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      12-02-2021, 03:39 PM   #1
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Oxide vs Skyscraper

I have a Skyscraper grey M3 on order that was supposed to be delivered this week. It's still stuck on status 155 at the moment.

I bought the car without seeing Skyscraper in the flesh but it looked nice on photos and videos that I seen.

I went to the dealers today and saw a 3 series in Oxide grey and have to say, the colour looked stunning!

Has anyone seen both colours side by side to see how they compare? Or even better, got a photo?
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      12-02-2021, 06:04 PM   #2
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I chose Skyscraper and I’m very happy with it. There was an Oxide 340 near me at delivery. It’s a nice color, but I prefer Skyscraper. Oxide has some golden tones in it.
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      12-03-2021, 10:42 AM   #3
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I have a Oxide grey M3 and would love to see some pictures of both cars side to side, because in some lighting situations the colors seem really close and in other quite different. Would be very interesting to see.
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In bright light do you prefer the car to show silver flake or gold flake? That's your answer
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I have a Skyscraper grey M3 on order that was supposed to be delivered this week. It's still stuck on status 155 at the moment.

I bought the car without seeing Skyscraper in the flesh but it looked nice on photos and videos that I seen.

I went to the dealers today and saw a 3 series in Oxide grey and have to say, the colour looked stunning!

Has anyone seen both colours side by side to see how they compare? Or even better, got a photo?
My M4 Comp Convertible is also stuck on 155.
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      12-05-2021, 04:08 AM   #6
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I’ve been looking for side by side images for a year, have yet to see them or find a dealer here in LA that has both colors in stock.. I’m leaning towards Oxide🙏🏽
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Are there any side by side photos of Skyscraper vs Oxide now?
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      05-02-2022, 09:31 PM   #8
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Here you go, I own an Oxide M340i, I really love the color, it's shifting with light exposure and has this little something special but I also like skyscraper, it would be a hard decision.

https://www.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...php?p=28752188
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Only seen pics...
But oxide reminds me of a titanium color (a warm gray base with warm tinted flake) whereas skyscraper is a traditional cool silver.

As someone said above...do you want a gold/yellow highlight in sun, or pure silver?
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I prefer the silver look of Skyscraper Grey.
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Here you go, I own an Oxide M340i, I really love the color, it's shifting with light exposure and has this little something special but I also like skyscraper, it would be a hard decision.

https://www.bimmerpost.com/forums/showpost.php?p=28752188
Skyscraper all the way
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meh the only grey you need is brooklyn...
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meh the only grey you need is brooklyn...
My wife has a Quantum grey (new nardo) and so wasn't allowed anything similar as in flat
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Are there any side by side photos of Skyscraper vs Oxide now?
Here in this post in the Skyscraper Thread you can see a Oxide and Skyscraper side by side : https://g80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...&postcount=641
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In bright light do you prefer the car to show silver flake or gold flake? That's your answer
This....

I'm not a fan of the color gold, so I personally would choose Skyscraper.

I'm beginning to think though both colors may be too conservative for a vehicle like the G8x, and may go with Brooklyn Grey instead.

My fingers are crossed BMW offers a new $550 darker grey choice for the MY2023 that does NOT contain gold flake.
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I have an oxide grey so I'm biased, but I absolutely love the color. IMO Brooklyn grey is too common on other models and skyscraper is a bit too dull for me.
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      12-23-2023, 02:40 AM   #17
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Love my oxide as well! I haven’t seen another one around my area
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      12-23-2023, 07:29 AM   #18
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Originally Posted by johnd827 View Post
I have a Skyscraper grey M3 on order that was supposed to be delivered this week. It's still stuck on status 155 at the moment.

I bought the car without seeing Skyscraper in the flesh but it looked nice on photos and videos that I seen.

I went to the dealers today and saw a 3 series in Oxide grey and have to say, the colour looked stunning!

Has anyone seen both colours side by side to see how they compare? Or even better, got a photo?
At this point, why would it matter? You’re not going to refuse delivery on your M3, and even if you did, Oxide is no longer available on the G8X, not even for Individual.

Enjoy your Skyscraper M3.
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