Official F30 3 Series Liquid Blue Photo Thread

by Tim Jones on July 20, 2012, 6:43 pm

The Official Bimmerfest F30 3 Series Imperial Blue Photo Thread

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16 responses to Official F30 3 Series Liquid Blue Photo Thread

bmw_or_audi commented:
November 30, 2012, 6:05 pm

Not a very popular color, it seems.

johnofcross commented:
November 30, 2012, 6:35 pm

Doesn't this color only come with ActiveHybrid 3?

bmw_or_audi commented:
November 30, 2012, 6:43 pm

It looks like it is available on all lines except for M-sport.

SergioK commented:
November 30, 2012, 8:18 pm

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Originally Posted by bmw_or_audi

Not a very popular color, it seems.

Which is why I ordered this color.

bmw_or_audi commented:
November 30, 2012, 8:21 pm

There was a similar color for the E90, but not quite the same. Or is it the same with just a different name?

mr_clueless commented:
November 30, 2012, 9:16 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmw_or_audi

There was a similar color for the E90, but not quite the same. Or is it the same with just a different name?

Different color. E92/93 always had Liquid Blue. E90 had Blue Water Metallic which is slightly lighter.

LB http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonph...gn/7930393934/
BW http://www.marioroman.de/cars/fahrbe...-facelift.html

Michael Schott commented:
November 30, 2012, 10:42 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr_clueless

The E90 photo makes it look more silver than it really is. I own a 2011 E90 in Blue Water. It's a great color. I haven't seen a LB F30 yet.

evergreen2000 commented:
November 30, 2012, 11:06 pm

I saw one in person, car was a little soft looking.

bmw_or_audi commented:
November 30, 2012, 11:30 pm

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Originally Posted by mr_clueless

In the flickr picture, it looks quite lavenderish, but these blues seem very hard to get right in pictures (that goes for Estoril Blue as well).

mr_clueless commented:
December 1, 2012, 12:55 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmw_or_audi

In the flickr picture, it looks quite lavenderish, but these blues seem very hard to get right in pictures (that goes for Estoril Blue as well).

Indeed...they are hard to "get right" even in real life because the appearance changes depending on the lighting...I guess that is the characteristic of that color.

Mark K commented:
December 1, 2012, 3:04 pm

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Originally Posted by mr_clueless

Indeed...they are hard to "get right" even in real life because the appearance changes depending on the lighting...I guess that is the characteristic of that color.

Yes it does. In direct sunlight when looking at the surface at 90 degrees and at dusk/artificial light it looks silver. It looks its best at full daylight in the shade, like in the signature picture below in the front of the Welt.

As far as I'm concerned, I picked it because it perfectly shows every crease in the sheetmetal all the time at any angle. And I just happen to love those E92 creases

Quinn Lasser commented:
December 1, 2012, 9:14 pm

It's a unique color you don't see very often. In fact, I'm not sure I've seen it.

rgk330i commented:
December 1, 2012, 10:28 pm

I saw one on the dealer's lot, but have never seen one on the road. It was (to my eye, anyway) a little lighter and a little bluer (that is, less silver) than Mark K's photo. I had expected to like it based on previous BMW light blues, but I thought it was just "okay". But then, color is the ultimate subjective topic.

SergioK commented:
January 16, 2013, 2:23 pm

Here are a couple shots of my car. The blue really makes the OEM calipers stand out.

Oh, and big THANK YOU to Greg @ Pacific

chasfh commented:
January 16, 2013, 2:50 pm

I wanted to see it, along with a few other colors, on the lot before ordering my car, but the dealers closest to me had hardly anything beyond alpine white, jet black and silver. I did see one dark blue, but I didn't want something that dark.

I ended up getting alpine white because I don't think you can go really wrong with that, but I wish I could have seen more colors live before having to make a decision.

SergioK commented:
January 16, 2013, 3:01 pm

Yep, that echos my experience as well. Seems dealers know the safe bets are white, black and silver so that's all they order.

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