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#1. Re: replacing brake light switch - from Kerry Tully
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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 07:19:00 -0800 (PST) From: Kerry Tully <bayoubimmer@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: replacing brake light switch This brake light switch seems to be an item that needs frequent replacement on e36 cars. The easiest and fastest way to get this p.i.t.a. out is to just break the plastic tabs and remove it - after all, you don't need to save it. Otherwise you'll go nuts trying to get it out of the bracket - ask me, I know. Kerry 95 M3 _____ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping <http://shopping.yahoo.com/> - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products.
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#2. Re: mild vibs at 65-75 mph - from Petro, John D (CORP)
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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 10:46:30 -0500 From: "Petro, John D (CORP)" <John.Petro@Corporate.GE.com> Subject: Re: mild vibs at 65-75 mph Jason: I have a 98 m3/4 with the same problem. mine came on after 3 out of 4 wheels were replaced b/c of tire mounting damage. Rebalancing both fronts did no good. Had to put my snow wheels on, and the problem diminished but did not go away. Thus, me thinks there may be a problem apart from the wheels/tires, but just before the wheel swap (new tires, orig. but scratched rims, same balancer) I had a smooth as glass ride. So it would be strange coincidence, or damage during wheel removal/replacement, if the problem is not in the wheels. A request for help to this list last month yielded nothing but deafening silence. I hope you have better luck. Keep us posted if you get off-list advice that turns out helpful. --------orig. message---------------------------- Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 09:25:26 -0500 From: "Olin, Jason (NIMH)" <jolin@mail.nih.gov> Subject: mild vibration at 65-75mph--alignment needed? The car's got a mild vibration that I feel primarily in the steering column that starts around 65mph and is noticeable through 75mph. It doesn't pull to either side. I've got MMX3's on that were recently balanced. The dealer said the vibration could be due to dent in the wheel, but there's nothing that noticeable to me. It was last given a 4 wheel alignment 2 years ago. Is it time for another one? Feel free to respond to me directly if you think this is irrelevant to the group.
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#3. Re: [E36M3] Adding Negative Camber - from Sean Hester
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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 10:00:43 -0800 From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Adding Negative Camber >Ron Katona utters at the very end of a long, informative post: > > > rather than a disease. Now please don't embarrass me by telling me the > > suspension is stock except for the plates! :-) > >Actually I had a thought just recently of just that - stock suspension, >adding >plates. Before I even get into explaining why and asking for opinions, I'm >sure >Ron is hatching schemes resulting in ridiculing me while I'm spewing beer >everywhere or something like that.. not that anyone would want to copy me but... for the longest time i had just that setup. stock suspension and camber plates. that's it. (unless you count strut tower bars and xbraces as suspension) with -2 degrees camber my tires wore 100 times better and lots of understeer went away. i was perfectly content with that setup. a couple years later my stock shocks were dead, so i replaced them with konis. and if stock shocks weren't MORE expensive then konis i'd probably have stuck to the stock ones... so... if you decide to add camber plates to an otherwise stock suspension, you won't be the only one. ;-) _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com
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#4. Re: [E36M3] Adding Negative Camber - from Sean Hester
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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 10:01:52 -0800 From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Adding Negative Camber >Ron Katona utters at the very end of a long, informative post: > > > rather than a disease. Now please don't embarrass me by telling me the > > suspension is stock except for the plates! :-) > >Actually I had a thought just recently of just that - stock suspension, >adding >plates. Before I even get into explaining why and asking for opinions, I'm >sure >Ron is hatching schemes resulting in ridiculing me while I'm spewing beer >everywhere or something like that.. not that anyone would want to copy me but... for the longest time i had just that setup. stock suspension and camber plates. that's it. (unless you count strut tower bars and xbraces as suspension) with -2 degrees camber my tires wore 100 times better and lots of understeer went away. i was perfectly content with that setup. a couple years later my stock shocks were dead, so i replaced them with konis. and if stock shocks weren't MORE expensive then konis i'd probably have stuck to the stock ones... so... if you decide to add camber plates to an otherwise stock suspension, you won't be the only one. ;-) _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com
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#5. FS: UUC exhaust - from Davy Chou
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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 10:43:22 -0800 From: Davy Chou <chou.d@apple.com> Subject: FS: UUC exhaust For Sale UUC exhaust, I just installed the UUC Exhaust and after one day of driving with the wife as a passenger, she told me the exhaust is too loud and it has to go. This is for E36M3 with round tips. Make me a reasonable offer and it can be your. I am located in the Bay Area. Thanks, dc
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#6. Sumitomo question - from Anthony Le
