Individual Paint and the G87

SW19 · 08-21-2022, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by soflacarguy

Im a fan of bright colors, my previous S3 was Vegas Yellow for reference….but imho, the G42/G87 look better in darker shades.

Some that I'd consider from the m3/m4 online palette are:

Tanzanite Blue
British Racing Green
Frozen Black Metallic
Ruby Black Metallic

The design of the G87 is going to look totally different than the G42 so i won’t be making my color choice decision on that car.Based on how great the G87 test car looked in the bight camo pattern i think the G87 is going to look awesome in a bright color like Toronto Red.

Ronin76 · 08-21-2022, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by SW19

The design of the G87 is going to look totally different than the G42 so i won’t be making my color choice decision on that car.Based on how great the G87 test car looked in the bight camo pattern i think the G87 is going to look awesome in a bright color like Toronto Red.

or any shade of blue.

SW19 · 08-21-2022, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Ronin76

or any shade of blue.

There are some nice bright ones on the front.

atl_1M · 08-21-2022, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Ronin76

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Originally Posted by SW19

The design of the G87 is going to look totally different than the G42 so i won’t be making my color choice decision on that car.Based on how great the G87 test car looked in the bight camo pattern i think the G87 is going to look awesome in a bright color like Toronto Red.

or any shade of blue.

Agreed, a nice shade of blue like portimao or something even lighter would be great

Ronin76 · 08-21-2022, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by atl_1M

Agreed, a nice shade of blue like portimao or something even lighter would be great

Thanks a lot atl_1M now I have to google portimao and see if I need to add it to my list

LivingInSalt · 08-21-2022, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Ronin76

Thanks a lot atl_1M now I have to google portimao and see if I need to add it to my list

Portimao g42

soflacarguy · 08-21-2022, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SW19

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Originally Posted by soflacarguy

Im a fan of bright colors, my previous S3 was Vegas Yellow for reference….but imho, the G42/G87 look better in darker shades.

Some that I'd consider from the m3/m4 online palette are:

Tanzanite Blue
British Racing Green
Frozen Black Metallic
Ruby Black Metallic

The design of the G87 is going to look totally different than the G42 so i won’t be making my color choice decision on that car.Based on how great the G87 test car looked in the bight camo pattern i think the G87 is going to look awesome in a bright color like Toronto Red.

I hope your right bc I enjoy bright colors but the Camo is covering up my (personal) potential dislike areas. My issue is not with the shape / silhouette of the car- I Iove it. It's that I'm not a fan of the tail light housing and not sure how I feel about the gloss black rear diffuser. I prefer both blending in with darker paint colors rather than create high contrast.

With the G42, black paint completely transformed everything I didn't find favorable (triangles in front grill, gloss black side skirts and rear diffuser, tail lights). The car also looks much beefier in black imo.

atl_1M · 08-21-2022, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by soflacarguy

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Originally Posted by SW19

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Originally Posted by soflacarguy

Im a fan of bright colors, my previous S3 was Vegas Yellow for reference….but imho, the G42/G87 look better in darker shades.

Some that I'd consider from the m3/m4 online palette are:

Tanzanite Blue
British Racing Green
Frozen Black Metallic
Ruby Black Metallic

The design of the G87 is going to look totally different than the G42 so i won't be making my color choice decision on that car.Based on how great the G87 test car looked in the bight camo pattern i think the G87 is going to look awesome in a bright color like Toronto Red.

I hope your right bc I enjoy bright colors but the Camo is covering up my (personal) potential dislike areas. My issue is not with the shape / silhouette of the car- I Iove it. It's that I'm not a fan of the tail light housing and not sure how I feel about the gloss black rear diffuser. I prefer both blending in with darker paint colors rather than create high contrast.

With the G42, black paint completely transformed everything I didn't find favorable (triangles in front grill, gloss black side skirts and rear diffuser, tail lights). The car also looks much beefier in black imo.

This!! I'm with you 100%. As much as I don't want a third black car, I don't know if I'll be able to get over the rear end, but I'm cautiously optimistic it'll look better once we see the official unveiling.

