[OF Hero]

Next in line for an AWD M3 at my dealership with an allocation "expected soon." Regardless, would like to submit my build to my dealer for submission as soon as my allocation comes up. Here's what I'm sure on:

Frozen Portimao (,also still debating just regular glossy paint, but have always wanted to try a matte color at least once, ok with the special products needed and lack of buffing out scratches unless someone really wants to talk me out of it LOL)
Grey Orbit wheels
Black calipers

Thought I was set on Kyalami Orange, but saw a color palette at my dealer and was surprised how bright orange it was. In videos and pics it had a nice brown/tan mix...this was bright orange like a cantaloupe! How accurate are these samples?

Fiona Red looked great... dark/clay red but I'm not sure if I'm ready to rock the Superman/Spiderman look. But could consider it.

Silverstone probably "looks" the best...but with kids in the car...is this a suicide mission? Again, I'm ok with putting in some time/effort to maintain it, but I also don't want to be following around my passengers with detailing supplies every time.

All subjective, I know, but any thoughts would be appreciated!

[M3AWD]

I've seen Kyalami Orange (KO) in person and it is definitely much more orange than brown or tan. It is bright but not over done in my opinion specially due to the two-tone design with black. The sample should be a perfect match. I am speccing it on Portimao Blue and I think it'll look great on glossy and frozen PB!

I also thought about Fiona Red (FR) but I've had several cars with red interiors so I want to switch things up.

If you like cars with sporty interiors I think KO and FR will work for you. If you prefer classy maybe consider Tartufo but I didn't like it as it didn't have the two-tone design.

[kayt69]

Originally Posted by OF Hero

Next in line for an AWD M3 at my dealership with an allocation "expected soon." Regardless, would like to submit my build to my dealer for submission as soon as my allocation comes up. Here's what I'm sure on:

Frozen Portimao (,also still debating just regular glossy paint, but have always wanted to try a matte color at least once, ok with the special products needed and lack of buffing out scratches unless someone really wants to talk me out of it LOL)
Grey Orbit wheels
Black calipers

Thought I was set on Kyalami Orange, but saw a color palette at my dealer and was surprised how bright orange it was. In videos and pics it had a nice brown/tan mix...this was bright orange like a cantaloupe! How accurate are these samples?

Fiona Red looked great... dark/clay red but I'm not sure if I'm ready to rock the Superman/Spiderman look. But could consider it.

Silverstone probably "looks" the best...but with kids in the car...is this a suicide mission? Again, I'm ok with putting in some time/effort to maintain it, but I also don't want to be following around my passengers with detailing supplies every time.

All subjective, I know, but any thoughts would be appreciated!

I recommend you to get a matte PPF rather than going factory finish frozen color since you are not confident, that way you will ultimately have what you want, and can maintain it with a breeze compared to the factory finish. Being said about this PPF, I would say its not same as the factory finish but you know it will get the job done and make your life easy.

Also, If you ask me I would go with Tartufo in your case since kylami orange is what many will go.

[KevinGS]

I wouldn't do Silverstone with regular young passengers.

I'm not into the blue exterior/red interior look (the Superman look), but that's just me.

You have to be in the mood for orange every day for KO. If you're on the fence, I'd say you aren't.

Thus, I'd seriously consider Tartufo or the Yas interior.

Or you could always just go with boring black.

[jailonacs99]

Originally Posted by M3AWD

I've seen Kyalami Orange (KO) in person and it is definitely much more orange than brown or tan. It is bright but not over done in my opinion specially due to the two-tone design with black. The sample should be a perfect match. I am speccing it on Portimao Blue and I think it'll look great on glossy and frozen PB!

I also thought about Fiona Red (FR) but I've had several cars with red interiors so I want to switch things up.

If you like cars with sporty interiors I think KO and FR will work for you. If you prefer classy maybe consider Tartufo but I didn't like it as it didn't have the two-tone design.

Did you ever get tired of the red? All my bimmers have had black interiors and exteriors. But now I want to be more sporting and am ordering black over Fiona Red. It looks great from the outside, but inside does it ever get overwhelming? Will it clash with the interior LED lighting effects? I'm sticking with the extended leather and not full, so no red on the dash.

