[05C4R]

Originally Posted by gthal

I have seen LBB in person too (not on an M2) and the pictures in this thread are a very good representation. There is absolutely a teal tone but it is also absolutely blue. There are pictures of an X5M in another thread in LBB and they are very, very close to the actual color of what I saw in person.

This pictures are a very true representation of what I saw. http://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...5&postcount=43

That picture is also the same as the local LBB X5M.

thankyou Gthal, i like the colour in that picture, just like everyone else i'm scared of the green ones out there

[Flash007]

Originally Posted by hyperzulu

If you're not in China, then I presume you can see the video. If pictures are worth a thousand words, the video is worth a zillion. It does this thing where it stitches ALL the pictures together so that you can see what it might look like in real life. If you want to get an idea of what the color is like, forget the pics and just watch the video. You can see exactly how the color changes in real life.

Not in China

The problem is that it can still change a lot from screen to screen, I guess even the video does not look 100% equal on all screens.

[chris719]

Originally Posted by beemer

yeah i agree, problem is there is no way of seeing it before ordering it down here at the arse end of the earth, pictures are all we have and they misrepresent LBB totally, so in your opinion its teal in real life?

In the overcast light I saw it in, yes it was rather teal. I would have to see it again myself before ordering. It looks like the blue stands out more in pictures with direct lighting and so I'm guessing it will look a lot better in most conditions.

I'd try to see an X5M or X6M if you can.

I thought it was going to be a clone of Atlantis Blue, but it was more green than I remember Atlantis Blue being. I only saw AB once at dusk so take that for what it's worth.

I wonder, if I can find the car again is there some kind of color reference I could take a picture of with it. Trying to think of something in a similar color that would be ubiquitous.

[hoyasaxa]

Chris, if you're looking for a reference, bring s white balance card and do a proper wb of your camera. That should help

[hoyasaxa]

Nope, not excited at all. Not even a little bit.

[JustChris]

Wow great capture photos, looks good in them for sure, really 'lucky' that it was

Parked up perfectly clean
Had the mirrors folded in to minimise their discussion (looking at others in the lot only the M2 and X5 are folded in?)
Was fully accessible to be snapped
Has nothing parked at one side
Had a huge X5 parked the other side to,are it look so small and nimble (but an i8 to balance it out)
Had no junk in the car interior, not even a coffee mug
Was photographed right at dusk when nice shiny metallics look best
Despite being BMW NA not an F80/F82 in sight, I face I've seen no side by side shots yet?

Only coincidence of course and great effort OP, I'm sure your MG order will be brought to the front of the queue!

[chris719]

I saw it myself as well but I doubt this is some elaborate conspiracy. There was a security guard on bicycle that was patrolling the lots but I waited for him to go to the other lot before I went in.

There were lots of other cars in the lot including M cars. It was parked near the entrance of a building which is presumably where the driver works and parked it for the weekend before going home. Depending on which entrance you took it could be quite hidden actually. TBH when you got up really close I think it could have used a wash. It wasn't in show car condition exactly.

[Variance]

God, that fake side vent drives me up the wall. Did it appear to be recessed into the fender, or stuck on top? I wonder if it could be removed, leaving only the center "blade"?

[Bosozoku]

Originally Posted by Variance

God, that fake side vent drives me up the wall. Did it appear to be recessed into the fender, or stuck on top? I wonder if it could be removed, leaving only the center "blade"?

Yet another reason to get the M2 in Black Sapphire Metallic.

[HotelGuy]

Originally Posted by Variance

God, that fake side vent drives me up the wall. Did it appear to be recessed into the fender, or stuck on top? I wonder if it could be removed, leaving only the center "blade"?

Looks just like the side blinker on my F56. It has the "look" for a vent but nope.

Since I bought this F56, I think I am going to move forward with an F80 for the 4 door option and keep the mini.

[Pol]

Thanks for the photos.
Although mine will be Mineral grey, that kind of blue was my first choice until my loved wife intervened and convinced me remarking that at my blessed age of 66, the mineral grey should be a better choice. Anyway I will be a happy owner of this fantastic car at week11 2016.

[Rikx1M]

Found at American Airlines service counter in Charlotte

[miiipilot]

Originally Posted by Variance

God, that fake side vent drives me up the wall. Did it appear to be recessed into the fender, or stuck on top? I wonder if it could be removed, leaving only the center "blade"?

I agree about the vents and that is a great question. I think MG or BSM will hide it pretty well. Hopefully IND will have a solution to this.

[chriswd62]

I had off work yesterday and decided to take a drive up to BMWNA to see if I could check out the M2 in person. I was pleasantly surprised to find not one, but two M2s sitting in the lot. First, I must say that I was pretty impressed with how nice Long Beach Blue looked in person, especially after the teal/turquoise color comparison. With that being said, I'm still leaning towards Alpine White, but would consider LBB as a second choice. Another thing I noticed with was how vibrant the blue accent stitching was on the interior. I feel it's a very close match to the LBB exterior color. I took a few shots with my phone (sorry, I don't have a legit camera) and even got a few of the suspension and exhaust. Cosmetically the only thing I was torn over was the darkish blue brake calipers, which seems to clash with the LBB and interior stitching. It's not close enough to match and not different enough to complement. I really wish they offered black, red or grey brake calipers as an option. I guess it won't matter in the long run, as I hear they turn green after a few track days anyway.

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by chriswd62

Cosmetically the only thing I was torn over was the darkish blue brake calipers, which seems to clash with the LBB and interior stitching. It's not close enough to match and not different enough to complement. I really wish they offered black, red or grey brake calipers as an option. I guess it won't matter in the long run, as I hear they turn green after a few track days anyway.

Don't worry: yellow, orange and red calipers on offer this Spring in the M Performance Parts section.

[Yellowflash21]

Awesome job buddy, deeply appreciate!

I was afraid of M2 stock exhaust design, as it looks like that it's 80mm in diameter, which can support roughly something up to 410 hp maximum.

Or this system is identical copy from M235i that's how it looks to me.

If you can do few more shorts below the car that would be great!

Thanks once again!

[metrickid]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Don't worry: yellow, orange and red calipers on offer this Spring in the M Performance Parts section.

They are already available as they are identical to the existing M Performance calipers.

[chriswd62]

Originally Posted by Yellowflash21

If you can do few more shorts below the car that would be great!

Thanks once again!

Here's a few more. I was trying to get pictures of the part numbers to see if the suspension components are exactly the same as the M3/M4.

[gtaM2]

nice interior shots, i really love the shift boot, also what is that white spider web on the seat belt holder?

[metrickid]

Originally Posted by gtaM2

nice interior shots, i really love the shift boot, also what is that white spider web on the seat belt holder?

Rattle/scratch protection?

[jstnstr]

It looks like the M2 stock exhaust is the same as the M235i just with quad tips. I'm sure the internals are different but they look quite similar from the outside: center single in to dual out on the muffler sides.

Whereas the M2 M Performance Exhaust looks like it has dual in, dual out, with a valve for the option of total muffler bypass. How are they going to hook this up though to the stock exhaust? Doesn't look like there is a whole lot of room for some sort of adapter in there.

[metrickid]

Originally Posted by jstnstr

It looks like the M2 stock exhaust is the same as the M235i just with quad tips. I'm sure the internals are different but they look quite similar from the outside: center single in to dual out on the muffler sides.

Whereas the M2 M Performance Exhaust looks like it has dual in, dual out, with a valve for the option of total muffler bypass. How are they going to hook this up though to the stock exhaust? Doesn't look like there is a whole lot of room for some sort of adapter in there.

You see some parts of how they did it on the first MPE pictures posted on the web.