Azurite black vs Tanzanite blue

geroz1 · 03-18-2018, 01:08 AM

Not all of us live in a place with flat non bumpy roads lol

JN1 · 03-28-2018, 01:24 PM

I'm having the same conundrum right now and this thread makes me sway back and forth. Then I stare at my current Moonstone and it makes me second guess again.

OF Hero · 03-28-2018, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by JNM3

I'm having the same conundrum right now and this thread makes me sway back and forth. Then I stare at my current Moonstone and it makes me second guess again.

Just realize any of the darker blues like tanz or AB will require more cleaning and upkeep than a silver car.

One small puddle after a fresh wash and you're back to square one LOL.

x.shell · 03-28-2018, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by JNM3

I'm having the same conundrum right now and this thread makes me sway back and forth. Then I stare at my current Moonstone and it makes me second guess again.

Sup JNM3. Haven't seen you on the road in a while man. The up keep on the TZB or AB will definitely be harder than your Moonstone. It's so hard that I just keep my car dirty 90% of the time.

My top choice before I went TZB was Silverstone. I decided against it due to any silver being a really difficult color to paint match in the case of an accident.

There are ups and downs to all the colors.

HighlyMedicated · 03-28-2018, 04:11 PM

Tanzanite best decision ever made besides BM3

truep287 · 05-23-2018, 09:54 PM

Just got my Azurite Black today! Can't really see the blue on this shot.

shortseller · 06-08-2018, 11:28 AM

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Just got my Azurite Black today! Can't really see the blue on this shot.

Great choice! It’s a mature and very elegant color, worth the up charge indeed. Up close you get a deep blue hue, from afar subtle metallic black sparkle.

THEROK · 06-08-2018, 08:03 PM

Color me plain Jane, but would take jet black over all options, but azurite was black enough to make the buy. Tanzanite would be a non-starter. Just not into any type of blue which I find to be a somewhat passive aggressive color.

generalkp · 06-21-2018, 01:18 AM

Tanzanite!

evkl · 06-21-2018, 01:56 AM

Definitely TB for me. AB looks pretty amazing with the right lighting, but feels like it could easily be mistaken as black most of the time. In the end you can't go wrong with either.
Love how the two colors can have a completely different look at different times of the day.

Working on a TB order and I look forward to contributing to the discussion sometime in the future!

Poiseuille · 06-21-2018, 05:17 AM

too lazy for AB, got TB instead

x.shell · 06-21-2018, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by generalkp

Tanzanite!

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuq. I gotta up my game!

Automotive Goals · 06-21-2018, 07:55 PM

I had both. 2016 Azurite and now 2018 Tanzanite. Colors are very similar, but I like the Tanzanite more. The color pops a lot more and the carbon fiber pieces stick out a lot more. On the Azurite all the carbon just flowed with the color of the car.

Absurdium · 06-21-2018, 09:45 PM

Tanzanite

espho · 06-21-2018, 09:50 PM

Tanzanite Blue all the way
@dads_m3 on instagram

ZKing1208 · 06-21-2018, 10:15 PM

Tanzanite

Poiseuille · 06-22-2018, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Absurdium

Tanzanite

is that Seneca Lodge by any chance?

Absurdium · 06-22-2018, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Poiseuille

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Tanzanite

is that Seneca Lodge by any chance?

Nope haha. Muskoka up in Ontario.

Thescout13 · 06-22-2018, 02:21 PM

Man I really like TB sometimes, but after seeing a few in person, it's just not blue enough for me like SMB and when they are dirty you can see everything like on a black car. But damn, when they are clean, they are perrtyyy

Poiseuille · 06-22-2018, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Absurdium

Tanzanite

is that Seneca Lodge by any chance?

Nope haha. Muskoka up in Ontario.

ok, thanks, there's a place at The Glen with a section that looked just like that.....although those are probably long since gone.

mshab356 · 06-22-2018, 04:04 PM

I picked Azurite because I wanted something more black than blue. Love it, would not change my mind. I've seen Tanzanite in person and while it is gorgeous, I still am partial to Azurite because you can have both black or blue depending on the lighting. With Tanzanite it's either darker blue or lighter blue depending on lighting.

drkeng · 06-26-2018, 10:19 PM

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I had both. 2016 Azurite and now 2018 Tanzanite. Colors are very similar, but I like the Tanzanite more. The color pops a lot more and the carbon fiber pieces stick out a lot more. On the Azurite all the carbon just flowed with the color of the car.

so that's 2 of us that have had both colors and like TB more!

