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      05-11-2022, 09:35 AM   #1
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Blue bits or without?

Not sure if I like the external blue bits, wondering if I did go for the blue bits are these easily swappable with non blue bits? Have many opted for the blue bits or not?
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Without blue bits for me, 100%.
I am assured mine doesn't have them but if it did then I would be getting them painted.
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      05-11-2022, 10:32 AM   #3
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As I have phytonic blue you don’t get them and would be my preference whatever external colour I had
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      05-11-2022, 03:47 PM   #4
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I didn’t get a choice but was glad it came without blue bits
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      05-11-2022, 04:50 PM   #5
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I didn’t get a choice but was glad it came without blue bits
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      05-11-2022, 05:08 PM   #6
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I didn’t get a choice but was glad it came without blue bits
Is this random? I didn’t get a choice when configuring. The car arrived with the blue bits. I think it looks better without them
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      05-11-2022, 05:09 PM   #7
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Nothing blue besides the badge surrounds on mine
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      05-12-2022, 01:30 AM   #8
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I could cope with the blue accents at the front, it’s the rear diffuser parts that I think look a little awkward. I’ve ordered Phytonic blue which comes with grey accents.
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      05-12-2022, 02:12 AM   #9
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I was told my dealer that uk cars don't come with them..... I hope that's the case with mine!
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      05-12-2022, 03:11 AM   #10
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I was told my dealer that uk cars don't come with them..... I hope that's the case with mine!
Hope so, I saw it was an option the BMW configurator as 'Frozen Grey exterior design elements' but when I ordered my car through the LEX portal it wasn't listed as an option, so I was expecting to get the blue bits. To me it looks like the X3 has been handed to a primary school for one of the children to add something to make it look like an EV and they came up with the blue bits

My thinking was if they come with the blue bits can I easily swap them with non blue bits and then put them back on when it goes back at the end of the lease, does anybody know if they easily clip in/out or are they fixed and it would be a nightmare to replace them?
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      05-12-2022, 03:23 AM   #11
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Hope so, I saw it was an option the BMW configurator as 'Frozen Grey exterior design elements' but when I ordered my car through the LEX portal it wasn't listed as an option, so I was expecting to get the blue bits. To me it looks like the X3 has been handed to a primary school for one of the children to add something to make it look like an EV and they came up with the blue bits

My thinking was if they come with the blue bits can I easily swap them with non blue bits and then put them back on when it goes back at the end of the lease, does anybody know if they easily clip in/out or are they fixed and it would be a nightmare to replace them?
How are you getting on with the LEX ordering system??. I ordered a MSportPro back in Sept and there's still no news on a delivery date. Over the phone they've guessing delivery could be between June and August. The portal is just saying Order to Authorise.
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      05-12-2022, 03:46 AM   #12
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How are you getting on with the LEX ordering system??. I ordered a MSportPro back in Sept and there's still no news on a delivery date. Over the phone they've guessing delivery could be between June and August. The portal is just saying Order to Authorise.
Hmmm, not a great experience so far, so ordered the car through LEX on the 16th April (almost 4 weeks ago), this is using my companies green car scheme, the status of my order is still at 'vehicle search' and has been for a while now, even though we all know there are no vehicles to be found anywhere, so it will have to be a order, so as far as I know the order hasn't even been placed by whoever they use as a BMW dealer, and now the price has gone up, so no doubt this order will get cancelled on me and I have to start again, they are pretty rubbish, took them over a week to get a license check done when it takes other companies seconds.
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      05-12-2022, 04:06 AM   #13
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Hope so, I saw it was an option the BMW configurator as 'Frozen Grey exterior design elements' but when I ordered my car through the LEX portal it wasn't listed as an option, so I was expecting to get the blue bits. To me it looks like the X3 has been handed to a primary school for one of the children to add something to make it look like an EV and they came up with the blue bits

My thinking was if they come with the blue bits can I easily swap them with non blue bits and then put them back on when it goes back at the end of the lease, does anybody know if they easily clip in/out or are they fixed and it would be a nightmare to replace them?
They were adamant they didn't come with them for UK cars but I wouldn't be surprised if it was just this dealer.....I agree the blue looks awful! The main reason I wanted it was it looked like a normal ish X3.
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      05-12-2022, 04:41 AM   #14
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Added 'the blue bits' to my Carbon black iX3 and couldn't be happier.
Makes for a great color combination and makes the car look a bit more dynamic.

Personally I think the silver/grey bits look a bit old fashioned/bland.
But as always: to each their own. Good that we have the choice!

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      05-12-2022, 04:41 AM   #15
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How are you getting on with the LEX ordering system??. I ordered a MSportPro back in Sept and there's still no news on a delivery date. Over the phone they've guessing delivery could be between June and August. The portal is just saying Order to Authorise.
Hmm, 'Order to Authorise', I don't like the sound of that, out of interest, what status values have you seen over the last few months since ordering?
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      05-12-2022, 05:38 AM   #16
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You can choose for yourself when ordering.

