BMW Z4 Windscreen Replacement Parts

No – the E85 (2002–2008) and E89 (2009–2016) are completely different generations with different body shapes, so their windscreens are not interchangeable. Always source a screen from the correct generation for your car. A breaker will confirm your generation from your registration.

Both years fall within the E85 generation (2002–2008), so the basic glass shape is the same. However, you should check whether your car has a heated windscreen or a rain sensor, as not all E85 cars were fitted identically and a screen without the correct provision may not work properly. Confirm the heated or unheated spec with the breaker against your registration before buying.

Both years sit within the E89 generation (2009–2016), so the glass shape is shared. The key things to match are whether your car has heating elements in the screen and whether it has a bracket or mounting for an ADAS camera or rain sensor, as E89 cars were not all fitted the same way. Ask the breaker to check both the heated spec and any camera or sensor provisions against your registration before they quote.

No, trim or engine variant makes no difference to windscreen fitment on the Z4 – the glass is determined by generation and by whether heating elements or ADAS camera brackets are present, not by which engine or badge the car carries. A screen from an sDrive35i will fit an sDrive20i of the same generation provided the heated and camera specs match. Just be aware that if you are fitting a plain unheated screen in place of a heated one, the heating function will be lost.

Later E89 Z4s can be fitted with a camera or sensor bracket bonded to or mounted at the top of the windscreen to support lane-assist or other driver-assistance systems, and a replacement screen must have the matching bracket provision. Because compatibility depends on the exact ADAS system your car is fitted with, you should not assume any E89 screen will do – confirm the camera or sensor bracket requirement with the breaker using your registration number. Getting this wrong can mean the system fails or the bracket simply will not fit.

The E89 received a facelift in 2013, and while the glass shape remained the same throughout the generation (2009–2016), you should not assume a pre-facelift and post-facelift screen are identical – later cars were more likely to be fitted with ADAS camera brackets or heating elements that earlier ones lacked. Whether a specific pre-2013 screen will cross the facelift boundary and work on your post-2013 car depends on the exact specs of both cars. Ask the breaker to compare the full spec of the donor screen against your registration before committing.