First oyster

orcomma · 03-05-2016, 09:58 PM

Hi all,

Another question from a potential buyer - I love the oyster interior but I've always been scared about jeans (I wear a lot of them) rubbing off into the seats

Is that an issue? I've seen some horror pics online but never BMW seats

Anyone have this issue? I wear white leather trainers and the blue often dyes the tops of those where it brushes against them

Thanks again

Les Paul · 03-06-2016, 03:31 AM

I've had oyster for about 5 months and no problem so far. Every now and then I just use a little autoglym leather cleaner on a microfibre to clean any slight dirt on the thigh support. I wouldn't recommend oyster, if you are transporting kids though!

I think the trick is not letting dirt build up and getting ingrained into the leather.

We get a lot of nice comments about the interior esp as it contrasts with the black exterior and fineline wood. With the pano roof it also makes it feel light and spacious.

KPD · 03-06-2016, 05:36 AM

Also Oyster seat owner here. Yes, you will inevitably see some marks after a while. But it can easily be cleaned with leather wipes. I do mine every 2~3 weeks. Just did it a few days ago, so I'm afraid I can't post any photos. It also depends on the jeans. I mostly wear stone washed. It might be more extreme with navy blue/black jeans.

I would presume it's the same story with beige leather.

What exterior colour are you going for? Oyster looks awesome with Platinum Silver (mine) and Sparkling Storm. I have zero regrets with my colour combo.

Les Paul · 03-06-2016, 07:27 AM

BTW I wear black jeans which are quite old so perhaps a lot of the dye has already come out of them by now

!

The other bonus for me with oyster is that plastic panels are black so no scuff marks when getting bike/ rubbish in and out of car.... otherwise I would have probably gone for beige which is very nice.

orcomma · 03-06-2016, 02:45 PM

Thanks all, what wipes are recommended? (In UK)

orcomma · 03-06-2016, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KPD

Also Oyster seat owner here. Yes, you will inevitably see some marks after a while. But it can easily be cleaned with leather wipes. I do mine every 2~3 weeks. Just did it a few days ago, so I'm afraid I can't post any photos. It also depends on the jeans. I mostly wear stone washed. It might be more extreme with navy blue/black jeans.

I would presume it's the same story with beige leather.

What exterior colour are you going for? Oyster looks awesome with Platinum Silver (mine) and Sparkling Storm. I have zero regrets with my colour combo.

Mineral grey or black, but I agree plat silver and storm look great with oyster

KPD · 03-07-2016, 03:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orcomma

Thanks all, what wipes are recommended? (In UK)

Any will do. I buy mine from Lakeland.

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Les Paul Private First Class 38 Rep 103 Posts Drives: X1 2.0D Xline Auto Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	I've had oyster for about 5 months and no problem so far. Every now and then I just use a little autoglym leather cleaner on a microfibre to clean any slight dirt on the thigh support. I wouldn't recommend oyster, if you are transporting kids though! I think the trick is not letting dirt build up and getting ingrained into the leather. We get a lot of nice comments about the interior esp as it contrasts with the black exterior and fineline wood. With the pano roof it also makes it feel light and spacious.
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KPD Lieutenant 171 Rep 549 Posts Drives: F48 xDrive 20i xLine Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Surrey iTrader: (0)	Also Oyster seat owner here. Yes, you will inevitably see some marks after a while. But it can easily be cleaned with leather wipes. I do mine every 2~3 weeks. Just did it a few days ago, so I'm afraid I can't post any photos. It also depends on the jeans. I mostly wear stone washed. It might be more extreme with navy blue/black jeans. I would presume it's the same story with beige leather. What exterior colour are you going for? Oyster looks awesome with Platinum Silver (mine) and Sparkling Storm. I have zero regrets with my colour combo.
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Les Paul Private First Class 38 Rep 103 Posts Drives: X1 2.0D Xline Auto Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	BTW I wear black jeans which are quite old so perhaps a lot of the dye has already come out of them by now ! The other bonus for me with oyster is that plastic panels are black so no scuff marks when getting bike/ rubbish in and out of car.... otherwise I would have probably gone for beige which is very nice.
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orcomma Dividing by zero 54 Rep 354 Posts Drives: F48 X1 XDrive20d xLine Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Manchester UK iTrader: (0)	Thanks all, what wipes are recommended? (In UK)
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