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#1. RE: [E36M3] RE: Fog/Driving lights from BMP WAS :Where to buy f - from Wentz, Don
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Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 15:46:51 -0700 From: "Wentz, Don" <don.wentz@intel.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] RE: Fog/Driving lights from BMP WAS :Where to buy f og >While on fog lights subject. I'm considering getting driving lights kit from >BMP to replace fog lights that I never use and actually have replaced with >plastic painted covers. >So does anyone have experience with that kit from BMP? Simplicity of >install? Necessity to drill holes in bumper cover? Adjustability? >Effectiveness? Durability? >If not I guess I'll have to be a guinea pig and report results... >Dmitri >'99 M3 Coupe Dimitri, I put that kit in my ti (M3 bumper cover). It looks 'OK', works 'OK'. BUT, if you use the wires from the fog lights, the driving lights go OFF when you go to high beam, which is the ONLY time you want them on. So, I need to do a re-wire job. Also, the installation is NOT straightforward, IF you want a good fit. I did a fair amount of shaping with a disc sander and files, and you have to drill or cut a little in the fog light recess and monkey with the adjustment screws. Bottom line, unless you LIKE to tinker, I wouldn't try them. I would do an intake or brake duct, or put covers in there. One thing they ARE good for is turning on when you approach someone with their 'fog' lites on and it isn't foggy. Gives them a good dose of their own medicine ;-). I'll send you a photo off list of the ti and M3 side by side so you can compare the appearance. don __ __ 95 tiSport / / / / | / | Alpine White / / / / |/ | 95 M3 / / / / | Dakar Yellow /_/_/_/__/|__/|__|
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#2. RE: [E36M3] Winter Tire Suggestions? - from Paul Tsaliagos
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Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 18:55:25 -0400 From: Paul Tsaliagos <ptsaliagos@mediamap.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Winter Tire Suggestions? How about another suggestion on tires? I have the Michelin Alpins. They are stiff and have great traction. The tires stiffness comes in handy when there isn't snow on the ground. Your car will feel like a Cadillac with worn shocks if you have a softer tire. I can't remember the exact tire rating, but I know it is higher than most snow tires. Maybe someone else can add some info. Paul Tsaliagos MediaMap Technical Support 617-583-1424 -----Original Message----- From: Sean Burke [mailto:sburke@columbus.rr.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 6:42 PM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] Winter Tire Suggestions? Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 18:33:44 -0400 From: "Sean Burke" <sburke@columbus.rr.com> Subject: Winter Tire Suggestions? With winter well on its way, I'm starting to look at winter tire/wheel options. I ran a set of Blizzaks on my old car for 2 years and just loved them. For the M, I'm looking at either the 16" tire/wheel package (comes with Blizzak LM-22's) or a set of something (possibly Pirelli Winter 210's in 225-45-16) on the stock '20-spoke' wheels. Does anyone have any opinions on either combination? Thanks! --Sean '98 M3/4 Minor tweaks ************************************************************* List Commands UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. *************************************************************
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#3. RE: [E36M3] WAS :Where to buy fog - is Protective Film - from Wentz, Don
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Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 15:55:38 -0700 From: "Wentz, Don" <don.wentz@intel.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] WAS :Where to buy fog - is Protective Film I put the whole X-Pel film treatment on the front of my Dakar 95 and I really like it. You can hardly tell it's there from any distance, and it REALLY protects. They had a special that included the headlight and foglight protection for no charge if you bought all (3 I think) front end kits. $260? The hood was a bit of the PITA to install, as was all of it, but it really works! dw > David stated > As for fog light and headlight protective film, I've found > Stoneguard (no > address or number) and Circlebmw. Turner and Bavarian auto were mentioned > with no address (I could find out). > > I have done some hood protection on my car (95 M3) and hood, bumper and > headlights on my fiancées' 2000 Accord. The Accord looks amazing and my M3 > looks pretty good (the hood was pretty difficult). I received all of my > material from X-Pel Automotive Products (http://www.xpel.com/). I have done > significant research on this topic as I prefer this method of protection > over hood masks. All of the companies typically use 3M Scothcal as the film > and then cut it to fit the various applications. I have used cheaper