Black vs. silver window switches

Sbm007 · 07-02-2021, 04:06 AM

Here is a more close up photo:

naywa01 · 07-02-2021, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Der_Wolf

Oh cool. I'm happy I don't have that as I have all black interior with carbon trim. Would look worse in that color scheme. Maybe someone will make carbon window switches lol

Here in the UK we get the carbon interior trim (dash, wheel, console etc) as standard as we only get the Comp model anyway.

As someone else said the 'galvanic' (which essentially just means coated through an electrical process, a bit like anodyzed, which also implies they are not just 'painted') controls are also standard in the UK G8x Comp.

Interestingly if you look closely at the pics (I haven't studied these up close in person), it actually looks like the metal is actually a casing around the switch, as the symbols (which are back-lit) appear to be cut through the metal. So agian this would imply its definitely not just some plastic treament, but actually metallic.

BrulSmurf · 07-02-2021, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by modat

I would never put anything from Aliexpress on my $90k Car

Totally respect that! (my G82 was € 180k BTW so beggars can’t be choosers)

Der_Wolf · 07-02-2021, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by BrulSmurf

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Originally Posted by modat

I would never put anything from Aliexpress on my $90k Car

Totally respect that! (my G82 was € 180k BTW so beggars can’t be choosers)

€180k?! Was it made out of OSB?!

Der_Wolf · 07-02-2021, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by naywa01

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Originally Posted by Der_Wolf

Oh cool. I'm happy I don't have that as I have all black interior with carbon trim. Would look worse in that color scheme. Maybe someone will make carbon window switches lol

Here in the UK we get the carbon interior trim (dash, wheel, console etc) as standard as we only get the Comp model anyway.

As someone else said the 'galvanic' (which essentially just means coated through an electrical process, a bit like anodyzed, which also implies they are not just 'painted') controls are also standard in the UK G8x Comp.

Interestingly if you look closely at the pics (I haven't studied these up close in person), it actually looks like the metal is actually a casing around the switch, as the symbols (which are back-lit) appear to be cut through the metal. So agian this would imply its definitely not just some plastic treament, but actually metallic.

Yeah the quality looks higher than plastic, I agree. I just prefer the black look. I want to replace the door handles with black ones if someone makes that.

Jproos · 07-02-2021, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by BrulSmurf

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Originally Posted by modat

I would never put anything from Aliexpress on my $90k Car

Totally respect that! (my G82 was € 180k BTW so beggars can’t be choosers)

Holy hell! 180 thousand Euros? That's well over $200k US. I guess I practically stole mine at $80k US.

BrulSmurf · 07-02-2021, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Jproos

Holy hell! 180 thousand Euros? That's well over $200k US. I guess I practically stole mine at $80k US.

Crazy world, right? I don't even think we're the most expensive place for ICE cars. Well, it's all relative. You paid much less for yours then my dealer did to buy my 2018 F82 CS back.

In some EU countries people are being bullied out of ICE cars with CO2 taxes (around 50% of your $80k for the G8x), all in favour of EV's. Current fuel price is around € 2/ltr., mostly taxes also.

ICE car owners are called milk-cows for a reason here.

Ruyseart · 07-03-2021, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by BrulSmurf

Crazy world, right? I don't even think we're the most expensive place for ICE cars. Well, it's all relative. You paid much less for yours then my dealer did to buy my 2018 F82 CS back.

In some EU countries people are being bullied out of ICE cars with CO2 taxes (around 50% of your $80k for the G8x), all in favour of EV's. Current fuel price is around € 2/ltr., mostly taxes also.

ICE car owners are called milk-cows for a reason here.

Quite the same happens here, sticker of 125-155k euro depending on spec, with almost half the salaries you got in the Netherlands, petrol is about 1,6eur/litre.
Each day is harder to stick to ICE
This car is meant to be my last ICE car tho, I plan to stick to it for about 5 yrs.

BeamerBoomer · 07-03-2021, 09:23 AM

To add on the differences, the European models afaik do not have the lock/unlock buttons at the passenger doors as shown in pic It is closed with a black plastic cover.

mattssi · 09-17-2023, 10:06 AM

Subscribed in case someone finds part #s.

christianb5s4 · 09-17-2023, 10:21 AM

Same. I tried looking and found nothing conclusive. My next step is trying the G20 forum.

hinckley · 09-17-2023, 10:35 AM

I had the silver buttons in my M8, the black ones in my M4. As an earlier poster said, after 10 minutes inside the car, you'll never notice. But . . . this is the sort of thing that BMW will change with next year's LCI. It'll be an almost no cost way for them to differentiate between the old and the facelifted models.

Mike02z · 09-17-2023, 11:27 AM

I know I’m in the minority here but I prefer black switches. Do I wish they were something other than plastic, yes. No matter which you get they are both plastic. I don’t feel the need to highlight my window switches. Everyone has their own taste but glad mine had black controls.

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