Valencia Orange vs Saphire Black vs White

///M1 · 03-07-2011, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Dackelone

I am amazed BMW has not made the jackets available for us to buy. Even IF we can not get a 1M... owning the jacket would be really cool.

Anyone know of a good Chineese leather factory who wants to make some quick money!

Those are some cool jackets indeed. BMW had an ///M parka available a few year's back. I bought one in 2 colors - Imola Red and LeMans blue

Often would even ski with them on a warm spring day. And of course always wear them on Audi meets to mess up with those chaps. LOL

fueledbymetal · 03-08-2011, 01:47 PM

I generally prefer a "special edition" color when offered, but the VO is too similar to the orange Eclipses & Chevy HHR's I see running aournd here, so that has spoiled it for me. I love how black looks when clean, it's just too much effort for me to keep them looking clean. White is boring to me, but that's what I orderd since it's the lesser of 3 evils.

Boxercup · 03-08-2011, 02:20 PM

I think when higher res photos of BSM appear, it will rise in popularity.

But hey, I would say that, I've ordered black!

Pinta · 03-08-2011, 04:08 PM

I would say Valencia Orange based on the fact that this colour best distinguishes the Motorsport element to this car & also matches the orange stitching on the interior. It is a bit larey but so is a 500nm car! I also think that Valencia Orange best accentuates the lines of the car and lets you see instantly what the designers have strived to achieve. If a CSL version was available with a Carbon Fibre roof and CSL decals I would probably go for Alpine White but that is a whole different story.

skyphab · 03-08-2011, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Pinta

It is a bit larey but so is a 500nm car! I also think that Valencia Orange best accentuates the lines of the car and lets you see instantly what the designers have strived to achieve.

Just had to look "larey" up. Urban dictionary says "rowdy". Absolutely!!

I think that VO is a little bit "all eyes on me"-style but if it looks great, I will so absolutely go for it. Can't wait to see it in person next week. 2 x 3.5h drive, who cares!!

With the orange stitching inside, it's definitely the way to go from a designer's view of perspective and I like that. I just hope it'll look good and not too(oo) flashy. Otherwise I'll choose AW. But nothing to loose here, also looks fantastic!

M3R1 · 03-08-2011, 08:10 PM

Space Grey Metallic... Wait, there are only three colors available???

Pinta · 03-10-2011, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by skyphab

Just had to look "larey" up. Urban dictionary says "rowdy". Absolutely!!

I think that VO is a little bit "all eyes on me"-style but if it looks great, I will so absolutely go for it. Can't wait to see it in person next week. 2 x 3.5h drive, who cares!!

With the orange stitching inside, it's definitely the way to go from a designer's view of perspective and I like that. I just hope it'll look good and not too(oo) flashy. Otherwise I'll choose AW. But nothing to loose here, also looks fantastic!

I would be very interested in your opinion as I have no way of seeing the colours side by side or individually until it is too late. It would be good to get a verdict from someone that has actualy seen the colours!

guydude · 03-10-2011, 04:15 PM

black

Vertigo//SD · 03-10-2011, 04:44 PM

The only good about VO is that the orange reflectors are more subtle.

skyphab · 03-10-2011, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Pinta

I would be very interested in your opinion as I have no way of seeing the colours side by side or individually until it is too late. It would be good to get a verdict from someone that has actualy seen the colours!

Sure! I'll open up a thread and write my opinion there. I'm really curious how flashy the VO will be, I hope not too much.

And I'll try my best to get the colour right

hwelvaar · 03-11-2011, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Vertigo//SD

The only good about VO is that the orange reflectors are more subtle.

The best about VO is that it's not black or white

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Pinta · 03-11-2011, 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by M3R1

Space Grey Metallic... Wait, there are only three colors available???

M3 CSL only had 2 colours Steel Grey & Saphire Black so maybe we should consider ourselves lucky? Personally I feel that by having limited colours it makes the car more special!

as7920 · 03-11-2011, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Pinta

M3 CSL only had 2 colours Steel Grey & Saphire Black so maybe we should consider ourselves lucky? Personally I feel that by having limited colours it makes the car more special!

If only 1M came in grey!

E821M · 03-11-2011, 12:30 PM

For real. Space grey would work well with the orange stitching of the interior.

animah · 03-12-2011, 05:05 PM

http://www.flickr.com/photos/carbuzz...95919/sizes/o/

F1 Fanatikko · 03-12-2011, 06:06 PM

AW.

skyphab · 03-13-2011, 07:58 AM

Great graphic!

Too much white, but still a great choice for the 1M

animah · 03-13-2011, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by skyphab

Great graphic!

Too much white, but still a great choice for the 1M

;-) Yes of course it is! If automakers show more white cars, it's because there is a huge demand. And black cars are not so far behind.

It's still a bit audacious and or cheeky to use an orange car for an everyday usage.

lazytrax · 03-14-2011, 03:50 PM

white color all the way!!

Dackelone · 03-18-2011, 05:59 PM

I really did not know where to stick this... so I thought here would make a good spot. I read today on the German 1er forum the post bellow... using Google's translator...

http://www.1erforum.de/bmw-1er-m-cou...h-52654-2.html

Posted by RacerJ...

