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#1. RE: Helmet blowout: Snell 95 - from marc@plante.com
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Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 10:27:03 -0400 (EDT) From: marc@plante.com Subject: RE: Helmet blowout: Snell 95 Realize that a Snell 95 helmet is getting close to its useful life on a track. You won't be able to use it in a lot of places as of 2005. Still probably fine for Auto-X though. Marc Plante E36 325i, 216k Vienna, VA
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#2. Re: a/c heater control - from Neil Maller
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Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 10:14:21 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: a/c heater control on 10/16/03 8:35 AM, tub@netzero.com wrote: > My digital a/c heater control unit is not working correctly. It works when it > wants and stops when it wants. Sometimes it gets stuck in a/c mode and > continues to run all the time blasting cold a/c. That was exactly the failure mode on mine. > Anyone have had this problem before It's common. > and is there anyway to fix it? Not that I've ever heard. > I have purchased a used controller and > still the same problem. Any help would be appreciated. You'll need a new one. About $230 discounted as I recall. Neil 96 M3
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#3. looking for an aftermarket steering wheel cover - from Hunt Hodgetts
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Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 09:53:55 -0700 (PDT) From: Hunt Hodgetts <hhodgetts@yahoo.com> Subject: looking for an aftermarket steering wheel cover My 97 M3 Coupe needs a new black steering wheel cover. I have previously used and been very happy with wheel skin covers but they are uniform in circumference which might be a problem for the M3's thumb rests that are located at the 10 and 2 position. Is anyone aware if wheelskins makes a special cover for the M3 wheel or if there is another manufacturer that carries a steering wheel cover for the M3. Thanks, Hunt 97 M3 Coupe Atlanta 404-644-6020 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com
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#4. Suspension Info - from Ron Buchalski
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Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 13:43:05 -0400 From: "Ron Buchalski" <rbuchals@hotmail.com> Subject: Suspension Info For those of you who are learning about your car, and want to understand more about suspension systems, check out this information on the Monroe website: http://www.monroe.com/tech_support/tec_default.asp Check out the items under "Technical Training". Ron Buchalski BMWCCA #76387 1995 E36 M3 1993 E34 525iT 1999 Mazda Miata _________________________________________________________________ Fretting that your Hotmail account may expire because you forgot to sign in enough? Get Hotmail Extra Storage today! http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es
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#5. Hood shocks - from Edward N Frank
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Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 14:02:57 -0400 From: "Edward N Frank" <enf@iglou.com> Subject: Hood shocks For some stupid reason I thought this would be easy. How do you replace the hood shocks? My are worn out it appears (@65K) and won't keep the hood raised. I can't seem to figure it out by looking at it. Just when I start getting a little comfortable with this DIY stuff something like this reminds me what I DON'T know. Ed Frank 97 M3/4
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#6. Re: [E36M3] aftermarket seat heater, Part 2 - from Hunt Hodgetts
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Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 11:06:54 -0700 (PDT) From: Hunt Hodgetts <hhodgetts@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] aftermarket seat heater, Part 2 Heated Seats? Heck! What we really need are air conditioned seats!! Does anyone sell aftermarket air conditioned seats??? __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com
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#7. Hood Shocks part 2 - from Edward N Frank
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Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 14:24:37 -0400 From: "Edward N Frank" <enf@iglou.com> Subject: Hood Shocks part 2 DOH! OK so I should have spent 5 more minutes looking before posting the first time. After cleaning everything I could finally see how it worked. Sorry for posting in haste. I was humbled quickly by the process it took longer to write the email than it did to finally change them out. Lesson learned. Still waivering on the brakes though. Thanks, Ed Frank 97 M3/4
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#8. knock sensor install problem... - from Bruce
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Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 17:12:26 -0500 From: "Bruce" <gobuffs93@comcast.net> Subject: knock sensor install problem... How you guys can replace knock sensor #2 without taking the manifold is beyond me....however, both mine were bad so I had to take the manifold off anyway.... Without going into the nitty gritty details of all my problems (with the project, not me personally :-)....I got everything taken apart and back together again. Starting the car went fine no problems The problem is when I rev it. I get a "whoosh" sound. Sounds like an intake leak to me. It seems to be coming from the elbow that attaches the ICV to the manifold. I took everything apart again (yes I really did) thinking maybe one of the manifold gaskets moved (it didn't). That elbow isn't in there as tight as I would assume. Anybody care to comment? Intake leaks as I know from the E30 M3 are bad. How can I tell what the sound is and where it is coming from and what to do about it. Thanks, Bruce 95 M3 89 M3 2.5
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#9. Installing aftermarket tach onto E36... - from Patrick Buthmann
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Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 18:46:29 -0400 From: "Patrick Buthmann" <patrick@teutonic.ca> Subject: Installing aftermarket tach onto E36... Guys, I'm looking at installing an aftermarket tach (Autometer 5 inch memory tach) into my race car, and looking to skid (eventually) the entire dash panel. Anyhow, does anybody know which particular wires I need to be looking for to pick up the tach signal from the DME? And, does it need to be spliced, or can I simply disable the on-board tach, and run it that way? Thanks, Pat
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#10. Cut the carpet RSM replacement - from Burgess, Kim L
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Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 15:48:10 -0700 From: "Burgess, Kim L" <kim.l.burgess@boeing.com> Subject: Cut the carpet RSM replacement I recall that someone a while back offered the dimensions for cutting the carpet in the trunk to gain access without removing the carpet. Anyone got those dimensions handy? Do the speaker boxes still have to come out? TIA Kim Burgess