135 on order...interior question

doublevanosrc · 11-07-2011, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Dackelone

I have seen a few AW trim'd 135i's. I am not a fan. Looks like it will get dirty real fast. I am a big fan of the silver "snake skin". Here is a pic of my car's interior.

Dackel

Best interior combo ever!!

crbalch · 11-07-2011, 10:19 AM

thats a great combo I agree, I personally cant wait for my black and AW trim especially with the AW exterior. In terms of it getting dirty, I clean my car so frequently that it doesnt concern me, and I absolutely LOVE the sportiness of the AW trim

crbalch · 11-07-2011, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Groundzero

Here's my car with AW trim with black leather:

Personally I love the contrast it makes for a black on black car. The aluminum I thought made the car look a little too sterile.

love this man, makes me very excited about my trim choice

leggomycraigo · 11-07-2011, 02:32 PM

Hey crbalch, sorry I wasnt clear about it before, how long was production thru delivery?

leggomycraigo · 11-07-2011, 02:33 PM

I really love the Coral Red, and it is really my first choice, but I figured the black will be an easier sell down the road than red.

2012_135i · 11-07-2011, 03:49 PM

I ordered an AW exterior with black leather interior and went through the trim choice dilemma too. The AW trim looked kinda cool in the brochure and definitely had that "athletic" look with the black interior and white exterior, but it was a bit too contrasty for me and I thought might be distracting. So I went with the grey poplar for a touch of class. The sporty vs. classy trim on a 135 debate will rage without end and I don't take sides. It's all just what you like. If piano black had been available I'd have gone for that in a heartbeat, but it wasn't. The high-gloss black on the 2012 model is NOT piano black. I've seen pictures of it with colored flakes in it and it doesn't have that rich Steinway piano black look. I've heard that piano black was available in the past and why BMW replaced it with this high-gloss black is beyond me. So for me there were only two choices - AW or grey poplar and I went with the poplar. After doing so I had second thoughts - that AW kept leaping up at me out of the brochure - and I posted a question about second guessing my choice to the forum just like you are doing. The overwhelming response I got affirmed the choice I had made, and yet I still have a nagging doubt. I mean, with AW exterior and black leather interior that AW trim is distinctive and really makes a statement. But would it be too much, over the top? I figured I'd love it or hate it and I didn't want to risk hating it, so I went with the poplar which looked good in the cars I saw at the dealership. I just hope it doesn't come out with a brownish tinge.

Bluelady · 11-13-2011, 05:33 AM

I wasn't a fan on the AW. My order goes in at the end on this month for a march 2012 delivery ( I'm in Australia). I got black exterior. Red leather with poplar trim. And black wheels with red calipers.

crbalch · 11-14-2011, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by leggomycraigo

Hey crbalch, sorry I wasnt clear about it before, how long was production thru delivery?

I finished production on Friday (11/11) and will hopefully get on a ship soon and take delivery by 12/2

11-07-2011, 10:19 AM	#24
crbalch The Schwab 473 Rep 1,605 Posts Drives: 2020 AW M340xi Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Chicagoland iTrader: (2) Garage List 2017 BMW X1 [0.00] 2016 BMW M235xi [0.00]	thats a great combo I agree, I personally cant wait for my black and AW trim especially with the AW exterior. In terms of it getting dirty, I clean my car so frequently that it doesnt concern me, and I absolutely LOVE the sportiness of the AW trim
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11-07-2011, 02:32 PM	#26
leggomycraigo Enlisted Member 3 Rep 33 Posts Drives: 2012 AW 135 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: VA iTrader: (0)	Hey crbalch, sorry I wasnt clear about it before, how long was production thru delivery?
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11-07-2011, 02:33 PM	#27
leggomycraigo Enlisted Member 3 Rep 33 Posts Drives: 2012 AW 135 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: VA iTrader: (0)	I really love the Coral Red, and it is really my first choice, but I figured the black will be an easier sell down the road than red.
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11-07-2011, 03:49 PM	#28
2012_135i Lieutenant 36 Rep 469 Posts Drives: 2012 135i, 6MT, M-Sport Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii iTrader: (0)	I ordered an AW exterior with black leather interior and went through the trim choice dilemma too. The AW trim looked kinda cool in the brochure and definitely had that "athletic" look with the black interior and white exterior, but it was a bit too contrasty for me and I thought might be distracting. So I went with the grey poplar for a touch of class. The sporty vs. classy trim on a 135 debate will rage without end and I don't take sides. It's all just what you like. If piano black had been available I'd have gone for that in a heartbeat, but it wasn't. The high-gloss black on the 2012 model is NOT piano black. I've seen pictures of it with colored flakes in it and it doesn't have that rich Steinway piano black look. I've heard that piano black was available in the past and why BMW replaced it with this high-gloss black is beyond me. So for me there were only two choices - AW or grey poplar and I went with the poplar. After doing so I had second thoughts - that AW kept leaping up at me out of the brochure - and I posted a question about second guessing my choice to the forum just like you are doing. The overwhelming response I got affirmed the choice I had made, and yet I still have a nagging doubt. I mean, with AW exterior and black leather interior that AW trim is distinctive and really makes a statement. But would it be too much, over the top? I figured I'd love it or hate it and I didn't want to risk hating it, so I went with the poplar which looked good in the cars I saw at the dealership. I just hope it doesn't come out with a brownish tinge.
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11-13-2011, 05:33 AM	#29
Bluelady Enlisted Member 0 Rep 40 Posts Drives: 2002 330i Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	I wasn't a fan on the AW. My order goes in at the end on this month for a march 2012 delivery ( I'm in Australia). I got black exterior. Red leather with poplar trim. And black wheels with red calipers.
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