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#1. Re: [E36M3] where to buy leather care products? - from twisty M3
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 15:38:46 -0800 From: "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] where to buy leather care products? I don't know if you might be able to save some money by purchasing the Lexol online, but if you're in a rush, just about every automotive shop I've been to carries it (Pep Boys, Kragen, AutoZone, etc.). You can probably even find in the auto. section of Target or KMart. The price doesn't seem to vary much from what I've seen. Jonathan L. >From: "eugene han" > >My rear leather seats are starting to loose thier suppleness.. I think >I'm going to apply Lexol. Can anyone recommend a good website or store >to purchase this from? > >Regards, > >Eugene >97 M3/2 Alpine White, Mulberry Interior. > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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#2. Re: [E36M3] where to buy leather care products? - from Rich Gay
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 17:43:46 -0600 From: "Rich Gay" <rich_gay@linbeck.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] where to buy leather care products? on 2/13/01 5:17 PM, eugene han at gene501@hotmail.com wrote: > My rear leather seats are starting to loose thier suppleness.. I think > I'm going to apply Lexol. Can anyone recommend a good website or store > to purchase this from? I've always had very good experience with Larry Reynolds at Car Care Specialties. http://www.carcarespecialties.com/ - Rich
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#3. Re: Fix for broken sway bar brackets - from Ron Buchalski
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 00:26:15 From: "Ron Buchalski" <rbuchals@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Fix for broken sway bar brackets >Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 15:42:41 -0500 >From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> >Subject: Re: Fix for broken sway bar brackets <snip> >As an experiment I've just installed the original BMW rubber front bushings >from the 850 CSi, which match the RD bar's 27mm size. My theory is that >even with an aftermarket suspension, rubber mounting the swaybars isn't >going to degrade handling in any perceptible way. We'll see how that pans >out in practice. Actually, the polyurethane bushings are supposed to compress less. Supposedly, the compression of a rubber swaybar bushing will reduce the effectiveness of a swaybar (a little bit) because the portion of the bar that goes left-right is no longer staying in the same location, it's also moving up-down-forward-backward a little. However, related to the rubber versus poly bushings, is your car much quieter when you hit bumps? The rubber bushings should absorb more of the impact of a bump, whereas the poly bushings will transfer more of the shock into the frame of the car. -rb _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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#4. Re: fix for broken sway bar brackets - from Steven Hazard
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 19:28:04 -0600 From: "Steven Hazard" <98m3@mediaone.net> Subject: Re: fix for broken sway bar brackets Rich and all, I'm real happy with the UUC bars.....the end links are over engineered and the grooved bushings work superb......I have them re-greased twice a year usually during a safety track inspection....I will say this though...the damn things are a bear during the Winter months! The hardness and cold temps make the car a different animal...Next year will re-install the stock bars for Winter driving......Cold temps and Poly bushings are a really bad mix :-) At least up here in New England! Regards, Steve >-------------------- 5 -------------------- >Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 14:57:30 -0500 >From: "Dorffer, Rich" <RDORFFER@CleIndians.com> >Subject: fix for broken sway bar brackets > >David states > >Please do not shoot the messenger on this tip. I was told by someone at >Energy Suspension that the critical thing most bushings need is a grease >retention feature. He said that most bushings could be greatly improved by >cutting a groove(s) in your existing bushing with either a thread tap, >dremel tool, soldering iron, or what ever else you can think of. This is >not my idea, but I do think it is likely to be a great improvement. Not as >nice as greasable though. > > > >If you have the UUC sway bars, then they should have come with "rifled" >grooves in the polyurethane bushings which appear to be doing a very good >job retaining the lithium grease I loaded them up with upon installation in >my 95 M3. Not as nice as greasable and "rifled" grooves but definitely >better than no "rifled" grooves at all. I have considered adding a grease >fitting to my bushings but will not do anything until I hear the pesky >buggars squeaking. > >Regards, > >Rich > >95 M3
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#5. Re: Carfax - from Ron Buchalski
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 00:31:13 From: "Ron Buchalski" <rbuchals@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Carfax Jim (and others), Occasionally, carfax will provide free reports. To try it, go to: http://www.carfax.com/free It won't always work, but I think they run specials every now and then. It's easy enough to try, and you can possibly save $20. -rb >Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 16:58:41 -0600 >From: "Jim Wilcox" <JimShadow1@home.com> >Subject: Carfax > > >I didn't get any replies to my request for help so, I now have a 2month >unlimited Carfax account. If any body out there needs one run I'd be happy >to help out. Donations optional. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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#6. Of Water Pumps and Sleepless Nights - from bs
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 20:00:59 -0500 From: "bs" <m3bs@home.com> Subject: Of Water Pumps and Sleepless Nights All the talk of plastic water pumps finally got to me. The thought of a 65K mile water pump ruining a 3-day VIR track weekend, not to mention a couple years of tire budget, finally convinced me to replace it. It's done, thanks to help from www.unofficialbmw.com. Funny how the pictures in the Bentley manual make it look like there's actually room to work in there! Oddly enough, the BMW dealer had a better price on the pump than the local parts store, and that was before the Club discount! I found only one tiny crack in the plastic impeller, so I doubt failure was imminent. Oh, well. At least I'll sleep better now.
