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#1. E36 M3 brake calipers - from Robert S. Hatrak II
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Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 13:42:25 -0800 From: "Robert S. Hatrak II" <rob@hatrak.com> Subject: E36 M3 brake calipers Does anyone have an extra set of front and rear E36 M3 brake calipers, etc. that they would want to get rid of? I'm thinking about having mine powder-coated black but I don't want the car to be down that long. Thanks, Rob
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#2. R&R rear trailing arm bushing? - from Peter Fanning
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Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 14:21:08 -0800 From: Peter Fanning <p.fanning@verizon.net> Subject: R&R rear trailing arm bushing? For those of you that have done this procedure, how long did the job take you? I'm not really comfortable doing it myself but a local (Seattle) shop wants to charge 6 hours of labor. Sounds high. Any recommendations for a Seattle area shop? TIA, Peter Fanning '98 M3/4
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#3. Re: [E36M3] E36 M3 brake calipers - from Mark Radelow
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Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 22:13:34 +0000 From: "Mark Radelow" <radelow@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] E36 M3 brake calipers Why not just go get a set of those ultra pretty red powdered coated calipers ;) I think you know what I am talking about... hehehe Mark 95 ///M3 From: "Robert S. Hatrak II" <rob@hatrak.com> Reply-To: "Robert S. Hatrak II" <rob@hatrak.com> To: E36M3 <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Subject: [E36M3] E36 M3 brake calipers Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 15:48:30 -0600 Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 13:42:25 -0800 From: "Robert S. Hatrak II" <rob@hatrak.com> Subject: E36 M3 brake calipers Does anyone have an extra set of front and rear E36 M3 brake calipers, etc. that they would want to get rid of? I'm thinking about having mine powder-coated black but I don't want the car to be down that long. Thanks, Rob ************************************************************* 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 to the email address e36m3@bmw-m.net. ************************************************************* Mark Radelow 95 ///M3 91 GTi 16v 88 Chevy Fullsize _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com
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#4. Speeding and tickets: Rant - from Davis, Jake A
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Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 16:26:40 -0600 From: "Davis, Jake A" <Jake.Davis@SW.Boeing.com> Subject: Speeding and tickets: Rant <<I was at 80 for maybe 5 secondsand then a car got on the freeway and headed right for my lane. no signals, no pausing between lanes, nothing. Just drove over right in front of me, going maybe 10mph less than me. >> And the officer didn't bother to stop this guy???....who is much more likely to cause an accident a blind no signaling lane changer or an attentive driver at 15 or even 20 mph over the limit? Sorry, that's my big complaint. Studies (yeah, I know, lies, damn lies and statistics) show an almost inverse relationship between primary accident causative factors (note primary....not the old speed was a contributing factor dodge) and tickets issued for traffic violations. Traffic tickets really aren't about safety, they're about revenue enhancement and PR. What's one of the leading causes of traffic accidents (and injuries) in most medium to large cities...running red lights. Even though my local suburb has been doing a bit more to curb this truly dangerous practice, why don't law enforcement agencies pursue this with the same vigor as simple speeding. Because it doesn't offer the effort-to-economic rewards ratio that speeding tickets do. How about blind lane changes and turns with no signal? There's another significant cause factor. Heck, I'm pretty sure that in Dallas, turn signals are optional equipment even on 100+ MBs (I know they're optional on SUVs). Failure to signal lane change or turn is just as illegal as speeding, but I don't believe I've ever seen an officer nail somebody for it. Here in the good ol' DFW metromess, they lowered the speed limits on many suburban and semi-rural expressways as part of an agreement with the Feds to 'lower air pollution'. Has this slowed the actual speed of traffic? NO Did the folks who did this deal really think it would have any effect outside of the theoretical studies world? Yep, it increased the number of tickets handed out daily on expressways like the George Bush Tollway, which opened with a 65 mph limit, but suddenly is unsafe (or at least illegal) at anything over 55. Ah, but there's always a cushion before the officer hands out a ticket, you say. Well, what's that cushion? Is it 5 mph, 10 mph or 20 mph? Depends...you sure won't get an official answer from anyone. I guess it kinda makes the officer judge and jury doesn't it... 5 mph over is legal, 12 mph over isn't? If we're serious about 'reducing air pollution' and reducing waste of natural resources (gas), then how about a tire inflation law, complete with roadside checks. Don't remember the statistic exactly, but it's around 2 in 5 cars have seriously underinflated tires (that's compared against manufacturer's recommendation, so even the Explorer drivers with 24 psi don't get counted as underinflated). Way back in the days of the National 55 mph speed limit, the same folks that came up with the 55 figured out that if everybody kept their tires properly inflated, we'd save as much gas as was saved with 55. Sorry for the rant....just one of those days. Jake
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#5.Rotator cuff injury - from Chester Wong
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Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 15:21:40 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: <OT> Rotator cuff injury Well guys, this nagging pain I've had in my shoulder was recently confirmed to be a rotator cuff injury. Guess how I got it? Trying to break loose personally hand torqued by the owner, lug bolts two years ago. Seems nothing good came out of that whole ordeal. So....any advice? Doctor recommendations in the Tri-State area? I'm guessing an MRI is coming my way. Probably orthoscopic surgery will follow as well =( Any info would be greatly appreciated. You can e-mail me privately at chester_p_wong@yahoo.com. Chester ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com
