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As another comparison, 2018 Q7 sunroof shade in their Alcantara package was an open mesh (and not Alcantara) that didn’t actually block sunlight completely, but didn’t look bad....
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11-14-2020, 11:37 PM | #49 |
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As requested...
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that sucks.. they could have documented this better on the website I took a bunch of photo on the website and they still clearly show alcanthara cover for sunroof.. |
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11-15-2020, 07:05 AM | #53 |
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Do most of you close that cover? I drive with mine open all the time day and night (for me extra light in the cabin is the whole reason to get the moonroof + at night the kids dont see the skylounge if it’s closed) so in practice it wouldn’t matter that much to me.
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While it'll be kept open most of the time I see a few other use cases: * During warm summer days (as mentioned before). * When the car is parked out in open to block sun. * Passengers sleeping/napping. * Suppressing noise (as mentioned before). This alacantra fabric is inexpensive polyester materials. I doubt BMW is doing it for cost cutting. There must be other reasons and in typical fashion they aren't communicating why they did it.
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11-15-2020, 09:00 AM | #57 |
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I have had alcantara headliners since the early 2000’s. It’s a well established material for this use. This has to be another supply chain cut back for 2021 models. Mixing materials is a absolute faux pas at this price point.
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The mesh a bit disappointing but it’s certainly not an eyesore in my opinion.
It’s not something that’s going to trouble me much as I tend to look at the road when I’m driving and not the sky ..... :-) |
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11-15-2020, 12:24 PM | #60 |
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Agree... It is disappointing that its not the same Alcantara material, but not a show stopper.
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Unacceptable in a so called luxury vehicle. |
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Aren't they using the same shade, and perhaps even a higher quality, that the non-Alcantara X5's are using?
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My issue is that the website ordering guide is plain misleading.
When ordering the only thing we have is the website configurator, but if we can't trust that then what ... are we supposed to accept whatever BMW decide to put on the car... I would have skipped the alcanthara if I knew of the mixed materials... |
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In general, 2021 model year is a train wreck in what may show up at your dealer. It started with the crystal gear shifters and what might be included, no soft close doors and progressively went down hill from there. BMW brings out model changes like the M440 but can’t keep current vehicles with consistent parts??? I would not accept a mix and match parts bin vehicle at this price point without some $$ compensation. If your leasing then maybe you don’t care and ride it out for the lease term but if your buying your car outright then compromising this much would be a deal breaker. The issue with mismatched fabrics is most of the roof is glass so when your sunshade is closed, a huge portion of your roof doesn’t match the alcantara look or texture. This isn’t about how opulent of a look you are after but just expecting a coherent interior.
This is like having your hood gloss black with the fenders frost satin black. What’s next, mixing merino leather and vernasca leather on the seats?? Last edited by MystroX5; 11-15-2020 at 09:15 PM.. |
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You obviously would have a right to refuse delivery but not sure it would be worth that. |
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