[kassonvike]

Going to put deposit on 2025 M240i tomorrow. Thunder knight Metallic with Cognac sensatec. One of the reason I waited for 2025 was I heard carbon fiber would be an option (also figured may as well weight for idrive 8.5). But, once the configurator came out, $800 for cf!?! I’m leaning towards that is crazy for a couple pieces of trim. Not a fan of the polished aluminum base trim. So I guess I’m down to $150 for aluminum rhombicide anthracite or the ash blu gray open pore fine wood trim for $350.

I was leaning towards the wood. It’s mostly gray. If any blue it’s very subtle. I think the aluminum is a little more sporty and I do think of the car as more sport than luxury so could also talk myself that way. Also $200 cheaper.

Any thoughts/opinions?

[Pentland]

Wood? It’s not a Jaguar.

If you are convinced that’s what you want, make sure you see it first. They had a wood option on the F30s at one point and the colour was a mile of the configurator images.

That said, 800 bucks on a 50k car to get exactly what you want and what you will be looking at every day is a regret I wouldn’t want.

[kassonvike]

I caved and got the carbon fiber.

[Baldilocks73]

When you get it, let us know if it comes with leather knee pads for 2025.

[Littlecoupe]

I know you already made your choice (and I think it was the right one), but the wood trim in the '23/24 4-series looks cheap and fake. Even my wife who knows little to nothing about cars commented on the fake wood in our 4 series rental and said it looks cheap and terrible. I'm not sure it's any better in the '25 update.

[BmwIowa]

Just finished configuring an order for a 230i...Skyscraper Grey paint.

To us, the Rhombicle trim looked like imitation CF...and we have the CF in our x3 M40i.

Looked at the standard M Brushed Aluminum trim and it's a muted aluminum with very fine brushed finish. Seeing it in person made it easy to choose that base trim. Think it looks good and will brighten up the interior a bit with the Tacora Red Sensatec...especially as we're deleting the sunroof to pocket the $800 savings and give us a bit more head/helmet room

[J-RO]

I took the aluminum rhombicide off my car if you are interested in it PM me.

[Ricochet48]

$800 is absolutely insane for a trim, agreed.

You can get it for much, much cheaper on Aliexpress.

Honestly the black/gray wood-ish look seems decent too.

[inevitab1e]

Originally Posted by J-RO

I took the aluminum rhombicide off my car if you are interested in it PM me.

Isn't that the silver plastic surrounding the drive mode buttons, Idrive controls, in the center? The previous owner of my car left a couple notches in mine. Kinda annoying to look at. I have a 2023

[IanH]

If you're balking at $800 for quality cf trim and advocating to buy aliexpress trash instead, maybe just buy a cheaper car.

[TheStoka]

$800 is a good price for these 100% recommend it if you want them and can spec new. Proper perfect replacement carbon anit cheap. Your looking at $350 -$400 for the stick on ali ones which are nowhere near as good as genuine. Costs around $1500 for genuine replacements after the fact from main dealer.

[J-RO]

Originally Posted by inevitab1e

Isn't that the silver plastic surrounding the drive mode buttons, Idrive controls, in the center? The previous owner of my car left a couple notches in mine. Kinda annoying to look at. I have a 2023

Its this:

[Ricochet48]

Originally Posted by TheStoka

$800 is a good price for these 100% recommend it if you want them and can spec new. Proper perfect replacement carbon anit cheap. Your looking at $350 -$400 for the stick on ali ones which are nowhere near as good as genuine. Costs around $1500 for genuine replacements after the fact from main dealer.

Being smart with money is how many CAN afford a $55K sporty car like this...

It's $300 extra for most other BMW models that have literally the same dash (like the M340i). Why is the M240i's $500 more? It's a ripoff, that's why. So Aliexpress is the move in my book. Each to their own.

[Baldilocks73]

Originally Posted by TheStoka

$800 is a good price for these 100% recommend it if you want them and can spec new. Proper perfect replacement carbon anit cheap. Your looking at $350 -$400 for the stick on ali ones which are nowhere near as good as genuine. Costs around $1500 for genuine replacements after the fact from main dealer.

I too prefer the OEM parts whenever possible.

[inevitab1e]

Originally Posted by J-RO

Its this:

If it's what's marked with red, was it hard to remove?
What do you want for it?

[J-RO]

Originally Posted by inevitab1e

If it's what's marked with red, was it hard to remove?
What do you want for it?

Yes. There are two other pieces. One that covers the cup holders and a small piece above that. The large piece you marked is a bit tricky to unclip the front part. There are several YouTube video on how to remove the pieces. PM me.