What..someone put wood trim in a sports car..NO WAY!?

[Spook]

I like the walnut in an otherwise black interior. Was able to see this on a 3 series before I ordered. Gives it a nice warm look.

[BMW Dreamer]

Originally Posted by GT3

Jeff, I agree. I will probably replace mine with real brushed aluminum.

I am not hearing good things about the Glacier trim. I ordered sight unseen. Is it that bad?

NO not at all. I saw an Alpine white 135i manual with sport pkg. black leather and heated seats a few months ago at Mwerks open house for the 1. It had the Glacier Aluminum trim and it looked great to me. I just refer the gloss black or gray poplar. ACTUALLY in the future I prefer Carbon fiber trim the most. But that will have to wait. I think it will cost at least $500 to convert the poplar to aftermarket C.F.

[WhiteOne]

Wooden trim seems quite appropriate in upscale road cars. It adds to the luxury feeling. It would look very bad in a Yugo.:bs: I would run aluminum or CF in my track car. YOMV

[Dan203]

Originally Posted by Surname

Oh yes, it sparkles, make no mistake. The metallic flaky-bits are tiny, but, they are there, glaring, obvious, purple, in many different lighting circumstances. I was truly of the impression gloss black suggested piano black. :iono:As it turns out, BMW has another idea, apparently sparkly bits are better for you...Perhaps they intended for owners to strategically place little Feng-Shui pebbles about the car as well? BMW could have been a bit more forth-coming about many aspects of the car prior to selling the thing to us, but, they were not.

Wow that sucks! Now I glad I got the aluminum. I didn't like either wood option, so for me it was a choice between the aluminum and the black. I was going to get the black, but at the last minute changed my mind because I thought it would be to much black with the black leather. I have been having slight regrets thinking that maybe I should have got the black, but now it sounds like I would have been unhappy with that as well. So if I hate the aluminum then I'll just have to buy a different kit and replace it myself.

Dan

[GT3]

Originally Posted by M3_Dust

The CF trim should be a factory option, I'd get that in a heartbeat.

Dust, I agree.

[GT3]

Originally Posted by Jeff1962

ACTUALLY in the future I prefer Carbon fiber trim the most. But that will have to wait. I think it will cost at least $500 to convert the poplar to aftermarket C.F.

Jeff

At least $500 I agree. Real CF does not come cheap. Especially to have it properly installed so it looks like factory, and not one of those stick-on EBay kits.

[GT3]

Here's the new F430S with leather, CF and brushed aluminum interior:

Check out that luscious CF steering wheel with integrated engine management, suspension, and traction control settings!

[mcunixjr]

i like my wood interior, its a nice contrast to the black.

[GT3]

Originally Posted by mcunixjr

i like my wood interior, its a nice contrast to the black.

mcunixjr,

Congrats. I just posted in your thread. Yeah the dark wood against the black leather looks really nice.

[oneaabe]

OP: agreed wholeheartedly !
I'm choosing the piano black trim.
But I wish they offered a CF trim with the sports pack !!!

[Dan203]

Originally Posted by oneaabe

I'm choosing the piano black trim.

Might want to read this before you do...

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7204#16

Dan

[corneredbeast]

Originally Posted by GT3

It seems that a lot of serious sports car manufacturers are going towards FULL leather interiors - Lambo, Porsche, AM. Brushed aluminum is still very popular. Ferrari remains faithful to its love of CF.

Those are great interiors. I wish that we had the choice to get extended leather on the 1 series.

[ichiban]

if you dont like wood trim on sports cars, then clicking this link might give you crazy splinters.

http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/...sports_car.php

[Dan203]

No way that thing goes to production! At least not for sale here in the US. It would never pass US safety standards.

Dan

[stefan]

I am definitely eyeing up that CF trim. I have seen some pictures where it looks really good. Now if only I can wrap my head around the price tag.

[Dan203]

$1200 for CF trim is a bit steep. I wonder why they don't sell a complete package at a discount price?

Also someone around here mentioned getting the trim pieces in brushed aluminum. Does anyone know where to actually get that? And how much it costs?

Dan

[BMW Dreamer]

Originally Posted by Dan203

$1200 for CF trim is a bit steep. I wonder why they don't sell a complete package at a discount price?

Also someone around here mentioned getting the trim pieces in brushed aluminum. Does anyone know where to actually get that? And how much it costs?

Dan

Where did you get these prices $$$:iono:

[Dan203]

http://accessories.bmwusa.com/ItemVi...=1&subItemId=8

Dan

[Guibo]

Originally Posted by happywalmartcustomer

I don't think of the 1 series as a sports car so I'm fine with it.

Same here. It is more like a mini-GT in the same vein as the 3-Series coupe, which is not really a sports car either. Coming from a premium brand manufacturer, it's nice to have the choice.

Also, the Jaguar XK comes standard with a choice of wood finishes. It's optional on the XKR:


Aston Martin V8 Vantage (and DB9 too) can be had with wood.


You can also order the Porsche Boxster or Carrera with a choice of woods.

If I'm not mistaken, then today's optional "Aluminum-Look" pieces on Porsches are the same as they have been in the past: not real aluminum, but plastic that has been painted to look like aluminum.

I think Ferrari, being born directly of motorsport, would like to maintain a tradition of performance-oriented interiors. Their metal-gated shifters, for example, aren't the slickest and quickest in operation, but there is so much tradition behind it, and a satisfying clack-clack in the mechanism (so I've heard). It is a part of the experience of owning such a machine. Lamborghini also wants to maintain a similar mystique of no-nonsense performance machines.
Then there is Pagani, a company not constrained by any such history. They blend it all: leather, carbon fiber (much more so than Ferraris short of the Enzo), machined aluminum, and wood, into perhaps the most outrageous interior of any modern sports car.
Even the 2002, from which the 1-Series coupe draws some inspiration, had as available a faux wood instrument cluster.

[Stew]

Originally Posted by Surname

Had I known the so-called gloss black trim actually sparkles I might have opted for the dark poplar(whatever it's called). Yep, the gloss black has little purple sparklies in it. Hmmm...

Hmm I test drove a black on gloss black 135 and did not notice the sparkly-ness in the trim...I orignially liked the poplar trim, I guess I need to see it in person...LOL at ren and stimpy =P

[GT3]

Originally Posted by ichiban

if you dont like wood trim on sports cars, then clicking this link might give you crazy splinters.

http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/...sports_car.php

Ouch, that is SO wrong! lol

[GT3]

Originally Posted by Dan203

http://accessories.bmwusa.com/ItemVi...=1&subItemId=8

Dan

Dan,

Nice find. That is how it should be done. :thumbup:

I will probably go for this CF trim kit. We probably pay a little more through BMW but the dealer can do it, and we get that factory installation finish.