[M3AWD]

Originally Posted by jailonacs99

Did you ever get tired of the red? All my bimmers have had black interiors and exteriors. But now I want to be more sporting and am ordering black over Fiona Red. It looks great from the outside, but inside does it ever get overwhelming? Will it clash with the interior LED lighting effects? I'm sticking with the extended leather and not full, so no red on the dash.

I love red interiors and would order it again if BMW didn't offer orange. I've had it on silver, black, red & white exterior and they all looked great! It does not get overwhelming and I always received compliments.

[OF Hero]

Hmmm, so what colors would go best with Fiona?

Should I just pony up and get like an individual silver to go with Fiona Red?

[WWM3]

Originally Posted by OF Hero

Hmmm, so what colors would go best with Fiona?

Should I just pony up and get like an individual silver to go with Fiona Red?

I think any of the grey options plus white, black, and individual silver would look great with Fiona.

[Mperor]

Originally Posted by OF Hero

Hmmm, so what colors would go best with Fiona?

Should I just pony up and get like an individual silver to go with Fiona Red?

Well I think, if you want to try frozen paint and the red interior, I would suggest the Frozen Dark Gray with the bi-color wheel and red caliper?! This is my 3rd choice, but I opt out not to bother to maintain the frozen paint - but this combo would look sporty and aggressive!

[02M3ForMe]

Joe Achilles (YouTuber) got standard PB and Kyalami and it looks pretty great.

Color choice is as subjective as subjective gets - I think it looks fantastic.

[Geektechlive]

Originally Posted by OF Hero

Next in line for an AWD M3 at my dealership with an allocation "expected soon." Regardless, would like to submit my build to my dealer for submission as soon as my allocation comes up. Here's what I'm sure on:

Frozen Portimao (,also still debating just regular glossy paint, but have always wanted to try a matte color at least once, ok with the special products needed and lack of buffing out scratches unless someone really wants to talk me out of it LOL)
Grey Orbit wheels
Black calipers

Thought I was set on Kyalami Orange, but saw a color palette at my dealer and was surprised how bright orange it was. In videos and pics it had a nice brown/tan mix...this was bright orange like a cantaloupe! How accurate are these samples?

Fiona Red looked great... dark/clay red but I'm not sure if I'm ready to rock the Superman/Spiderman look. But could consider it.

Silverstone probably "looks" the best...but with kids in the car...is this a suicide mission? Again, I'm ok with putting in some time/effort to maintain it, but I also don't want to be following around my passengers with detailing supplies every time.

All subjective, I know, but any thoughts would be appreciated!

I personally would go for the Superman/Spider-Man combo.
I just locked in my allocation for individual voodoo blue and Fiona red interior.
This will be my second superman color combo bmw. Definitely gets attention and I think the combo works quite well as long as you aren't going for "subtle"

[evilalien]

Originally Posted by OF Hero

Silverstone probably "looks" the best...but with kids in the car...is this a suicide mission? Again, I'm ok with putting in some time/effort to maintain it, but I also don't want to be following around my passengers with detailing supplies every time.

All subjective, I know, but any thoughts would be appreciated!

I talked myself, with my sales contact's help, out of Silverstone. It is stunning, any I've seen (test drove, even) it in person with Portimao paint. But the risk of dirt, stains, and ink transfer from jeans is too high. And kids… at least I don't have dogs. It'll look great until it doesn't.

I'm going with Portimao exterior, Fjord blue interior. Basically the car with be blues, blacks, and CF.

FWIW, I was warned away from frozen by my sales contact too… not worth the hassle and risk of there is any damage. There are people who have it on the forums who disagree, so please don't only listen to my relatively risk-adverse opinion.

[chicagofan00]

Originally Posted by OF Hero

Next in line for an AWD M3 at my dealership with an allocation "expected soon." Regardless, would like to submit my build to my dealer for submission as soon as my allocation comes up. Here's what I'm sure on:

Frozen Portimao (,also still debating just regular glossy paint, but have always wanted to try a matte color at least once, ok with the special products needed and lack of buffing out scratches unless someone really wants to talk me out of it LOL)
Grey Orbit wheels
Black calipers

Thought I was set on Kyalami Orange, but saw a color palette at my dealer and was surprised how bright orange it was. In videos and pics it had a nice brown/tan mix...this was bright orange like a cantaloupe! How accurate are these samples?

Fiona Red looked great... dark/clay red but I'm not sure if I'm ready to rock the Superman/Spiderman look. But could consider it.

