Am speccing out an Oxy Blue MC. I think tuscan beige seats will look great with it. However, I have a few concerns. One is, what headliner would look best with this? I am going for a retro look but I don't know if the dove gray would go right with the sandy yellow of the beige, or if the anthracite will seem too claustrophobic (I'm not getting a sunroof, or if I did, I would rarely use it). Any pics would be really appreciated!

Also, is it really true you can only get a creamline with the tuscan beige seats? I think they don't look great together, would rather get something darker.

 

Seems so...I wish the two colors matched better.

As for the headliner...in the end, either would look fine. Anthracite is a bit dark for my taste but lots of folks love it!! Also, if you do go with the lighter headliner, remember there is still plenty of silver in the interior to match. You can hardly go wrong.

 

If you can look past the dogs, here is a Tuscan Beige interior with grey headliner.




Personally, we have the Anthracite, and don't find it claustraphobic. We bought it because we thought it matched the rest of the interior better, and because it won't show dirt and such as it ages.

 

Cool, thanks gokartride. What do you mean there is plenty of silver in the interior to match-- like the steering wheel and instruments?

Also not sure whether to get the silver dash or piano black... this decision also seems to hinge on headliner color. Decisions, decisions.

 

Thanks Blainestang! Do you have a pic of your interior? That is a good point about it not showing dirt as much... it's something I'm concerned about with the creamline as well.

 

Yeah, in my Mustang with tan headliner, I ended up with obvious dark areas aft of the windows from driving with the windows down. I mean, it may not be noticeable if you were leasing it for 2-3 years, but since we were planning to keep the car for a long time, it was a consideration.

I've been meaning to take a pic or two of our interior. It's just the standard dark grey color (doesn't even have colored ellipses on the doors), anthracite headliner, sport seats, and the Checkerboard dash peices I picked up after the fact. So, pretty much all black w/ the Checkerboard Dash.

 

Yes. My interior is dark (black with English Oak)....the silver bits are most welcome as is the lighter headliner.

 

I'd go with the anthracite headliner combined with the Tuscan beige.

 

anthracite looks awesome..... pull the trigger on anthracite.

 

tough call, I have the anthracite with redwood red and its a must with the red as far as I'm concerned, but I never thought about it in beige and that was my 2nd choice for interior... I will comment on the piano black though since... seems to attract a lot of dust, and I keep it clean too, but wow, a lot of dust.

 

Ah... is this compared to regular silver? For some reason when I choose tuscan beige for the seats, it doesn't let me choose the default silver as the dash. I don't know about the other silvers, but if I chose silver I'd want it to be the silver that matches the steering wheel/instruments. (I'm not chroming anything.)

 

i have a pw/b no sunroof w/tuscan beige & anthracite. i think the anthracite looks more chic w/the tuscan beige, esp if you're getting the english oak, which comes with piano back door rings. remember, the english oak has streaks of black in it. i don't think the anthracite header is claustrophobia-inducing at all.

before i spec-ed out my MCS, i test drove a pw/b w/tuscan beige & one of the brushed metallic dash finishes. my opinion is that the coldness of the metal doesn't suit the warmth of the leather.

as for the cream line not matching the beige leather exactly--i find that the cream is a nice "highlight" against the leather, the piano black and english oak. note that my initial preference was for all piano black. but when i saw the combo of cream, brown from the wood (which, again, has the black grain), piano black and beige leather in another car (not the one i test drove), i felt the overall effect was an understatedly sumptuous and classy (but not particularly "feminine," if you know what i mean).

regarding the dust on the piano black parts? i don't think it attracts more dust than other surfaces but the dark glossiness does make dust more visible. i try not to be OCD about it but i do keep a small microfiber towel in the car for a quick cleaning whenever the mood hits (which is maybe once a week at most).

my best suggestion is to check out the other cars on the lot. you really can't decide on an interior until you see it in person. i visited MINI of hawaii maybe six times before i was able to commit to how i wanted my car to look.

 

I have the anthracite with my beige and English oak on the dash, shifter and wheel. (look in my gallery)
I liked that the anthracite matches the dash. I didn't want too many different colors that didn't quite match.

I do have the sunroof - but the light interior really brightens it up inside.
The problem I had was that I thought it was too light when seen outside with my dark exterior so I had the tinting done. It should look really good with your lighter blue color

 

check out the MINI uk site http://www.mini.co.uk/html/ecom/ecom...oute=quicklink it lets you see the results of different insides as viewed from inside and outside the car.

 

I have anthracite, I like it with blue exterior. The beige on the demo car on the day I ordered was covered with smudges and fingerprints- lots of test drives that day- so I made sure I didn't get it!

 

I have the anthracite headliner as well - this was the first must have I decided on, as my last car (Scion tC) had a silver headliner, with cloth pillars that showed every speck of dirt and handprints...

