MOST COMMON CONSOLE COLOUR ?
- Southernboy
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MOST COMMON CONSOLE COLOUR ?
What is the most common console colour for the sections housing the gearshift and gauges?
BLACK
SILVER
WOOD
OTHER
BLACK
SILVER
WOOD
OTHER
Last edited by Southernboy on Thu 02 Jul, 2015 09:12, edited 1 time in total.
Re: MOST COMMON CONSOLE COLOUR ?
Well, mine was wood, now vinyl-wrapped black...
Boosh.
Boosh.
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Re: MOST COMMON CONSOLE COLOUR ?
Are you asking what colour we have, or are we guessing what the most common colour from the factory was?
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What coulur do you have...
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RED subtle BMW of course
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Re: MOST COMMON CONSOLE COLOUR ?
Oh, ok. I've put my 'vote' in for black, then, but I do have a silver one in a box and another one that I'm planning on painting red!Southernboy wrote:What coulur do you have...
Re: MOST COMMON CONSOLE COLOUR ?
blue carbon fibre wrap
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Re: MOST COMMON CONSOLE COLOUR ?
What colour is it under the wrap?
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redSouthernboy wrote:What colour is it under the wrap?
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I have an element of 'M-styling' on my car, If that's a good enough reason for the manufacturers to adorn a 320 with the M badge, then its certainly a good enough reason for me..
Re: MOST COMMON CONSOLE COLOUR ?
Other - Oregon/beige
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I need more than 1 option as I have 3
1 silver brushed aluminium, 1 black wrapped in black carbon fibre and 1 black ///M one wrapped in silver carbon fibre
1 silver brushed aluminium, 1 black wrapped in black carbon fibre and 1 black ///M one wrapped in silver carbon fibre
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Other blue leather
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mine was brushed aluminium but I swapped it red.
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Mine is red matching my dream Red interior
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Re: MOST COMMON CONSOLE COLOUR ?
Other - Red
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Re: MOST COMMON CONSOLE COLOUR ?
Black but I do love the red/black interior maybe one day when the wife's away.
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Re: MOST COMMON CONSOLE COLOUR ?
feeling a bit left out now, mine is the original wood with beige
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Other - Red
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Brushed aluminium silver
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Replaced original with wood centre and wood gearshift. Class.
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Mine was black when I bought the car but changed the gearknob, handbrake and centre console to wood.
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- Southernboy
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Re: MOST COMMON CONSOLE COLOUR ?
Looks like Bird's eye Maple... very nice !
Wood trim was considered synonymous with the roadster image for many years, and I have seen some smart "upgrades" to the Z4 interior using wood trim for just that reason... good luck with your modification... looking forward to seeing pics of the results. Perhaps pay a visit to a Jaguar classic outlet and have a look inside some of the Mk II's, they have used that wood in the trim and the finishing with substantial layers of lacquer makes it extremely attractive...
Wood trim was considered synonymous with the roadster image for many years, and I have seen some smart "upgrades" to the Z4 interior using wood trim for just that reason... good luck with your modification... looking forward to seeing pics of the results. Perhaps pay a visit to a Jaguar classic outlet and have a look inside some of the Mk II's, they have used that wood in the trim and the finishing with substantial layers of lacquer makes it extremely attractive...
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that is the plan, deep lacquer, buffed real well. I never liked wood trim till I brought my z, now its great in cars like these.
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I prefer the Bird's Eye.... It has a natural sheen which is enhanced with the lacquer. The olive ash is somewhat "busy" by comparison IMO.
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the birds eye is also a bit cheaper and the sections are a lot larger. the choices are plentiful. don't want to clog this thread up, I started a new one a couple of days ago. I will be making a few other changes to the wood trim too.
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Holy Rattlesnake Batman!!
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go well with my beige trim
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I've got WOOD!
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I hope you don't have matching boots.....
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wood with beige for me too...littlefeller wrote:feeling a bit left out now, mine is the original wood with beige
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its not staying in, I will be swapping it for leather (beige) with some nice stitching.
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Z3lda (Zelda), 1998 2.8, Montreal Blue, Beige Oregon leather interior and M steering wheel, Sports Seats, Wood trim, Chrome Line Interior, Centre armrest with Cupholder, Alpina Softline wheels, Chromed Angel Eyes, De- tango'd, Rear stone guards, Sport aerial, ASC front strut brace, Strong Strut Butt Strut and Body Brace, Uprated brake fluid, Yellowstuff pads 78k.
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Re: MOST COMMON CONSOLE COLOUR ?
My console is black but when I bought my M Coupe one annoying thing was that a previous owner/maintainer had put a deep groove in the surface just a adjacent to the surround/gaiter (maybe they had used a screwdriver to remove the surround and slipped). To rectify this thinking a putting a black leather textured vinyl wrap over the console surface.
How easy is it to remove the console sections? Is there a guide to carry out this work? May just try doing the effected flat section with the surround & window switches first to see what it looks like.
Anyone used a similar wrap finish, if so any pics?
How easy is it to remove the console sections? Is there a guide to carry out this work? May just try doing the effected flat section with the surround & window switches first to see what it looks like.
Anyone used a similar wrap finish, if so any pics?
Pete C
2000 Z3M Coupe - Cosmos Black Metallic/Black Interior.
Previous BMWs
2003 E46 M3 6 speed manual - Carbon Black/Black Interior.
2000 Z3M Coupe - Cosmos Black/Black Interior
1986 M635
1985 E28 M5
1983 E28 528i Alpina
2000 Z3M Coupe - Cosmos Black Metallic/Black Interior.
Previous BMWs
2003 E46 M3 6 speed manual - Carbon Black/Black Interior.
2000 Z3M Coupe - Cosmos Black/Black Interior
1986 M635
1985 E28 M5
1983 E28 528i Alpina
- Southernboy
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Re: MOST COMMON CONSOLE COLOUR ?
If you refer to the Z3 Knowledgebase, and go to the "Dashboard removal" item, then within that you will see the "console removal" item - click on that for guidance.
Re: MOST COMMON CONSOLE COLOUR ?
Mine is blue with blue extended leather to the dashboard pods.
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Re: MOST COMMON CONSOLE COLOUR ?
Black in mine
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Cheers Barry, I'll have a good study of the that thread.Southernboy wrote:If you refer to the Z3 Knowledgebase, and go to the "Dashboard removal" item, then within that you will see the "console removal" item - click on that for guidance.
Pete C
2000 Z3M Coupe - Cosmos Black Metallic/Black Interior.
Previous BMWs
2003 E46 M3 6 speed manual - Carbon Black/Black Interior.
2000 Z3M Coupe - Cosmos Black/Black Interior
1986 M635
1985 E28 M5
1983 E28 528i Alpina
2000 Z3M Coupe - Cosmos Black Metallic/Black Interior.
Previous BMWs
2003 E46 M3 6 speed manual - Carbon Black/Black Interior.
2000 Z3M Coupe - Cosmos Black/Black Interior
1986 M635
1985 E28 M5
1983 E28 528i Alpina