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Old 05-12-2018, 08:47 AM   #33
SARAFIL
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Carmudgeonly Ride: X5 M50 / M550
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Sorry to hear about your experience... yikes! Tops are tough because they do outsource this to upholstery specialists, most dealers or body shops don’t do that in house. The top itself looks ok but do agree that rear window looks off and definitely smaller. 😞

Your insurance is usually only required to use a “like kind and quality” part but not OEM. Some sell an add-on to provide OEM parts, might want to ask about this if it’s important to you. A few of the high net worth companies (Chubb, AIG) default to OEM only but are also a lot more $$$. As an alternative, you should be able to pay the difference in cost for OEM vs. aftermarket part when they are making the repair.
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