Mineral White Metallic vs Alpine White thread

aajami · 11-14-2010, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by hks786

Mineral White for me. AW looks great don't get me wrong but white is so common these days so you need to have something more unique. Mineral White is exactly what I would want. It actually looks sort of pearlescent.

Mineral White is metallic. Brilliant White is pearlescent.

OP, thanks for doing this. I'd love to see a picture of MW and BW cars next to each other...

spiderz17 · 11-14-2010, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Jsnscot

Your car does look awesome! I just didn't care for the silver tone it had.

I was just going to say the MW looks very silver-ish to me, but I actually really like it because of that.

eisenb11 · 11-14-2010, 04:45 PM

I was really excited over MW, so I went to the dealer last Thurs to check it out.

In my mind, I was thinking that MW was a metallic version of AW... it's not. MW is actually Pearl, which is sorta grayish. In my opinion, it didn't look as nice in person as it did in the pictures. The grayishness of it makes it look a little dull - even in bright sunlight.

So far, I'm still leaning towards AW when I get a new car next year. I wish the M3 was offered in TS (titanium silver), because Silverstone is a little too bluish for my tastes and I'd rather see a really silvery silver.

///FCB · 11-14-2010, 04:51 PM

great new color!!! i painted my evo in brilliant white and its amazing

Vshock · 11-14-2010, 05:20 PM

which is usually known as pearl white... looks good!

Raine · 11-14-2010, 05:23 PM

I like AW more. It actually looks white.

MW is more like a grayish metallic white. Looks glossy though, which is nice.

cloud8r · 11-14-2010, 05:43 PM

too bad no MW for e90 - maybe next year???

JB335 · 11-14-2010, 07:33 PM

its beautiful. But its no Brilliant White.

jeffhoff · 11-14-2010, 07:48 PM

I'd go the MW, I have an AW F10, and love it, but if the MW was available that's the route I would have gone

donovan · 11-14-2010, 07:54 PM

Nice that they came out with this 5 months after I got mien .....whores

bavarian19 · 11-14-2010, 08:31 PM

I like that mineral white much better!

bobbyd1961 · 11-14-2010, 09:09 PM

i like the M3 white whatever that is

positiveions · 11-14-2010, 09:19 PM

looks good to me

The_BatBoy_187 · 11-14-2010, 09:34 PM

MW FTW!!! I have AW, so yes, I am a bit jealous

but i would like to see BW next to MW...can't see where the difference is exactly...

goodmethods · 11-14-2010, 10:33 PM

What's the premium of MW over AW?

signalbobby · 11-14-2010, 10:56 PM

Looks like Lexus' crystal white pearl they have been doing for 20 years.

zenderm3 · 11-14-2010, 11:56 PM

Like the colours.. prefer Metallic paints to flat colours.

swifty · 11-14-2010, 11:56 PM

The lexus pearl or bmw brillant white are diffferent. They all have a tinge of red flakes. The mineral just has silver flakes.

JB335 · 11-15-2010, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by The_BatBoy_187

MW FTW!!! I have AW, so yes, I am a bit jealous

but i would like to see BW next to MW...can't see where the difference is exactly...

BW

persian54 · 11-15-2010, 02:00 AM

is BW an Individual color?

Alexxxx · 11-15-2010, 04:17 AM

I prefer Alpin White because its verry sportive,mineral white its fits over the 7-Series.

Jason · 11-15-2010, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by persian54

is BW an Individual color?

No, standard metallic color now.