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#7. UUC Transmission Mount Enforcers - from Daniel
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 17:47:13 -0800 (PST) From: Daniel <m3_driver@yahoo.com> Subject: UUC Transmission Mount Enforcers Anybody use these?...it sure looks like a very inexpensive upgrade for $70.00 ($35.00 for the bushing and $35.00 for the Enforcement caps) Looks like plug and play too from the install instructions __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
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#8. 3 Spoke Sport Wheel --> '95 M3 - from Alan Taur
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 17:57:55 -0800 From: "Alan Taur" <alantaur@yahoo.com> Subject: 3 Spoke Sport Wheel --> '95 M3 Hey guys, I've done this conversion on my 95, and I've been thrilled with the results. The steering wheel is not only prettier, but smaller as well. In terms of installation, Ben Liaw was right in pointing out that you need a new lock support piece. Good news - it's cheap! p/n 32 31 1 162 088 $3.16 retail. Bad news, the rest of the parts (wheel, airbag) are very pricey. You are looking at around $800 with a discount. Best bet is to get it from South BMW. They give 25% off for internet orders. (I know that Stephen Wolff isn't in charge of the retail parts anymore, but his successor, Hebe, is more that willing to provide the same discount) With these three parts, it's a relatively straightforward DIY job. Takes about an hour. The only rewiring involves the horn. No brainer. Email me with any other questions. Oh yeah, I almost forgot, DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND WAIT AROUND 10 minutes before you do this job (let the SRS circuits discharge completely). There will be NO airbag injuries around here! -Alan _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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#9. Re: Fix for broken sway bar brackets - from Neil Maller
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 21:04:05 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: Fix for broken sway bar brackets on 2/13/01 7:26 PM, Ron Buchalski at rbuchals@hotmail.com wrote: > Actually, the polyurethane bushings are supposed to compress less. > Supposedly, the compression of a rubber swaybar bushing will reduce the > effectiveness of a swaybar (a little bit) because the portion of the bar > that goes left-right is no longer staying in the same location, it's also > moving up-down-forward-backward a little. Emphasis on the "little bit." If you look at the parts, the freedom of the rubber bushing to compress, compared with the total travel of the strut end of the bar, is rather small. Which is why I posted that: "My theory is that even with an aftermarket suspension, rubber mounting the swaybars isn't going to degrade handling in any perceptible way. We'll see how that pans out in practice." Now I wouldn't advance that argument in the case of a track car with mostly solid bushings, but that's not the case here. Another factor is that due to the increased diameter of the RD - 27mm vs. stock 23mm - there's less rubber in the bushing now. This effectively makes it stiffer. > However, related to the rubber versus poly bushings, is your car much > quieter when you hit bumps? The rubber bushings should absorb more of the > impact of a bump, whereas the poly bushings will transfer more of the shock > into the frame of the car. That's one of the reasons I'm trying the swap. The answer is yes, I think so, but the difference isn't huge. Neil 96 M3
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#10. Re: ASC Question - from Alan Taur
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 18:13:50 -0800 From: "Alan Taur" <alantaur@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: ASC Question I've had the relative pleasure of disassembling the ASC switch. My beef with the switch was that it didn't quite match the illumination of my other switches, namely the seat heater and HiFi switches that flank it. This is what I found. The ASC switch, for some unknown reason, uses a clear light bulb and orange tinted lettering for its illumination. The rest of the switches on the center console use orange/red LEDs with a white, translucent lettering for their lighting source. When I first turn on the cockpit illumination at night, I notice that the ASC switch has a slight delay in lighting up as compared to the LED-lighted switches. This is due to the little incadescent bulb in the switch, which finally brings us back to the original question of the translucency of the button itself. It is, in fact, translucent GREEN. inside the switch is an actual bulb holder (sans bulb in E36s). I didn't map out the entire circuitry, but I believe the two unused pins on the switch are wired to the empty bulb socket. My speculation leads me to believe that this same switch was used in another application. Judging by the size and style of switch, it was probably used in the E31s, E32s, and E34s. -Alan P.S. I solved by differential switch illumination problem by painstakingly replacing the bulb with an LED and resistor from an old sunroof switch...I still haven't told my therapist about this. _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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#11. RE: [E36M3] where to buy leather care products? - from Dave Spragg
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 21:12:32 -0500 From: "Dave Spragg" <dspragg@mediaone.net> Subject: RE: [E36M3] where to buy leather care products? I'll second that. Larry has everything under the sun and can help you when you have tough questions about how to proceed with something. A smart and helpful guy with good prices, what more can you ask. Care Care Specialties is a car guy's shop. Oh yeah... buy a lot of Wurth stuff. I LOVE the glass cleaner AND it has a cool German name. ;) Dave Spragg dave@spragg.com Natick, MA 99 M3 Sharked 92 330is Sharked and Supercharged -----Original Message----- From: Rich Gay [mailto:rich_gay@linbeck.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 6:48 PM To: E36M3 Subject: Re: [E36M3] where to buy leather care products? Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 17:43:46 -0600 From: "Rich Gay" <rich_gay@linbeck.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] where to buy leather care products? on 2/13/01 5:17 PM, eugene han at gene501@hotmail.com wrote: > My rear leather seats are starting to loose thier suppleness.. I think > I'm going to apply Lexol. Can anyone recommend a good website or store > to purchase this from? I've always had very good experience with Larry Reynolds at Car Care Specialties. http://www.carcarespecialties.com/ - Rich ************************************************************* 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. *************************************************************