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Just announced paints available for order. Production timing will be extended about 13 weeks. Pricing wasn't on the bulletin, but assuming the standard X3/3/4 series pricing of $4500. Can be seen in the visualizer: https://individual.bmw-m.com/NA5-31HR-P28

Orinoco Pearl Metallic
Sepang Bronze Metallic
Tanzanite Blue II Metallic
Twilight Purple Metallic
Grigio Telesto Pearl Metallic
Voodoo Blue
Java Green Il Metallic
Urban Green Il
Purple Silk Metallic
Malachite Dark Green Metallic
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The purples would have been great but there is no interior color to coordinate. They need an individual interior in tan/natural and/or medium grey so we can avoid too-hot in Summer, drab, and dull black.
That Malachite Dark Green would be right up my alley. Pricing too steep, but still nice to see unique shades at least an option. Side note, I kinda dislike that visualizer; I can appreciate trying to give a real world view over a simple render that may not fully reflect the full gamut of lighting, but it feels almost too busy to fully discern the nuances of each color.
ubercruise wrote
That Malachite Dark Green would be right up my alley. Pricing too steep, but still nice to see unique shades at least an option. Side note, I kinda dislike that visualizer; I can appreciate trying to give a real world view over a simple render that may not fully reflect the full gamut of lighting, but it feels almost too busy to fully discern the nuances of each color.
there is an option to turn off the background. But I agree real life renderings would be better

This Malachite Green might be worth $4.5K. Some of the other colors on there, you couldn't pay me $4.5K to drive
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Ah thanks, I guess I was hasty to be critical today. Yeah, I have no idea who'd pick the Individual gray color for instance when there's like 8 grays already lol.
mellowthecat wrote
there is an option to turn off the background. But I agree real life renderings would be better

This Malachite Green might be worth $4.5K. Some of the other colors on there, you couldn't pay me $4.5K to drive
I second that!

The other options are a bit wild for a non M.
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How much does it cost to wrap a car these days?
voodoo always a crowd fav
phigment wrote
How much does it cost to wrap a car these days?
Last time I checked in the U.S., $4k-$5k and having to stay away from automated car washes.
Wait a little, more will come. I am sure they will look different again in real life
phigment wrote
How much does it cost to wrap a car these days?
Better to go with BMW’s Individual color palette — wraps are vinyl, and their pricing isn’t market‑adjusted the way BMW paint is. In Canada the labor rates push wrap costs even higher, so you end up spending close to factory‑paint money for something that won’t age as well.
Hmm, that Malachite Dark Green looks really good. But! I wouldn't pay $4500 just to have it.
San Marino Blue - not available. Sadly.
Anybody knows how the two purple paints look in real life?
Travis wrote
Anybody knows how the two purple paints look in real life?
Oh I got some:
Travis wrote
Anybody knows how the two purple paints look in real life?
What interior would you choose with either?
Niobium wrote
Better to go with BMW’s Individual color palette — wraps are vinyl, and their pricing isn’t market‑adjusted the way BMW paint is. In Canada the labor rates push wrap costs even higher, so you end up spending close to factory‑paint money for something that won’t age as well.
It really depends on what you ultimately want. There are really high quality color change ppf that looks like paint. I actually ordered an X3 in individual color but found a paint defect, along with other things, so declined the sale. A year later I get a boring color X3 off the lot with a significant discount and got a high end color change ppf with a highly regarded vinyl shop that includes 10 year warranty. No matter what I would have ppf the car but in this scenario I didn't have to pay the $4.5k individual color plus got the savings and additional bmw discounts that wasn't available prior. So basically I got a beautiful color and it's completely ppf for far less than if I had bought individual color without ppf. My X3 is always being stared at by people passing by and they take pictures of it. I get compliments all the time and every time I take it to the dealer all the porters surround it and my SA can't believe it's ppf and not paint.

Now for how long will it truely last, I don't know since this is my first wrapped car but I will probably move on to a new car after a few years so it might not matter to me. Though I live in a mild climate, garage the car, and detail it often so my guess is that it will last that 10 year warranty but even still take the ppf off and the paint underneath wouldn't have aged and protected from rock chips, just boring that's all.
In that case, I'd rather have it in Frozen Blue. It costs €2,880 in Germany.

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Man would i be up for a frozen pain but damn would i need to PPF the hell out of the car because frozen paint can't be easy to maintain :D
You could also choose a standard color and have the car wrapped in a matte finish.

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OHV_44 wrote
You could also choose a standard color and have the car wrapped in a matte finish.
I like that
I just inquired about the price for installing a self-healing, transparent, matte paint protection film.