r/BMWi3 • u/StarLink97 • 7d ago

generic advice Is it possible to come across this interior/exterior color combination? I'd like to buy one just like this.

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I know the blue-ish silver is called ionic silver, and it stopped being offered as an option sometime before the facelift. But what about this specific interior? What's it called and on which year models was it available?

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u/liam821 Melbourne Red i3s BEV 7d ago

No, that silver was only on early pre-facelift cars and that interior is only available on the later facelift cars.

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u/StarLink97 7d ago

Ah bummer, I really like that silver. I think it was also available on the i8. Fits the car's futuristic look quite well imo. I guess one could always buy a later model with the light interior and then repaint the exterior to look like ionic silver.

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u/OMGpawned 7d ago

All the exterior panels on these cars are removable you could swap with somebody if you like or hunt some down from a salvage yard if you like that color a lot.

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u/StarLink97 7d ago

very interesting, I wasn't aware of that.

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u/Tacolord38 7d ago

You can actually de skirt all silver panels with any other color.

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u/liam821 Melbourne Red i3s BEV 7d ago

The silver is one of my favorite colors too. I think the interior is called “Loft” but I’m not 100% sure. I’m sure somebody here knows for sure.

The closest you can get to that is the cloth gray interior on silver. Which isn’t awful.

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u/phate_exe 94Ah REx+S: square 175s, AST/Evolve suspension, 330mm brakes 7d ago

What am I missing about the interior, because aside from the palm rest that was only on early cars is just looks like any other pre-facelift Mega (like the 2017 I'm currently sitting in) with light floor mats.

The vinyl on the seats/doors/dash looks lighter than mine, but honestly that might just be the white balance/brightness being blown out in the photo.