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#1. Re: [E36M3] Re: Rear sway bar reinforcing mounts - SURVEY - from twisty M3
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Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2001 10:50:55 -0700 From: "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Rear sway bar reinforcing mounts - SURVEY That leads me to a couple of questions then. That's exactly what I'm considering changing to (without the winter/summer swap... thank God for California weather). Has anyone experienced breakage problems, of any sort, with the H&R/Koni/RD sways (with reinforced rear mounts)? I think that's the main reason Dinan is on my list. Yeah, it's pricey, but the idea of no broken parts is *really* nice. I've even contemplated returning to stock bars with the aftermarket springs, etc., if that would solve breaking problems. With the above mentioned set ups, what is the consensus on optimum RSMs? E46M3, or the BMP billet/poly bushed variety? Jonathan L. >From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> > >In my case I run Konis/H&R in the summer, but re-install the stock springs >and struts/shocks in the winter. This is both for comfort and ground >clearance over snow. So swapping out the swaybar bushings becomes just one >more minor item in the winter/summer changeover process. It also provides a >forced opportunity to regrease the urethane bushings once a year. > >Neil >96 M3 > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
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#2. Peake Research Code Tool - from tristar500@mac.com
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Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2001 12:59:23 -0500 From: "tristar500@mac.com" <tristar500@mac.com> Subject: Peake Research Code Tool Anyone have one of these: http://www.peakeresearch.com/code_tool.shtml Do they work well? I'm almost ready to buy one and just need a little push. Thanks.
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#3. Re: [E36M3] Peake Research Code Tool - from Ben Liaw - Rogue Engineering
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Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 14:05:23 -0400 From: "Ben Liaw - Rogue Engineering" <ben@rogueengineering.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Peake Research Code Tool i bought one, when they first came out. only used it a few times (to reset oil and service interval lights). does it work well? i guess the true test is if you had a check engine light, plugged in the tool to determine the fault, replace/repaired the vehicle based on that code, and the fault goes away. that would probably be the true test, but that senario hasn't happened to me. ben liaw > > Anyone have one of these: > > http://www.peakeresearch.com/code_tool.shtml > > Do they work well? I'm almost ready to buy one and just need a little push. > > Thanks.
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#4. Suspension swapping and H&R's + Kmac - from Scott Yu
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Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 14:10:00 -0400 From: "Scott Yu" <scott@ditherdog.com> Subject: Suspension swapping and H&R's + Kmac Neil wrote: > In my case I run Konis/H&R in the summer, but re-install the stock springs > and struts/shocks in the winter. This is both for comfort and ground > clearance over snow. So swapping out the swaybar bushings becomes just one > more minor item in the winter/summer changeover process. It also provides a > forced opportunity to regrease the urethane bushings once a year. > > Neil > 96 M3 Swapping suspensions twice a year? Wow Neil - that's hardcore! What a great way to check up on suspension wear, though... On another topic - is anyone here running H&R Coilovers and K-mac Camber plates? Something must be odd about my particular car/suspension. It feels great, but I think it's unusually low... I've got the H&R coilover strut with the spring held down by the special spring plate, and then the entire mess retained by the K-mac camber plate - goodness, I hope I haven't forgotten anything! Anyway, after I installed the suspension I felt wacky and slammed it all the way down - there was significant tucking in the front, I'd say a negative 2-finger gap or more. Since then I've been gradually raising it up, and now it's at least 2/3 of the total height, but it's still really darn low, *barely* a 1-finger gap. I'm going to try max height over the weekend, but what concerns me is that Kit told me that he was able to exceed stock height in the front with the coilovers all the way up. It really feels like my kit is a good inch or so lower that this, can anyone else tell me about their experiences with the the H&R/K-mac combo? private mail is fine, of course. thanks everyone, scott
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#5. FS: Fikse FM10s - from Chris Salter
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Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 11:34:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Chris Salter <errsomeone@yahoo.com> Subject: FS: Fikse FM10s All, I am posting this for a friend. All four FM10's are 17x8" and in the offset for an E36. He wants $1500+shipping. All wheels are clean and true. A photo of all can be found at: http://communities.msn.com/M3stuff/stuffforsale.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=76 Other photos can be found in the pages below: http://communities.msn.com/M3stuff/stuffforsale.msnw Contact Tim Ng at BMWM3NUT@ATT.NET -Chris E30 ///M3 Faux EVO E36 ///M3 Silver E36 ///M3 YELLOW!! (RIP) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/
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#6. Re: BMW Roadside Assistance - from Eric Hedstrom
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Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 13:53:27 -0500 From: "Eric Hedstrom" <ehedstr@us.ibm.com> Subject: Re: BMW Roadside Assistance Just a quick note with my experience, as I have written on this before. I was caught when my 99 M3 was brand new with the "faulty gas guage" problem that lots of us have had. Anyway, didn't know about it the first few months I owned my car, so of course at 1am I coasted off the highway in South Dallas and into a Whataburger parking lot. Called BMW roadside.... got asked for money by some bum... BMW tried to verify my VIN, but even after 4+months they said that I still didn't exist in the system, but they accepted my VIN and tried to get a towing company. They couldn't. Almost 3hrs later (and 3 more solicitations for money and one for a ride) a flatbed FINALLY showed up and took me to the nearest BMW dealer. Which started yet another small list of problems. Anyway, as was said earlier, unless BMW has lots of benefits that I am not aware of, I will just start paying the extra $6-12 every year to have towing on my auto insurance, and let the roadside expire in a few months.