11-14-2010, 04:45 PM	#25
eisenb11 Major 53 Rep 1,153 Posts Drives: 2012 E92 M3 SSII Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Redondo Beach, CA, USA iTrader: (0)	I was really excited over MW, so I went to the dealer last Thurs to check it out. In my mind, I was thinking that MW was a metallic version of AW... it's not. MW is actually Pearl, which is sorta grayish. In my opinion, it didn't look as nice in person as it did in the pictures. The grayishness of it makes it look a little dull - even in bright sunlight. So far, I'm still leaning towards AW when I get a new car next year. I wish the M3 was offered in TS (titanium silver), because Silverstone is a little too bluish for my tastes and I'd rather see a really silvery silver.
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11-14-2010, 04:51 PM	#26
///FCB First Lieutenant 26 Rep 330 Posts Drives: 2012 GTR Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: EU iTrader: (1)	great new color!!! i painted my evo in brilliant white and its amazing
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11-14-2010, 05:20 PM	#27
Vshock Private 7 Rep 51 Posts Drives: '08 E92 335i Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (1)	which is usually known as pearl white... looks good! __________________ '08 335ci Black Sapphire
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11-14-2010, 05:23 PM	#28
Raine Captain 44 Rep 841 Posts Drives: '11 E82, '04 E60 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (3)	I like AW more. It actually looks white. MW is more like a grayish metallic white. Looks glossy though, which is nice.
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11-14-2010, 05:43 PM	#29
cloud8r Member BMW CCA Los Angeles 32 Rep 470 Posts Drives: 2022 M8 GC Comp Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Trabuco Canyon, CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2018 BMW M4 [0.00]	too bad no MW for e90 - maybe next year??? __________________ Current Rides: 2022 ///M8 GC Comp Much enjoyed: 2018 ///M4 ZCP \|\| 2014 ///M5 ZCP \|\| 2011.5 ///M3 Sedan \|\| 2007 ///M Coupe \|\| 2008 550i Sport \|\| 2006 ///M3 ZCP \|\| 2008 X3 3.0si \|\| 2006 325i \|\| 2003 Z4 3.0 Roadster \|\| 2003 330ci \|\| 2002 325i
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11-14-2010, 07:33 PM	#30
JB335 Banned 33 Rep 1,034 Posts Drives: 335is Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: so cal iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 BMW 335IS [7.60]	its beautiful. But its no Brilliant White.
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11-14-2010, 07:48 PM	#31
jeffhoff Private 5 Rep 67 Posts Drives: 2017 Alpine White X5M Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Texas iTrader: (0) Garage List 2017 BMW X5M [0.00]	I'd go the MW, I have an AW F10, and love it, but if the MW was available that's the route I would have gone
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11-14-2010, 07:54 PM	#32
donovan Brigadier General 372 Rep 4,167 Posts Drives: R8 - Ford Raptor Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: National iTrader: (17)	Nice that they came out with this 5 months after I got mien .....whores __________________ Audi R8 v10 Ford Raptor m3e46freak@yahoo.comfor all euro parts!! ebay/craigslist verified/ m3post/e46fanantics/m3forum/zpost/bimmerforum
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11-14-2010, 08:31 PM	#33
bavarian19 General 525 Rep 18,858 Posts Drives: Car Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: VA iTrader: (23)	I like that mineral white much better!
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11-14-2010, 09:09 PM	#34
bobbyd1961 Banned 43 Rep 2,406 Posts Drives: 2009 M3 sedan LeMans Blue Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: new jersey iTrader: (0)	i like the M3 white whatever that is
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11-14-2010, 09:19 PM	#35
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11-14-2010, 09:34 PM	#36
The_BatBoy_187 Private 1 Rep 81 Posts Drives: M3 E92 DCT Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Gotham City iTrader: (0)	MW FTW!!! I have AW, so yes, I am a bit jealous but i would like to see BW next to MW...can't see where the difference is exactly... __________________ ////// MPower: Magnificent Power
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11-14-2010, 10:33 PM	#37
goodmethods New Member 0 Rep 14 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (0)	What's the premium of MW over AW?
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11-14-2010, 10:56 PM	#38
signalbobby New Member 0 Rep 23 Posts Drives: n/a Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: AZ iTrader: (0)	Looks like Lexus' crystal white pearl they have been doing for 20 years.
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11-14-2010, 11:56 PM	#39
zenderm3 Lieutenant Colonel 95 Rep 1,996 Posts Drives: E36 M3 DY/2010 E92 M3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brisbane iTrader: (0)	Like the colours.. prefer Metallic paints to flat colours. __________________ ________________ My ///M is in my garage .... and it is a beast! 2010 E92 M3 Space Grey \| Fully Loaded 1996 E36 M3 Dakar Yellow - SOLD 2004 Honda Accord Euro - SOLD
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11-14-2010, 11:56 PM	#40
swifty Colonel 314 Rep 2,448 Posts Drives: F80, Levante & Tesla 100D Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: canada iTrader: (7)	The lexus pearl or bmw brillant white are diffferent. They all have a tinge of red flakes. The mineral just has silver flakes.
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11-15-2010, 02:00 AM	#42
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11-15-2010, 04:17 AM	#43
Alexxxx Alex 52 Rep 48 Posts Drives: E36 Compact 318ti Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Europe iTrader: (0)	I prefer Alpin White because its verry sportive,mineral white its fits over the 7-Series.
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