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Best interior ?

Post by babylon x5 » Fri Apr 25, 2014 5:02 pm

I likes a bit of wood - how about you ?  8)


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I know the Carbon Fibrosis brigade will disagree !

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Post by shadrack » Fri Apr 25, 2014 5:52 pm

i preffer the piano black, anything but wood, personally your light wood is my least favourite, but were all different i just hate wood trim
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Post by Horizon » Fri Apr 25, 2014 6:20 pm

[quote="shadrack"]
i preffer the piano black, anything but wood, personally your light wood is my least favourite, but were all different i just hate wood trim
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+1, but if we all liked the same , there wouldn't be a choice option.
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Re: Best interior ?

Post by babylon x5 » Fri Apr 25, 2014 6:31 pm

[quote="shadrack"]
i preffer the piano black, anything but wood, personally your light wood is my least favourite, but were all different i just hate wood trim
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[quote="shadrack"]
i preffer the piano black, anything but wood, personally your light wood is my least favourite, but were all different i just hate wood trim
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+1, but if we all liked the same , there wouldn't be a choice option.
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Re: Best interior ?

Post by shadrack » Fri Apr 25, 2014 9:15 pm

whats chavvy bout piano black  :)
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Post by pcdee » Fri Apr 25, 2014 10:14 pm

I like my brushed aluminium. ...also u got to be careful with it.
Then piano black. ..

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Post by Jayx5 » Sat Apr 26, 2014 12:04 pm

Did anyone watch the rolls royce documentary, the trim in a one off phantom had diamonds set into them! each to there own! Looked a bit tacky to me.
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Post by X5Sport » Sat Apr 26, 2014 12:35 pm

[quote="jayx5"]
Did anyone watch the rolls royce documentary, the trim in a one off phantom had diamonds set into them! each to there own! Looked a bit tacky to me.
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Post by petert » Sat Apr 26, 2014 1:06 pm

Out of interest: what is that control between the instrument binnacle and the head unit screen?
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Post by babylon x5 » Sat Apr 26, 2014 1:21 pm

[quote="petert"]
Out of interest: what is that control between the instrument binnacle and the head unit screen?
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I think you mean that push button mounted on that piece of wood trim ?
I'ts marked TM and switches the Nav over to traffic monitoring system which is no longer subscribed.
I get a blue screen with a very basic road map on it showing traffic jams etc (if it was active).
I assume not everyone has this function then ?  Car is 2003, 3.0d Sport.

I could remove it if I could blank it off ?  :ninja:

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Re: Best interior ?

Post by babylon x5 » Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:01 pm

[quote="shadrack"]
whats chavvy bout piano black  :)
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Post by petert » Sat Apr 26, 2014 4:29 pm

[quote="babylon x5"]
[quote="petert"]
Out of interest: what is that control between the instrument binnacle and the head unit screen?
Peter T
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I think you mean that push button mounted on that piece of wood trim ?
I'ts marked TM and switches the Nav over to traffic monitoring system which is no longer subscribed.
I get a blue screen with a very basic road map on it showing traffic jams etc (if it was active).
I assume not everyone has this function then ?  Car is 2003, 3.0d Sport.

You may be able to replace just that one piece of trim to replace the one drilled to accommodate the TM push button.  Would make it all nice and neat!!!
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I could remove it if I could blank it off ?  :ninja:

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Post by petert » Sat Apr 26, 2014 4:30 pm

Oops - my reply got mixed up in yours - it's my age you know!!!
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Re: Best interior ?

Post by graemeX5 » Sat Apr 26, 2014 6:00 pm

When looking for an X5 I originally wanted the the aluminium or piano black and ended up with dark wood.

However it is ok and probably goes better with the light beige leather, but on a black interior I would want black or aluminium trim but they can be changed to suit. Some were even blue inside from the factory
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Re: Best interior ?

Post by babylon x5 » Sun Apr 27, 2014 8:13 am

[quote="graemeX5"]
When looking for an X5 I originally wanted the the aluminium or piano black and ended up with dark wood.

However it is ok and probably goes better with the light beige leather, but on a black interior I would want black or aluminium trim but they can be changed to suit. Some were even blue inside from the factory
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I have been trawling the sale sites for the X5 to find a picture of the piano black trim but no luck - anybody got a pic ?

They mostly seem to the silver trim which can look a bit common.  Black leather seats look good if there is a bit of contrast stitching maybe. 

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