Bmw Black Sapphire Metallic Paint Vs Jet Black

At night it looks straight up black.

Bmw black sapphire metallic paint vs jet black.

Black sapphire is a sexy color. Well i can tell you that my m550 is sapphire black and my wifes 2017 x3 was carbon black. Jet black shows everything. In direct light it does look like a lighter shade of black but it sparkles so beautifully with the metallic in it.

On older model bmws the paint code and paint name is located on the left strut tower under the hood. Used buyers will be happy to take this off your hands but avoid cheap car washes that can leave swirls on black cars. Jet black isn t available as an option for m sport models. Her car looked dark blue in most conditions.

Black sapphire metallic is a metallic color and appears more of a dark gray in the sunlight. Scratches even the littlest ones look like a nightmare on jet black. She would argue that despite bmw calling it black it was blue. From what i ve heard it s the softest paint bmw makes.

My car looks metallic black in pretty much all conditions. Current car 530i is carbon black which seems to swirl very easily but does look very nice when clean and on a bright day. In most conditions carbon black won t look much different from the no cost alternative above. I wish this color was available on m sport in the us.

The darkness and depth of that blue would change but it always looked blue to her. Cosmos black is my favourite bmw black. In my experience with two bmws one with jet black paint and other with metallic black paint the jet black was significantly softer and therefore harder to keep pristine. Sapphire black tends to show.

Metallic paint finishes carbon black 645. The configurator on the bmw website really isn t too useful. There s basically no difference between the two in the dark.