knock > off film which was good for sealing a package and not much more. Ask for 3M > Scotchcal as it makes a difference. > > X-Pel was one of the first to do this and create all of their own custom > templates for the various applications as far as I know. Legend has it one > of their engineers took off and started ClearMask > (http://www.clearmask.com/) and just happened to take some of the old > templates with him!?! X-Pel does not get along with ClearMask. X-Pel also > includes all of the primary tools necessary to do the job if you order from > them. They may or may not cost more than ClearMask but their may be a > reason they charge more (kit has better fit and is in less pieces, provides > more protection, etc.) and they include the tools. > > Anyway, here are all of the links I have on the subject: > http://www.3m.com/US/ http://www.sema.org/semanews/may2000/protection.html http://www.xpel.com/ http://www.clearmask.com/ http://www.stongard.com/sgcontent/default.asp Anyone in the Cleveland area which is interested in this and could use a helping hand, please feel free to email me. As always, no affiliation to the companies mentioned above. Best regards, Rich ************************************************************* List Commands UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. ************************************************************* ************************************************************* List Commands UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. *************************************************************
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#4. Re: wheel balance weights - from RonStygar@aol.com
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Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 18:59:43 EDT From: RonStygar@aol.com Subject: Re: wheel balance weights Connect to my home page article at: http://www.unofficialbmw.com/all/wheels/all_alloy_wheel_balancing.html Ron@unofficialbmw.com FLY BMW Marlborough, CT www.unofficialbmw.com/ronstygar.html
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#5. Re: ripped caliper piston dust boot.... - from Neil Maller
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Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 18:41:51 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: ripped caliper piston dust boot.... on 10/11/00 11:34, E36M3 at e36m3@bmwmpower.com wrote: > Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 11:25:39 -0500 > From: "George M. Kofman" <sdg2@execpc.com> > > Folks; > > Last weekend at Road America I had to replace both sets (F&R) sets of pads. > No big deal. Until I found the RR piston dust covered was ripped. Oh well. > Wear and tear... so, my question is as follows - how quickly do I need to > rebuild this caliper in order to replace the dust cover ? is this ASAP thing > or do I have a month or two ? > > TIA > GMK > '97 M3/4 with lotsa track miles George, you want to do it fairly soon. The torn boot will allow water into the caliper bore, starting corrosion on it and the piston. To replace the boot you need to take the caliper off the car and rebuild it. BMW supplies the boot only together with a new piston seal. This procedure is messy but not hard. Bob Stommel's instructions are on Dale Beuning's web site. Neil 96 M3 - BTDT several times
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#6. new email address - from Sue Kraft
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Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 18:46:06 -0500 From: Sue Kraft <SKRAFT1@new.rr.com> Subject: new email address In case anyone needs to get hold of me, I have a new email address <SKRAFT1@new.rr.com> If anyone has sent an email recently to my old mindspring account, please try again at the new address. Thanks! Suzy
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#7. tech inspection and helmet in Boston Area? - from David Michael
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Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 20:39:33 -0400 From: "David Michael" <carieanddavid@mediaone.net> Subject: tech inspection and helmet in Boston Area? I am signed up for the drivers school at NHIS on the 21st. I have some experience autocrossing, and I attended a FFord driving school a loooong time ago, but by most measures (at least the ones used on this list), I would be a rank novice. So,,,,,,any suggestions? My rotors are warped now, and I will replace them BEFORE I go up. Also, I need to find a place that can do a tech inspection in the metrowest area (out to Worcester). And lastly, both the helmets in my garage have long exceed their "good till" date, so I need to find a new helmet. I know the difference between SA and M, and am not too concerned about getting a SA, but other than motorcycle shops, I know not where to find a helmet. Any ideas? Anyway, I have found the list to be a great recourse over the last year (even if I have contributed only rarely). Thanks to everyone who has made it such. Dave Michael 98 m3/4 X-brace Tilt wheel (canadian car.....)
