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#1. CarFax Help - please - from AVUSM3@aol.com
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Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:11:23 EST From: AVUSM3@aol.com Subject: CarFax Help - please Can anyone help me out by running a CarFax on the following M3: WBSBG932XTEY73017 Many thanks, John Cloutier '95 M3
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#2. Re: [E36M3] Alarming - from David Ripton
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Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:13:25 -0500 From: David Ripton <dripton@ripton.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Alarming Clive Kilford wrote: > I have a problem with my European '95 M3. It's fitted with a BMW System > 3 alarm that insists on waking the neighbours at 1.35 every night. Any > ideas where I should start looking? I haven't heard of a factory alarm with a timer to automatically annoy the neighbors. So I suspect a co-factor, something loud and/or jarring that runs on a schedule. Train? Plane? Bus? Garbage truck? Late-working neighbor with no manners and a loud car stereo or bad parallel parking skills? A manual for the factory E36/Z3 BMW alarm sold at US BMW dealers (not sure if "System 3" is another name for the same part, or different) is here: http://www.circlebmw.com/service/access/82111469444.htm Remove panel under glove compartment (assuming stock location), flip DIP switches to reduce glass breakage microphone sensitivity, replace panel. If you have a different alarm with no sensitivty controls, try duct tape over the microphone. -- David Ripton dripton@ripton.net
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#3. Control Vent wing - from Edward N Frank
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Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:26:10 -0500 From: "Edward N Frank" <enf@iglou.com> Subject: Control Vent wing I seem to have busted the main control vent wing (or what ever it is called) in my center console vent. It is the piece that you control horizontal and vertical air deflection with. It appears that this is an individual piece that can be replaced. Anyone had to do this? Where can I order this piece or does anyone have a part # from the IPB. Ed Frank 97 M3/4
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#4. Re: Alarming - from Neil Maller
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Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:42:50 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: Alarming on 2/10/03 12:16 PM, "Clive Kilford" <clivek@piperdesign.co.uk> wrote: > I have a problem with my European '95 M3. It's fitted with a BMW System > 3 alarm that insists on waking the neighbours at 1.35 every night. Any > ideas where I should start looking? BTDT. Early E36 alarms came with an overly sensitive glass breakage setting. It can be adjusted - consult your dealer. Neil 96 M3
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#5. Re:AT&T Pro-Am - VIP Tix for Sunday***A TRUE STORY**READ - from scott@gelatinous.com
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Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 09:46:18 -0800 From: scott@gelatinous.com Subject: Re:AT&T Pro-Am - VIP Tix for Sunday***A TRUE STORY**READ > Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2003 14:44:23 -0500 > From: "Dave Lehmann" <bmwracefan@hotmail.com> > Subject: Re:AT&T Pro-Am - VIP Tix for Sunday***A TRUE STORY**READ > > > On Fri, 07 Feb 2003 a member wrote: > > This is way off-topic, but I thought y'all may be interested. > > I have two VIP tickets for Sunday's AT&T National Pro-Am Golf Tournement = > in > Monterey. As luck would have it I can not go (I'll be racing instead), = > so they're now up for sale. Dave responds: > Boy this rings a bell! I can't believe the irony. This is a "true = > story" that my brother-in-law shared with me a few months back. It = > happened a few years ago, but I can't the exact year. That's nice, however, I can personally vouch for Peter Guagenti, as can several other members of this list. Unless the person that gave him the tickets got them through illegitimate means, those tickets were for real. Scott
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#6. Re: [E36M3] Ground Control "Coilover" Suspension - from Mdriver13@aol.com
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Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 13:00:11 EST From: Mdriver13@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] Ground Control "Coilover" Suspension In a message dated 2/7/03 9:27:56 AM Eastern Standard Time, vernon_anderson@yahoo.com writes: > I have DA Koni's on my M3 and I think you should have 12 bump settings. Oops, my mistake. I do have 12 settings. Used 9 of them during an autox last fall...felt like I was driving on rocks and I had a really neat 180 degree spin...and I wasn't even trying;-)) I'm on OEM springs, I believe you have aftermarket springs with a much higher spring rate, right? Thanks Vern, Bob Gill 97 ///M3 coupe Philly Region SCCA AS Champion '97 & '00 BSP Champion '01 & '02 SM for '03
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#7. RE: [E36M3] Ground Control "Coilover" Suspension - from Vern Anderson
