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#1. Re: [E36M3] thank you ! - from Sean Hester
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Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2000 09:42:29 PST From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] thank you ! >Jim & Sean - When are you guys coming to Dallas? I've got a 4-way light >switch challenge for you. :-) > >I want to put a motion sensing light switch in my bedroom hallway. I have >4 >doors off the hallway so I have three (3) 3-way switches and one 4-way >switch. Searching at Home Depot I see motion sensing light switches are >available as 2-way and 3-way switches but not 4-way. As luck would have >it, >the 4-way switch is located in the ideal spot for the motion sensing >switch. >The 3-ways are all at the far end of the hallway and won't work for >somebody >coming from the other end. first thing... houses in dallas are too big! second thing... i'd need to see a dwawing. i'm just not getting it. i can't do anything without a drawing. ;-P >BTW: Does the Valentine One dim itself? I swear mine does not >automatically >dim. I think mine just has a toggle between "night" or "day." I've never >used it so I forget. I'll have to look at it tonight and report back. i don't know about older V1s. but the one i bought one a month ago has a light sensor and it dims as the light level lowers. (and it dims too much ;-) and there's no way to shut it off even. you're stuck with it dimming when you go into a tunnel. ;-( that is, of course, unless you're a really anal electrical engineer and you modify the thing so that it either don't dim at all, or dims the amount you want. ;-) _________________________________________________________________________ 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. Decode my new license plate - from Bora Akyol
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Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2000 09:43:25 -0800 From: Bora Akyol <akyol@pluris.com> Subject: Decode my new license plate So does anyone want to tell me what this stands for? LIV4CRV Bora
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#3. M3 PING SURVEY - from Bora Akyol
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Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2000 09:47:39 -0800 From: Bora Akyol <akyol@pluris.com> Subject: M3 PING SURVEY I have had 6 replies in private to me that told me that their cars also ping/sizzle. I would like to do an informal survey and publish the results to the list or on my website. So please answer the following questions and reply to me off-list but please put M3 PING SURVEY on the subject of the email. --------------------------- Does your car ping? Does it ping under full throttle? Does it ping under partial throttle or idle/neutral? What year is your car? Do you have an aftermarket chip/software reprogram? If so, what is the chip brand? What type of gas do you use (RFG/RFGII/Non-RFG), what octane, what gas station? Do you have a manual or automatic transmission? Any remarks? ------------------------------- Thanks in advance Bora
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#4. Re: [E36M3] Front Headrest for seat covers - from twisty M3
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Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2000 09:49:42 PST From: "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Front Headrest for seat covers I don't have them, but if I do get seat covers, those are probably what I'll get. I have a couple friends who have them in their M3s (one with reg-sport seats, the other with vaders) and the headrest piece *is* seperate. Jonathan L. >From: Daniel > >Has anybody here tried seat covers for the front >'darth vader' type seats from Wet Okole >If so, how does the headrest come out to accomodate >the covers?...is there a seperate cover for the >headrest piece? > >Thanks > > _________________________________________________________________________ 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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#5. Re: [E36M3] Front undertray replacement - from Jim Powell
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Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2000 09:51:04 -0800 From: Jim Powell <jsp98m3@home.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Front undertray replacement Slushboxes are for chicks. Oops! :) J'A'P Donna Seeley wrote: > I posted the JTD installation procedure below. There's a correction that I > haven't gotten around to fixing: > > My tech and I couldn't get the aluminum piece to fit, so we left it off and > used a wooden slat. Turns out my auto-tranny cooling lines are in the way. > The piece will have to be notched, but the folded edge has defeated all our > available cutting tools (anyone want to lend me a plasma torch? <g>). > > Bottom line - on the off chance your M3 is a stick shift <g>, ignore the > "this part won't fit" section.
