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      02-06-2016, 08:58 PM   #1
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Did a brief search to find some member pics, but I've yet to see any Dark Graphite F15's here on the boards. I haven't seen one in person, but from what I've seen online, it seems to be a beautiful color!

Anybody have some pics to show off?
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I would have considered it and also like imperial blue but not allowed with msport which was a requirement to me, so no Option to get either of those.
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      02-06-2016, 09:20 PM   #3
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I would have considered it and also like imperial blue but not allowed with msport which was a requirement to me, so no Option to get either of those.
True, I figured that was one of the reasons for the color not being very common.
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A couple pictures.
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Looks better with double slat grill IMO.
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There's a YouTube vid where a guy does a walk through of his parents' graphite X5. Very nice color!!
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Our close friends have this color on their X35d and I really like it! I'm a big fan of blacks and grays, and it's right in between.
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here you go:
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      02-07-2016, 01:12 AM   #10
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      02-07-2016, 01:50 AM   #11
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I would have considered it and also like imperial blue but not allowed with msport which was a requirement to me, so no Option to get either of those.
roadkillrob Totally agree with you on that one, to bad you don't get all the colors with every package. I understand they want it for a "good" reason...but hey, taste is different for everybody...


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I think it looks great, here in Houston (tx) I'm not a big fan of darker colors just because the amount of sun (heat) we get... If id lived up north somewhere that would be a color id consider for sure. Not so sure if the weather is so much different where you life
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      02-07-2016, 06:22 AM   #12
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I have a Dark Graphite Metallic. It's cool. Sorry my car is in airport parking, so no pics.
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I love my dark graphite metallic, my pics are not as nice as the ones above, especially Diper's! Prefer this colour to my previous black E70.
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      02-07-2016, 04:09 PM   #14
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I have one, which my wife drives daily. As said upthread, it's a nice balance between black and grey.
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I have one, which my wife drives daily. As said upthread, it's a nice balance between black and grey.
Without the swirl disaster of a black car. Never again, never again.
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      02-07-2016, 10:26 PM   #17
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Found these on my phone, before I installed running boards.

Found the ones with best lighting, so you can see the color under the sun. Otherwise it's bit difficult to see if it's black or dark gray. Like I said earlier, I quite like the color.



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It is a nice color, here is mine, from an iphone pic.
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I honestly wanted this color when I was building my X5 but two things made me not get it.. When I checked out the color at the dealer lot, it was very close to black, so scratches, swirls, and dirt will probably show up easily.. and no Msport line.
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I honestly wanted this color when I was building my X5 but two things made me not get it.. When I checked out the color at the dealer lot, it was very close to black, so scratches, swirls, and dirt will probably show up easily.. and no Msport line.
I was afraid of this as well, especially since the disaster of buying my wife a black car. I am extremely meticulous when washing cars and have not had any problems with swirls. However when you do get a surface scratch due to the jackass carrying his skiis, it is very noticeable. I just made my second trip to the dealer for a quick polish.

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