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#8. RE: [E36M3] tech inspection and helmet in Boston Area? - from MDadgar@handspring.com
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Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 17:55:53 -0700 From: MDadgar@handspring.com Subject: RE: [E36M3] tech inspection and helmet in Boston Area? David wrote: > I know the difference between SA and M, and am not too concerned about > getting a SA, but other than motorcycle shops, I know not where to find > a helmet. Any ideas? Since it sounds like you know what size you need, I'd recommend OG Racing. Really excellent customer service. www.ogracing.com - Mark '95 M3 '97 528i 5-spd '88 M3, Hennarot ---- Mark Dadgar - Product Manager, Peripherals (650) 230-5037 voice - (650) 230-2100 fax mdadgar@handspring.com - Handspring, Inc. Check out Visor at www.handspring.com!
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#9. Re: [E36M3] ripped caliper piston dust boot... - from Carlos Lopez
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Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 18:15:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Carlos Lopez <clopez95m3@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] ripped caliper piston dust boot... Sean Hester wrote: >depends on how lucky you feel. the dust boot keeps dust out of the >piston. Also keeps the moisture out. After some time a nice build up of rust will form on the edge of the caliper and some will also begin to form on the piston. That seal inside the bore (acting in shear) is what is retracting the piston into the bore. Guess what? Wait long enough and you'll have a seized caliper. >for the record... i went 6 months of heavy track driving with all 4 >boots torn and never had any problems. (that the rebuilds didn't fix) Hey!! You're not as unlucky as everyone thought! Like I said, nasty rust inside the caliper that you will have to clean off (read: use sandpaper on if you wait this out), but yes with the rebuild kit and some cleaning and you can recover the caliper. :-) Carlos Motor City Chapter __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
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#10. RE: winter wheels,Tires - from David Michael
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Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 21:18:00 -0400 From: "David Michael" <carieanddavid@mediaone.net> Subject: RE: winter wheels,Tires I have a 98 M3/4 and run 16" wheels with Nokian NRQ snow tires in the winter. I have no problem with caliper clearance. The NRQ is the Nokian version of an "ice tire", which is to say, the rubber is very soft and "squishy" (technical term). I use some cheep wheels from a company called MAK (they had a closeout last year). The reason I did this was that Boston streets get really bad in the winter (potholes), and I figure that 17" wheels and snows would not survive the winter. The trade-off is that handling suffers considerably. I would probably NOT get the ice tire again, even though the Nokian has considerably better dry performance then the original Blizzak, which I hated. The H-rated "performance" snow tires that I know of are the Blizzak M22, the Nokian NRH, the Pirelli winter 210 and the Michelin pilot alpin. I don't really trust the tire-racks opinion on snow tires, since they always seem to push Blizzaks. My guess that in terms of dry road performance, they would go Pirelli, Michelin,Nokian and Blizzak. That is base purely on moderate 1st hand experience and a vague memory of some European magazine road test from last year. But you probably would be ok with any of them... For what its worth, I have a set of 16" Ronal LV wheels that will clear m3 calipers that are NEW and in their box that I am selling because it turned out I did not need them (I found the deal on Mak wheels). You can see them at: http://www.ronalusa.com/wheels_html/lv.html I am asking $160 per wheel (which I think is considerably less than Ronal get - you can call them and check to be sure). Dave Michael 98 m3/4
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#11. Signing off for a while - from Pieter Van Dien
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Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 21:25:41 -0400 From: "Pieter Van Dien" <pvd1@worldnet.att.net> Subject: Signing off for a while I'm moving this weekend and won't have easy access to email for the next few months. Just wanted to thank everyone who responded to all of my shadetree mechanic questions. I've enjoyed the dialogue and look forward to joining again when I'm able. Thanks to the list mistress for supporting this forum. Pieter
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#12. H&R coil-overs. Car sits uneven... - from Rob
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Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 19:30:23 -0600 From: "Rob" <motor@cadvision.com> Subject: H&R coil-overs. Car sits uneven... I just got my H&R coil-overs installed and they perform wonderfully but the car sits unevenly at the back. The front of the car lowered about 1.5" and sits even from left to right but the back didn't come down at all and one side sits about 1" higher than the other. I was thinking of removing the rubber spring pads from the higher side but thought it might cause some noise. Any ideas? Thanks, Rob