Have BMW ever offered a flat paint finish?

sapphireblack · Post by **sapphireblack** » Mon Jul 04, 2022 6:12 am

There's an X6/E71 I often see here in Zakynthos. It's a local car owned by a businessman. Its similar to Space Grey but has a dull flat finish, it could be wrapped of course, I've never seen it with a door open and can hardly ask who I think the owner is to oblige me.

Idle curiosity, no more

StuBeeDoo · Post by **StuBeeDoo** » Mon Jul 04, 2022 3:47 pm

Doesn't answer your question, but when I was in Ukraine in '18 there were loads of cars and vans of different makes with matt/satin finishes. Certainly more than I've ever seen in the UK. Maybe it's a regional thing.

X5Sport · Post by **X5Sport** » Mon Jul 04, 2022 5:32 pm

‘Frozen’ (their name) finish is now available on a lot of BMWs. It wasn’t way back when but is fashionable today. My local dealer (with a specialist BMW Bodyshop attached) also applies a ‘spray-on, peel-off’ paint or a wrap as options.

The catch is you must not apply polish to the car - EVER. It destroys the finish.

On our (hopefully) incoming i4, frozen paint was a £2k option. We left it off.

sapphireblack · Post by **sapphireblack** » Mon Jul 04, 2022 6:00 pm

Coincidentally I saw a new model X6 this afternoom. German registered in a lime green/yellow matt finish. Stunning, but not a car for an old man like me.

marti · Post by **marti** » Wed Jul 06, 2022 1:26 pm

sapphireblack wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 6:00 pm Coincidentally I saw a new model X6 this afternoom. German registered in a lime green/yellow matt finish. Stunning, but not a car for an old man like me.

Nevermind the colour I just dont like the new X5 & X6.....theyve gone horribly thin....no stance on the road anymore

X5Sport · Post by **X5Sport** » Wed Jul 06, 2022 5:24 pm

The E71 sits lower and has a wider backend than any of the current models. I may be biased but I prefer that version to the later models.

sapphireblack · Post by **sapphireblack** » Wed Jul 06, 2022 6:03 pm

I like a wide flat bottom

I admit to bias too.

On the subject of colours, they are of course subjective, but I read only today, black, white, grey are consistently the most popular choices on new builds.

X5Sport · Post by **X5Sport** » Wed Jul 06, 2022 6:04 pm

Which is why I went for Vermilion Red…..

sapphireblack · Post by **sapphireblack** » Wed Jul 06, 2022 7:37 pm

Long time, a very long time in fact since I bought two new Alfas for my ex. She chose those colours. Buying pre-owned which is my preference is obviously more limiting, after many years with a black E53 another option was desired. Space Grey with a nice spec and trim fitted the bill, and so I bought it ☺

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