New Interior Color

[007M]

What do you guys think of this for a new interior color?
- White seats
- Gold Metal "///M" in the embossed "///M" headrest
- White on door cards
- White on center console
- White head rests

Feedback appreciated.

[StickMon]

I like it! Especially the center console. Nice contrast.

[E86Z]

I can feel my jeans tainting the material

[zurus]

I think it looks tacky as hell imo, if you are going with white then i would keep the M logo in white also.

[Vanne]

My Z3 has/had the white leather interior... It DOES NOT look good after a bit of dirt, it shows absolutely everything.
When new it's nice, but it will be a hell of a job trying to keep it clean. I ripped mine out and replaced with black Alcantara, Soo much easier to maintain. Edit: not a fan of the gold ///M. I like the white, as previously said, nice contrast, and looks gorgeous, just impossible to keep clean.

[tominizer]

I think that the white is CRAZY nice looking but agree that keeping it "looking" good will be a nitemare............. unless this is for a garage queen !!


Lite-grey ??

how about gold with white inserts !!!?? Ok, just kidding..... LOL

[3GFX]

Not to much of a fan of the pure white. Inserts, sure.

[WickedNy]

Simple solution to the dirty.....drive with tyvek suite, gloves, and disposable shoe covers.

[NickyC]

How do you work on the door cards? I've had two upholstery shops tell me they won't work on them due to the airbags.

[deemo319]

I would say aesthetically it looks great and think it's sweet.

But... why on earth would one have a gold metal M logo in the headrest?

That little detail could derail the look. It may offer nice contrast to the white leather but is not needed.

At the most a stitched M logo in the headrests would be the most appealing option and may offer a look that "feels" like the work of BMW Individual.

[007M]

Thanks for the feedback everybody. Okay, so gold is out. White is a nightmare to keep clean. I just got SP plates, so I don't drive it too much. Was thinking about getting seat covers for driving and then taking them off for shows.

[3GFX]

Originally Posted by NickyC

How do you work on the door cards? I've had two upholstery shops tell me they won't work on them due to the airbags.

The liability there. If an airbag goes off and the leather doesn't give or the threads don't release properly then the airbag is useless!!

Originally Posted by 007M

Thanks for the feedback everybody. Okay, so gold is out. White is a nightmare to keep clean. I just got SP plates, so I don't drive it too much. Was thinking about getting seat covers for driving and then taking them off for shows.

For shows....less of a loud colour to be honest. It's all about the unique stitching and contrast

[rockstar93]

Originally Posted by NickyC

How do you work on the door cards? I've had two upholstery shops tell me they won't work on them due to the airbags.

Originally Posted by 3GFX

The liability there. If an airbag goes off and the leather doesn't give or the threads don't release properly then the airbag is useless!!

The previous owner of mine had the doors redone in alcantara, but didn't touch the leather centre piece. Either by preference or to avoid the airbags.

[3GFX]

Originally Posted by rockstar93

The previous owner of mine had the doors redone in alcantara, but didn't touch the leather centre piece. Either by preference or to avoid the airbags.

I like that, it breaks up nicely and looks classy.

[deemo319]

Originally Posted by 3GFX

I like that, it breaks up nicely and looks classy.

Damn I have been thinking of doing that with incorporating a healthy amount of carbon fiber for two years now. It looks really good.

[Arick]

not really digging it

[m5m3mc]

IMO the red/black/white color scheme looks fantastic. So clean and tasteful but with a huge pop factor. For under $200 you could have a slip-on white leather seat cover custom-made that looks ten times better than a towel that most people would use. Roughed out to the shape of the seat with just a strap that runs across the back of the seat that velcros or buckles together to keep the cover in place over the seat back. I use one as described and these seats lend themselves nicely to that. I'll eventually two-tone my seats and door panels with gray leather. The shop had no issues with doing the airbag stitching - they said that they use a cotton thread that looks appropriate to the task but is (relatively speaking) weak.

[Finnegan]

Originally Posted by WickedNy

Simple solution to the dirty.....drive with tyvek suite, gloves, and disposable shoe covers.

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