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#1. Near total-loss woes - from Rodger Keesee
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 17:47:03 -0800 From: "Rodger Keesee" <rodger@teutonic.com> Subject: Near total-loss woes I sacrificed my '97 M3/2 to prevent a multi-car pileup on a narrow bridge. My insurance company and the CHP were very happy. I am not. For those in the SF Bay Area it was on the very long San Mateo bridge. The total damage is around $24K. I'm having it repaired at the SF BMW Dealership Bodyshop. The best BMW body-shop I know of. They will cut and rebuild everything in front of the windshield and the entire rear suspension will be replaced also because the rear wheels were folded beneath the car. Anyone else have major work like this done? Was it "just like new" as the bodyshop guys assure me? What should I look for when the eight week repair job is complete? Air leaks? Squeaks? Rattles? Paint lines? Any good exercises I could do to find problems? I plan on promptly selling the car when the work is complete. With full disclosure of course. Rodger 97 M3/2 (barely recognizable) 90 325is 98 M3/4 shaped space in the garage
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#2. Did anyone here have Kinesis wheels for sale? - from Tommymats@aol.com
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 20:46:57 EST From: Tommymats@aol.com Subject: Did anyone here have Kinesis wheels for sale?
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#3. Re: Stock Springs - from Peter Fanning
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 17:58:10 -0800 From: Peter Fanning <pfanning@premier1.net> Subject: Re: Stock Springs The Koni single adjustable work great with my stock 98 M3/4 suspension. Better than stock on the street (comfort) and on the track (performance). Peter Fanning At 12:01 PM 1/17/2001 -0600, you wrote: >Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 10:20:07 -0600 >From: "DiVincenti, A.J." <ADiVin@lsuhsc.edu> >Subject: Stock Springs > >Ok, with that said, if you keep the stock springs but would like to upgrade >your worn out shocks\struts, what would be a good choice of damper that is >tuned for the stock spring other than OEM. I've had people suggest if you >do suspension, do both springs and shocks together. I don't want to end up >overdamped or underdamped. So what damper to use with the stock spring? >Maybe the way to go would be the TC Kline Street Line Kit. I am wondering >if that would be enough "bang for the buck", if you know what I mean. Are >Bilsteins and Konis valved for the OEM springs?
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#4. Re: [E36M3] What's going on with my clutch? - from Bora Akyol
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 18:19:41 -0800 From: "Bora Akyol" <akyol@akyol.org> Subject: Re: [E36M3] What's going on with my clutch? Clutch slave or master cylinder OK? Bora ----- Original Message ----- From: "Juan Rico" <juan_rico@captionsinc.com> To: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 2:51 PM Subject: [E36M3] What's going on with my clutch? > Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 14:38:12 -0800 > From: Juan Rico <juan_rico@captionsinc.com> > Subject: What's going on with my clutch? > > > Hi List, > > On my way to work this morning my clutch, the pedal at least, > started doing some weird stuff. It seems like on the first 5 inches of > travel the pedal feels loose as hell now-- barely any resistance. Just > resting my foot on the pedal now > will sink the pedal an inch or two. Once passed that initial stage, the > clutch feels tight and fine. > This happened all of a sudden. The clutch was perfectly fine until this > morning. > Does anybody know what's going on? It's rather uncomfortable to drive > with the clutch this way. > Will I just have to get used to it? Any ideas? > > Muchas gracias, > > Juan. > > > > ************************************************************* > List Commands > UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. > DIR - sends a listing of files available in the list's GET directory. > GET filename1.ext,filename2.ext - sends the requested file(s). > > To issue a command/request to the server: > Send a message with the command you wish executed as the > subject of the message. > ************************************************************* > >
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#5. Re: [E36M3] Stock Springs - from Chris Teague
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 19:44:55 -0800 From: "Chris Teague" <cteague@home.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Stock Springs Eric, My SA Koni's had about 2.5 full turns (360 deg) of adjustment. The Koni's on my Corvette also and 2.5 turns. Chris 97 M3/4 ----- Original Message ----- From: <Eric.C.Dotson@travelers.com> To: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 11:21 AM Subject: Re: [E36M3] Stock Springs > Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 08:42:43 -0500 > From: Eric.C.Dotson@travelers.com > Subject: Re: [E36M3] Stock Springs > > > > I'll try the fronts at 1.25 turns until the weekend, then I'll remove the rears > and adjust them. The back of the car feels too stiff, it feels like the rear > wheels are unloading a bit over bumps. Gotta keep that inside rear wheel > planted in the turns. Plus, it's not real comfortable at 3/4 turn. But I'll > try firming up the fronts and let everybody know how it is. > > Question: How many turns do Konis adjust? The literature mentions adjusting up > to one full turn from soft, and doesn't say anything about going beyond that. > It does say not to run the dampers at maximum adjustment, but where is that? > > Eric > 95 M3 > 00 Passat Wagon >
