Why cant we get interiors like this?

jc_lbc · 05-24-2010, 10:16 AM

I would have paid extra for half cloth half leather seats—especially the black/black with blue contrast stitching

. I love the half cloth half leather in my Ti and they've held up astonishingly well over it's 13 year life span.

KingOfJericho · 05-24-2010, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by twoturboz

+1 on alacantra but not cloth

jeremyc74 · 05-24-2010, 10:43 AM

I'd love to have a cloth option as well. Leather is just expensive vinyl. It's hot and sticky in the summer and cold in the winter.

I'd take quality cloth seats over the leather BMW uses in a second. 40k miles and my driver's seat looks awful.

Tom K. · 05-24-2010, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by jeremyc74

I'd love to have a cloth option as well. Leather is just expensive vinyl. It's hot and sticky in the summer and cold in the winter.

I'd take quality cloth seats over the leather BMW uses in a second. 40k miles and my driver's seat looks awful.

Actually, the BMW "Sun-Reflective Technology" leather seats in my 128i 'vert are quite comfortable in hot weather - and show no wear whatsoever in 24,000 miles. Maybe this is another argument for the droptop over the coupe

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Tom

BrokenVert · 05-24-2010, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Tom K.

Actually, the BMW "Sun-Reflective Technology" leather seats in my 128i 'vert are quite comfortable in hot weather - and show no wear whatsoever in 24,000 miles. Maybe this is another argument for the droptop over the coupe

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Tom

fully agree with you until the wear comment...maybe it's my dad dragging his ass over the bolsters but mine could use some help after 37k miles

TONYH215 · 05-24-2010, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by imported_mega

I hate leather, and I hate fake leather, and I hate the coral leather in my 135i

I would love to have cloth, I ordered my r56 mini with cloth and I miss it

Interested in trading for black leather??

rsjean · 05-24-2010, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by TONYH215

Interested in trading for black leather??

No me first me first.....

imported_mega · 05-24-2010, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by TONYH215

Interested in trading for black leather??

trade leather for leather? No thanks, the color is not what I dislike

Sylon · 05-24-2010, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Dackelone

The OP interior picture would look right at home in an exterior color like this ONE!

There is a 1series hatch near me in that color. I think it looks awesome.

Dackelone · 05-24-2010, 02:21 PM

That brown in the above shot I took yesterday was really a nice classy color. "Merrakesch Braun Metalic" I think the interior was even in that brown int in the OP pic.

You can go to BMW's "konfigurator"
click on "MODELLUBERSICHT"m it is in the middle right of that car pic.
Then just click away options and interiors.

Click on the small BLUE play pointers to advance to the next selection. It is not obvious!!

You can see how many choices BMW gives its German customers! ELEVEN cloth color choices and FIVE leather options!

http://www.bmw.de/de/de/general/conf...figurator.html

Btw... in the above 1-er coupe I took a pic of... did anyone notice the play on his lic plate tag? I think this coupe must be a 123d bc the numbers are reversed! Those krafty krauts!

Ash83 · 05-24-2010, 03:46 PM

I like my CR

Cuz5150 · 05-24-2010, 06:47 PM

Nothing, and i mean nothing, beats cloth sports seats.....and they wear like iron!! I wish i could get these seats on my 135i, I would have paid premium/extra coin.........Are you listing Bavaria!!!

onefastman · 05-24-2010, 07:28 PM

Because it is ugly as sin

jc_lbc · 05-24-2010, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Cuz5150

Nothing, and i mean nothing, beats cloth sports seats.....and they wear like iron!! I wish i could get these seats on my 135i, I would have paid premium/extra coin.........Are you listing Bavaria!!!

Those are sweet!

Here's some large images of the blue contrast stitch sport seats available in Germany: Cockpit View | Door View

Cuz5150 · 05-24-2010, 08:36 PM

JC Lbc.................Im angrier now, Those seats are pure sex. The blue stitch....hmm hmm hmm...............God Damn BMW!! Offer those seat in the USA NOW!!!!! I order YOU!!

jc_lbc · 05-24-2010, 10:48 PM

Tell me about it. I'm a sucker for just about anything with contrast stitching though.

M34lnch · 05-25-2010, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by jc_lbc

I would have paid extra for half cloth half leather seats—especially the black/black with blue contrast stitching

. I love the half cloth half leather in my Ti and they've held up astonishingly well over it's 13 year life span.

You mean this?

jc_lbc · 05-26-2010, 03:41 PM

That's great! But those looks like all leather and not half cloth. I posted a link to a pic of the half cloth seats form the German configurator up above. Where's that pic from? Never seen a one with leather and contrast stitching.

Dackelone · 05-26-2010, 04:36 PM

The above blue stiching can be order on the EU cars. Not US models. Just one more thing we can not HAVE!!!!

Like dark (factory) tinted rear windows, we can not have them.

CGameProgrammer · 06-01-2010, 01:20 AM

As one or two others have mentioned, you can get half-cloth, just not from the factory. Simply take your car to a local auto upholstery place and have them recover whatever part of the seats you like with whatever material/color you like. They cut out or unstitch the leather from that area and replace it with the material you choose. Somewhat risky so good to check Yelp or search for former customers but it's definitely worth considering.

