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#1. Re: [E36M3] Stereo Question - from Sean Hester
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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 16:08:35 PDT From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Stereo Question i hate to be a "glass half empty" person but... of the 10,000 aftermarket head units available, i think 2 of them have auxillary inputs. good luck finding one. and the chances of one of those 2 units being able to control the factory cd changer are low enough that i wouldn't even use it as a search critera. especially when you find out that if you change the head unit you have to buy all new amplifiers as well, (though you CAN keep the speakers if you want) so the cd changer issue becomes much less important, comapred to buying all new amps. but... if you find a head unit with aux inputs, that will control the cd changer (0.0001%) let me know, i'm curious at this point. and let me know what amps you chose to replace the stock ones too. P.S. there's nothing that bad about a "casette adapter". casettes sound bad because of tape. not the heads. if you put one head against another you don't lose much signal quality at all. (assuming your casette player and adapter are good quality) i can't imagine MP3 files (not that great sounding to begin with) played through the stock BMW stereo (not that great sounding to begin with) would be degraded enough to worry about. you're right though... the FM adapter is not good. 100 times worse then a casette adapter. though... it IS ugly to have the cord hanging out of your casette player like a tail. ;-( >From: Mike Cornwell <mcornwell@yahoo.com> >Reply-To: Mike Cornwell <mcornwell@yahoo.com> >To: E36M3 <e36m3@bmwmpower.com> >Subject: [E36M3] Stereo Question >Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 17:13:05 -0500 > >Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 15:07:49 -0700 (PDT) >From: Mike Cornwell <mcornwell@yahoo.com> >Subject: Stereo Question > >I just purchased a Xeenon MP3 player for my '98 M3/C >(http://www.xeenon.com/xeenonweb/main.htm). > >I don't have the unit yet, it should be here in a few days. In a nutshell, >the >unit sits in your trunk, and has a hard drive that you load your MP3's onto >(about 5000 songs with the 17G disk that my unit has). > >The unit connects to your stereo either via RCA inputs, or with a cassette >tape >adapter (yuck!), and is controlled with the included LCD wired remote. Of >course, you can also purchase a FM modulator, which I'd rather not use >because >of the slight degredation in quality. > >I'm assuming the M3 stereo (HK factory option) doesn't have any inputs, so >I'm >thinking of purchasing a new head unit which has built in auxillary inputs. > If >I go this route, is the BMW 6-disc changer controllable by any of other >head >units out there? I'm assuming Alpine head units could control it? > >Thanks for any input... If anyone has any questions about the Xeenon unit, >I'd >be happy to try to answer them once I get it installed. > >Mike Cornwell >San Diego > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! >http://mail.yahoo.com/ > > >************************************************************* >List Commands >UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. >************************************************************* > > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
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#2. Smooth Trim vs Textured - from Wentz, Don
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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 16:28:30 -0700 From: "Wentz, Don" <don.wentz@intel.com> Subject: Smooth Trim vs Textured On my 95 I noticed yesterday that the front and rear bumper trim strips are made from a smooth black plastic. The trim on the doors/fenders is a textured plastic. My friend's 97 has textured all around. The smooth is 'blacker' and easier to keep clean. Any one know if there are side pieces available in the smooth finish? Probably an anomaly with pre-1/95 cars... __ __ don / / / / | / | 95 M3 / / / / |/ | Dakar Yellow / / / / | /_/_/_/__/|__/|__|
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#3. E36 M3 Facom 17 mm lug wrench - from Christopher J. N. Kolaitis
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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 18:34:27 -0500 From: "Christopher J. N. Kolaitis" <chrisjnk@ix.netcom.com> Subject: E36 M3 Facom 17 mm lug wrench The Facom lug wrench can't be beat. It has a hard rubber grip on the handle. Just the thing to loosen those lug nuts tighten by gorillas. Also good for whacking bears in the woods. I don't know why you would drive your bimmer into to woods tho. Maybe you would just carry it on you for self protection. I dunno. Chris, Windy City Club 97 M3/4 daily driver 00 M5 ACS LMR Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 15:51:36 -0500 From: Andrej Dolenc <adolenc@erols.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Lug wrench... > Luckily, it's a $10 part. Though now that I'm fixated on lug wrenches, > I'll probably end up buying a $60 meter-long socketed model suitable for > removing gorilla-tightened lug nuts and fighting off bears. Someone on this list ordered and posted glowing comments about the Facom lug wrench (speak up whoever you are!). Not sure about the bear repellent capabilities of said lug wrench though... Andrej '97 M3 with stock lug wrench
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#4. Re: [E36M3] Stereo Question - from Matt Henson
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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 16:39:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Matt Henson <hensonator@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Stereo Question Sean, Why can't you use an aftermarket head unit with the stock amp? They both use high-impedance lines. You'd have to splice some lines but I don't see why it wouldn't work. Maybe add a cap to decouple them, if necessary. Another alternative is to use a switch or relay to use the aftermarket MP3 player with the factory amp. Just wire its outputs to the switch, along with the factory head unit. Output goes to the factory amp. Maybe wire a relay to click over to the factory head unit when its on and over to the MP3 player when the factory head is off. Easy to do with Radioshack components. Well you might want a better relay. Maybe a solid state one to get rid of the contact chatter.. Whadya think? -Matt --- Sean Hester <seanh_race@hotmail.com> wrote: > Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 16:08:35 PDT > From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] Stereo Question > > i hate to be a "glass half empty" person but... > > of the 10,000 aftermarket head units available, i > think 2 of them have > auxillary inputs. good luck finding one. and the > chances of one of those 2 > units being able to control the factory cd changer > are low enough that i > wouldn't even use it as a search critera. > > especially when you find out that if you change the > head unit you have to > buy all new amplifiers as well, (though you CAN keep > the speakers if you > want) so the cd changer issue becomes much less > important, comapred to > buying all new amps. > > but... if you find a head unit with aux inputs, > that will control the cd > changer (0.0001%) let me know, i'm curious at this > point. and let me know > what amps you chose to replace the stock ones too. > > P.S. there's nothing that bad about a "casette > adapter". casettes sound > bad because of tape. not the heads. if you put one > head against another > you don't lose much signal quality at all. > (assuming your casette player > and adapter are good quality) i can't imagine MP3 > files (not that great > sounding to begin with) played through the stock BMW > stereo (not that great > sounding to begin with) would be degraded enough to > worry about. > > you're right though... the FM adapter is not good. > 100 times worse then a > casette adapter. > > though... it IS ugly to have the cord hanging out > of your casette player > like a tail. ;-( > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
