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#1. LTW replacement battery - from Ben Liaw
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Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 12:27:37 -0700 From: "Ben Liaw" <ben@shortshifter.com> Subject: LTW replacement battery wanna save 36.5 lbs. off your stock BMW battery? http://www.performancedistributors.com/batteries.htm they're on sale for $131.75 ($12 shipping). they say it's suitable for street, as they've use them in pickups and regular cars all the time. it's a dry cell battery, so it doesn't follow the same requirements in rating (cold crank amps), but it's approximately 600 CCA. no affiliation...blah, blah, blah. ben liaw
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#2. BMW Dealers Offering 25% Off List - from Geof McLaughlin
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Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2001 12:53:48 -0400 From: Geof McLaughlin <gfmiiilist@usa.net> Subject: BMW Dealers Offering 25% Off List Who are the BMW dealers that offer a 25% discount off of list for BMWCCA members? Thanks. Geof
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#3. Re: Touring car and Formula One in Germany in June: how??? - from Ron Katona
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Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 13:11:59 -0400 From: "Ron Katona" <rkatona@bellatlantic.net> Subject: Re: Touring car and Formula One in Germany in June: how??? Marc wrote: >Has anybody here attended one of these events in Germany and if so how did you >do it? Where did you get tickets or did you just get on a train and show up to >the event and got in? Not in Germany, but I do have tickets in my grubby little hands right now for the San Marino GP this weekend in Imola. I leave tomorrow courtesy of a USAF charter free of charge arriving in Aviano on Wednesday. Makes my travel plans a bit different than yours. :-) However, for the tickets I would not be 100% sure that anything would be available the day of the race. Probably some infield tickets, but certainly not anything with a seat. I purchased infield tickets for Saturday's qualifying and a seat for the race Sunday on-line through the track's homepage. There are quite a few on-line F1 ticket sales sites if you do a search (try: http://www.formeleins.de/f114tick.shtml). Mine arrived in a package marked F1-tickets.com, but that site doesn't seem to work. A travel agent will probably add a surcharge to the already expensive F1 tickets. Gotta love the fact that they shipped ear plugs with the tickets! Look for me on Speedvision... I'll be the one guy in the blue BMW hat admidst all the red shirts, flags, and hats. Go Juan and Ralf! -- Ron Katona
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#4. Battery replacement timing - from John Stoj
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Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 10:15:23 -0700 (PDT) From: John Stoj <John_Stoj@excite.com> Subject: Battery replacement timing I know it must be in the manual somewhere, but I keep forgetting to look: When should the battery be replaced? - John S. _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/
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#5. Re: [E36M3] sway bar goop - from Skip Bogard
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Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2001 13:15:39 -0400 From: Skip Bogard <Skip.Bogard@ALUMni.DUKE.edu> Subject: Re: [E36M3] sway bar goop WD40 is fundamentally a mixture of two things, which at first glance are seemingly incompatible: - Stoddard Solvent (your degreaser) - Oil So, you are right on target, it removed the grease and displaced it with a thin coat of oil, which decided not to hang around for very long. Probably would have had more success trying a can of WD40 BC. WD40 BC is that stuff Ben Hur used to make his chariot fly: animal fat (the first known use of grease). - Skip (MSDS sheets here: http://www.wd40.com/Brands/wd40_msds.html ) > WD40 really gets the chicks goin'... ;) WD40 BC reportedly only gets the lions goin' _________________ Kit Wetzler wrote: It killed the squeak... until > morning, when it was at least twice at loud. Scratching my head, I realized > that WD40 dissolves the grease! > > It's also great for getting tar off your paint, just make sure to throughly > wash and wax afterwards... :) > > -kit, who finds eau de WD40 really gets the chicks goin'... ;)
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#6. Re: [E36M3] BMW Dealers Offering 25% Off List - from LoweSeaton@aol.com
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Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2001 13:22:05 EDT From: LoweSeaton@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] BMW Dealers Offering 25% Off List I think Hendrick and VOB BMW have about the lowest prices for CCA members. Check your Roundel. I have had good luck ordering from Hendrick BMW. Lowell Seaton '95 M3 Dallas, Texas
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#7. Re: [E36M3] Re: Rattle from shock tower - from NickG
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Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 13:49:09 -0400 From: "NickG" <nikog@mediaone.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Rattle from shock tower > I've got the same "bonk" coming from the REAR drivers shock tower area > that's been bugging me for a while. Swapping out the rear shock mounts > didn't help. Check the bushings in the forward part of the lower rear control arms. They're due for replacement on my 95 M3 (new ones are sitting in my room), and I get a similar noise with my car (I've also replaced the shock mounts). Nick
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#8. Re: LS brake zones... - from George M. Kofman
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Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 13:13:57 -0500 From: "George M. Kofman" <sdg2@execpc.com> Subject: Re: LS brake zones... > I don't think #2 is that bad. sure there's a wall in front of you, > but did you see that humongous gravel pit? I lost my brakes going > into that turn one time (try heel toeing with no brake pressure...) I > took it straight off and barely made it half way into the pit. they > had to tow me out and I thought my car was going to pull apart.... > > Scott > Was it a street car? If you go off in a Formula car, you will have lots of rocks/pebbles/dirt on the floor inside the cockpit and by the pedals. I bet it would be easier to clean that stuff off a Formula car than a street "rod." GMK '97 M3/4 BTW - anyone going to the PCA DE events at BFR in May ?
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#9. Re: [E36M3] Re: Rattle from shock tower - from Jonathan Evans
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Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 14:08:37 -0400 From: "Jonathan Evans" <jonathanevans@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Rattle from shock tower I forgot to mention I had the rear trailing arm bushings replaced before all this happened. Bonk, bonk, replaced the strut shock mounts, still bonking. Car passed tech inspection, so it seems all the major suspension components are nice and tight. And, apparently took about 6 hours labor to replace the trailing arm bushings. And that's with a air jack hammer thing. Jonathan 95 M3 ----- Original Message ----- From: "NickG" <nikog@mediaone.net> To: "Jonathan Evans" <jonathanevans@hotmail.com>; "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 1:49 PM Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Rattle from shock tower > > I've got the same "bonk" coming from the REAR drivers shock tower area > > that's been bugging me for a while. Swapping out the rear shock mounts > > didn't help. > > Check the bushings in the forward part of the lower rear control arms. > They're due for replacement on my 95 M3 (new ones are sitting in my room), > and I get a similar noise with my car (I've also replaced the shock mounts). > > Nick > > >
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#10. RE: [E36M3] LTW replacement battery - from Wentz, Don
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Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 11:22:14 -0700 From: "Wentz, Don" <don.wentz@intel.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] LTW replacement battery I've had one in my 318ti for a few weeks now. The only issue I've had is that the neg and pos posts were the same size so I had to file-down the neg post to get the terminal to fit. don __ __ 95 318ti / / / / | / | Alpine White / / / / |/ | 95 M3 / / / / | Dakar Yellow /_/_/_/__/|__/|__| wanna save 36.5 lbs. off your stock BMW battery? http://www.performancedistributors.com/batteries.htm they're on sale for $131.75 ($12 shipping). they say it's suitable for street, as they've use them in pickups and regular cars all the time. it's a dry cell battery, so it doesn't follow the same requirements in rating (cold crank amps), but it's approximately 600 CCA. no affiliation...blah, blah, blah. ben liaw ************************************************************* 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. *************************************************************