A couple of questons AW vs SS for people who have seen them

seis-speed · 10-09-2014, 02:42 PM

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M3 ordering time and I am doing one of these 2 colors.

Does SS look blue-ish, does it look at all like glacier? I like glacier BTW.

AW, does it show the lines of the car, really hard to tell in pics. can you see the bulge and the fenders?

Finally, I am ordering black wheels, but not a CF roof because of the rack mounting issue (and delay), so which one w/o CF roof. Will do performance parts in black and will have tinted windows, so it will be somewhat blacked out with a bike rack on top

I would love to look at the cars, but I have not been able to see these colors.

TIA!

seis-speed · 10-09-2014, 02:45 PM

On performance parts, just the grilles and other replacements of chrome, no difusser or sideskirts, etc....

SF848 · 10-09-2014, 03:09 PM

IMO SS can look blue-ish... it really depends on the lighting (but looks good). I attached a couple shots from the recent BMW event that included a SS M3.

AW does show the lines of the car (on the M3), but maybe not as well as the metallic colors.... Both colors look great to me

TahoeM3 · 10-09-2014, 03:09 PM

SS definitely looks blue in person in sunlight. It's less obvious (to me anyway) inside or in dimmer light.

AW does show the lines of the car well, and much more so than darker colors in dimmer light.

ss134 · 10-09-2014, 03:15 PM

Both colours look great, I went AW but SS was a close second to me, sometimes I wish I'd gone for it but if I had I'd wish I'd got AW. What interior colour do you like best as this could help you decide - I liked SO which goes well with both colours so was not a help to me but if you like SS interior it goes better with SS exterior than AW IMO.

ss134 · 10-09-2014, 03:17 PM

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seis-speed · 10-09-2014, 03:19 PM

SO on the interior, 2nd choice is black.

I think on the blue-ish comments above, I am going AW.

DrtyJrze · 10-09-2014, 03:42 PM

SS has a lot of blue in sunlight. I love it. My wife's F30 is glacier and they are similar (I like that color a lot too) at night/low light.

Unfortunately pictures of SS do not accurately represent what it looks like IRL.

DrtyJrze · 10-09-2014, 03:44 PM

I think this pic does a decent job of showing the blue hue

DrtyJrze · 10-09-2014, 03:45 PM

This is at night at a gas station.

gthirtyfizle · 10-09-2014, 03:55 PM

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CASE CLOSED! shut down thread lol.

seis-speed · 10-09-2014, 04:09 PM

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CASE CLOSED! shut down thread lol.

Haha, you read my mind. It will not have a CF roof however, I am thinking of just painting it black at this point.

I am that guy that has 2 bikes on his M.

seis-speed · 10-09-2014, 04:12 PM

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I think this pic does a decent job of showing the blue hue

Thanks!

Not for me in the sun.

TahoeM3 · 10-09-2014, 05:05 PM

Here's another of AW (with sunroof) in sunlight.

DrtyJrze · 10-09-2014, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DrtyJrze

I think this pic does a decent job of showing the blue hue

Thanks!

Not for me in the sun.

Yes the blue is a love it or hate it for a lot of people.

Enjoy the AW! I've seen all the colors in person. IMO you can't go wrong with any of them.

Carcollector212 · 10-09-2014, 05:23 PM

both are great my original order was AW and i bought a Silverstone and like it alot. it is much different than a silver you will see on a honda or more generic car and that makes it unique

seis-speed · 10-11-2014, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by TahoeM3

Here's another of AW (with sunroof) in sunlight.

Looks good! I saw a MG w/o CF roof and it looked good.
Thanks for sharing.

elias · 10-11-2014, 12:48 PM

I don't care for the sunroof at all!

Neil McRae · 10-11-2014, 02:05 PM

its blue.

alpine white for the win.

shortseller · 10-11-2014, 06:29 PM

SS is definitely blue-ish. AW, if you are thinking in that direction MW is head&shoulders more interesting, but it will add $550. If MW or AW, black wheels and CF roof are a must. Buy a trailer for those damn bikes, the wht/blk thing is that cool!

kinimod · 10-11-2014, 06:52 PM

I've seen Alpine White and though it's depressingly boring, doesn't show M4's aggressive lines at all, it's flat, dull and plasticky-looking. I was very surprised, because Alpine White looks brutal on, for example, M6. Or even previous gen M3 E92. If you want to go incognito style, pick Alpine White.

Sorry for offending anyone -- just my opinion. Colors are subjective. Silverstone on the other hand, I think, was great. Glacier blueish, thick metal finish appearance.

I should note however that the car drives so well that the color is probably the least relevant when you're inside.

JTO24 · 10-12-2014, 02:10 PM

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I think this pic does a decent job of showing the blue hue

That looks great! SS over AW for me.

