptable.

So these would be considered "surface chips"?