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#6. RE: [E36M3] Near total-loss woes - from Roman
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 20:05:05 -0800 From: Roman <roman@arteuro.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Near total-loss woes Rodger, I recently had body work done at BMW of SF after a drunk driver mated her Honda Civic's rear bumper with the driver side door on my baby. BMW of SF did an EXCELLENT job and even threw in some ding removals. Chris was the guy I was working with and he was more than helpful. Chris claimed that "after the repair it will be LIKE NEW". Well it was!!! Could not tell that any repair was made!!! Good choice on repair facilities. Best wishes, Roman S. 96 ///M3 -----Original Message----- From: Rodger Keesee To: E36M3 Sent: 1/18/01 5:51 PM Subject: [E36M3] Near total-loss woes Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 17:47:03 -0800 From: "Rodger Keesee" <rodger@teutonic.com> Subject: Near total-loss woes I sacrificed my '97 M3/2 to prevent a multi-car pileup on a narrow bridge. My insurance company and the CHP were very happy. I am not. For those in the SF Bay Area it was on the very long San Mateo bridge. The total damage is around $24K. I'm having it repaired at the SF BMW Dealership Bodyshop. The best BMW body-shop I know of. They will cut and rebuild everything in front of the windshield and the entire rear suspension will be replaced also because the rear wheels were folded beneath the car. Anyone else have major work like this done? Was it "just like new" as the bodyshop guys assure me? What should I look for when the eight week repair job is complete? Air leaks? Squeaks? Rattles? Paint lines? Any good exercises I could do to find problems? I plan on promptly selling the car when the work is complete. With full disclosure of course. Rodger 97 M3/2 (barely recognizable) 90 325is 98 M3/4 shaped space in the garage ************************************************************* List Commands UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. DIR - sends a listing of files available in the list's GET directory. GET filename1.ext,filename2.ext - sends the requested file(s). To issue a command/request to the server: Send a message with the command you wish executed as the subject of the message. *************************************************************
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#7. Dinan CAI.. - from AVUSM3@aol.com
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 23:07:02 EST From: AVUSM3@aol.com Subject: Dinan CAI.. Is anybody currently running a Dinan CAI on their M3? I have tried one of the other systems on the market and was not completely happy with the fit and appearance. If anyone is running one can you give me some idea of how you like it, what performance gain you are getting, and how it sounds. Thanks, John
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#8. Re: [E36M3] Stock Springs - from Sean Hester
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 20:26:28 -0800 From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Stock Springs >Eric, > >My SA Koni's had about 2.5 full turns (360 deg) of adjustment. >The Koni's on my Corvette also and 2.5 turns. ack! i replied earlier that mine had 4-4.5 turns. well i had a brain fart. i used to measure in half turns. so they had only had 2 and 2.5 turns repectively. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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#9. Wheel out of round - from Fred Hu
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 22:40:36 -0600 From: "Fred Hu" <ychu@prodigy.net> Subject: Wheel out of round Snow bring pot-holes and more snow bring BIGGER pot-holes! One of my wheels is the victim of a huge Chicago pot-hole. Crunch! Ouch!! It happened near Schaumburg on Rt. 53 highway Higgins Rd. on-ramp south bound toward I-355. Be careful driving in those area. Any good suggestion in the Chicago western suburb area for aluminum wheel repair? Fred Hu 98 M3 Sedan
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#10. 95 M3 for sale w/ mods - from Brent91NSX@aol.com
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Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 00:28:18 EST From: Brent91NSX@aol.com Subject: 95 M3 for sale w/ mods After much debate, I am deciding to put my car up for sale. This car has been amazing, it has never been tracked and only to one autocross. I have put 25k miles on it since February. I've decided to purchase a new 330i. If you know of anyone that is interested, I would really appreciate it. This car is in immaculate condition. It has many upgrades. The list is as follows: B&B Triflo Exhaust, ECIS Cold Air Intake, Jim Conforti Performance Chip, European Clear Turn Signals, 18" OZ Monte Carlo Wheels with Pirelli PZero's (over $3000 alone) Aluminum pedals, H&R Springs (lowered for an aggressive stance), short shifter. I've probably forgotten a few things. This car must be seen and driven. Use Mobil 1 Tri synthetic oil, redline fluids. Great condition. picture can be seen at http://members.aol.com/brent91nsx/auto/M32.jpg http://members.aol.com/brent91nsx/auto/M31.jpg Thanks, Brent Email Brent95M3@aol.com