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      01-09-2020, 01:14 AM   #1
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What is diff between extended and full merino leather on M8?

Is leather dash standard on both? $3,500 sounds like a lot if it only adds leather on lower doors panels and lower dash? I'm trying to get my lease for M8 GC under $2k per month with nothing down and 15k miles a year, including taxes. I know it's a drop in bucket compared to lease price, just deciding if I really need to check all the option boxes.
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If you are doing black interior it doesn’t matter and you won’t be able to tell the difference

Any other interior color I recommend it

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Is leather dash standard on both? $3,500 sounds like a lot if it only adds leather on lower doors panels and lower dash? I'm trying to get my lease for M8 GC under $2k per month with nothing down and 15k miles a year, including taxes. I know it's a drop in bucket compared to lease price, just deciding if I really need to check all the option boxes.
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      01-09-2020, 05:19 PM   #3
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If you are doing black interior it doesn’t matter and you won’t be able to tell the difference

Any other interior color I recommend it
Agree on the black interior as for the most part you won't notice a difference. If similar to my M850i which I optioned in full Fiona Red/Black (close to Sakhir Orange/Black in a M8) it wraps the center console in leather vs vinyl and the entire door in leather (on the M8 will include the diamond weave). Was a bit more of a no brainer on the M850i as only a $2K up charge vs $3500 on the M8.
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If you are doing black interior it doesn’t matter and you won’t be able to tell the difference

Any other interior color I recommend it
Agree on the black interior as for the most part you won't notice a difference. If similar to my M850i which I optioned in full Fiona Red/Black (close to Sakhir Orange/Black in a M8) it wraps the center console in leather vs vinyl and the entire door in leather (on the M8 will include the diamond weave). Was a bit more of a no brainer on the M850i as only a $2K up charge vs $3500 on the M8.
I was considering the silver stone as extended if I don't do full. I feel like all black May feel to cavelike? A few years ago there was a diagram for the 7 series which would pout at the pieces that changed when you did full vs extended. Wish they had something like that. Maybe I'll slip in some extra down payment to keep the lease payment where the wife wants it and hope she doesn't notice!
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Is leather dash standard on both? $3,500 sounds like a lot if it only adds leather on lower doors panels and lower dash? I'm trying to get my lease for M8 GC under $2k per month with nothing down and 15k miles a year, including taxes. I know it's a drop in bucket compared to lease price, just deciding if I really need to check all the option boxes.
To answer your question, yes, the leather dash is stnd on even on the 850 w/o full, the full leather is for other places .
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Is leather dash standard on both? $3,500 sounds like a lot if it only adds leather on lower doors panels and lower dash? I'm trying to get my lease for M8 GC under $2k per month with nothing down and 15k miles a year, including taxes. I know it's a drop in bucket compared to lease price, just deciding if I really need to check all the option boxes.
To answer your question, yes, the leather dash is stnd on even on the 850 w/o full, the full leather is for other places .
Thank you! Is it just the lower dash, door panels and side of gear box?
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I sat in a all black extended 850 and felt the interior to look very cheap. Not like the full would make that much difference but black really doesn’t do it in this car. Prob cause e car has very little trim.
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Thank you! Is it just the lower dash, door panels and side of gear box?
On mine its the entire upper dash, upper door panels and upper sides of the console/center stack. The interior looks great with or without the full, no matter the color. I actually like that the lower door are not leather as they get scuffed easily with shoes. Enjoy your new ride.
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Full covers lower dash, bottom doors, lower part of console, just about everywhere else and on some models the sides of seats as well. I have always ordered it on my m6s and B7 and pretty sure it's standard on the competition models.

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It's standard on M8 Comp up charge on M8
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Thank you! Is it just the lower dash, door panels and side of gear box?
On mine its the entire upper dash, upper door panels and upper sides of the console/center stack. The interior looks great with or without the full, no matter the color. I actually like that the lower door are not leather as they get scuffed easily with shoes. Enjoy your new ride.
Agree on the lower door panels. Just had my detailer whom did a Gtechniq Crystal Serum Ultra ceramic coating also do the entire interior with Gtechniq products as well. Even included the Alcantara headliner. The primary concern was protecting against UV as here in AZ that plus the summer heat are leather killers. The plus being for the lower door panels that inn theory any scuffs on the door should now just wipe off but I still will be careful nonetheless.

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