Ordering my 335 this week; need some help with color choices! - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

JT · 06-19-2006, 12:13 PM

First, I want to express my thanks for this site and the information within; excellent resource!!!

I am going to get either one of the blacks or Monaco Blue and need to figure out which interior to go with. I am not getting black and my wife has an E46 330i with light gray , so I am not getting light gray. Therefore, it is down to Cream Beige or Saddle Brown (the red is nice but too much for me for a daily driver). I will get the beige if I go with the Blue, but am not sure if I go with Black (which i am leaning towards). Does anyone have any pics of the Saddle Brown with the two natural wood trims? I have seen the pics on the site with the aluminum and the gray wood, but am looking for pics with the light popular and the burled walnut. I saw some pics with one of the natural woods on the Saddle Brown thread but they are difficult to get a feeling for (not great angles).

Thanks in advance!

MonacoBimm · 06-19-2006, 03:08 PM

Monaco Blue

bimmer4me · 06-19-2006, 03:25 PM

Get Saddle Brown with Monaco Blue!! That's a SWEET combo! Beige has too much bright yellow in it and a little feminine for my taste.

DerekS · 06-19-2006, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JT

First, I want to express my thanks for this site and the information within; excellent resource!!!

I am going to get either one of the blacks or Monaco Blue and need to figure out which interior to go with. I am not getting black and my wife has an E46 330i with light gray , so I am not getting light gray. Therefore, it is down to Cream Beige or Saddle Brown (the red is nice but too much for me for a daily driver). I will get the beige if I go with the Blue, but am not sure if I go with Black (which i am leaning towards). Does anyone have any pics of the Saddle Brown with the two natural wood trims? I have seen the pics on the site with the aluminum and the gray wood, but am looking for pics with the light popular and the burled walnut. I saw some pics with one of the natural woods on the Saddle Brown thread but they are difficult to get a feeling for (not great angles).

Thanks in advance!

Search under "E92 Configurator Pics" and you will eventually see various interior choices. The photos to which I think you are referring to showed a black coupe with saddle brown + light poplar. I don't think this was the right trim choice to go with saddle - the wood looked too yellow. However, I think the walnut will look much better with saddle. I hope so - that's what I have chosen for my future machine. Like you, I have gone back and forth between creme beige and saddle; I felt that saddle will be much easier to keep looking clean. Also, the carpets, door sills and rear parcel shelf will be black - more practical and less glare in the rear area.

JT · 06-19-2006, 04:57 PM

Thanks for the opinions!! I agree re: the dark wood with the saddle; i think that is the way to go. The beige might be too light for everyday driving. I think the 6 series has that color as an option, so i will check it out.

MIKEYMIKE · 06-19-2006, 05:07 PM

Saddle brown FTW!

06-21-2006, 06:12 PM

Montego bay blue with creme beige.

tl_boy · 06-21-2006, 06:40 PM

can i see pics?

from the sound of it, the blue sounds really nice though. I really loved the E46 M3 blue. Not the smurf blue, the other one.

18LLC · 06-21-2006, 06:42 PM

eletri red

kdan · 06-22-2006, 07:53 AM

i am thinking about the monaco blue aswell. so does black interior go with that?

06-19-2006, 12:13 PM	#1
JT Private Drives: 2006 BMW Z4 3.0si Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 74 iTrader: (0)	Ordering my 335 this week; need some help with color choices! First, I want to express my thanks for this site and the information within; excellent resource!!! I am going to get either one of the blacks or Monaco Blue and need to figure out which interior to go with. I am not getting black and my wife has an E46 330i with light gray , so I am not getting light gray. Therefore, it is down to Cream Beige or Saddle Brown (the red is nice but too much for me for a daily driver). I will get the beige if I go with the Blue, but am not sure if I go with Black (which i am leaning towards). Does anyone have any pics of the Saddle Brown with the two natural wood trims? I have seen the pics on the site with the aluminum and the gray wood, but am looking for pics with the light popular and the burled walnut. I saw some pics with one of the natural woods on the Saddle Brown thread but they are difficult to get a feeling for (not great angles). Thanks in advance! __________________ Mine - 2006 BMW Z4 3.0si Hers - 2002 BMW 330i Last several cars: 88 M6, 89 944 Turbo S, 01 Audi S4, 03 Z06
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06-19-2006, 03:25 PM	#3
bimmer4me Captain Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 997 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Get Saddle Brown with Monaco Blue!! That's a SWEET combo! Beige has too much bright yellow in it and a little feminine for my taste. __________________ 2006 330i Monaco Blue \| Grey \| Walnut ...Manual \| Sports \| Premium \| Cold \| Nav \| Comfort Access \| PDC \| Sirius \| Sunshade ...M-Tec Steering Wheel \| M-Tec Shifter \| TLC ...Performance Center Delivery \| Oct 14, 2005

06-19-2006, 04:57 PM	#5
JT Private Drives: 2006 BMW Z4 3.0si Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 74 iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the opinions!! I agree re: the dark wood with the saddle; i think that is the way to go. The beige might be too light for everyday driving. I think the 6 series has that color as an option, so i will check it out. __________________ Mine - 2006 BMW Z4 3.0si Hers - 2002 BMW 330i Last several cars: 88 M6, 89 944 Turbo S, 01 Audi S4, 03 Z06

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06-19-2006, 03:08 PM	#2
MonacoBimm Banned Drives: Sapp. Black 330i(2nd e90) Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Panama City, Panama Posts: 1,859 iTrader: (1)	Monaco Blue

06-19-2006, 05:07 PM	#6
MIKEYMIKE Lieutenant Colonel Drives: 330i 6mt Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,516 iTrader: (3)	Saddle brown FTW!

06-21-2006, 06:12 PM	#7
quincy Guest Drives: Posts: n/a	Montego bay blue with creme beige.

06-21-2006, 06:40 PM	#8
tl_boy Major Drives: tl Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: houston Posts: 1,329 iTrader: (0)	can i see pics? from the sound of it, the blue sounds really nice though. I really loved the E46 M3 blue. Not the smurf blue, the other one.

06-21-2006, 06:42 PM	#9
18LLC Major General Drives: 325Xi Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: California Posts: 5,052 iTrader: (0)	eletri red

06-22-2006, 07:53 AM	#10
kdan Private First Class Drives: e46 coupe Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: boston Posts: 139 iTrader: (0)	i am thinking about the monaco blue aswell. so does black interior go with that?