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seis-speed #savethemanuals 2431 Rep 1,970 Posts Drives: 1M \| GT3 \| J392 \| GRc Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: West Coast iTrader: (0)	A couple of questons AW vs SS for people who have seen them Featured on BIMMERPOST.com M3 ordering time and I am doing one of these 2 colors. Does SS look blue-ish, does it look at all like glacier? I like glacier BTW. AW, does it show the lines of the car, really hard to tell in pics. can you see the bulge and the fenders? Finally, I am ordering black wheels, but not a CF roof because of the rack mounting issue (and delay), so which one w/o CF roof. Will do performance parts in black and will have tinted windows, so it will be somewhat blacked out with a bike rack on top I would love to look at the cars, but I have not been able to see these colors. TIA!
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seis-speed #savethemanuals 2431 Rep 1,970 Posts Drives: 1M \| GT3 \| J392 \| GRc Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: West Coast iTrader: (0)	On performance parts, just the grilles and other replacements of chrome, no difusser or sideskirts, etc....
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SF848 Lieutenant 43 Rep 401 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Pasadena, CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2015 M3 [10.00] 2012 Ducati Streetf ... [9.00] 2011 BMW 335iS [9.00] 2008 BMW 128i [0.00] 2010 Ducati 848 [0.00] 2009 Ducati Monster [0.00] 2005 Mini Copper S [0.00]	IMO SS can look blue-ish... it really depends on the lighting (but looks good). I attached a couple shots from the recent BMW event that included a SS M3. AW does show the lines of the car (on the M3), but maybe not as well as the metallic colors.... Both colors look great to me Attached Images __________________ Current Ducati 848 Streetfighter / F80 M3 Alpine White (ED: 6.23.14) 2014 ED Trip Photos Retired 335iS Alpine White (ED 10.1.10) / 128i Montego Blue / Ducati 848 Dark SBK / Ducati Monster 696
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TahoeM3 Major 410 Rep 1,025 Posts Drives: F-type R, GTR, X5 50i Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Tampa, Fl iTrader: (0)	SS definitely looks blue in person in sunlight. It's less obvious (to me anyway) inside or in dimmer light. AW does show the lines of the car well, and much more so than darker colors in dimmer light.
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ss134 Brigadier General 230 Rep 3,899 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Germany/UK iTrader: (1)	Both colours look great, I went AW but SS was a close second to me, sometimes I wish I'd gone for it but if I had I'd wish I'd got AW. What interior colour do you like best as this could help you decide - I liked SO which goes well with both colours so was not a help to me but if you like SS interior it goes better with SS exterior than AW IMO. __________________ 2014 AW F80 M3 DCT 2011 AW E90 M3 DCT - Sold 2010 JZB E90 M3 DCT - Sold 2009 6MT E90 LCI 335i M -Sport - Sold
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ss134 Brigadier General 230 Rep 3,899 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Germany/UK iTrader: (1)	.... Attached Images __________________ 2014 AW F80 M3 DCT 2011 AW E90 M3 DCT - Sold 2010 JZB E90 M3 DCT - Sold 2009 6MT E90 LCI 335i M -Sport - Sold
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seis-speed #savethemanuals 2431 Rep 1,970 Posts Drives: 1M \| GT3 \| J392 \| GRc Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: West Coast iTrader: (0)	SO on the interior, 2nd choice is black. I think on the blue-ish comments above, I am going AW.
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DrtyJrze Captain 707 Rep 816 Posts Drives: 2017 M3 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: East Coast iTrader: (0)	SS has a lot of blue in sunlight. I love it. My wife's F30 is glacier and they are similar (I like that color a lot too) at night/low light. Unfortunately pictures of SS do not accurately represent what it looks like IRL. __________________ IG: Car_Pe_DM
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DrtyJrze Captain 707 Rep 816 Posts Drives: 2017 M3 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: East Coast iTrader: (0)	I think this pic does a decent job of showing the blue hue Attached Images __________________ IG: Car_Pe_DM
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DrtyJrze Captain 707 Rep 816 Posts Drives: 2017 M3 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: East Coast iTrader: (0)	This is at night at a gas station. Attached Images __________________ IG: Car_Pe_DM
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TahoeM3 Major 410 Rep 1,025 Posts Drives: F-type R, GTR, X5 50i Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Tampa, Fl iTrader: (0)	Here's another of AW (with sunroof) in sunlight.
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Carcollector212 Private 9 Rep 72 Posts Drives: 2015 M3 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	both are great my original order was AW and i bought a Silverstone and like it alot. it is much different than a silver you will see on a honda or more generic car and that makes it unique
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elias Lieutenant 81 Rep 424 Posts Drives: M4 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	I don't care for the sunroof at all!
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shortseller Brigadier General 1003 Rep 3,396 Posts Drives: ‘18 ABM F80ZCP/dct Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NOVA iTrader: (0)	SS is definitely blue-ish. AW, if you are thinking in that direction MW is head&shoulders more interesting, but it will add $550. If MW or AW, black wheels and CF roof are a must. Buy a trailer for those damn bikes, the wht/blk thing is that cool! __________________
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kinimod Lieutenant 134 Rep 480 Posts Drives: 911 GT3 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (0)	I've seen Alpine White and though it's depressingly boring, doesn't show M4's aggressive lines at all, it's flat, dull and plasticky-looking. I was very surprised, because Alpine White looks brutal on, for example, M6. Or even previous gen M3 E92. If you want to go incognito style, pick Alpine White. Sorry for offending anyone -- just my opinion. Colors are subjective. Silverstone on the other hand, I think, was great. Glacier blueish, thick metal finish appearance. I should note however that the car drives so well that the color is probably the least relevant when you're inside.
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