Ordering my 335 this week; need some help with color choices!

JT · 06-19-2006, 12:13 PM

First, I want to express my thanks for this site and the information within; excellent resource!!!

I am going to get either one of the blacks or Monaco Blue and need to figure out which interior to go with. I am not getting black and my wife has an E46 330i with light gray , so I am not getting light gray. Therefore, it is down to Cream Beige or Saddle Brown (the red is nice but too much for me for a daily driver). I will get the beige if I go with the Blue, but am not sure if I go with Black (which i am leaning towards). Does anyone have any pics of the Saddle Brown with the two natural wood trims? I have seen the pics on the site with the aluminum and the gray wood, but am looking for pics with the light popular and the burled walnut. I saw some pics with one of the natural woods on the Saddle Brown thread but they are difficult to get a feeling for (not great angles).

Thanks in advance!

MonacoBimm · 06-19-2006, 03:08 PM

Monaco Blue

bimmer4me · 06-19-2006, 03:25 PM

Get Saddle Brown with Monaco Blue!! That's a SWEET combo! Beige has too much bright yellow in it and a little feminine for my taste.

DerekS · 06-19-2006, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JT

First, I want to express my thanks for this site and the information within; excellent resource!!!

I am going to get either one of the blacks or Monaco Blue and need to figure out which interior to go with. I am not getting black and my wife has an E46 330i with light gray , so I am not getting light gray. Therefore, it is down to Cream Beige or Saddle Brown (the red is nice but too much for me for a daily driver). I will get the beige if I go with the Blue, but am not sure if I go with Black (which i am leaning towards). Does anyone have any pics of the Saddle Brown with the two natural wood trims? I have seen the pics on the site with the aluminum and the gray wood, but am looking for pics with the light popular and the burled walnut. I saw some pics with one of the natural woods on the Saddle Brown thread but they are difficult to get a feeling for (not great angles).

Thanks in advance!

Search under "E92 Configurator Pics" and you will eventually see various interior choices. The photos to which I think you are referring to showed a black coupe with saddle brown + light poplar. I don't think this was the right trim choice to go with saddle - the wood looked too yellow. However, I think the walnut will look much better with saddle. I hope so - that's what I have chosen for my future machine. Like you, I have gone back and forth between creme beige and saddle; I felt that saddle will be much easier to keep looking clean. Also, the carpets, door sills and rear parcel shelf will be black - more practical and less glare in the rear area.

JT · 06-19-2006, 04:57 PM

Thanks for the opinions!! I agree re: the dark wood with the saddle; i think that is the way to go. The beige might be too light for everyday driving. I think the 6 series has that color as an option, so i will check it out.

MIKEYMIKE · 06-19-2006, 05:07 PM

Saddle brown FTW!

06-21-2006, 06:12 PM

Montego bay blue with creme beige.

tl_boy · 06-21-2006, 06:40 PM

can i see pics?

from the sound of it, the blue sounds really nice though. I really loved the E46 M3 blue. Not the smurf blue, the other one.

18LLC · 06-21-2006, 06:42 PM

eletri red

kdan · 06-22-2006, 07:53 AM

i am thinking about the monaco blue aswell. so does black interior go with that?

06-19-2006, 12:13 PM	#1
JT Private 0 Rep 74 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW Z4 3.0si Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ iTrader: (0)	Ordering my 335 this week; need some help with color choices! First, I want to express my thanks for this site and the information within; excellent resource!!! I am going to get either one of the blacks or Monaco Blue and need to figure out which interior to go with. I am not getting black and my wife has an E46 330i with light gray , so I am not getting light gray. Therefore, it is down to Cream Beige or Saddle Brown (the red is nice but too much for me for a daily driver). I will get the beige if I go with the Blue, but am not sure if I go with Black (which i am leaning towards). Does anyone have any pics of the Saddle Brown with the two natural wood trims? I have seen the pics on the site with the aluminum and the gray wood, but am looking for pics with the light popular and the burled walnut. I saw some pics with one of the natural woods on the Saddle Brown thread but they are difficult to get a feeling for (not great angles). Thanks in advance! __________________ Mine - 2006 BMW Z4 3.0si Hers - 2002 BMW 330i Last several cars: 88 M6, 89 944 Turbo S, 01 Audi S4, 03 Z06
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bimmer4me Captain 52 Rep 996 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Northern Virginia iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Get Saddle Brown with Monaco Blue!! That's a SWEET combo! Beige has too much bright yellow in it and a little feminine for my taste. __________________ 2006 330i Monaco Blue \| Grey \| Walnut ...Manual \| Sports \| Premium \| Cold \| Nav \| Comfort Access \| PDC \| Sirius \| Sunshade ...M-Tec Steering Wheel \| M-Tec Shifter \| TLC ...Performance Center Delivery \| Oct 14, 2005
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JT Private 0 Rep 74 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW Z4 3.0si Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the opinions!! I agree re: the dark wood with the saddle; i think that is the way to go. The beige might be too light for everyday driving. I think the 6 series has that color as an option, so i will check it out. __________________ Mine - 2006 BMW Z4 3.0si Hers - 2002 BMW 330i Last several cars: 88 M6, 89 944 Turbo S, 01 Audi S4, 03 Z06
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MIKEYMIKE Lieutenant Colonel 63 Rep 1,516 Posts Drives: 330i 6mt Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: SoCal iTrader: (3)	Saddle brown FTW!
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tl_boy Major 83 Rep 1,329 Posts Drives: tl Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: houston iTrader: (0)	can i see pics? from the sound of it, the blue sounds really nice though. I really loved the E46 M3 blue. Not the smurf blue, the other one.
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18LLC Major General 148 Rep 5,104 Posts Drives: e89 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: California iTrader: (0)	eletri red
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kdan Private First Class 2 Rep 139 Posts Drives: e46 coupe Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: boston iTrader: (0)	i am thinking about the monaco blue aswell. so does black interior go with that?
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