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R60BBA
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Carbon Black

Post by R60BBA » Mon Oct 22, 2018 10:39 pm

john-e89 wrote: Mon Oct 22, 2018 1:31 pm
paulc_bkk wrote: Mon Oct 22, 2018 11:28 am AMAZING! Great colour on a great car

However, this post should be marked as NSFW - top notch car-porn.... and definitely Not Safe For my Wallet!

I used to have a Carbon Black E36 convertible, and now your photos are making me want to repaint my E85
Me too...!! Mine is a Sapphire Black M but carbon is sooooooo much nicer...!!

Looks awesome OP. :thumbsup:
I accept this is fully subjective but I’m gonna have to disagree on that.

I’ve owned cars in both colours and here’s my thoughts:

If you want a black car...Sapphire Black is the one to have.

If you want a black car which turns navy blue in sunshine then Carbon Black is the one to have.

However as a ‘Black’ colour...Sapphire Black is better.
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Carbon Black

Post by john-e89 » Tue Oct 23, 2018 1:46 am

R60BBA wrote: Mon Oct 22, 2018 10:39 pm
john-e89 wrote: Mon Oct 22, 2018 1:31 pm
paulc_bkk wrote: Mon Oct 22, 2018 11:28 am AMAZING! Great colour on a great car

However, this post should be marked as NSFW - top notch car-porn.... and definitely Not Safe For my Wallet!

I used to have a Carbon Black E36 convertible, and now your photos are making me want to repaint my E85
Me too...!! Mine is a Sapphire Black M but carbon is sooooooo much nicer...!!

Looks awesome OP. :thumbsup:
I accept this is fully subjective but I’m gonna have to disagree on that.

I’ve owned cars in both colours and here’s my thoughts:

If you want a black car...Sapphire Black is the one to have.

If you want a black car which turns navy blue in sunshine then Carbon Black is the one to have.

However as a ‘Black’ colour...Sapphire Black is better.
Hadn’t realised that tbh, then yes Sapphire would be best, it doesn’t turn another shade in the sun, makes me feel a bit better about it.... :lol:
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