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#1. E46 sunroof switch... - from Brent Williams
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Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 00:30:01 -0500 From: "Brent Williams" <brent@williamsconsultingltd.com> Subject: E46 sunroof switch... From what I can tell, it doesn't look good for the sunroof closing with the key. However, I am studying my E32 7 series, and find that it is very similar. Matter of fact I took most of the hints from the sunroof on the 740. So, it can be done, I will need to wire a relay into the double lock switch in the door, and hook it to the sunroof switch. If it works, I will let you know. Wish me and my multiple benley manuals luck. And keep in mind I still don't have time to replace the foglight that is broken. Go figure. Brent...Owner of the infamous E36 with an E46 SUNROOF MOTOR! ($40 used at junkyard, they sent me the wrong one! Go figure.)
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#2. Re: [E36M3] E36M3 #315 - from Kelli Drew
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Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 06:30:48 GMT From: "Kelli Drew" <bimmer_1@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] E36M3 #315 I have a beautiful new white M coupe for sale with 1500 miles on it located in the Bay Area of San Francisco. Anyone interested please let us know. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
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#3. RE: Red Line Oil...it does an engine good! =) - from david tow
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Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 00:26:03 PDT From: "david tow" <david_tow@hotmail.com> Subject: RE: Red Line Oil...it does an engine good! =) Chester, I agree with you on this Redline issue. The first time I used this product was on the last oil change to my E30 325i before I sold it to my brother. I felt that the car was smoother and more responsive right after the oil change. I'd used Mobil one and various other synthetic oil before, but I never felt an improvement as noticeable as this product. I thought it was just me (I'd better feel something after spending $8 per quart for this sucker). I now am glad that you confirmed my initial impression! Why don't I use it now? Well, this product is not all that easily accessible... David Tow ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
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#4. Lets Delrin AF the M-Z3 shift lever bushing - from RonStygar@aol.com
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Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 04:12:48 EDT From: RonStygar@aol.com Subject: Lets Delrin AF the M-Z3 shift lever bushing Someone asked me to Delrin AF bushing a crimped, bent M-Z3 shift lever for his M3. I also did the shortened from above M-Z3 shift lever in my M coupe. Delrin AF, chocolate brown in color, is impregnated with 20% Teflon fibers. No lubrication required (slippery)(advantage). The bushing is hand reamed to exactly the right size. I've been told that there is little friction in a pivot joint, so doing this is a waste of time. Whatever the friction is, it is one-third less at the shift knob (ratio of the shift lever). Some use ball bearings. I always looked at ball bearings for use in things that go round and round, like bicycle stuff. The rotation of the M-Z3 shift lever bushing in an M3 is approximately 16 degrees on a third to fourth shift. As above, ball bearings may be a waste of time too. As a side note, the transmission selector rod joint bushing for my '00 M coupe has a different part number. Dimension wise it is identical to the one used in the M3. The difference is that the bushing is black in color instead of white. Could BMW be using black Delrin in this one? Ron@unofficialbmw.com FLY BMW Marlborough, CT www.unofficialbmw.com/ronstygar.html
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#5. Re: Red Line Oil Source - from S Lafredo
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Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 09:07:25 -0400 From: S Lafredo <slafredo@fast.net> Subject: Re: Red Line Oil Source On 7/12/00 at 2:26 AM, david tow <david_tow@hotmail.com> wrote: : Why don't I use it now? Well, this product is not all that easily : accessible... www.ogracing.com
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#6. Re: E46 sunroof switch - from David Ripton
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Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 09:49:01 -0400 From: David Ripton <dripton@wizard.net> Subject: Re: E46 sunroof switch Lee wrote: >> I don't know about everyone else but I would love to add an auto >> open/close switch to my E36M3. > Me too, but even more than that, I would like to be able to hook up the > sunroof to the double-locking feature so it would close like the windows do > when you lock the door. > Anybody know how to do that? And why didn't BMW think of it?! BMW thought of it. In my 1998 M3, you can close the sunroof (in addition to the windows) by holding your key to the right for several seconds. I guess they added that sometime after 1995. The reason the sunroof doesn't have one-touch close is that it doesn't have a pinch sensor. It's a safety issue, or at least a liability issue. BMW corrected this for the E46. Shouldn't be that hard to get what you want. Should take one E46 sunroof switch and motor, one keyless entry system, and either a competent alarm installer or a wiring diagram and about five beers. Plus the willingness to take full responsibility if you decapitate someone with your sunroof. (I'm surprised I haven't seen this yet in a bad action movie.) -- David Ripton dripton@wizard.net
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#7. RE: [E36M3] Brake Pads x Brake Dust - from Ron Buchalski
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Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 07:18:31 PDT From: "Ron Buchalski" <rbuchals@hotmail.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Brake Pads x Brake Dust Sean, You said that your new M3 was going to remain STOCK. Remember? ;-) -rb >Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 13:53:00 PDT >From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> >Subject: RE: [E36M3] Brake Pads x Brake Dust > >sign me up! > >or better yet... if i put porsche brakes on my M3, can i buy those pads? ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
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#8. Re: [E36M3] Re: E46 sunroof switch - from S Lafredo