05-24-2010, 10:16 AM	#23
jc_lbc Private First Class 5 Rep 189 Posts Drives: 318ti Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Long Beach, CA iTrader: (0)	I would have paid extra for half cloth half leather seats—especially the black/black with blue contrast stitching . I love the half cloth half leather in my Ti and they've held up astonishingly well over it's 13 year life span.
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05-24-2010, 10:43 AM	#25
jeremyc74 Banned 76 Rep 5,970 Posts Drives: '08 135i Montego/Terra Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Evansville, IN iTrader: (0)	I'd love to have a cloth option as well. Leather is just expensive vinyl. It's hot and sticky in the summer and cold in the winter. I'd take quality cloth seats over the leather BMW uses in a second. 40k miles and my driver's seat looks awful.
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05-24-2010, 02:21 PM	#32
Dackelone European Editor 10589 Rep 22,992 Posts Drives: N54 e82 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bayern, Germany iTrader: (1)	That brown in the above shot I took yesterday was really a nice classy color. "Merrakesch Braun Metalic" I think the interior was even in that brown int in the OP pic. You can go to BMW's "konfigurator" click on "MODELLUBERSICHT"m it is in the middle right of that car pic. Then just click away options and interiors. Click on the small BLUE play pointers to advance to the next selection. It is not obvious!! You can see how many choices BMW gives its German customers! ELEVEN cloth color choices and FIVE leather options! http://www.bmw.de/de/de/general/conf...figurator.html Btw... in the above 1-er coupe I took a pic of... did anyone notice the play on his lic plate tag? I think this coupe must be a 123d bc the numbers are reversed! Those krafty krauts!
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05-24-2010, 06:47 PM	#34
Cuz5150 Major 215 Rep 1,489 Posts Drives: 06-M3ZHP/04-M3 Vert/02Duc998 Join Date: May 2008 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	Nothing, and i mean nothing, beats cloth sports seats.....and they wear like iron!! I wish i could get these seats on my 135i, I would have paid premium/extra coin.........Are you listing Bavaria!!! __________________ -Diplomacy is saying, "nice doggie while trying to find a rock"- 07-Z4 coupe-Black/Black/6MT/sport/premium/X 04-M3 vert-Black/Imolla/6MT/Cold/Xenon/HK/ 06-M3 Coupe-Mystic/Black/6MT/ZCP/Xenon/HK/ 09-135i- AW/Bk-Lette/6MT/M-pac/Nav/Hi-Fi/Usb-Ipod/SOLD
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Cuz5150 Major 215 Rep 1,489 Posts Drives: 06-M3ZHP/04-M3 Vert/02Duc998 Join Date: May 2008 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	JC Lbc.................Im angrier now, Those seats are pure sex. The blue stitch....hmm hmm hmm...............God Damn BMW!! Offer those seat in the USA NOW!!!!! I order YOU!! __________________ -Diplomacy is saying, "nice doggie while trying to find a rock"- 07-Z4 coupe-Black/Black/6MT/sport/premium/X 04-M3 vert-Black/Imolla/6MT/Cold/Xenon/HK/ 06-M3 Coupe-Mystic/Black/6MT/ZCP/Xenon/HK/ 09-135i- AW/Bk-Lette/6MT/M-pac/Nav/Hi-Fi/Usb-Ipod/SOLD
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05-24-2010, 10:48 PM	#38
jc_lbc Private First Class 5 Rep 189 Posts Drives: 318ti Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Long Beach, CA iTrader: (0)	Tell me about it. I'm a sucker for just about anything with contrast stitching though. __________________ 2011 135i Alpine White \| Black Leather \| M-Sport \| DCT \| iPod \| Bluetooth \| Comfort Access \| HK Sound
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05-26-2010, 03:41 PM	#40
jc_lbc Private First Class 5 Rep 189 Posts Drives: 318ti Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Long Beach, CA iTrader: (0)	That's great! But those looks like all leather and not half cloth. I posted a link to a pic of the half cloth seats form the German configurator up above. Where's that pic from? Never seen a one with leather and contrast stitching. __________________ 2011 135i Alpine White \| Black Leather \| M-Sport \| DCT \| iPod \| Bluetooth \| Comfort Access \| HK Sound
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05-26-2010, 04:36 PM	#41
Dackelone European Editor 10589 Rep 22,992 Posts Drives: N54 e82 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bayern, Germany iTrader: (1)	The above blue stiching can be order on the EU cars. Not US models. Just one more thing we can not HAVE!!!! Like dark (factory) tinted rear windows, we can not have them.
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06-01-2010, 01:20 AM	#42
CGameProgrammer New Member 1 Rep 14 Posts Drives: 128i? (not yet) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Diego, CA iTrader: (0)	As one or two others have mentioned, you can get half-cloth, just not from the factory. Simply take your car to a local auto upholstery place and have them recover whatever part of the seats you like with whatever material/color you like. They cut out or unstitch the leather from that area and replace it with the material you choose. Somewhat risky so good to check Yelp or search for former customers but it's definitely worth considering.
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