E39 wood trim. fox et al look here.

Thomas. PLease. · 17 Mar 2009 at 23:04

just a quick question here, is the wood trim on an e39 se real? or is it just fake plastic wood?

thanks

mjt · 17 Mar 2009 at 23:04

real veneer

[TW]Fox · 17 Mar 2009 at 23:19

It's real.

Scania · 18 Mar 2009 at 04:28

BMW have mastered the art of making real wood trim look like a very good fake.

My own e36 being a classic case in point!

I'll never understand the Germans! :confused:

Demon · 18 Mar 2009 at 08:39

Yep, my brothers E39 M5 had wood trim (Now silver), and it does indeed look exceedingly fake..

Even worse, you had to pay extra to have fake looking wood trim on the car, so someone must have actually wanted it!

Sukh · 18 Mar 2009 at 09:09

Is it ash black that looks okish?

Jez · 18 Mar 2009 at 09:53

Demon said:
Yep, my brothers E39 M5 had wood trim (Now silver), and it does indeed look exceedingly fake..

Even worse, you had to pay extra to have fake looking wood trim on the car, so someone must have actually wanted it!

I have an E39 sport arriving at the weekend with silver trim, i was actually planning to change it out for wood if i keep it for any length of time

[TW]Fox · 18 Mar 2009 at 10:15

Everyone else buys a car, Jez has one 'arriving'

Dogbreath · 18 Mar 2009 at 10:38

Jez said:
I have an E39 sport arriving at the weekend with silver trim, i was actually planning to change it out for wood if i keep it for any length of time

Why? It's revolting.

Jez · 18 Mar 2009 at 10:39

[TW]Fox;13704963 said:
Everyone else buys a car, Jez has one 'arriving'

Sort of seems the wrong phrase to use when its not really a planned purchase or one i will probably keep. Kind of makes you see it as a passing commodity rather than a "purchase" as such.

[TW]Fox · 18 Mar 2009 at 10:41

Dogbreath said:
Why? It's revolting.

It's actually not, looks really good in a Sport.

Jez · 18 Mar 2009 at 10:42

Dogbreath said:
Why? It's revolting.

I assume you don't like the interior of my Mercedes, then?

mjt · 18 Mar 2009 at 10:43

Jez said:
Really? How silly of me, my opinion on car aesthetics must be incorrect.

yeh, retard :rolleyes:

for the record, e39 looks better with wood, e60 without

Jez · 18 Mar 2009 at 10:45

I edited that as reading it back sounded rude, everybody is entitled to their opinion

[TW]Fox · 18 Mar 2009 at 10:45

Wood

Silver. Thats a batter comparison for this thread really as that E36 would look nasty even if it had real gold

Conscript · 18 Mar 2009 at 10:47

Jez said:
I assume you don't like the interior of my Mercedes, then?

No thanks

I think very few cars look good with a wood interior. In most cars it just looks out of place.

saitrix · 18 Mar 2009 at 10:51

Much prefer the aluminium trim myself, the e39 interior is nice in that, never been much of a fan of wood in modern cars.

Sukh · 18 Mar 2009 at 10:52

Silver looks better

Jez · 18 Mar 2009 at 10:53

Conscript said:
No thanks

I think very few cars look good with a wood interior. In most cars it just looks out of place.

What cars would you want it in then, if its not massively expensive flagship luxury cars?

Conscript · 18 Mar 2009 at 10:59

Jez said:
What cars would you want it in then, if its not massively expensive flagship luxury cars?

It seems to suit classic cars much better. I cant really name many off the top of my head but Ive seen some lovely wood dashboards in classic sports cars and such. A lot of Rolls Royce motors seem to have fantastic wood interiors and they suit very well.

But in most modern cars I think it looks out of place and in some cases, a little forced, as though, like you say, wood is somehow the hallmark of luxury, so it gets placed in flagship cars. But nestling a line of wood trim in between swathes of dark modern plastics and leather just doesnt seem to look right to me.