So I have not updated in a while, sorry about that (Im much better about posting on Instagram, @DarkZupra if youre interested). Bunch of smallish updates. Planning out the next phase (need to get my ECU cloned).
Also picked up a new daily (the M340 is gone), grabbed Matt's (from Obsessed...
That is for the wheel only. No buttons, electronics, trim or the airbag. I priced it out to do it myself and its about $2k for everything straight from BMW
Very very very few cars are chosen by buyers. Most are spec'd by the dealer.
Now imagine im a dealer and someoen comes in looking for a specific spec of car (say, a top trim Altima, with a dark interior). I say "sure i have one" and bring up the blue altima. They hate blue. They walk away.
Now...
80% of cars sold are White, Silver, Grey or Black.
Simple really. If a dealer is gonna order colors, theyre gonna stick with non-offensive ones, which means greytones.
This appears to be BMW's Dravit Grey Metallic. Its got a TON of gold flake, so much that in the sun it looks gold. I think it looks best on big cars, like the 7 series, and less good on small cars.