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#5. Finally settled in Boston - from HYPERM3@aol.com
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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 20:19:28 EDT From: HYPERM3@aol.com Subject: Finally settled in Boston Hey all, Just wanted to let anyone who cares know that I've finally settled moving into Boston (Brookline specifically) and would like to get together with anyone who lives close who might be able to show me good hangouts, places to get work done on the car, mechanics to talk to, shops to..um...shop at. Any replies are welcome and probably should be direct to me so as not to annoy the rest of the list. Thanks in advance, Alex "HyperM3" Demsky 97 Supercharged M3
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#6. Re: wacky rotors - from Jeff James
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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 18:10:46 PDT From: "Jeff James" <jdgtrski@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: wacky rotors Hmmmm . . . I did discover that one of my brake ducts had came loose around the time that the vibration first started . . . perhaps that caused one rotor to warp. It's hard for me to tell if only one is acting up. This past weekend they (it?) misbehaved again when hot, and then acted just fine when after cooling down. Anyone have any thoughts on replacing only one rotor? They've barely got 1000 miles on them. Jeff James '95 M3 with at least one wacky rotor I have a set of these on the front of my E30 M3 after Laguna Seca this weekend (another GREAT school by Golden Gate Chapter). They're fine when cold and MISERABLE when hot. Things were great until I lost one of my brake duct hoses. The rotor on that side crisped instantly when braking for Turn 2. - Mark '95 M3 '97 528i 5-spd '88 M3, Hennarot _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
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#7. Re: [E36M3] Stereo Question - from Peter Guagenti
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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 18:20:43 -0700 From: "Peter Guagenti" <peter@guagenti.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Stereo Question > of the 10,000 aftermarket head units available, i think 2 of them have > auxillary inputs. good luck finding one. Buy any new Blaupunkt. They look stock (especially if you get an amber one), they sound great, and they all either have a hard-wired or add-on aux-in plug. Mine is wired so I can plug in a device in my glovebox and tuck the device in there as well. I'd be more than happy to let you know about what units I've used and can share photos. > and the chances of one of those 2 > units being able to control the factory cd changer are low enough that i > wouldn't even use it as a search critera. Forget it. Sell it on eBay (mine's over $200 right now). You'll get more for it then you'd pay for an aftermarket one. I bought a 10-disc changer for the Blaupunkt for $250 _new_. -peterg
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#8. 96+ CD Changer Info Needed - from Geof McLaughlin
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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 21:40:01 -0400 From: Geof McLaughlin <gfmclaughliniii@usa.net> Subject: 96+ CD Changer Info Needed I recently purchased a used 96+ CD changer that came without hardware. It did however come with the fuzzy cover. I know that I could use the CD install kit, but it comes with the fuzzy cover which I don't need. I believe that I can buy the bracket seperately (BMW 41 14 8 134 049) and it's only about $7 list price, but I need the hardware and can't find any part numbers. I need the nuts (x2), screw, flat washer and spacer plus the screws (x4) that hold the CD player to the bracket. Does anyone happen to know if this bracket will work and have part numbers for the hardware? Thanks. - Geof
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#9. Lighting HELP!! - from Altezza280TT@cs.com
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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 21:52:37 EDT From: Altezza280TT@cs.com Subject: Lighting HELP!! I was changing my front turn light then I blow a fuse. So I replace the fuse now when I turn on my light the two turn arrow on my dash light up at the same time and also my side blinker come on too. When I put on my turn signal both lift and right blink! If any one know what going on PLEASE HELP!
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#10. Re: [E36M3] 96+ CD Changer Info Needed - from Andrej Dolenc
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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 21:52:55 -0400 From: Andrej Dolenc <adolenc@erols.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] 96+ CD Changer Info Needed I purchased a used changer for my '97 M3 from a fellow M3 Lister (hi Dave!), it came with the bracket but no other hardware. You will need the bracket, but the rest of the hardware is something you should be able to pick up at any old hardware store. There should be a tab with 2 bolts sticking out of it in your trunk already - that's what the bracket mounts to. 2x 10mm nuts, I also put on some locking washers too. There's nut and bolt that you'll need to bolt the bracket to the metal roof of the trunk (basically the underside of rear window sill). I used just a random nut and bolt I had laying around in the garage, something that fit thru the hole on the bracket and the metal frame of the car. CD changer has been there for 2 years or so without any major problems with this method. Hope that helps, Andrej '97 M3 > I recently purchased a used 96+ CD changer that came without hardware. It > did however come with the fuzzy cover. > I know that I could use the CD install kit, but it comes with the fuzzy > cover which I don't need. I believe that I can buy the bracket seperately > (BMW 41 14 8 134 049) and it's only about $7 list price, but I need the > hardware and can't find any part numbers. I need the nuts (x2), screw, > flat washer and spacer plus the screws (x4) that hold the CD player to the > bracket. Does anyone happen to know if this bracket will work and have > part numbers for the hardware?