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#1. Re: Floating Rotor Question - from Neil Maller
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 09:27:44 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: Floating Rotor Question on 4/22/04 9:06 AM, Paul Smith <Paul.Smith@ontariosystems.com> wrote: > As I was putting on the new rotor tonight, I realized the the rotors seem to > be backwards - in my mind. I would think that the rotor would 'scoop up air' > from the outside. Uh no. > Do these rotors get fresh/cool air in the center of the > rotor and send it out to the exterior? Think centrifugal force. (And no lectures about centripetal force from any of you mathematical purists!) > In reading the instructions, it says left side of the car. Am I correct in > assuming the driver side is the left side? thanks again, on 4/22/04 9:06 AM, "Graeme Weston-Lewis" <gweston@lsil.com> responds: > Everywhere except the UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan and a > few Carribean islands, the left side is indeed the drivers side :) Hey, and the entire Indian sub-continent. For more than you ever wanted to know on the subject, see: http://www.brianlucas.ca/roadside/ Neil - born driving on the left 96 M3 - likes driving on the right
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#2. RE: [E36M3] Caliper mounting bolts - from Tucker Ryals
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 07:35:25 -0700 (PDT) From: Tucker Ryals <tuckerryals@yahoo.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Caliper mounting bolts A quick update... I took my car to the shop and they were able to get the recalcitrant bolt off without issue. Off came the old rotor and on went the new. Since they had the car already, I took in my can of Super Blue and had them flush and refill the fluid too. Thanks very much to everyone that responded publicly and privately. I really appreciate the help. Now for my first SCCA Solo I event this weekend! It is being staged at the Gainesville (FL) Raceway if anyone happens to be looking for an event. You can see the track here...www.gainesvilleraceway.com and then click on the 'test and tune' link. Cheers, Tucker 1995 M3 Gainesville, FL __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25¢ http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/print_splash
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#3. Re: Subject: [E36M3] Floating Rotor Question - from Chris Gant
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 10:36:02 -0400 From: Chris Gant <cgant@cox.net> Subject: Re: Subject: [E36M3] Floating Rotor Question > -------------------- 9 -------------------- > Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 00:29:40 -0500 > From: Paul Smith <Paul.Smith@ontariosystems.com> > Subject: Floating Rotor Question > > As I was putting on the new rotor tonight, I realized the the rotors seem to > be backwards - in my mind. I would think that the rotor would 'scoop up air' > from the outside. Do these rotors get fresh/cool air in the center of the > rotor and send it out to the exterior? They don't 'scoop up air'... they dissipate the heat from the center, outwards. Chris
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#4. Re: A/C controls spastic - from Neil Maller
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 09:36:17 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: A/C controls spastic on 4/22/04 9:06 AM, eevans@planetc.com wrote: > Now that's it's in the mid 80s here in East TN my A/C on my '99 M3 has decided > to go crazy. It comes on randomly, goes off and on w/o my touching it. > Sometimes it won't respond at all. Anyone want to address this one? That's a "they all do it eventually" thing. A new in-dash A/C unit runs about $230 discounted. There are instructions floating around the web for fixing your own, which involves re-soldering the PC board where the leads from the main connector, and/or replacing a blue capacitor which allegedly fails. Or, here's a message from this Digest earlier this month: > Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 14:46:02 -0500 > From: Patrick Goss - PA <Patrick_Goss@GMACM.COM> > Subject: RE: [E36M3] 97 Digital Climate Control > > I bit the 80 bullet and sent it to speedmarx.com for fix. They have an > auction on e-bay. They replaced my cap and also performed a program reflash > on the unit. I tried the cap resolder myself first, and I did more damage > then good. > > Guess it depends on how good your soldering skills are, and if you can stand > to be without HVAC for a few days if you send the unit out for repair. However I just tried that web site and it didn't come up. This failure happened to me last year and I chose to buy a new unit. Neil 96 M3
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#5. RE: [E36M3] Re: Floating Rotor Question - from Graeme Weston-Lewis