I think the anthracite headliner will pull together the tuscan beige interior nicely - adding a lighter gray headliner I think adds too many colors to the mix (being an interior designer, I'm a stickler for aesthetics).

Now, here's the big question - what color roof/stripes are you getting? I'm a little partial to black, although body color roof with black sport stripes with tuscan beige/anthracite interior might be a HOT combo! Here's a pic I found, kinda hard to see the interior though...hope it helps!

 

First off, THANK YOU for that pic! It is the first I've seen of oxy blue w/blue top, tuscan beige, and piano black (also looks like pale gray headliner). This is the combo I was thinking of getting. I think white and black tops both look good on this color, but I was surprised at how much I liked the matching roof. Also there is no need for me to splurge on white turn signals, as the orance complements the blue nicely. :D

When you say sport stripes, do you mean just on the bonnet & back, or also the roof? Frankly I am a little torn on the striping issue. When I saw them in person I was struck by how cheap they looked-- they're just decals after all, not painted on. This was a disappointment. I think the stripes look good from a distance, but I'm not sure how great I think they are up close (just my personal opinion of course). I didn't see any sport stripes in person though, so that may be a different story. I can see the black or even the red working. Hmm...

Part of the reason I'm drawn to the MC is I loathe the idea of a boring car. But there's a fine line between boring and gaudy, you know? I was originally spec-ing a BRG/w with union jack side scuttles and white bonnet stripes. I think that strikes a nice balance in terms of how "all out" I wanted to go. The OxB/OxB with no stripes or side scuttles, I don't know. I worry it's too plain, with not enough punch.

 

Thanks, SaltNPepa! Did not know about this resource. It's much better than the US configurator.

 

Bonnet stripes are the ones on just the hood, that run down the left and right sides of the hood - see my gallery for those. Some people also choose to continue them down the boot (hatch).

Sport stripes run down the middle of the hood (ala Dodge Viper) and can continue across the roof and down the hatch. There are tons of pics on NAM showing all different color combos of sport stripes. There is a poster namesd
Romo that has an OxyBlue MC with black sport stripes. Run through this thread - it has TONS of pics of Oxy Blue in various states of stripeage:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ners-club.html

If I can find more OxyBlue with tuscan pics I will, and I'll try and take a better pic of my headliner (although I do have the sunroof). And one more word of advice - go see the OxyBlue in person - it's one of those colors that in some pics, looks Robin's Egg Blue or Sky Blue, but in person, depending on the light, can have a teal twinge to it - that's why I like it so much!

 

I found this pic from when I was looking at yellow with the tan inside. It's the tan with gray head liner.
I think the tan goes better with the darker head liner since it matches well with the dash and the real wood of Eng Oak looks great with the tan leather IMO.

 

Ok, found these:

(Apologies if they are anyone's on here, I was on a hunt for any and all OxyBlue pics one day)...

In the end, go with what your gut tells you...but my vote is still for the anthracite!

 

While I myself would also be tempted to go with an Anthracite if I was considering a tan interior, I might mention that Oxygen Blue is not one of the more somber MINI colors...in fact (with a white roof especially) it is downright cheery. Given what is going on on the outside of the car I'm not sure I doesn't make sense to continue a brighter look on the inside, or at least keep the interior from getting too sulty/moody. Just my perspective.

Also, I am on my second MINI...both have had the lighter headliner. I've never had a problem with it looking smudged or dirty, although I admit Anthracite would probably minimize the potential for this even further. I just could never resolve myself to have an interior that was too dark, although with tan that would hardly be an issue.

 

I've got the same interior/anthracite (sunroof). In the long run you won't notice the headliner color much IMO. I think mine matches the interior colors well. The interior color scheme is dominated by the color of the plastic on the doors and sides of the back seat. Also, in pix here the color of the Tuccan Beige leather isn't the color that you'll see in real life. It's usually much lighter in pix because of flash or sunlight. In real life it's very similar to the plastic color (which shows up well in pix). Look at the second pic on my gallery: driver's seat much lighter than passenger seat (real color).

 

Yeah, what I meant was, whether the sport stripes would look better just on the roof or going all the way from front to back. Romo's looks good, though it's a different look of course with the black hood. I saw a pic of a classic mini that was island blue-ish with white euro stripes on the hood, roof, and back-- this looked good. I prefer stripes that look old-fashioned rather than sporty, so I may end up buying some from someone who customizes in these things.

The closest I've gotten to seeing the OxyB in person is the swatches they had at the dealership. It's unlikely that I'll see the color on a car before then. I've definitely noticed that the pictures people post on here range from robin's egg to teal... frankly any color in this range looks good to me. Though if I had my way, I'd want it to have more green in it, like the MINI's that were called Almond Green-- that's even more retro than OxyB. But OxyB is great too, so I'm not worried about it.

Thanks for the pics, I think anthracite may be the best match for what I'm looking for!

 

the more I see pictures the more I definetly agree with the anthracite