joeclou

Hi im buying this week my c43 2019 right now they have 3 c43 fully loaded in black like i want but 2 of those have the matte black wood trim in door and console 1 with amg sport seat and other normal seat and an other 1 with piano black center console and aluminium door

in my opinion i prefer the piano black one but can,t have my seat and the one who has my seat im not sure about the trim what would you do ? i can,t choose

jerhu

The black wood looks way better than the piano black. Piano black will start to look terrible as it ages. You'll see a lot of swirls fingerprints.

joeclou

yeah ive heard about the fingerprint and scratch ! i do liek the dark ash wood .. but this one has the anthracite oak wood open pore.. not sure about the look and how people apreciate it

Rebelwon

I have the matte black wood in my '18, and I love it! It looks great and is easy to maintain. IMHO, I would avoid the piano black.

MarcusDubya77

Ash trim oder nichts!!!

splunge

I agree ,the wood trim looks better than the shiny ' plasticky ' look of the piano black , which will probably annoy you after a while with its ability to show every little mark . Also ,and this would be even more important to me , I believe the piano black does NOT come with a clock . I'm amazed how I love the look of the clock in my car - it really adds a classy touch to the display .

joeclou

yeah just saw that and the clock is fancy but damn the look is real ahah !! i guess ur all right aboutt he console in wood but i still like the aluminium in the door trim better i guess maybe i can wrap in carbon, do you think we can wrap an open pore wood like this ?

MarcusDubya77

My door inserts are aluminum.

joeclou

in canada door is the same as the center this is the wood im talking about

stockbmw

Never get piano black. They sure look good but scratches so easily and looks terrible after a year of daily use.

synergize

How does the carbon fiber hold up after some times passes, it sure does look nice. Do you prefer the the matte-wood to the carbon fiber?

Finite

Piano black is great for pics, but that's about it. It wears and looks dirty all the time. Open pore/matte is the way to go. I went Walnut, but Ash would have been my second choice.

joeclou

yeah ive been looking picture all day long and the only one i like i guess is the open pore/matte one but when i saw it yesterday at mercedes i found it more like grey brown with the sun.. and im about to lease it for 39 month i dont want to make a mistake lol i have till monday to go pay the deposit my brain goign crazy right now lol

stockbmw

There is brown matte wood as well. Maybe you saw that one.

The black matte is more grey NOT brown in the sun.

joeclou

yeah i saw but im not a big fan im pretty younr 25 right now.. so maybe my taste isnt the same as older mercedes user of course i like the carbon one but i cost arm and leg the c43 fully loaded 2019 already expensive for me i want to like it all my 39 month eheh that why im asking some tips liek wraping or which trim people like i guess the wood ash and matte one are people favorite no one told me get the piano black more like NEVER GET IT aha but this is the only young looking trim

Petegtsv10

My head hurts from trying to read that....

synergize

Take two Ibuprofen and get some rest, that's what I'm going to do!

TOOGECKO

I have the piano black. I use a microfiber cloth and a little Zaino all in one polish and have managed to keep micro scratches from forming. Actually easier to care for than I thought it would be, just have to know how to clean and not clean some surfaces. Same goes for my
home A/V speakers with similar finish. 10 yrs. old and still look perfect.

Just my .02

gcurnew

We decided to go with anthracite oak in our '19 C43...you can BARELY see the wood grain, and it doesn't mark up at all with fingerprints.

Silverbird

I was torn between the anthracite oak and dark ash wood choices on my build, and went with the less common one (oak) - all the ones I've seen on lots are 1st) dark ash 2nd) CF, 3rd) Piano black.

I for one am happy that they offered some reasonable choices to avoid the Piano Black ($250 in Canada for the open pore wood). vs $1,500 for the CF trim

joeclou

thx for the help i took anthracite oak too