03-18-2018, 01:08 AM	#23
geroz1 Captain 398 Rep 690 Posts Drives: F80 M3 LCI2 Manual Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: LI iTrader: (3)	Not all of us live in a place with flat non bumpy roads lol
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03-28-2018, 01:24 PM	#24
JN1 Lieutenant Colonel 301 Rep 1,591 Posts Drives: S211 AMG E63 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Los Angeles CA iTrader: (2)	I'm having the same conundrum right now and this thread makes me sway back and forth. Then I stare at my current Moonstone and it makes me second guess again. __________________ *-JustinNApproved*
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03-28-2018, 04:11 PM	#27
HighlyMedicated Lieutenant 124 Rep 439 Posts Drives: m340ix Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: LA iTrader: (0)	Tanzanite best decision ever made besides BM3 Attached Images __________________ 2020 Alpine White M340i X - Stock - DP 2017 Tanzanite Blue M4 ZCP - DP, bm3, mpe 2015 Alpine White M4 - Stock
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05-23-2018, 09:54 PM	#28
truep287 Enlisted Member 45 Rep 47 Posts Drives: BMW M3 Azurite Black Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Chicago iTrader: (1)	New Azurite Black M3 Just got my Azurite Black today! Can't really see the blue on this shot.
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06-08-2018, 08:03 PM	#30
THEROK Major 1268 Rep 1,287 Posts Drives: Genesis GV80 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Gangnam District iTrader: (0)	Color me plain Jane, but would take jet black over all options, but azurite was black enough to make the buy. Tanzanite would be a non-starter. Just not into any type of blue which I find to be a somewhat passive aggressive color. Last edited by THEROK; 06-21-2018 at 05:24 AM..
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View Poll Results: Azurite black vs Tanzanite blue
Azurite black	19	33.93%
Tanzanite blue	37	66.07%
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06-21-2018, 01:18 AM	#31
generalkp Private 78 Rep 76 Posts Drives: 2015 M3 Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (1)	Tanzanite!
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06-21-2018, 01:56 AM	#32
evkl Private 5 Rep 56 Posts Drives: '18 F82 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Definitely TB for me. AB looks pretty amazing with the right lighting, but feels like it could easily be mistaken as black most of the time. In the end you can't go wrong with either. Love how the two colors can have a completely different look at different times of the day. Working on a TB order and I look forward to contributing to the discussion sometime in the future!
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06-21-2018, 05:17 AM	#33
Poiseuille Brigadier General 5393 Rep 3,737 Posts Drives: 2016 M4 DCT Tanzanite/Amaro Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Princeton iTrader: (0) Garage List [0.00] [10.00]	too lazy for AB, got TB instead Attached Images
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06-21-2018, 07:55 PM	#35
Automotive Goals Captain 563 Rep 776 Posts Drives: 2000 M5, 2018 M550i, 2022 M4 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: brooklyn, ny iTrader: (3)	I had both. 2016 Azurite and now 2018 Tanzanite. Colors are very similar, but I like the Tanzanite more. The color pops a lot more and the carbon fiber pieces stick out a lot more. On the Azurite all the carbon just flowed with the color of the car. Attached Images __________________
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06-21-2018, 09:45 PM	#36
Absurdium First Lieutenant 152 Rep 336 Posts Drives: F82 TB Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: GTA iTrader: (0)	Tanzanite Attached Images
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06-21-2018, 09:50 PM	#37
espho Lieutenant 169 Rep 535 Posts Drives: 17 f80 M3 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: philadelphia iTrader: (0)	Tanzanite Blue all the way @dads_m3 on instagram Attached Images __________________ -espho
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06-21-2018, 10:15 PM	#38
ZKing1208 Second Lieutenant 220 Rep 250 Posts Drives: 2016 328i Msport MG Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Sacramento, Ca iTrader: (0)	Tanzanite Attached Images __________________ 2018 M3 Comp
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06-22-2018, 02:21 PM	#41
Thescout13 Brigadier General 4944 Rep 4,976 Posts Drives: '20 F80 M3CS, %E2%80%9818 GT3 Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: California iTrader: (0)	Man I really like TB sometimes, but after seeing a few in person, it's just not blue enough for me like SMB and when they are dirty you can see everything like on a black car. But damn, when they are clean, they are perrtyyy __________________ Wife's Car: 2020 X4M Competition, Alpine White on Black Alcantara and Biege Current Car: 2018 F80 M3CS, SMB, DCT, ZEC, MPE Recently Departed: 2020 F87 M2C, LBB, ZEC, 6MT (Euro Delivery Aug. 29, 2019, totaled by an idiot in a Camry who then ran from the scene) Wife's Prior Car: 2018 F80 M3, Yas Marina Blue, DCT, Black 19s, Carbon Structure Anthracite Cloth/Leather Combination, Driving Assistance Package (Euro Delivery Oct. 9, 2017)
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06-22-2018, 04:04 PM	#43
mshab356 Go ///M or go home 276 Rep 1,280 Posts Drives: 2015 F80 M3 6MT Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (5)	I picked Azurite because I wanted something more black than blue. Love it, would not change my mind. I've seen Tanzanite in person and while it is gorgeous, I still am partial to Azurite because you can have both black or blue depending on the lighting. With Tanzanite it's either darker blue or lighter blue depending on lighting. __________________ 2015 AB/SO F80 M3 6MT \| 19" Black M437 \| KW H.A.S. \| AutoTechnik Black Front Grills \| BMW Performance Side Grills \| Painted Front Bumper Reflectors \| Gloss Black Exhaust Tips GONE 2011 SG/Blk E92 M3 CS 6MT
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