stogie1020

Looking for opinion on interior TRIM color for a 335i.

Exterior is Deep Sea Blue
Interior is Saddle Tan
Will be an auto so the small area between the shifter and the center console/armrest will also be done in the trim material around the iDrive knob.

Choices are:


Aluminum




Light Burl Walnut




Dark Burl Walnut




Bamboo Anthracite

Never Summer

I would go with the aluminum or bamboo, though I think the aluminum is much more modern looking on the 3 Series. That said, the bamboo looks great, just not sure if I would go with that for a Saddle interior. The faux wood (or is it real?) definitely ages the E46 too much for my liking.

Are you going for the M-Sport package as well? 6-speed or auto?

TheMirror

Light Burl Walnut.

/thread

stogie1020

auto, sport (non-M), iDrive.

phee

iTrader: (5)

silver. the other stuff looks cheap after a few years.

Costco

Dunno, aluminum looks like it clashes too much. But the pictures don't capture how the trims look in real life exactly, at least not from what I remember. Probably bamboo.

stogie1020

I should add that saddle tan seems to be one of the few interior colors for which BMW leaves the door tops black instead of matching it to the color of the interior. Dunno why but it's annoying.

thelastaspec

Personally, my fam./friends tries to go for Alm + black...
always...
resale...

Gfaze

I like the bamboo, seems different.

Nice choice by the way, you hittin' the cougar bar when you get it?

Crazy Bimmer

Heres my old 335i with saddle and poplar trim, i think same as the bamboo shown above.. ?



Gets my vote btw.

teranfon

Hi Jefford

Personally, I like the light burl walnut. I've always considered it to be a classic and elegant contrast.





Terry

Carraway

I like the Bamboo Anthracite: subtle, classy, more to it than first appears.

Infamous425

i like bamboo anthracite. they used this trim in the E60 and it looks great, much better pattern than the dark poplar jesal posted above (although that is nice too)

Never Summer

Ok, thanks to Jesal the bamboo definitely gets my vote, that interior is beautiful.

Crazy Bimmer

Oh wow guess bamboo is different than what i had. Bamboo is freaking cool looking!

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...boo+anthracite

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...boo+anthracite

btw you will hear some complain that the aluminum trim dents easy.

v6cord2k5

iTrader: (1)

This picture makes me not want to step foot in my car ever again...

Costco

Okay, bamboo officially is

damn, love the M-Sport interior and exterior!

Shift_Acura

+1 to both

paz840

iTrader: (2)

Bamboo is nice. Looks great with the saddle interior.

AMGala

iTrader: (4)

Bamboo Anthracite gets my vote

TS_eXpeed

Thinking about a BMW instead of the E?!
The aluminum does look more "modern" but I'd probably go for the Dark Burl or Bamboo Anthracite. I think it looks a little more grown-up and refined.

The Dougler

iTrader: (1)

what ever happened to the S5. With your post count, and the IB takeover you should be able to swing it in a stock swap.

TS_eXpeed

Well...first it was an Audi 5.
But the Audi dealership pissed him off. :insertmadpuppypic:


Then it was the Merc E coupe.



Now it's the 3, apparently.

alex2364

Either Bamboo or Dark Burl. And M Sport is worth it.

Will Y.

I voted dark burl on basis of the pics, but don't recall what the interiors other than the bamboo look like IRL.

TheMirror

So Bamboo Anthracite with saddle leather is the overwhelming favorite. Geez, do you guys wear tan shirts with grey pants too?

Moog-Type-S

Bamboo or Aluminiumumum

black label

The Bamboo that everyone seems to like reminds me of the MDX wood trim that many people dislike. I like the dark burl myself, I feel it goes with that interior very nicely. The pic of the Light Burl isn't showing up for me.

Not sure if you are leasing or buying but if you are buying I would go with something more traditional to keep your resale value up, if you are leasing, go nuts resale value will be BMW's problem not yours.

Crazy Bimmer

This is why BMW offers so many options. Everyone is different.

Bamboo wont hurt resale, hes buying a sporty coupe after all and the dark bamboo color trim is well liked on the BMW forums.

Saddle with poplar trim that i had is by far my favorite interior combo i ever had. I wished they offered it in the M3.

Dark or light wood in a BMW coupe seems wrong. IMO

stogie1020

Thanks guys.

The car will be a lease for 3 years.

black label

In that case, get what you like regardless of what others think. That's one of the nice things about leases, you can get one of the flash in the pan colors (like bright yellow or rusty orange) and not care if it's all played out and undesirable when it's time to replace it.

Are you going to have enough room in the new coupe to keep the illegals or are they staying with the TSX?

chill_dog

Bamboo or Dark Burl...in that order.

stogie1020

stogie1020

Well, I have to be honest. Going into this, I was leaning toward the aluminum. I didn't like two tones of darker brown and the black together.

Having said that, I have been looking more and more at the bamboo and find it very acceptable as well, even so much as to possibly take the #1 spot for me. The aluminum "pops" more and lightens up an already dark interior, but the GIANT stretch of it across the passenger dash area is fugly to me, as is the huge piece of it rear of the shifter on the automatic.

In the end, I am now leaning heavily toward the bamboo.

I should add that my current TSX has the light tan interior with the burl wood trim and black exterior, so a slight change will be nice.

Thanks everyone!

Moog-Type-S

Too bad you can't get bamboo with aluminum accents

vwong

Hell yeah...

vwong

Totally agree. If it was a sedan, the dark or light wood maybe ok. But I'd still go for bamboo.

For me, the red interior with gray poplar wood trim is my favorite combo. However the wife didn't want red, so we got black interior with gray poplar wood trim.

AsianRage

Having aluminum trims will brighten the already dark dash, plush adding much needed contrast (and enhance the sportiness of the car).

nbennettksu

iTrader: (2)

alum looks the best... I see these cars day in and out, alum holds up the best, too. but its fire hot so you cant touch it

stogie1020

This is a legitimate concern in AZ...