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#6. FS: Complete clear corner set for E36 2 door - from Chester Wong
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Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 15:28:39 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: FS: Complete clear corner set for E36 2 door Brand new, never mounted...still in the original boxes. One complete set of clear: - front corners - side indicators - rear lamps Will only fit 2 door models (side indicators will only fit '97+ models...the thinner side repeater). Side repeaters: $26 for the set Front corners: $52 for the set Rear lamps (check control): $192 for the set So $270 for the complete setup. Contact me privately at chester_p_wong@yahoo.com if interested. Thanks, Chester ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com
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#7. Re: [E36M3] R&R rear trailing arm bushing? - from The Abels
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Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 18:01:32 -0600 From: "The Abels" <aAbel@austin.rr.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] R&R rear trailing arm bushing? My local shop charged me 3 hours of labor, at a total labor cost of $216. Jeff 97 M3/4, happily powerflexed > For those of you that have done this procedure, how long did the job take > you? I'm not really comfortable doing it myself but a local (Seattle) shop > wants to charge 6 hours of labor. Sounds high. > > Any recommendations for a Seattle area shop? > > TIA, > > Peter Fanning > '98 M3/4 > > > ************************************************************* > 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 to the email address e36m3@bmw-m.net. > ************************************************************* > >
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#8. Best price on HID conversion? - from Sue Kraft
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Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 19:06:30 -0600 From: Sue Kraft <skraft1@new.rr.com> Subject: Best price on HID conversion? Anyone have a recommendation as to where I can find the best price on an HID conversion kit? I am interested in the 6000K version II.....cheapest I found so far was $540 including shipping. Thanks! Suzy
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#9. lidar - from russell
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Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 17:03:47 -0800 (PST) From: russell <driver8m3@yahoo.com> Subject: lidar i had read that the laser (i'm assuming lidar uses a laser...) needed something to bounce off of...is that not true? what about cars with retracting headlights AND no front tag, such as a corvette? on another note, i once saw some investigative show that followed traffic court judges in their expensive cars (after a day of handing out fines and penalties to speeders), and clocked many of them going VERY fast. it was pretty funny. i hesitate to tell my strategy since there is a cop here, but i guess this wouldnt be news to him anyway, so here goes: i just got out of a ticket by postponing the trial twice...on the 3rd date, the officer never showed up. its not much of a strategy anyway; its the first time its ever worked. russell dakar 99 > And front plates have no bearing on LIDAR. They make no difference. he > just > wants an easy ticket that someone cannot argue in court. > > R Ehrlich > 98 M3 ===== "let's roll" --todd beamer "the state is the great fiction by which everyone seeks to live at the expense of everyone else" --frederic bastiat "the most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to allow the subjected people to carry arms" --adolph hitler __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com
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#10. RE: [E36M3] Speeding Tickets - from Matt Henson
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Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 19:35:42 -0800 (PST) From: Matt Henson <hensonator@yahoo.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Speeding Tickets Hey Alex.. I didn't say that people with RADAR detectors don't speed.. I said everyone does and the presence of a detector doesn't indicate neceaasrily indicate that they do it to a worse degree than someone else who got nailed. The point here is that the rules that cops have to follow are pretty weak. But the courts are bound by a stronger level of proof. If we were talking about a "real" crime then this type of circumstantial evidance wouldn't hold water. I don't really equate having a detector to being an a-hole. For a lot of people the speed limits are set too low so to drive safely one is forced to exceed the posted limit. I think that can all agree that the real danger is driving much faster or much slower than the surrounding traffic. Anyway, a lot of local governments take advantage of the artifically low limits to make money. So a RADAR detector might be viewed as insurance against being randomly selected to make a donation. When the speed limits are set fairly then we can start talking about moderate speeding as a real violation. And on that note, I think we're drifting away from the appropriate topic so if anyone wants to reply, please do so privatly.. -Matt --- alex.fadeev@verizon.com wrote: > Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 14:52:55 -0600 > From: alex.fadeev@verizon.com > Subject: RE: [E36M3] Speeding Tickets >> Matt Henson <hensonator@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I don't think that anyone is arguing that having a > > detector won't increase the chances of getting a > > ticket when pulled over. The point is that in > court > > it is completly unreasonable for the prosecuter or > > judge to give someone a harsher penalty for having > one > > based on the logic that anyone with a detector > must > > speed more often than other defendants who didn't. > > First of all, what does the word 'reasonalbe' have > to do with traffic flow > enforcemnet? > Second of all, are you going to tell me with a > straight face that you > bought your V1 to count the number of automatic door > openers next to the > highway? > In some areas cops routinely mark the traffice > tickets with smiley or > frowning faces depending on the driver's demeanor > during the stop. The guy > with a smiley face will get off easier each and > every time. Do you treat > your asshole and friendly customers/co-workers the > same way? > > alex f > '95 M3 - zero stops (knock on wood) > '89 325i - one instant-on Ka ticket, a thousand near > misses (knock on wood) > x'85 VW Scirocco - a cop magnet. It must have had a > Krispy-Creame sticker > on the rear bumper. (RIP) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com