Did the amount of leather get reduced?

MancladLA · 06-20-2022, 11:52 PM

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I’ve been looking at a lot of YT videos on X7s to pick up any tips and tricks and I’ve noticed that in many videos the 3rd row seats side panels at the top (closest to windows) is stitched leather - and not only the cars with the white and blue leather. Mine has the back merino leather which is supposedly extended leather. My questions are - where is it extended and also did they reduce the amount of leather (the top part of 3rd row). The trim is also different in the 3rd row - shiny black vs matte wood.

PinkNinja400Guy · 06-21-2022, 12:35 AM

Looks like you're talking about the blue leather on the "window sill" shown in the top right of this video at 4:09?

There are two Merino leather options. Extended, and Full. Full has more leather than extended. That's probably what causes the difference. But I'm not 100% sure.

White + blue is only available in Full. For the other color options, you used to be able to choose Extended or Full. But for '21/'22 model years, those other colors are only available in Extended. So for '21/'22, white+blue is the only Full option.

There's a big thread here about things that BMW has removed from the X7 over the years. The third row trim is one of those; on recent builds it's black plastic instead of wood.

MancladLA · 06-22-2022, 12:25 AM

Yeah - I’ve seen the DM review on the white and blue interior. However, there is a review by a guy called Ben Hardy on a 2022 X7 M50i that seems to show full leather??

The car has an red / orange leather interior and at 2.56 min in the review you can see the rear has more leather.

I don’t see this as an option in the 2022 configurator.

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MancladLA Private First Class 44 Rep 137 Posts Drives: 22 X7 M50i / 21 911 C2S Join Date: Jun 2022 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Did the amount of leather get reduced? Featured on BIMMERPOST.com I’ve been looking at a lot of YT videos on X7s to pick up any tips and tricks and I’ve noticed that in many videos the 3rd row seats side panels at the top (closest to windows) is stitched leather - and not only the cars with the white and blue leather. Mine has the back merino leather which is supposedly extended leather. My questions are - where is it extended and also did they reduce the amount of leather (the top part of 3rd row). The trim is also different in the 3rd row - shiny black vs matte wood.
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PinkNinja400Guy Captain 506 Rep 624 Posts Drives: '22 X7 M50 Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0)	Looks like you're talking about the blue leather on the "window sill" shown in the top right of this video at 4:09? There are two Merino leather options. Extended, and Full. Full has more leather than extended. That's probably what causes the difference. But I'm not 100% sure. White + blue is only available in Full. For the other color options, you used to be able to choose Extended or Full. But for '21/'22 model years, those other colors are only available in Extended. So for '21/'22, white+blue is the only Full option. There's a big thread here about things that BMW has removed from the X7 over the years. The third row trim is one of those; on recent builds it's black plastic instead of wood.
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MancladLA Private First Class 44 Rep 137 Posts Drives: 22 X7 M50i / 21 911 C2S Join Date: Jun 2022 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Yeah - I’ve seen the DM review on the white and blue interior. However, there is a review by a guy called Ben Hardy on a 2022 X7 M50i that seems to show full leather?? The car has an red / orange leather interior and at 2.56 min in the review you can see the rear has more leather. I don’t see this as an option in the 2022 configurator.
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