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      01-31-2017, 04:59 AM   #1
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Bluestone Metallic and Night Blue Upholstery

So, I discovered today that somehow the lease company screwed up my order, and it can't be changed without causing further delay... my car is in production now...

Question: anyone seem Night Blue Upholstery in the new G30 in real life? What are your thoughts. (I have Bluestone Metallic on order)

The online configurator probably does not do it justice, BMW Sales Exec says Night Blue 'looks great' in the flesh...

I ordered LCNL (Black with blue stitching/piping), but they somehow got Night Blue because of the abbreviated description on the lease order site... I really didn't want blue leather !

I know it is personal preference... I just think blue and a black dash clashes



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In the photos forum see the thread "HD Photos...Back to the Track"

On page 2 there is a photo of night blue interior.

I'm on mobile so I'm having trouble posting direct link.
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In the photos forum see the thread "HD Photos...Back to the Track"

On page 2 there is a photo of night blue interior.

I'm on mobile so I'm having trouble posting direct link.

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Ugh. Thanks for the pics E90 (I'm not OP). I think I'm going to really have to find the midnight blue locally, then.

In the previous pictures posted, I really liked the look...or at least I thought I did...and that was what I was planning to order . However, in your first pic, it looks like a washed out blue. Also, I had not previously noticed that it's only the seats and doors in blue. Everything else is in black/grey leather (see steering wheel).

I guess I'll have to try and see this color in person to see if it works or not.
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In the photos forum see the thread "HD Photos...Back to the Track"

On page 2 there is a photo of night blue interior.

I'm on mobile so I'm having trouble posting direct link.
Thanks, I have pics of the Night blue already I wanted to hear from people that have actually seen it to understand what they think of it...

Personally I think blue on black does not look nice
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The blue looks amazing in person
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Wow, terrible news.
Sorry to say, but I saw the sample of it, and it looked just as bad as in the pics.
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I saw it today on a white g30, looking at it I didn't notice at first glance, only when I looked a the vertical part of the seat did I notice.

This was inside the showroom so will look different in day light.

I wouldn't buy it, and wouldn't accept it if I came by mistake. Depends whether you can wait again
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I saw it today on a white g30, looking at it I didn't notice at first glance, only when I looked a the vertical part of the seat did I notice.

This was inside the showroom so will look different in day light.

I wouldn't buy it, and wouldn't accept it if I came by mistake. Depends whether you can wait again
Yeah, it's painful.. I have asked lease company to lobby BMW to get it changed (since they screwed up) and keep the delivery date...

Interestingly I showed my daughter and wife the night blue colour pictures and they thought it was brilliant ! Fascinating dynamics there...
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I liked the blue interior when I saw it, which surprised me since I tend to think leather should only be dyed colors that actually appear on cows. However, I also saw it on a Bluestone Metallic car and did not like the combination. It is just too much blue on blue.
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My Client Advisor saw the Night Blue at a BMW event and he thought that it looked beautiful.
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I liked the blue interior when I saw it, which surprised me since I tend to think leather should only be dyed colors that actually appear on cows. However, I also saw it on a Bluestone Metallic car and did not like the combination. It is just too much blue on blue.

Bad enough having to have some mangy old cow slaughtered to line the inside of your car let alone it looking like a friesian....
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I liked it at first but that picture of the sunlight hitting it sort of ruined it for me. I'll reserve final judgement until seeing it in person.
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I liked it at first but that picture of the sunlight hitting it sort of ruined it for me. I'll reserve final judgement until seeing it in person.
+1, the sunlight really highlights the contrast between blue and black.... but it could just be a crap camera, over exposed too.... the picture I took from the configurator at top is dark blue which doesn't look too bad... I asked if my local BMW (Berry Heathrow) had a demo in Night blue... they said huh? hadn't heard of it and that colour is not on their local configurator

So I'll keep hunting
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Grabbed you some more pics whilst there today. Apologies they are a bit crap, had to grab them before the bmw police turned up.
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Grabbed you some more pics whilst there today. Apologies they are a bit crap, had to grab them before the bmw police turned up.
Thanks, actually it does not look so bad there... much darker and classy looking, without the high contrast between blue and black
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That night blue interior is actually growing on me quite a bit. Can't wait to see one in the flesh.
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here is a vid at a dealership...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEopixPrEjM
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Ahh blue interiors...

Bringing back fond memories of pimp daddy Caddy Fleetwood Broughms and other fake wood w/ vinyl-laced Detroit land yachts.
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Ahh blue interiors...

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here is a vid at a dealership...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEopixPrEjM
Thanks very much. I think the blue is nice. My problem is getting to like the blue with black contrast, it just clashes too much. Anyway I got told today BMW can't change it without delaying production. And I can't do that, it would put it into April and that means my car would get hit with the new UK road tax rules which are utter crap
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