I think they suit some colors (black, grey i.e.).

We have ordered Cashmere Silver without the blue bits.
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      05-12-2022, 07:11 AM   #17
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Anybody ever used Plasti Dip, maybe that would be a solution, a lot of masking of the surrounding areas though.
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      05-12-2022, 09:37 AM   #18
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Hmm, 'Order to Authorise', I don't like the sound of that, out of interest, what status values have you seen over the last few months since ordering?
It's been quite a journey so far and can't help but think i'm being given the runaround. Computer says yes, computer say no. Still no estimated deliver date on the Portal and none of the codes that people can excite themselves with.

21/04/2022 Order To Authorise
21/04/2022 Order Received
14/04/2022 Vehicle Search
14/04/2022 Nominated Dealer
14/04/2022 Order Received
10/03/2022 Unconfirmed Order
10/03/2022 Order To Authorise
10/03/2022 Order Received
03/03/2022 Nominated Dealer
03/03/2022 Vehicle Search
03/03/2022 Order To Authorise
03/03/2022 Order Received
02/03/2022 Vehicle Search
02/03/2022 Nominated Dealer
01/03/2022 Order To Authorise
01/03/2022 Order Received
01/03/2022 Vehicle Search
01/03/2022 Nominated Dealer
14/12/2021 Order Received
14/12/2021 Order To Authorise
09/12/2021 Vehicle Search
09/12/2021 Nominated Dealer
11/11/2021 Order To Authorise
11/11/2021 Order Received
09/11/2021 Vehicle Search
09/11/2021 Nominated Dealer
19/10/2021 Order To Authorise
19/10/2021 Order Received
18/10/2021 Vehicle Search
18/10/2021 Nominated Dealer
18/10/2021 Order Received
29/09/2021 Unconfirmed Order
28/09/2021 Order To Authorise
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It's been quite a journey so far and can't help but think i'm being given the runaround. Computer says yes, computer say no. Still no estimated deliver date on the Portal and none of the codes that people can excite themselves with.

21/04/2022 Order To Authorise
21/04/2022 Order Received
14/04/2022 Vehicle Search
14/04/2022 Nominated Dealer
14/04/2022 Order Received
10/03/2022 Unconfirmed Order
10/03/2022 Order To Authorise
10/03/2022 Order Received
03/03/2022 Nominated Dealer
03/03/2022 Vehicle Search
03/03/2022 Order To Authorise
03/03/2022 Order Received
02/03/2022 Vehicle Search
02/03/2022 Nominated Dealer
01/03/2022 Order To Authorise
01/03/2022 Order Received
01/03/2022 Vehicle Search
01/03/2022 Nominated Dealer
14/12/2021 Order Received
14/12/2021 Order To Authorise
09/12/2021 Vehicle Search
09/12/2021 Nominated Dealer
11/11/2021 Order To Authorise
11/11/2021 Order Received
09/11/2021 Vehicle Search
09/11/2021 Nominated Dealer
19/10/2021 Order To Authorise
19/10/2021 Order Received
18/10/2021 Vehicle Search
18/10/2021 Nominated Dealer
18/10/2021 Order Received
29/09/2021 Unconfirmed Order
28/09/2021 Order To Authorise
Yikes, that is scary, looks like a game of ping pong, what to Lex say about all that nonsense, here was me thinking going through Lex would be easy as they must surely have big buying power with dealers wanting to keep them happy
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Yikes, that is scary, looks like a game of ping pong, what to Lex say about all that nonsense, here was me thinking going through Lex would be easy as they must surely have big buying power with dealers wanting to keep them happy
How very weird, so soon after posting this, my status on the Lex portal changed to 'Sign Payroll Instruction Form' which I did promptly, status on the Lex portal is now 'Ordered ETA Stock'

Fingers crossed that means order has been placed and at the price before price increase, time will tell.
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Spotted this on the Lex order

Model specific design elements - Frozen grey decorative elements and pearl chrome decorative strip

Great, I thought this meant no blue bits, but then spotted these

Sport front apron with BMW i blue accents

Rear diffuser in Blue

So looks getting the blue bits

Any idea what this one means?

M design rear apron with high-gloss black inlays with Frozen grey trim panel
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Spotted this on the Lex order

Model specific design elements - Frozen grey decorative elements and pearl chrome decorative strip

Great, I thought this meant no blue bits, but then spotted these

Sport front apron with BMW i blue accents

Rear diffuser in Blue

So looks getting the blue bits

Any idea what this one means?

M design rear apron with high-gloss black inlays with Frozen grey trim panel
Sounds like you may be getting lots of different colours…

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