OUGrad05 · 08-21-2022, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by LivingInSalt

Portimao g42

HOT

T_U_D · 08-22-2022, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Ronin76

My wife were out and about yesterday doing errands and while we were out we went into an independent car dealership by our old house for poops and giggles. They usually sell German cars...BMWs, Mercs, Audis, and Porsches. One the cars they had at their lot was a 2020 991 GTS in Lava Orange.

IT.WAS.AWESOME...that 911 wore that orange great. Even my wife who knows nothing about cars (or couldn't care less) said to me "That color looked really nice. You should consider it."

Still not sure if I have the stones to go orange but man...Fire Orange may be a serious contender now LOL.

I have waffled on and off about Fire Orange. Just like week I came to the final conclusion there is no way I could do it. Far to bold for this guy.

atl_1M · 08-22-2022, 04:13 PM

I'm not brave enough to do it either but I think this color will look amazing on the g87

M3WC · 08-22-2022, 04:17 PM

If I get a G87 it will have individual paint. I have a small list of colors that I yet to see recently on any builds.

Ronin76 · 08-22-2022, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by atl_1M

I'm not brave enough to do it either but I think this color will look amazing on the g87

god DAMN!!! Dude...Dude...you need to stop. I am tempted.

BeemerBaron · 08-22-2022, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by soflacarguy

I hope your right bc I enjoy bright colors but the Camo is covering up my (personal) potential dislike areas. My issue is not with the shape / silhouette of the car- I Iove it. It's that I'm not a fan of the tail light housing and not sure how I feel about the gloss black rear diffuser. I prefer both blending in with darker paint colors rather than create high contrast.

With the G42, black paint completely transformed everything I didn't find favorable (triangles in front grill, gloss black side skirts and rear diffuser, tail lights). The car also looks much beefier in black imo.

This is exactly why I went black on my G42 and ShadowLine.

StickyPickle · 08-22-2022, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Slingray

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Originally Posted by soflacarguy

I hope your right bc I enjoy bright colors but the Camo is covering up my (personal) potential dislike areas. My issue is not with the shape / silhouette of the car- I Iove it. It's that I'm not a fan of the tail light housing and not sure how I feel about the gloss black rear diffuser. I prefer both blending in with darker paint colors rather than create high contrast.

With the G42, black paint completely transformed everything I didn't find favorable (triangles in front grill, gloss black side skirts and rear diffuser, tail lights). The car also looks much beefier in black imo.

This is exactly why I went black on my G42 and ShadowLine.

This is all of us who went with black on the M240i lol

T_U_D · 08-22-2022, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by M3WC

If I get a G87 it will have individual paint. I have a small list of colors that I yet to see recently on any builds.

Search YouTube, you may or may not see them on there.

M3WC · 08-22-2022, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by T_U_D

Search YouTube, you may or may not see them on there.

Been here since 2008, I’ve seen everything. There are a few rare colors I have in mind. A couple most people wouldn’t even consider. But I need to see G87 in flesh to see if it can pull it off. Also depends if BMW will approve one of them, they are old BMW colors.

Game · 08-22-2022, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by M3WC

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Originally Posted by T_U_D

Search YouTube, you may or may not see them on there.

Been here since 2008, I've seen everything. There are a few rare colors I have in mind. A couple most people wouldn't even consider. But I need to see G87 in flesh to see if it can pull it off. Also depends if BMW will approve one of them, they are old BMW colors.

Color has to be on the visualizer to be approved.

M3WC · 08-23-2022, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Game

Color has to be on the visualizer to be approved.

Not true. You can even do individual colors that require research (something BMW has never done). BMW will do anything really, exterior and interior if you got the money and get approved. There have been some very unique approvals in the past(e9x and F8x forums).

oz800r · 08-23-2022, 02:37 AM

Java Green but waiting to see it on the configurator first. Loud and proud.

azuki · 08-23-2022, 02:55 AM

i would love to get a coastal pastely blue

M2PDX · 08-23-2022, 09:24 AM

San Marino Blue would be a popular option.

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