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#1. Re: [E36M3] Suggestions for Harness Belts - from Peter Guagenti
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Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 16:47:39 -0800 From: Peter Guagenti <peter@guagenti.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Suggestions for Harness Belts on 1/10/02 3:25 PM, Thomas G. Clark at toclark@cisco.com wrote: > I'm trying to decide what I want as a set of belts for my '99 M3 > and would like to get your opinions. I had Scroth Ralley 4's in > my last car and they were good but I'd prefer to have something > different this time. What I'd like to get is a Cam-Lock 5-point > set this time but I'd also like to; a. Have them easily removable > between track days, and b. use stock attachment points somehow. Schroth is now selling a Rallye 4 that does not need to bolted in. It clicks into regular seat belt catches. This means you can remove it at will. If I didn't have a roll bar, that's what I'd use. -peterg
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#2. Re: Airbag removal procedure - from Carl Stern
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Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 17:52:32 -0700 From: Carl Stern <carl.stern@xilinx.com> Subject: Re: Airbag removal procedure Forget everything I wrote about airbags. An hour after I sent that, my coworker comes in with a cut, bruised and burned face still healing. He was in an auto crash 3 weeks ago. After he smashed his face into the dashboard (passenger side) causing the bruises, the airbag then discharged causing serious skin abrasion and burns. He had to have a plastic surgeon work on his skin just from the airbag damage. They may be good in theory, but obviously having them work correctly in practice is not guaranteed. I think I answered my own questions. Carl Stern
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#3. Re: [E36M3] Rear shock mount options (Was: Wheel strength) - from Mdriver13@aol.com
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Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 19:57:25 EST From: Mdriver13@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] Rear shock mount options (Was: Wheel strength) I use the JT Design RSMs. Great product from a great guy. Just another happy customer. Bob Gill 97 ///M3 coupe Philly Region SCCA AS Champion 1997 & 2000 BSP Champion 2001
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#4. ABS light - Wheel sensor? - from Dan Miley
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Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 20:16:56 -0500 From: Dan Miley <dmiley@rcn.com> Subject: ABS light - Wheel sensor? Jay, I also had a recurring ABS light just after I bought my '98 M3/4 last spring. Following good advice from list members, I had the dealer replace a bad ABS wheel sensor under warranty. Problem solved. Keep in mind that your ABS system is disabled when the light is on, so don't plan on having the safety of ABS braking until the problem is fixed and the light goes off. --Dan
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#5. 1989 e30 M3 for sale Atlanta area - from bmwm3nut@att.net
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Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 02:26:56 +0000 From: bmwm3nut@att.net Subject: 1989 e30 M3 for sale Atlanta area There is a 1989 E30 m3 for sale in Atlanta, if anyone is interested, I can go check it out for anyone. No relations to whoever is selling this car. <http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&item=600001280> -- Tim Ng 95 YELA/BUZZN/M3 92 325ic M-Tech "ULTIMATE TANNING MACHINE" 91///M3 "SUNNY DAY CAR" 88///M3 "TRACK CAR" SICK ENGINE 87 325IS PARTS CAR HOT ENGINE 83 320i "back for sale, buyer never showed"
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#6. Re: Suggestions for Harness Belts - from Neil Maller
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Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 21:28:42 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: Suggestions for Harness Belts on 1/10/02 7:15 PM, "Thomas G. Clark" <toclark@cisco.com> wrote: > I'm trying to decide what I want as a set of belts for my '99 M3 > and would like to get your opinions. I had Scroth Ralley 4's in > my last car and they were good but I'd prefer to have something > different this time. What I'd like to get is a Cam-Lock 5-point > set this time but I'd also like to; a. Have them easily removable > between track days, and b. use stock attachment points somehow. HMS is now selling a version Schroth Rallye 4 that snaps in and out. Check their web site. 5 point harnesses are only for cars with a roll bar or cage. You also can't mount the sub belt properly in the E36 M3 without either cutting a hole in the stock seat's bottom cushion, or substituting a racing seat. Of course you don't say what you're using your car for or why you want harnesses, so that makes good advice harder to get. Neil 96 M3
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#7. Best source for BBS RC's? - from Shelhart2@aol.com
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Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 21:31:47 EST From: Shelhart2@aol.com Subject: Best source for BBS RC's? I'm going to buy a set of RC's for my 98 M3. I've seen the 18x8's on Tire Rack and was wondering if anyone else had a better source? I am currently running 17x8's on all 4's. Is the 18x8 setup the way to go as far as performance and look? I've auto x'd only twice at Sebring and see myself as a 2x a year guy until I find another project racer. I think i'll keep my MOMO Sports for auto X. Suggestions? TIA. Shel Hart 1998 M3
