Best colour for E90?

ShereKhan · 09-05-2007, 02:59 AM

I've found my Le Mans Blue paint seems to vary with the amount of sunlight. When the car is clean and its sunny it really does stand out. As in the colour looks more vivid than montego blue.

When its overcast the montego blue seems to be more vivid as it has a purply appearance.

That's what i've seen anyway when comparing side by side on the motorway or in car parks

bob mushroom · 09-05-2007, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by ShereKhan

I've found my Le Mans Blue paint seems to vary with the amount of sunlight. When the car is clean and its sunny it really does stand out. As in the colour looks more vivid than montego blue.

When its overcast the montego blue seems to be more vivid as it has a purply appearance.

That's what i've seen anyway when comparing side by side on the motorway or in car parks

I would agree with this - The Le Mans Blue is stunning when clean but looks particularly dull when dirty. I would still say Le Mans Blue is my favourite colour though

creepy coupe · 09-05-2007, 04:48 AM

This might help you decide..

Z4 Beemer · 09-05-2007, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by ShereKhan

I've found my Le Mans Blue paint seems to vary with the amount of sunlight. When the car is clean and its sunny it really does stand out. As in the colour looks more vivid than montego blue.

When its overcast the montego blue seems to be more vivid as it has a purply appearance.

That's what i've seen anyway when comparing side by side on the motorway or in car parks

Yes, there is a touch of 'purple' in Montego blue. I like it though!

silverbmwz3 · 09-05-2007, 05:59 AM

It depends on the look you want, IMHO Le Mans can look a bit "boy racer" in some lights, of all the colours it could be seen to be a bit "look at me". I'm not saying either of those are bad things, just that they are possible (at least to my eyes) reactions to it. I was close to choosing it.

remmib · 09-05-2007, 06:03 AM

I really think Le Mans blue is one of the best colours for the e90

dxb335d · 09-05-2007, 08:36 AM

im confused, remmib yours loooks awesome for le-mans blue, others pics of lemans i have seen look dull whereas montego looks bright and deep and SOOO ''REAL'' in pics???

Carlos

Serjames · 09-05-2007, 08:54 AM

bit OT but you have to remember looking at cars in pics on here or elsewhere on the web is about as usful as a chocolate kettle...

Colours will be all over the place.

I REALLY wanted space grey, but they didn't do it as an Msport colour - so went for black. Am actually so wanting to keep it looking nice I started to clear the garage to be able to put it away properly.

I really liked the the graphite colour, but get ANY motorway glaze on it or a dash of dirty rain and it just looks PANTS ! really dull. I wish we lived in Joburg or Cali, cars always look clean and sparkly out there...

Heck remind me why the hell I've just bought a convertible

SJ

dxb335d · 09-05-2007, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Serjames

bit OT but you have to remember looking at cars in pics on here or elsewhere on the web is about as usful as a chocolate kettle...

Colours will be all over the place.

I REALLY wanted space grey, but they didn't do it as an Msport colour - so went for black. Am actually so wanting to keep it looking nice I started to clear the garage to be able to put it away properly.

I really liked the the graphite colour, but get ANY motorway glaze on it or a dash of dirty rain and it just looks PANTS ! really dull. I wish we lived in Joburg or Cali, cars always look clean and sparkly out there...

Heck remind me why the hell I've just bought a convertible

SJ

joberg, you having a giraffe

remmib · 09-05-2007, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by dxb335d

im confused, remmib yours loooks awesome for le-mans blue, others pics of lemans i have seen look dull whereas montego looks bright and deep and SOOO ''REAL'' in pics???

Carlos

I've seen that too, and I dont really know why. But I've been careful to take pics of my car in the right light and angle.

silverbmwz3 · 09-05-2007, 10:01 AM

Lemans looks very different in different lights IMHO....one of the reasons I didn't buy it - I saw it in a light where it looked fairly dull and we don't get lots of sunshine here in UK!

hmi1750 · 09-05-2007, 10:02 AM

my le mans has shades of purple/indigo in bright light...sometimes I looks like the above the pics and sometimes has a darker/deeper look like Remmib's pic.

Serjames · 09-05-2007, 03:06 PM

Why Carlos ? I've seen more swankey lambos and Ferraris sitting in a bar in SA than you ever would in London...

never been ?

SJ

ShereKhan · 09-05-2007, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by silverbmwz3

It depends on the look you want, IMHO Le Mans can look a bit "boy racer" in some lights, of all the colours it could be seen to be a bit "look at me". I'm not saying either of those are bad things, just that they are possible (at least to my eyes) reactions to it. I was close to choosing it.

My last car was a cabrio so I got used to the look at me factor.

Nowadays its look at the f****r going sideaways round the roundabout

First time i'd seen montego blue was when I seen a 320si in montego blue at the stealers when collecting mine. First thing I thought was - Didn't know I could get it in that colour

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