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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 12:59:01 -0600 From: Anthony Le <anthony.le@wcom.com> Subject: Sumitomo question I have the same problem, on all 4 tires. They were deep enough to blow the tires. I didn't know what could have caused it. I upgraded my suspension to Koni and Eibach springs at the same time so I don't know whether the problem is with the new suspension or not. I don't see any sign of rubbing. I think it's either underinflation or a defect in the tires. anthony 95 ///M3 -------------------- 5 -------------------- Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 21:00:34 -0500 From: Tom Anderson <anderson@netside.com> Subject: Sumitomo question Hi Gang, a friend of mine and I both have Sumitomo HTRZII 235/40-17's mounted on stock rims on our 95 M3's. Both sets have +/- 20K miles. Both sets have interesting grooves around the inside edge of several of the tires, as if they'd been placed on a lathe and grooved with a file. These grooves have the approximate radius of a dime. They did not appear until about 19K miles. Both of his rears are grooved and the right front has a groove also. My left rear has a groove around the entire circumference. The right rear has a deeper groove but around only 1/3 of the circumference. Two different alignment shops are clueless as to the cause. He has a stock suspension, I have Bilsteins/H&R installed when the tires had 18K on them. The tires have been kept balanced. We are puzzled and looking for answers/suggestions. TIA Tom Anderson 95 M3 w/wierd tires Larry Gilbertson 95 M3 w/new Yoko's
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#7. RE: [E36M3] Adding Negative Camber - from Wentz, Don
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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 12:17:56 -0800 From: "Wentz, Don" <don.wentz@intel.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Adding Negative Camber Andrej, having read all the camber discussions over the past 6 months, and having tried a couple myself, here is my take (memory, don't fail me now!). 1) One very knowledgable discussee (Bob Tunnell?) pointed-out that if you have a 95 M3, you can install the stock 96+ Strut hats and gain appx 1/2 degree of neg camber, without any adverse other changes. 2) Many felt that swapping the strut hats was NOT a good solution. 3) The 'crash bolts' are a stock BMW part and give 1/2 degree or more, but I tried them and found them unreliable in track use. They slip. 4) Another very inexpensive method is a longer set of lower strut attach bolts and some thick hardened washers. I think you mentioned these as 'spacer method'. For under $30 you can get a set from Korman and try them. Extremely easy on-car installation, and, if they make your tires rub you're out $30, big deal. I am using them now, although with 1/2 thickness spacers. The caveat here is a) be SURE you get the toe-in set after installing them. and b) my 'experience' shows that you NEED more neg camber in the rear to go along with the camber in the front. Again, if you increase the neg camber in the rear using the built-in adjustment, you MUST get the toe adjusted to less toe-in, or the car will be un-drivable at speed, I mean SCARY. This is where I am now, using the spacers in front and the free adjusters in back. For the cost of the parts ($30) and a good alignment, you can have a significant positive neg camber experience. don __ __ 95 tiSport / / / / | / | Alpine White / / / / |/ | 95 M3 / / / / | Dakar Yellow /_/_/_/__/|__/|__|
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#8. Fwd: M3 Parts (2nd time) - from Bradley J. Otoupalik
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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 12:59:03 -0800 From: "Bradley J. Otoupalik" <otoupalik@pobox.com> Subject: Fwd: M3 Parts (2nd time) >From: RayatDCI@aol.com >Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 21:58:08 EST >Subject: M3 Parts (2nd time) >To: otoupalik@pobox.com >X-Mailer: Windows AOL sub 126 > > Brad, Brad please list these for me. The guy with the wheels and tires >flaked on me today so they are back on the list. > >M3 Supercharger Kit. >RMS supercherger kit, with track pulley, big injectors, complete $3,750 >Installation of kit........... >$1,200 > >M3 Head complete with valve train. >Head has been extrusion honed, 1mm larger valves, flow tested >complete with valves, springs, and retainers. $2,500 >Installation of the head $1,350 > >Supercharger and Head Combined $5,750 >Installation $2,100 > >Can provide dyno figures for the head and suppercharger, 350HP at the wheels, >with 330lb/ft torque. > >Racing Clutch. >Double plate racing clutch, with lightened aluminum flywheel, just 14lbs, >clutch plates as new, used just two times $1,500 > >Throttle Body and Intake. >Bored out throttle body and larger runner intake, from 95 LTW, will fit 3.0 >or 3.2 motor >$500.00 > >Cross Brace. >Chassis cross brace for rigidity $80 > >Kirkey Seats. >2 High back aluminum Kirkey seats with shoulder supports, inside >seat uplostery, with Kirkey seat harness system $600 > >Fire System. >New never used 5lb fire bottle with all mounting and nozzles $250 > >Wheels. >6 8.5 x 17 BMW E36 style wheels w/spacers $600 > >Tires. >4 Toyo RA-1's for above wheels, new. >4 Toyo RA-1's for above wheels used $600 >4 Toyo TS-1's 255/45/17 only 500miles like new $200 Bradley J. Otoupalik
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#9. Toyo Tire coupon available - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 12:59:57 -0800 From: "Jim Bassett" <jbassett@mayannetworks.com> Subject: Toyo Tire coupon available Hi All, I've got a $50 rebate coupon for Toyo Tires available for anyone who wants it. I picked it up at the Toyo booth at O'Fest, but I don't have a current need for it. It's good only til the end of the year (12-31-00) and for a set of 4 of the following tires: Proxes T1-S Proxes Z1 Proxes FZ4 Proxes RA-1 First person who emails me DIRECTLY gets it (postage stamp is on me :-)). Cheers, Jim Bassett 1998 M3/4
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#10. Going to Munich - from Wentz, Don
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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 13:08:33 -0800 From: "Wentz, Don" <don.wentz@intel.com> Subject: Going to Munich Hey gang, I'll be in Munich 2 weeks from now, with a Friday and Saturday free to do whatever. 1 - Is the Nurburgring too far from Munich for a one day trip? I looked at a website and it will be open for lapping on saturday. Too snowy? 2 - Other than the BMW Museum, any other 'must see' places close? thx, dw 95 M3