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Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 14:27:16 -0500 From: "Vern Anderson" <vernon_anderson@yahoo.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Ground Control "Coilover" Suspension Bob, Actually, I run on 450# fronts and 400# rears, so not really too high. The 400# rear spring isn't all that much stiffer than stock. I think the stock springs are 335 max or something, but they're progressive, so they do feel softer initially. I have simple old Eibach linear coilover springs, so they're 400# all the way through. I may try a stiffer spring rate all around this season, but keep a similar ratio - maybe 450 rears and 500 or 525 fronts. I agree, the higher bump settings on the DA Koni's are way stiff. Not really usable for autox. I typically run 2-4 clicks in the front and 4-7 clicks on the rear. The higher rear settings, say above 9 clicks, are very stiff. If I ever encounter a really tight, nasty, first gear course, I'll crank it up in the 8-10 range and try to rally car my way through the course. Vern -----Original Message----- From: Mdriver13@aol.com [mailto:Mdriver13@aol.com] Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 1:00 PM To: vernon_anderson@yahoo.com; e36m3@bmw-m.net Subject: Re: [E36M3] Ground Control "Coilover" Suspension In a message dated 2/7/03 9:27:56 AM Eastern Standard Time, vernon_anderson@yahoo.com writes: I have DA Koni's on my M3 and I think you should have 12 bump settings. Oops, my mistake. I do have 12 settings. Used 9 of them during an autox last fall...felt like I was driving on rocks and I had a really neat 180 degree spin...and I wasn't even trying;-)) I'm on OEM springs, I believe you have aftermarket springs with a much higher spring rate, right? Thanks Vern, Bob Gill 97 ///M3 coupe Philly Region SCCA AS Champion '97 & '00 BSP Champion '01 & '02 SM for '03
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#8. Re: My M got a new tranny! - from JUSTIN GERRY
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Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 14:47:14 -0500 From: "JUSTIN GERRY" <JGERRY@butchers.com> Subject: Re: My M got a new tranny! There was an article in Roundel about what causes the 5th gear sticking problem. Tranny does not need to be replaced to fix it, but BMW won't allow techs to touch anything in trannies. If you have warranty, it is easier to let the dealer replace the tranny. Otherwise an indpendent tech (or yourself) can lube a spring/plunger/e-clip part. My reverse gear and 5th gear are ever so slightly sticky, but nothing that is worrying me at 80,000 miles. '98 and '99s have the ZF 320Z tranny, all others use the ZF 310Z tranny. 320Z seems to be more sensitive to the sticking issue and they end up losing the 5th gear gate entirely (spring gets compressed by the plunger... plunger gets caught and you end up with no "gate"). -Justin -- '76 02 '97 m3 bmw cca checkout http://users.vei.net/jgerry
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#9. RE: My M got a new tranny! - from Chris Conner
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Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 14:53:20 -0500 From: "Chris Conner" <chris@digital7.com> Subject: RE: My M got a new tranny! My 5th gear was about the only thing left in the tranny :) I never experienced the sticking issue, my transmission completely failed (http://m3.digital7.com/shifter) They did not say exactly what went wrong with it. I wonder if they replaced it with the 310 or the 320? I'll find out when I get it up on a lift. How can I identify between the two? Chris -----Original Message----- From: JUSTIN GERRY [mailto:JGERRY@butchers.com] Tranny does not need to be replaced to fix it, but BMW won't allow techs to touch anything in trannies. If you have warranty, it is easier to let the dealer replace the tranny. Otherwise an indpendent tech (or yourself) can lube a spring/plunger/e-clip part. -Justin
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#10. Realistic Price for '96 M3 - from shane.a.kleinpeter@accenture.com
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Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:33:12 -0500 From: shane.a.kleinpeter@accenture.com Subject: Realistic Price for '96 M3 <P>Guys and Gals,</P><P>For a number of reasons I don't want to go into, it looks like I am going to have to sell my beloved M in order to buy a tow vehicle for my race car. I am looking for some help in pricing it and hope that you all can help. I actually have a buyer lined up but I want to make sure that I am not giving it away.</P><P>Car is a 1996 M3, luxury package, black on black with 68k miles. It was a driver's school car for almost two years but has recently had the stock shocks replaced by Koni SA's, new front control arms and control arm bushings, and in the rear there are new (stock) RTB's and JTD shock mounts. Other than that, it has a set of Scroth harnesses and a few aftermarket stereo upgrades. The stereo is an HK unit, except that the stock amp is bypassed and now there is a brand new Alpine (not sure which off the top of my head) 4 channel amp driving the cabin speakers through external crossovers. A line out goes to a Kenwood two channel amp that drives a single enclosed Polk subwoofer. All of this is new as of about three months ago since the amp the PO put in died and took the rest of the stuff with it.</P><P>Otherwise the car has been well maintained, using Mobil 1 throughout. All inspections have been performed (by me) and the only issue with the car is the speedometer failure on long trips that I have discussed on the digest before.. The car rides on mille miglia wheels right now with Kumho 712's (these were track wheels) but I would sell the stock Contours (with dead Pilots) with the car.</P><P>Any guidance would be appreciated as I will likely need to get this deal done in the next week.</P><P>Thanks,</P><P>Shane</P><P>Shane A. Kleinpeter<BR>Accenture <BR>Products - Travel & Transportation Services<BR>Charlotte, NC <BR><BR>Voice Mail (704) 370-5216<BR>Mobile (704) 906-7965<BR>e-mail: Shane.A.Kleinpeter@Accenture.com</P>.