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      06-20-2012, 02:12 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by MUFCbmwbear View Post
I think Anthracite or piano works best with extended Silverstone Leather. I'd go aluminum with the Shakir or black interior however.
I thought Piano would be best with Silverstone until I sat in an M5 that had aluminum and Silverstone -- it was Full, but I don't think it matters much in this case. The aluminum is far more classy and intricate than can be shown on the configurator, and I thought it was the perfect mix of sportiness and panache that this car warrants. If you were to go Sakhir or Black though, I would recommend aluminum UNLESS you're doing Sakhir Full, in which case the only right answer IMHO is Piano Black all day. Piano wouldn't look bad with Sakhir Extended though.

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I would go with the Piano Black, if that's not an option then go with the Anthracite, the aluminum has a diamond pattern on it, i wasnt so fond of it
The pattern is more of a sawtooth than a diamond, and I initially preferred the solid brushed look of my M3's aluminum, but the more I looked at it and thought about it, I concluded that my M3's aluminum is just right for its character, and the M5's aluminum is right for the M5 (see above). I personally would never want wood trim in a performance car though.
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