Today I participated in a tour the BMW plant in Leipzig and have all three colors (though only from a distance) can see. When pure parked in front of me walking in a VO (Erprobungsfahrzeu) and I can only beiflichten Thorsten. VO looks kind of like copper or rust brown, if the sun shines on it and the hot rod is trimmed to a shine. I will stay with my order AW, the rims to black - I like it

Greetings

Ich habe heute an einer Führung im BMW Werk Leipzig teilgenommen und habe alle drei Farben (zwar nur aus einiger Entfernung) sehe können. Beim Reinspazieren parkte vor mir einer in VO (Erprobungsfahrzeu)ein und ich kann Thorsten nur beiflichten. VO sieht irgendwie wie Kupfer oder Rostbraun aus, wenn nicht die Sonne drauf scheint und der Bolide auf Hochglanz getrimmt ist. Ich bleibe nun bei meiner Bestellung AW, die Felgen dazu schwarz - mir gefällt´s

Grüße

And someone else posted these two photos of a UK 1M... You can see that the VO really looks dark when the sun is not out.

Dackel

///1M · 03-25-2011, 07:06 AM

Bump

as7920 · 03-29-2011, 05:26 PM

Couple more real life AW 1M pics here:

http://www.z3mcoupe.com/forum/showthread.php?p=101505

http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/a...5/5af78474.jpg

http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/a...5/b48563cd.jpg

http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/a...5/4d3c6665.jpg

View Poll Results: Valencia Orange vs Saphire Black vs Alpine White
Valencia Orange	146	40.90%
Saphire Black	73	20.45%
Alpine White	138	38.66%
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03-08-2011, 01:47 PM	#46
fueledbymetal Lieutenant 129 Rep 579 Posts Drives: 2024 G80 6spd, Cayman GTS 4.0 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lexington Park, MD iTrader: (0)	I generally prefer a "special edition" color when offered, but the VO is too similar to the orange Eclipses & Chevy HHR's I see running aournd here, so that has spoiled it for me. I love how black looks when clean, it's just too much effort for me to keep them looking clean. White is boring to me, but that's what I orderd since it's the lesser of 3 evils. __________________ Instagram: te37sl_m3
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03-08-2011, 02:20 PM	#47
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03-08-2011, 04:08 PM	#48
Pinta Private 9 Rep 87 Posts Drives: 1M Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: South Wales iTrader: (0)	I would say Valencia Orange based on the fact that this colour best distinguishes the Motorsport element to this car & also matches the orange stitching on the interior. It is a bit larey but so is a 500nm car! I also think that Valencia Orange best accentuates the lines of the car and lets you see instantly what the designers have strived to achieve. If a CSL version was available with a Carbon Fibre roof and CSL decals I would probably go for Alpine White but that is a whole different story.
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03-10-2011, 04:15 PM	#52
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03-10-2011, 04:44 PM	#53
Vertigo//SD First Lieutenant 39 Rep 362 Posts Drives: X1 xDrive28i (temporarily) Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: San Diego, CA iTrader: (1)	The only good about VO is that the orange reflectors are more subtle.
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03-11-2011, 12:30 PM	#58
E821M Private First Class 5 Rep 185 Posts Drives: 1M/330CI ZHP Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: GA iTrader: (0)	For real. Space grey would work well with the orange stitching of the interior.
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03-12-2011, 05:05 PM	#59
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03-12-2011, 06:06 PM	#60
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03-13-2011, 07:58 AM	#61
skyphab First Lieutenant 11 Rep 350 Posts Drives: MK5 GTI --> Cayman R (skip 1M) Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Switzerland iTrader: (0)	Great graphic! Too much white, but still a great choice for the 1M __________________
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03-14-2011, 03:50 PM	#63
lazytrax New Member 3 Rep 27 Posts Drives: 1M / E46 M3 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: CA iTrader: (0)	white color all the way!!
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03-18-2011, 05:59 PM	#64
Dackelone European Editor 10589 Rep 22,992 Posts Drives: N54 e82 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bayern, Germany iTrader: (1)	I really did not know where to stick this... so I thought here would make a good spot. I read today on the German 1er forum the post bellow... using Google's translator... http://www.1erforum.de/bmw-1er-m-cou...h-52654-2.html Posted by RacerJ... Today I participated in a tour the BMW plant in Leipzig and have all three colors (though only from a distance) can see. When pure parked in front of me walking in a VO (Erprobungsfahrzeu) and I can only beiflichten Thorsten. VO looks kind of like copper or rust brown, if the sun shines on it and the hot rod is trimmed to a shine. I will stay with my order AW, the rims to black - I like it Greetings Ich habe heute an einer Führung im BMW Werk Leipzig teilgenommen und habe alle drei Farben (zwar nur aus einiger Entfernung) sehe können. Beim Reinspazieren parkte vor mir einer in VO (Erprobungsfahrzeu)ein und ich kann Thorsten nur beiflichten. VO sieht irgendwie wie Kupfer oder Rostbraun aus, wenn nicht die Sonne drauf scheint und der Bolide auf Hochglanz getrimmt ist. Ich bleibe nun bei meiner Bestellung AW, die Felgen dazu schwarz - mir gefällt´s Grüße And someone else posted these two photos of a UK 1M... You can see that the VO really looks dark when the sun is not out. Dackel
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03-25-2011, 07:06 AM	#65
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as7920 Colonel 597 Rep 2,375 Posts Drives: 2023 SG/FR M4 xDrive Competiti Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Couple more real life AW 1M pics here: http://www.z3mcoupe.com/forum/showthread.php?p=101505 http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/a...5/5af78474.jpg http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/a...5/b48563cd.jpg http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/a...5/4d3c6665.jpg Last edited by as7920; 03-29-2011 at 05:48 PM..
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