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#8. Re: Airbag removal procedure - from D Snyder
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Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 18:52:45 -0800 From: "D Snyder" <m3ltw@msn.com> Subject: Re: Airbag removal procedure > Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 14:20:05 -0700 > From: Carl Stern <carl.stern@xilinx.com> > Subject: Re: Airbag removal procedure > > I sometimes wonder: Why don't race cars have airbags? > I'm sure a few pounds can be saved, and I know we are > all paranoid about accidental activations (do they really happen?), > but if I hit the wall or another car, am I really going to still > have or need steering control? Is it at all possible that these > will be eventually become the norm in racing too, like helmets, > cages, bars, HANS devices etc.? Several reasons (no particular order): 1) proper harnesses (5-6 point) with racing seat, helmet, collar/Hans device, basically negates all advantage of an airbag...pretty much the likeliest impact will be with your arms (potentially breaking something) 2) street steering wheels suck & aftermarket models lack airbags 3) why have a bomb in your face, given the likelihood of bumping something (like a hard bounce off the edge of the track, hitting a tire barrier, etc). 4) airbag deployment (especially passenger side) will break things in the car (windshield) 5) cost 6) some rules prohibit them 7) weight 8) can't have a quick-release steering wheel with an airbag Now, if you really hit a wall (hard), I would rather have the airbag, just as extra protection. But given the likelihood of this versus the issues above, I (and everyone I know) have chosen to delete it from my race car. Dan
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#9. Re: [E36M3] 1989 e30 M3 for sale Atlanta area - from Mark Radelow
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Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 02:55:38 +0000 From: "Mark Radelow" <radelow@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] 1989 e30 M3 for sale Atlanta area You just want to go drive it ;) Come on, be honest... HEHEHEHEHEHE Mark R. From: bmwm3nut@att.net Reply-To: bmwm3nut@att.net To: E36M3 <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Subject: [E36M3] 1989 e30 M3 for sale Atlanta area Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 20:35:16 -0600 Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 02:26:56 +0000 From: bmwm3nut@att.net Subject: 1989 e30 M3 for sale Atlanta area There is a 1989 E30 m3 for sale in Atlanta, if anyone is interested, I can go check it out for anyone. No relations to whoever is selling this car. <http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&item=600001280> -- Tim Ng 95 YELA/BUZZN/M3 92 325ic M-Tech "ULTIMATE TANNING MACHINE" 91///M3 "SUNNY DAY CAR" 88///M3 "TRACK CAR" SICK ENGINE 87 325IS PARTS CAR HOT ENGINE 83 320i "back for sale, buyer never showed" ************************************************************* 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. ************************************************************* _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
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#10. Amp installation, stock amp crossover points - from Seth Frader-Thompson
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Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 22:21:33 -0700 From: "Seth Frader-Thompson" <fraderth@colorado.edu> Subject: Amp installation, stock amp crossover points Hi folks, Two issues: The first is in regards to using aftermarket components - specifically, Infinity Kappa 60.3cs 6.5" separates - with the stock amp. Anyone done it? How are the front crossovers set from the factory? Is the woofer run full range, low pass, or bandpass? Are the stock mids and tweeters run high pass? My hope is that the woofer is run full range (which is how Infinity's crossover does it) and that the tweeter is high passed at roughly the same spot as in Infinity's crossover so that I can do a direct plug and play installation while disconnecting the factory midrange. Note: I'm only doing this to see if a non-audiophile like me can tell the difference between the supposedly horrible factory amp and a good aftermarket one. That's why I want to know the specific crossover frequencies. The second seems to have been discussed a bunch, but I can't find a definitive answer. I'm going to replace the stock amplifier in my car with a 4-channel JBL (P80.4), but retain the factory head unit. A lot of what I've read says to put RCAs (not line level converters) on the stock head unit outputs and plug those into the new amp, because the head unit puts out line level signals already. Some people say to use line level converters after all, and others say to run the wires directly into the speaker level inputs on the new amp. Finally, some people have said that the signals are balance or difference level outputs, and I'm not sure what to do in that case. Can anyone set me straight on this? The reason I'm asking the second question is because I was quoted $250 for installation alone on the new amp today, and I'd like to either do this myself or at least tell someone with a little more skill than me how to do it. I will put this info up on the web so we won't have to read these questions quite so often. Thanks, Seth