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 08:43:37 -0600 From: "Graeme Weston-Lewis" <gweston@lsil.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Re: Floating Rotor Question Have you been to the Indian sub-continent? You'd never guess which side of the road they are *supposed* to drive on :) Graeme Who still has to think what seat has the steering wheel in front of it! -----Original Message----- From: Neil Maller [mailto:neil.maller@gte.net] Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 8:37 AM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] Re: Floating Rotor Question Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 09:27:44 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: Floating Rotor Question on 4/22/04 9:06 AM, Paul Smith <Paul.Smith@ontariosystems.com> wrote: > As I was putting on the new rotor tonight, I realized the the rotors seem to > be backwards - in my mind. I would think that the rotor would 'scoop up air' > from the outside. Uh no. > Do these rotors get fresh/cool air in the center of the > rotor and send it out to the exterior? Think centrifugal force. (And no lectures about centripetal force from any of you mathematical purists!) > In reading the instructions, it says left side of the car. Am I correct in > assuming the driver side is the left side? thanks again, on 4/22/04 9:06 AM, "Graeme Weston-Lewis" <gweston@lsil.com> responds: > Everywhere except the UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan and a > few Carribean islands, the left side is indeed the drivers side :) Hey, and the entire Indian sub-continent. For more than you ever wanted to know on the subject, see: http://www.brianlucas.ca/roadside/ Neil - born driving on the left 96 M3 - likes driving on the right ************************************************* Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our sponsors: Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com Turner Motorsport http://www.turnermotorsport.com Eurosport High Performance http://www.eurosporthighperformance.com Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com DIGEST INFORMATION: http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm *************************************************
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#6. RE: [E36M3] Re: A/C controls spastic - from Patrick Goss - PA
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 11:14:47 -0400 From: Patrick Goss - PA <Patrick_Goss@GMACM.COM> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Re: A/C controls spastic Hello, I posted the original message about speedmarx, and yes there website is down. But you can call them at 877-682-8004 which is the number they have in their advertisement in the back of bimmer magazine. I would seriously recommend having the repair done by them. In addition there is programming required to make the unit work properly, but Phil can explain that to you I imagine. Take it out and send it in. You're hvac will be down a few days without the unit, but you can control that by pulling the blower fuse under the hood, or replacing it if you need heat. Patrick Goss 97 M3 93 Suzuki GS500E 85 "Woody" Jeep 68 T-bird 429 94 5.5hp Toro (as seen in movie maximum overdrive) -----Original Message----- From: Neil Maller [mailto:neil.maller@gte.net] Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 10:37 AM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] Re: A/C controls spastic Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 09:36:17 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: A/C controls spastic on 4/22/04 9:06 AM, eevans@planetc.com wrote: > Now that's it's in the mid 80s here in East TN my A/C on my '99 M3 has decided > to go crazy. It comes on randomly, goes off and on w/o my touching it. > Sometimes it won't respond at all. Anyone want to address this one? That's a "they all do it eventually" thing. A new in-dash A/C unit runs about $230 discounted. There are instructions floating around the web for fixing your own, which involves re-soldering the PC board where the leads from the main connector, and/or replacing a blue capacitor which allegedly fails. Or, here's a message from this Digest earlier this month: > Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 14:46:02 -0500 > From: Patrick Goss - PA <Patrick_Goss@GMACM.COM> > Subject: RE: [E36M3] 97 Digital Climate Control > > I bit the 80 bullet and sent it to speedmarx.com for fix. They have an > auction on e-bay. They replaced my cap and also performed a program reflash > on the unit. I tried the cap resolder myself first, and I did more damage > then good. > > Guess it depends on how good your soldering skills are, and if you can stand > to be without HVAC for a few days if you send the unit out for repair. However I just tried that web site and it didn't come up. This failure happened to me last year and I chose to buy a new unit. Neil 96 M3 ************************************************* Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our sponsors: Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com Turner Motorsport http://www.turnermotorsport.com Eurosport High Performance http://www.eurosporthighperformance.com Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com DIGEST INFORMATION: http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm *************************************************
