01-18-2022, 11:36 AM | #1 |
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Black Sapphire Metallic vs. Dravit Grey ?
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My order is scheduled for April so I still have time to make changes. I have been going back and forth between BSM or Dravit Grey. The interior will be Fiona Red, I know making a decision on colour is the hardest. Right now I am leaning towards Dravit Grey but the Black is REALLY growing on me. Hows the maintenance on the black vs. dravit? I will be PPF'ing the entire front clip plus ceramic coating. Thank you! And sorry for another colour opinion thread. |
01-18-2022, 11:53 AM | #2 |
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Can't go wrong with either but Dravit is far far more dynamic in the sun. Maybe slightly less upkeep but it's still a darker color. I've had my share of black cars and I couldnt deal with the upkeep at this stage of my life, it's just too much work to keep clean.
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01-18-2022, 12:15 PM | #3 |
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I think Fiona goes better with black, but Dravit certainly has more visual interest.
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01-18-2022, 12:15 PM | #4 |
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Another vote for Dravit. I have to admit, I saw a BSM G80 (with the orange interior) in person, and the car looked great in black. But I also feel that some of the aggressive details of the M-car bodywork get a bit lost in the very dark colors, particularly when compared to something like Dravit which shows shadows so strongly and changes with the lighting.
Plus (and this may be a dumb reason), I feel like if you're going to order and wait for the vehicle, might as well do a color that's less typical of something you would find in dealer-ordered inventory (in normal times). |
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01-18-2022, 12:20 PM | #5 |
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I have a Dravit Gray convertible on order and have unicorn manual transmission 2007 X3 in Sapphire black as my winter vehicle.
I am not sure if Sapphire Black in my MY X3 differs from the current color, but I am not in love with it. Granted, I am not a huge fan of black cars, but find Dravit Gray to be a more "dynamic" color. I also ordered the carbon exterior pack, so wanted some degree of contrast as well. The Sapphire Black exhibits some blue in the direct sunlight, but the "range", to me, is not that wide. At the end of the day, the choice is yours and as long as you like it....
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01-18-2022, 12:44 PM | #6 |
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can't speak to sapphire black but dravit and fiona go really nice together in my opinion.
Here is my convertible.
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I think orange interior looks SO much better with Dravit. Once the sun hits dravit, you car turns golden. Orange blends much better with dravit IMO. I also think fiona looks much better on BSM. And they both show dirt more than other colors. They are both metallic so maintenance will be the same. A pain! But they both look REALLY nice when clean!
If you are dead set on fiona, I would totally get BSM. The nice thing about BSM is, all the bottom trim matches (close enough) to where your car doesn't have a black bottom border all around it. Which really bothers me because the carbon front lip hides the black. Leaving the back running boards. And the rear diffuser hides most of the black. Unless you get those ugly winged side skirts; it doesn't flow very well with only the side skirts left in black.
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01-18-2022, 01:11 PM | #8 |
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I made the change from IOMG to Dravit. Dravit is a color that I dont think I will get sick of looking at for years to come. I currently have a BSM 540 xdrive and think it looks good all blacked out but this is an M car and I want to be able to see those beautiful body lines and have a color that’s dynamic and not as common without being over the top. That was my justification for the change.
And yes, my 540 constantly looks dirty and that does bug me quite a bit. Even hard water spots show up even though I have it ceramic coated. |
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Man both of those cars look so awesome! thank you for sharing. and also asking as the other member did. What are you lowered on?
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I was considering a Black one and went to view it. It looked amazing but I felt like It blended in a little
But too much. (My wife thought it was a regular 3 series) Black is a dust magnet and always looks dirty where as Dravit gray hides the dust so well! Very happy with my choice |
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Just curious, but while we're discussing the pluses and minuses of BSM and black exteriors in general (maintenance, swirling, dust etc.), what happened to carbon black? I feel like I never see it mentioned here. I had an e46 M3 coupe in carbon black, and the color was pretty amazing. Also seemed to put up with much more laziness in the washing department, than my BSM M2C...
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I feel like CB is more blue than Jerez, but yes, very similar colors overall. Don't seem to see either one mentioned much anymore... I guess tastes have moved on for now. (10 years ago, I don't remember seeing all of the amazing greys. Times change.)
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