The New Baby (BMW 330cic ZHP) is Home

[johnrando]

My vert has leather. I'm curious as to how the Alcantera holds up to the elements, being that at some point in time, your top will be down and your interior will definitely get damp, wet, too much sun, dirt, or some kind of exposure to the elements you don't want. John

[mr hish]

nice collection bro!!!

[danewilson77]

Funny if you read the thread title "the new baby is hone" followed by post #12.

I guffawed...then tittered.

[MasterC17]

Funny if you read the thread title "the new baby is hone" followed by post #12.

I guffawed...then tittered.

I'll admit, I had to go look up two of those words...

[BCS_ZHP]

John,
Yeah, I'm curious on the stamina of the alcantara too because its going to experience the elements. This is the wife's toy, she never puts the top up during the warmer months, drives it to work top down, parks it that way in a covered area, then returns home to park it in the garage that same way. Plus, Virginia has oppressive humidity in the summer. On cleanliness, I'm pretty fastidious about keeping the corral clean, so that shouldn't be a problem. But have already promised her if wear becomes an issue, then we'll just recover it in leather, a lighter color though.

[az3579]

John,
then we'll just recover it in leather, a lighter color though.

Just out of curiousity, why in a lighter color? With a red exterior, the darker the better. Anything lighter doesn't look right. Tan on red, especially...
I've never understood this "bright exterior, bright interior" thing. There is no proper contrast. White on tan, red on tan... I'm not seeing it.

[BCS_ZHP]

If we have to go that route, and I hope we don't, it will be a lighter color to help keep the interior cooler. I've had convertibles with black interiors before, albeit leather or vinyl, and its not nice to your legs when wearing shorts and you first sit on those black seats if the car has been sitting in the sun with the top down.

On color contrast, its a personal thing. You might prefer the bright exterior, dark interior combo but I'm positive my wife would love an IR exteror with a sand or light gray leather interior (she's mentioned it before). Of course the leather would hold the heat of the sun moreso than the alcantara but she's a woman, so there's no reasoning with them. If you by chance are smart enough to figure them out though, then you my brother will become an instant millionaire.

[kayger12]

she's a woman, so there's no reasoning with them. If you by chance are smart enough to figure them out though, then you my brother will become an instant multi-billionaire.

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Fixed

[MasterC17]

John,
Yeah, I'm curious on the stamina of the alcantara too because its going to experience the elements. This is the wife's toy, she never puts the top up during the warmer months, drives it to work top down, parks it that way in a covered area, then returns home to park it in the garage that same way. Plus, Virginia has oppressive humidity in the summer. On cleanliness, I'm pretty fastidious about keeping the corral clean, so that shouldn't be a problem. But have already promised her if wear becomes an issue, then we'll just recover it in leather, a lighter color though.

Why not just swap interiors between the Coupe & the Vert? I'd love some Alcantara.

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Guys, I moved the PHX yellow discussion to the proper thread. Find it in the ZHP Classifieds forum.