R56 Spontaneous Sunroof Explosion
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Go for a drive and enjoy your sunroof. Be thankful there are lots of other things which are more likely to fail in your Mini!
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Mark me down as another victim of the exploding sunroof.
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I'm waiting for them to get back to me with a diagnosis later today, but in the meantime they've waived the diagnostic fee and given me a loaner. The techs all said they've never seen this issue, but I will refer to this, and other similar threads on NAM to prove that this is not exactly an isolated issue.
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I'm waiting for them to get back to me with a diagnosis later today, but in the meantime they've waived the diagnostic fee and given me a loaner. The techs all said they've never seen this issue, but I will refer to this, and other similar threads on NAM to prove that this is not exactly an isolated issue.
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update on my sunroof:
the dealership DID cover it under warranty, but i lost the tint that was on there as a result, so daytime driving has now become unbearable in the CA sun.....
does anyone know if there's a pre-tinted tempered glass replacement solution to the standard sunroof? i'd really like to install that instead of tinting it again.
the good thing about tinting the sunroof is that if/when it shatters, the tint is what keeps the glass from falling on the passengers, but it's also the reason why it shatters (from what i've gathered).
what to do, what to do?
the dealership DID cover it under warranty, but i lost the tint that was on there as a result, so daytime driving has now become unbearable in the CA sun.....
does anyone know if there's a pre-tinted tempered glass replacement solution to the standard sunroof? i'd really like to install that instead of tinting it again.
the good thing about tinting the sunroof is that if/when it shatters, the tint is what keeps the glass from falling on the passengers, but it's also the reason why it shatters (from what i've gathered).
what to do, what to do?
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Do Coopers attract meteorites?
Driving 70MPH on a 2 lane highway, no cars in sight, clear weather; my front sunroof spontaneously exploded. Windows up, sunroof closed, AC set to 74, outside temp was about 71.
The glass was pointed outward as if it exploded from the inside.
Momentum Mini's service manager, Andrew, wasn't very interested in my story. Apparently he found "no stress fractures" in the glass so it's not considered a defect. How could he find a stress fracture? It's completely shattered! Anyway, Momentum won't pay; had to file an insurance claim totaling $1130.00.
The glass was pointed outward as if it exploded from the inside.
Momentum Mini's service manager, Andrew, wasn't very interested in my story. Apparently he found "no stress fractures" in the glass so it's not considered a defect. How could he find a stress fracture? It's completely shattered! Anyway, Momentum won't pay; had to file an insurance claim totaling $1130.00.
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Might try this:
http://www.amazon.com/ZippeeShade-Su.../dp/B002AK93WY
http://www.amazon.com/ZippeeShade-Su.../dp/B002AK93WY
if i'm not mistaken, it appears that the sunroof will explode WITH AND/OR WITHOUT tint, so wouldn't it be safer to tint it so that if/when it explodes, it won't fall all over our faces?
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Driving 70MPH on a 2 lane highway, no cars in sight, clear weather; my front sunroof spontaneously exploded. Windows up, sunroof closed, AC set to 74, outside temp was about 71.
The glass was pointed outward as if it exploded from the inside.
Momentum Mini's service manager, Andrew, wasn't very interested in my story. Apparently he found "no stress fractures" in the glass so it's not considered a defect. How could he find a stress fracture? It's completely shattered! Anyway, Momentum won't pay; had to file an insurance claim totaling $1130.00.
The glass was pointed outward as if it exploded from the inside.
Momentum Mini's service manager, Andrew, wasn't very interested in my story. Apparently he found "no stress fractures" in the glass so it's not considered a defect. How could he find a stress fracture? It's completely shattered! Anyway, Momentum won't pay; had to file an insurance claim totaling $1130.00.
was your sunroof tinted?
also, you should use the examples of other "victims" of the exploding sunroof as proof that there were no stress fractures in all of these cases.
mine was covered under warranty by SOUTH BAY MINI in Torrance, CA.
good luck.
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