08-06-2020, 10:33 AM | #1 |
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No more Dravit or Tanzanite for MY2021?!
I just saw the configurator for the 2021 M340i no longer has Dravit or Tanzanite. I understand these colors were not available on Mexico builds, only on German builds. Does this mean they are gone for good? Or only temporarily? I've heard the German factory is closed this month for retooling, any chance there will still be some limited allocations available once they reopen? I was really set on ordering a Dravit car ASAP.
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Likely temporary. BMW's experiencing supply issues across model lineups with colors/options.
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08-06-2020, 03:24 PM | #4 |
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Hopefully when the factory restarts in september the colors return
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08-09-2020, 03:13 PM | #5 |
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Hi guys, In Austria you can order Dravit Grey, I go mine in May 2020 and just after 20 days guy hit my front bumper in a car wash... I just got my car fixed in BMW official service but to my sharp eye they did not get the color right...
So in that sense Dravit grey is very bad color... I am still not sure what to do, car had only 1800km when I had accident. Anybody with similar unfortunate accident, and how about your paint job in the end? Thanks |
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08-10-2020, 07:48 PM | #9 |
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That's a very bad colour match!
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08-11-2020, 07:12 AM | #10 |
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I see more orange peel in the front bumper.
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08-11-2020, 08:03 AM | #11 |
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Yet it does, but in my opinion much less then the rest of the car. . Anyway I was in Denzel (official BMW partner in Vienna) today and they are claiming that is the best it could be. We are waiting now for independent BMW guy to estimate and give final ruling. They say that guy is quality assurance person that works in BMW.
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Sorry for you trouble with the paint. Honestly I would not accept that. The difference is blatantly obvious. There should be a little since the car is metal and the bumper is plastic but not that much.
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08-20-2020, 03:41 AM | #15 |
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interesting i guess i feel pretty lucky to have ordered tanzanite when i did....
tanzanite is gone on the X5 also and that was always built in the US, so maybe they ran out of paint? |
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08-27-2020, 08:41 AM | #17 |
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It’s all about allocations. Your dealer needs a German built allocation. And my understanding is those are hard to come by. I don’t know if there are *any* available in the US market right now. Has anyone gotten a German allocation lately?
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08-29-2020, 09:29 PM | #19 |
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I had exactly the same problem having 2000km in my car (m340 dravit grey) but with the rear bumper... I am confident that they can improve the color matching in your car..... In my case I was basically a detective in the authorized BMW body shop asking for the color codes used (then comparing them to the glasurit formula that you can find online)...then I requested a paint sample that end up being 7 samples until they got the perfect color ..... all this took me many visits to the body shop and some incentives ($$) to the guy mixing the colors.... a real headache but at the end I am very happy with the results...
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10-02-2020, 06:58 PM | #20 |
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Bump.. Maybe going to order a 3 in the next 30-45 days.. When is Davit going to be available to order again?
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10-02-2020, 07:00 PM | #21 |
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The sales manager at my dealership said next allocations are for January build dates.
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