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#7. RE: [E36M3] Re: BMW Roadside Assistance - from Robert S. Hatrak II
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Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 12:19:22 -0700 From: "Robert S. Hatrak II" <hatrak@ix.netcom.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Re: BMW Roadside Assistance Last month my little sister went for a drive from Las Vegas to Salt Lake City. On her way home, she hit a pot hole that destroyed the wheels and tires on the right side of the vehicle. In the middle of nowhere, armed with only a nearby mile exit name and number to give me on her dying cell phone, she sat utterly helpless. With her phone dead, I had to make the phone call to roadside assistance while on my way to where she was. Ever do 140-150 mph for about 45 minutes? Great fun indeed! But anyway, I got ahold of BMW who sent a flat bed truck to her location. I was unable to give them the vin of her car, only name and her location. I also asked the BMW person to convey to the tow driver that I was enroute and to please wait with her until I arrived (on a cool side note, She said she could hear me coming a bit before she could see me!). Once I was able to find an exit and get turned around to get on her side of the freeway, I quickly got back to their location. The tow driver had the car loaded up and was sure enough just waiting there with her. A handshake and a fat tip later, the tow driver was on his way with the car BACK TO LAS VEGAS from Utah. Very cool. I have had my car towed about a dozen times, all with the help of BMW roadside assistance. I would never think about owning a BMW that wasn't backed by this great service. Rob
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#8. BMW E30 and Snap-On Items For Sale - from Dorffer, Rich
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Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 17:15:49 -0400 From: "Dorffer, Rich" <RDORFFER@CleIndians.com> Subject: BMW E30 and Snap-On Items For Sale Sorry for the waste of bandwidth but I had a couple of items on sale at Ebay including some new Snap-On Metric Impact Sockets and a variety of springs for BMW E30s (M3 spring set, H&R front springs, 325ic spring set and M3 rear springs) that I thought some of you may be interested in. Please take a look (http://cgi6.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewListedItems&userid=arainman&i nclude=0&since=-1&sort=2&rows=25) Best regards, Rich
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#9. Depo European Ellipsoid Headlights - from Roman
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Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 15:24:01 -0700 From: Roman <roman@arteuro.com> Subject: Depo European Ellipsoid Headlights Hi All, Have any of you heard of DEPO? It is a company that produces Ellipsoid headlights for the M3. The vendor claims that they are on par with Hella and ZKW. I was just wondering if anyone had any experience with these ellipsoids and what your thoughts are. Cheers, Roman 96 ///M3
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#10. [E36M3] BMW Roadside Assistance - from Margaret Cheng
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Date: 08 Aug 2001 18:53:34 -0700 From: Margaret Cheng <Margaret.Cheng@kp.org> Subject: [E36M3] BMW Roadside Assistance One feature of the BMW Roadside Assistance is supposed to be the Reunite program, where if your car gets towed to the nearest BMW dealership from the disablement site, and that also happens to be farther than 100 miles from home, Roadside will pay for the towing of the car back to your home if you need to continue on your way home. This is supposed to be covered while your car is under warranty and disabled for mechanical reasons. It is unclear whether this benefit also applies to out of warranty cars and those which have been in a collision. Obviously, the Reunite program is the standout over Triple A, etc., and of course, the tow to the BMW dealership if it a greater than 50 or 100 miles away, depending on your tow coverage. Recently, I had a chance to test this coverage, which would have worked great, since my car broke down 180 miles away, and was still under warranty. It took a week to get my car fixed, and my car had <4 yrs, and 50,400 miles on the clock. It was, however, still under warranty because it was apparently sold as a demo car to the previous owner, which extended the warranty to 55k and 4 yrs, 3 mos. Unfortunately, Roadside did not recognize that the car was still under warranty, and refused the tow (approx $800). Fortunately, Courtesy Motors in Chico, CA felt that this should be covered and took it into their own hands to arrange the tow, and I didn't have to worry about the cost. Thanks, Courtesy Motors!! I do believe that I will renew, however, since after my recent brush with a mechanical breakdown, I can see that being stuck out of the area could be a real pain. Margaret