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      03-22-2010, 02:08 PM   #1
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Mineral white

Finally sorted my spec out for my new 335, only to hear that BMW are launching a metallic white in the E90, namely mineral white.

My question is, has anyone seen it in the flesh, as it is available on the 7 series already? It is a no cost option, on the 335, but isn't available until June, which will prolong my order, but is it worth the wait?

I have found the following Youtube clip on a M3 in brilliant white(special order), however I believe the colour is the mineral white, and brilliant is just the US's name for it;



You can really see the colour at the end when it is out in the sunlight.

Any comments appreciated, oh and the timescale isnt a problem, so I can wait
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Isn't WAFIKs M3 a metallic white? - there were loads of good pictures of it some months ago when he picked it up from the dealer - it looks great.
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basically its pearl
Which is pearl, Brilliant or mineral - because I heard mineral was a metallic?
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Isn't WAFIKs M3 a metallic white? - there were loads of good pictures of it some months ago when he picked it up from the dealer - it looks great.
Right, looks like Mineral and brilliant are different!! just need some mineral pictures now!
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I would go for the new colour, will be more exclusive at least for a while. There are loads of the current shade of white cars about so go for something different. Were pics a while back of an exclusive white M3 which really did look good.
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I think it might be on the BMW.de configurator.

Pick a coupe, then its a 1950EUR individual option for Mondstein (=Moonstone = a mineral) Metallic. It looks a lot darker than alpine white, but hard to tell in the rendered shots - of course it maybe a different colour.
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if its pearl>>>>
ask stevie hoops as his pearls always come in necklaces
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I think it might be on the BMW.de configurator.

Pick a coupe, then its a 1950EUR individual option for Mondstein (=Moonstone = a mineral) Metallic. It looks a lot darker than alpine white, but hard to tell in the rendered shots - of course it maybe a different colour.
Moonstone is the M3 silver colour, as Booforty has
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Moonstone is the M3 silver colour, as Booforty has
Booforty has SSII ......NAZ's M3 is Moonstone
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Booforty has SSII ......NAZ's M3 is Moonstone
Doh! But it's not mineral
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M3 below is Moonstone so not relevant, but worth a look anyway as the pics in the sun bring the colour out well!

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=248356
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and Silverstone II is more blue than silver.
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There's heaps of pictures of Mineral White on new 7 series, just search for it in Google Images. It looks cool.
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Like this one:

The posting is at bmwfansgallery.blogspot.com and states it is Mineral White.
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There's heaps of pictures of Mineral White on new 7 series, just search for it in Google Images. It looks cool.
To be fair, it looks just the same as Alpine - Im sure it will be slightly different, but Im going to go with Alpine, see my other thread
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Im going to go with Alpine
An excellent choice sir
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The mineral white looks good. I saw it in the showroom on 7 series. I just placed my M3 order today with mineral white. I think the paint will be a bit thicker than alpine.
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Finally sorted my spec out for my new 335, only to hear that BMW are launching a metallic white in the E90, namely mineral white.

My question is, has anyone seen it in the flesh, as it is available on the 7 series already? It is a no cost option, on the 335, but isn't available until June, which will prolong my order, but is it worth the wait?

I have found the following Youtube clip on a M3 in brilliant white(special order), however I believe the colour is the mineral white, and brilliant is just the US's name for it;



You can really see the colour at the end when it is out in the sunlight.

Any comments appreciated, oh and the timescale isnt a problem, so I can wait
Impressive... Came with Vorsteiner parts from the dealer.
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