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Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 10:23:56 -0400 From: S Lafredo <slafredo@fast.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: E46 sunroof switch Mine does that. The windows close first. Then the sunroof? Are you holding the key long enough? HTH. S On 7/12/00 at 8:53 AM, David Ripton <dripton@wizard.net> wrote: : Lee wrote: : : >> I don't know about everyone else but I would love to add an auto : >> open/close switch to my E36M3. : : > Me too, but even more than that, I would like to be able to hook up : the : > sunroof to the double-locking feature so it would close like the : windows do : > when you lock the door. : : > Anybody know how to do that? And why didn't BMW think of it?! --------------------------------oOo-------------------------------- Stephen Lafredo Philadelphia, PA slafredo@fast.net BMW NCC 97 M3/2 & 89 325ix
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#9. Re: Oil Service Indicator Reset Without Peake Tool? - from Ron Buchalski
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Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 07:43:29 PDT From: "Ron Buchalski" <rbuchals@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Oil Service Indicator Reset Without Peake Tool? Kevin, I've been resetting SI lights on my BMWs since 1989, and I've been using the same $5 device on all of them. A momentary push button switch, a pair of banana plugs, some wire, and a 35mm film container are all that you need. The instructions to build it were in a Roundel issue many years ago. The article is reprinted in Bentley's BMW Enthusiast book (along with several related articles and notes). Online, here's just about everything you need to know: http://www.unofficialbmw.com//repair_faqs/sil.html -rb >Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 20:07:26 -0000 >From: Kevin D. McLeaster <kmcleaster@iquest.net> >Subject: Oil Service Indicator Reset Without Peake Tool? > >Is there a way to reset the Oil Service indicator and/or green lights >without the Peake tool? > >I want to wait until I have the spare $ and spring for the code-reading >version of the Peake tool, but would like to reset my indicator now. > >I'm not cheap, just broke. Really. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
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#10. Re: [TheUUCGarage] Audi S4 - from Gerry Miranda
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Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 08:06:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Gerry Miranda <gerry_miranda@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [TheUUCGarage] Audi S4 Are these CHIP numbers real...307 hp.. I had a Volvo Turbo T5R which makes 240 hp stock...paid 1000 bucks for a chip that is suppose to raise power to 276 hp by raising the boost and without any other upgrade...guess what, i did not feel a difference...intercoolers are next...seems like a waste o'money.....had added an exhaust and down pipe...saw the boost gauge go up...and saw minimal improvement..... is the kind of gain shown below possible with an OBDII turbo? --- Steve D'Gerolamo <steved3@idt.net> wrote: > To get to 307HP with the S4, just add a chip. With > more development work, > the S4 should reach 400+HP. That would entail larger > turbos and > intercoolers, as well as some fuel injection tweaks > to give it the fuel to > reach those > numbers. > =================================================================== > Larger intercoolers? You can't get any air to the > stock ones unless you > pull the fog lights. Larger turbos? Not like > there's an abundance of room > in the stock engine compartment. With the 300hp or > more on tap and track > events, the car had better be able to > stop.....repeatedly. The stock > brakes are not up to this task...not even close to > the E36 M3. SD > > ========================================= > Steve D'Gerolamo - The Ultimate Garage > 201-262-0412 / steved3@idt.net / > http://www.ultimategarage.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Need some home improvement repairs done? Win A Guy > and make him do it! > http://click.egroups.com/1/6301/5/_/606304/_/963401770/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ===== Gerry 97 M3/4 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail – Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
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#11. Brake Pads, Brake Rotors and Vendors Survey - from Dorffer, Rich
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Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 11:07:07 -0400 From: "Dorffer, Rich" <RDORFFER@CleIndians.com> Subject: Brake Pads, Brake Rotors and Vendors Survey List Members, Questions regarding brake pads, brake rotors and associated vendors surface about ... ohhhh ..... every few posts between Chester stories, fog lights ranting and speeding inquires. I thought it would be nice to put together a very comprehensive survey to be completed by list members regarding list members ratings on the various OEM and aftermarket brake pads and rotors, separating the survey between street use and track use (as I have learned their is no perfect combination of these). I have a good idea of the various criteria the pads, rotors and suppliers would be rated on a scale of 1 to 10. I would compile the results, including the number of replies for each item rated, and return them in a document all could use as a reference point. I would probably submit the survey in an Excel document to be completed by list members. My questions are: If you would like to participate in a survey like this so that all the list could benefit from your vast experience and knowledge (shameless praising), please email me privately expressing your interest. If I get enough response, I will go ahead and put something together to submit to the list. If not, oh well. If you would like a survey like this done, what pads, rotors and vendors would you like to be included. Please email me privately expressing your requests. If you would like a survey like this done, what criteria would you judge pads, rotors and vendors. Please email me privately expressing your criteria. I am not sure this has really been done formally on this list (or elsewhere). I may or may not include the UUC digest in this as their experiences would be more varied with different models. I am more interested in the brake pads and rotors with respect to E36M3's. Who knows, maybe Suzy would even include something like this (the survey results) on her world renowned web page. Thanks for your time. Best regards, Rich 95 M3 (stock pads and rotors)