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#7. Re: [E36M3] LTW Splitter Conversion - from Boen168@aol.com
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 11:24:41 EDT From: Boen168@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] LTW Splitter Conversion Jeremy, Three years ago, I did this on my '95 M3 ...parts and labor about $1,600.00. Besides the Splitter parts, you will also need the LTW bumper support with the holes pre-drilled and the standard M3 bumper cover will have to be slightly modified . BMW really build these parts for tough racing duties....I've whacked it a few times on curbs and all it does is scratch the bottom! David '95 M3 In a message dated 4/22/2004 7:10:04 AM Pacific Standard Time, e36m3@bmw-m.net writes: Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 17:25:18 -0400 From: "Jeremy Conners" <jeremy.conners@comcast.net> Subject: LTW Splitter Conversion Can anyone provide insight into the cost for converting to the LTW spec front splitter. Thanks, Jeremy 97 M3
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#8. RE: [E36M3] LTW Splitter Conversion - from Patrick Goss - PA
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 11:28:21 -0400 From: Patrick Goss - PA <Patrick_Goss@GMACM.COM> Subject: RE: [E36M3] LTW Splitter Conversion So what is the difference between the two? -----Original Message----- From: Boen168@aol.com [mailto:Boen168@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 11:27 AM To: E36M3 Subject: Re: [E36M3] LTW Splitter Conversion Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 11:24:41 EDT From: Boen168@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] LTW Splitter Conversion Jeremy, Three years ago, I did this on my '95 M3 ...parts and labor about $1,600.00. Besides the Splitter parts, you will also need the LTW bumper support with the holes pre-drilled and the standard M3 bumper cover will have to be slightly modified . BMW really build these parts for tough racing duties....I've whacked it a few times on curbs and all it does is scratch the bottom! David '95 M3 In a message dated 4/22/2004 7:10:04 AM Pacific Standard Time, e36m3@bmw-m.net writes: Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 17:25:18 -0400 From: "Jeremy Conners" <jeremy.conners@comcast.net> Subject: LTW Splitter Conversion Can anyone provide insight into the cost for converting to the LTW spec front splitter. Thanks, Jeremy 97 M3 ************************************************* Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our sponsors: Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com Turner Motorsport http://www.turnermotorsport.com Eurosport High Performance http://www.eurosporthighperformance.com Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com DIGEST INFORMATION: http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm *************************************************
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#9. Re: A/C controls spastic - from S Cooperman
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 08:28:20 -0700 From: S.Cooperman <bullseye600@comcast.net> Subject: Re: A/C controls spastic Evan, I had the same problem early in the life of my 1998 M3. The AC was on even though I had it switched off. It even drained the battery to the point that I could not start the car once. It was an AC compressor relay that was broken. Replacement fixed the problem. Hope this helps. Steve Cooperman 1998 M3/2 (for sale) 2001 540i/6 (newly acquired) 2002 530ia (wire's ride) Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 16:10:37 -0400 From: eevans@planetc.com Subject: A/C controls spastic Now that's it's in the mid 80s here in East TN my A/C on my '99 M3 has decided to go crazy. It comes on randomly, goes off and on w/o my touching it. Sometimes it won't respond at all. Anyone want to address this one? Evan '99 M3 '89 535i Big Red Truck
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#10. I wonder if these will fit the M3? - from Graeme Weston-Lewis
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 09:44:06 -0600 From: "Graeme Weston-Lewis" <gweston@lsil.com> Subject: I wonder if these will fit the M3? http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/hello-kitty-headlamps-015334.php Definately pimpin' with these! Graeme