Tanzanite Blue or Black Sapphire?

[DreaminBMW]

They both look great however these seem like they are very high maintenance!

[GrussGott]

Originally Posted by DreaminBMW

They both look great however these seem like they are very high maintenance!

Why is anything pretty so high maintenance!

[OF Hero]

Originally Posted by scanido

Got mine fully wrapped and sealed and no worries on the upkeep. Still looks good today when I first got it. For any dark colour I would highly recommend getting ceramic coated at minimum for ease of maintenance.

This....my last car that was black I ceramic coated it and it makes a HUGE difference in ease of upkeep. Swirlies can still happen so you still need to detail carefully, but it makes life so much easier. Car stays cleaner longer and when it is time to clean, the job is much faster.

[hatepotholez]

Originally Posted by ndukyh

I wanted TZB quite badly (big reason being that I'm Tanzanian to be honest). In the end we found a car with everything we wanted in black and couldn't justify waiting longer and paying extra money for it so we went with black. Here I am over a year later and don't regret the decision one bit. I think before getting the car I obsessed a little too much over color now I just realize that I prob would love this car in any color

same boat, got a ridiculous deal on a BSM on golden brown that I couldn't pass up.

[x.shell]

If I had to do it again, I would probably get Black Sapphire Metallic, Mineral Grey, or Alpine White because I'm kind of boring. For now, here are some pics of my Tanz F80.

Tanzanite in overcast.


Tanzanite in the sun.

[Parabolica]

These are the two colours i am trying to decide between, but the edge is going to Tanzanite right now.

[djt511]

Originally Posted by TommyGuk

Another pic of Azurite for you

untitled-10.jpg by Tom Gutteridge, on Flickr

+100

[jrhav]

another write in vote for azurite black... love this color

[DML]

Originally Posted by jrhav

another write in vote for azurite black... love this color

Perfect

[drkeng]

just wondering, a question for anyone with TB
does it look black at night? seems like it could
AB is opposite; looks blue at night

[JTO24]

Originally Posted by drkeng

just wondering, a question for anyone with TB
does it look black at night? seems like it could
AB is opposite; looks blue at night

Depends on the lighting but you can usually tell it's blue at night. It would have to be super dark to look black.

[drkeng]

Originally Posted by JTO24

Depends on the lighting but you can usually tell it's blue at night. It would have to be super dark to look black.

thanks. I guess not surprising since it's basically a blue car.

[ArnoldRimmer]

100% Tanzanite! Shot of mine at Bimmerfest on Sunday

[Who's on first]

Originally Posted by OC Chris

Please keep the Tanzanite Blue pics coming! I am heavily leaning BSM for my next M, but I am being pulled more and more towards Tanzanite Blue.

Photos do not do the color justice!!

[GrussGott]

Originally Posted by Who's on first

Photos do not do the color justice!!

Excellent series of shots! TB really does need some kind of picture series in various lighting to get a sense of it.

[clutchdj]

Wow

[Super Spartan]

Originally Posted by Who's on first

Photos do not do the color justice!!

How about a video I made a few weeks ago?

Don't forget to set the quality to HD 1080P in the YouTube player:

[khanyam4]

Originally Posted by DML

No question BSM awesomeness....Upkeep? Not enough clock in my life.

[ScottBacon]

Azzurite black for 'the win'.

I've had YMB M3, Ferrari Red M4 and currently Mineral White M3. I also have an itch for a darker colour now and Azzurite looks real good. A bit like Carbon black ??

[SO17]

Originally Posted by ScottBacon

Azzurite black for 'the win'.

I've had YMB M3, Ferrari Red M4 and currently Mineral White M3. I also have an itch for a darker colour now and Azzurite looks real good. A bit like Carbon black ??

Yes, it's similar to carbon black. Unfortunately carbon black (and azzurite) just looks black unless it's clean AND has strong sunlight on it. In the UK those two never seem to coincide... Which is why I ordered Tanzanite on my next car. It was a toss up between Azzurite and Tanzanite but because of this I ordered Tanzanite.

[mperfct]

so much goodness in one thread.

[cactusjack]

Originally Posted by TommyGuk

Thank you very much kind sir

Geez, what suspension and spacers are you running? Looks great!