06-11-2021, 01:04 PM | #1 |
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Last minute cold feet with interior color choice
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!
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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.
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Also, If you ask me I would go with Tartufo in your case since kylami orange is what many will go. |
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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. |
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I think any of the grey options plus white, black, and individual silver would look great with Fiona.
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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!
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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"
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Allocations!
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.
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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. |
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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
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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! |
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