Silverstone probably "looks" the best...but with kids in the car...is this a suicide mission? Again, I'm ok with putting in some time/effort to maintain it, but I also don't want to be following around my passengers with detailing supplies every time.

All subjective, I know, but any thoughts would be appreciated!

KO would go great with the FPB.

I've always been a fan of the Superman combo so I'd probably choose Fiona over KO.

For me though, I'm doing Silverstone with my exterior color choice….and I've got two kids (6 & 4) so I can let you know how its holding up in a year or two.

[Pantagathus]

If you thought KO was more of a tan and you liked that, have you considered Tartufo?

[Neophyte]

Superman combo one of the best.

If you're into what people think, everyone was always impressed and asking if it was a special edition or custom order on my m235i.

Traditional colors work well, but aggressive color combos are more unique.

[KiloCo]

Allocations were released on Wednesday. Does anyone know how long is the wait to get a Production number in Southern California. I already have the vehicle report.

Order status 047... means wait in line like everyone else.

[OF Hero]

Originally Posted by Pantagathus

If you thought KO was more of a tan and you liked that, have you considered Tartufo?

Tartufo was nice, dark and sporty, but I don't think you can get it in two tone...

Was looking thru some of the older threads regarding Silverstone interiors and it seemed like most people were pretty happy with it, the upkeep didn't seem bad at all.

[siegester]

Originally Posted by KevinGS

I wouldn't do Silverstone with regular young passengers.

I'm not into the blue exterior/red interior look (the Superman look), but that's just me.

You have to be in the mood for orange every day for KO. If you're on the fence, I'd say you aren't.

Thus, I'd seriously consider Tartufo or the Yas interior.

Or you could always just go with boring black.

I have 2 year old and am 8 year old baseball player. My last two cars (BMW) have had white-ish interiors with zero regrets. Treat and protect the leather as you should, and it's really a non-issue. The biggest problem for me was baby formula and baseball dirt. Both show up on black leather (formula more so) too.

[jpsimon]

I really liked KO in person, but just long term I think I’d get sick of it. Went with the more safe Silverstone option.

[evilalien]

Originally Posted by siegester

I have 2 year old and am 8 year old baseball player. My last two cars (BMW) have had white-ish interiors with zero regrets. Treat and protect the leather as you should, and it's really a non-issue. The biggest problem for me was baby formula and baseball dirt. Both show up on black leather (formula more so) too.

What are the ways you recommend protecting it? I've tended to skip leather treatments in the past, but always had dark interiors.

I don't expect my family (kiddo inclusive) to be destructive at all, but the time I have other people's kids in my car will non-zero. I worry most about ink transfer, though. The amount of time I wear "adult business clothing" is very close to zero, jeans A LOT. Shorts close to 90% of the time for the past year, but when I see an office again and commute with any regularity it'll almost always be jeans.

While I'm very comfortable with going the Fjord blue route, I do really like Silverstone and a couple of weeks ago would have lobbied OP to go that direction

[OF Hero]

Well the wife actually didn't like KO so that makes it easier for me.

I read every old thread about Silverstone and it seems fine, especially if coated/treated initially.

So I guess it'll be the Super OCD Combo- Frozen Portimao Blue on Silverstone!

[siegester]

Originally Posted by evilalien

What are the ways you recommend protecting it? I've tended to skip leather treatments in the past, but always had dark interiors.

I don't expect my family (kiddo inclusive) to be destructive at all, but the time I have other people's kids in my car will non-zero. I worry most about ink transfer, though. The amount of time I wear "adult business clothing" is very close to zero, jeans A LOT. Shorts close to 90% of the time for the past year, but when I see an office again and commute with any regularity it'll almost always be jeans.

While I'm very comfortable with going the Fjord blue route, I do really like Silverstone and a couple of weeks ago would have lobbied OP to go that direction

I use Leatherique for deep cleaning and conditioning. I've started using Cquartz coating recently which has dropped the dye transfer almost to nothing. As a software developer I never wear business attire, just dark jeans to work daily (pre-covid). Without the cquartz I was cleaning the leather every 2 months to remove dye transfer (it comes off very easily). I've not had to remove dye in over a year now. That's likely a combination of less driving and the cquartz leather protector (I have the old cquartz formula still).

I've also heard good things about Gyeon leather shield, but never used it myself