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#6. Re: [E36M3] Valentine One Does Auto Dim - from Sean Hester
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Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2000 09:54:43 PST From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Valentine One Does Auto Dim >OK, let me try to redeem myself. Everybody knows that the backlight for >the >On-Board-Computer also automatically dims? Me neither! I owned my M3 >for 3 >years before I learned. The photo cell is located at the 165 mph mark >on the >speedometer. As far as I know, it only dims the OBC light. The dash >lights >seem to be controlled manually. let me try to make you feel better. when i first got the V1 it was for my S4 (sorry for using the "A" word again). i thought that the V1 dimmed and the S4 dash didn't. so i took apart the V1, spent a day or two figuring how to make it not dim, soldered it up, and put it back together. i drove around that day and felt really good about myself. that night i discovered, to my horror, that the S4 dash DOES dim with low light. (but not very much) and now my V1 was too bright. so i had to take it all back apart, discover how to perform the MUCH HARDER task of dimming, but only a certain amount, and re-solder the thing, and put it all back together. all because i'd never noticed that the S4 dash dims... _________________________________________________________________________ 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. Valentine One Does Auto Dim - from Dorffer, Rich
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Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 13:09:16 -0500 From: "Dorffer, Rich" <RDORFFER@CleIndians.com> Subject: Valentine One Does Auto Dim No offense Sean but I feel the self dimming feature on the V1 is just about right for me. I wonder if it varies some (the amount of change) depending on when you bought it?!? Speaking of the photo cell located at the 165 mph mark on the speedometer, the photo cell for the V1 is located near the center of it's face and is visible. I have manipulated it with a flashlight before. You may notice the V1 brightens when someone is riding your tail and their lights are shining through your rear window. Regards, Rich
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#8. Help: remanufactured parts being used for warranty repair - from Olin, Jason (NIMH)
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Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 13:20:08 -0500 From: "Olin, Jason (NIMH)" <jolin@mail.nih.gov> Subject: Help: remanufactured parts being used for warranty repair The gauges on my dash a few months ago were intermittently going dead. I brought the car in for service this past week. At the dealership they decided to order a new console because they couldn't find the fault. The part is BM62-11-2-497-711 RMFD CLUSTER. My question is this: can they put in a remanufactured part as a warranty repair item? If I demand a new part will they put it in? Should I get BMWNA involved? Should I skip doing the replacement, given that the problem hasn't resurfaced? Thanks in advance! Jason Olin NIMH '97 M3 Cosmos Black 2-Dr 45K Mi
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#9. 1995 M3 and EWS - from Patrick Sarne
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Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 10:22:57 -0800 From: Patrick Sarne <PatrickS@HoyleDonnelly.com> Subject: 1995 M3 and EWS It was previously stated that: >> Cars produced 1/95 and later have EWS. I have a 1/95 production M3 that definitely does NOT have EWS. It has the EWS ring around the ignition keyhole, but I was told at the parts dept that it was a 'dummy EWS ring'. Go figure. Anyway, just another data point. Patrick Sarne San Diego Chapter (72 degrees and sunny!) 1995 M3 <-- his, no EWS 1997 MB C230 <-- hers, no EWS either 1992 Toyota PU <-- daily driver, not even a friggin' steering wheel lock!
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#10.Craftsman tool deals - from Patrick Sarne
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Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 10:30:20 -0800 From: Patrick Sarne <PatrickS@HoyleDonnelly.com> Subject: <WOB> Craftsman tool deals For all of you losers like myself who are stuck with Crapsman tools and not the fancy-schmany Facom or Snap-On stuff, make sure you join the Craftsman Club for free at your local Sears. Every now and then (about monthly), they'll send you a notice that Club members get an additional 10% off including sale items. November 5-11 is the next promotional period, but if you join today, it'll take a couple weeks to get your card so you'll miss this one. I hope someone can benefit from this. It helped me when I needed to buy a 1 13/16" (46.03mm) 3/4" drive socket, breaker bar, 3-armed puller and torque wrench to replace a wheel bearing. Patrick Sarne 1995 M3 <--maintained by Craftsman and proud of it!
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#11. Re: [E36M3] TWS Nov 18 -19 - from Rich Gay
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Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2000 13:03:21 -0600 From: "Rich Gay" <rich_gay@linbeck.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] TWS Nov 18 -19 on 11/3/00 11:45 AM, DiVincenti, A.J. at ADiVin@lsuhsc.edu wrote: > Will any of you guys be at the Motorsport Club school at Texas World > Speedway Nov. 18 and 19? This will be my first track outing. Yes, I'll be there, probably a few other of the BMW club racers as well. - Rich
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#12. Ofest raffle winners for 2000 - from Marc.S.Edwards@QuestDiagnostics.com
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Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 10:59:10 -0800 From: Marc.S.Edwards@QuestDiagnostics.com Subject: Ofest raffle winners for 2000 For those that care, the following is the list of the winners of the E46M3 raffle at Ofest. I wonder when they will be getting their cars? anyone on this list? Marc 1995 M3 LTW not an M3 raffle winner Following are the names of winners drawn in the 2000 BMW CCA raffle. This includes winners of the "M3" or equivalent prize as well as the winner of the "remainder" or partial raffle. CONGRATULATIONS! Christian Bernhardt Richwood , KY John Caton Orchard Lake, MI Michael Davis Roebuck, SC Eric Duvall Lewis Center, OH Larry Farkas Valrico, FL Vivek Govindapillai Cincinnati, OH Terry Hartnett Tucson, AZ Margaret F. LaPierre Alexandria, VA Shelley Lynch Shrewsbury, MA Kevin O'Connell Cumberland, RI Bill Petritz Atlanta, GA Justin Restifo Lynbrook, NY Scott Ringgold San Jose, CA Richard Vasquez Chicago, IL Stephen Weiss Berkeley Hts., NJ Brenda West Roswell, NM Edward Wnek Cincinnati, OH Terence J. Zappia Honeoye Falls, NY Matthew Zettl Morehead City, NC Partial Raffle Winner: Matthew Stellas Flemington, NJ