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#1. RE: [E36M3] Front Seatback Removal - from Tim Williams
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Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 19:10:06 -0400 From: "Tim Williams" <willtj@bellsouth.net> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Front Seatback Removal When I replaced the seatback latch cable on my 95 (4/94) driver's seat, I believe I recall removing 4 screws. 2 were underneath the headrest, and two located in the front of the seat under the seat bottom leather. To access the ones in the front, you have to cut (or bend open) a couple of hog rings holding a leather flap that covers the screw heads. It has been long enough that I may not remember correctly. Hope this helps. Tim > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Bassett [mailto:jim@jimbassett.com] > Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 6:22 PM > To: E36M3 > Subject: Re: [E36M3] Front Seatback Removal > > > Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 15:14:22 -0700 > From: Jim Bassett <jim@jimbassett.com> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] Front Seatback Removal > > At 03:08 PM 6/14/04, Martin Bullen wrote: > > >Jim, > > > >The Vader seats must be different from the sport seats. I > can't see any > >torx screws, or any plastic caps that might cover them. Do > I need to peel > >back a portion of the leather to see them? > > Nope. The two at the rear are along the bottom edge, the heads of the > screws facing the carpet. Kinda hard to see, but they are there. > > Of course, if the Vader seats are different, nevermind :-) > > Jim Bassett > > > ************************************************* > 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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#2. Re: [E36M3] E36 M3 splash shield - from Jeremy Lucas
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Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 20:18:05 -0400 From: "Jeremy Lucas" <jlucas@columbus.rr.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] E36 M3 splash shield Wheel strakes (porkchops in E36M3 speak) can provide up to 0.005 improvement in Cd for larger strakes (fuel economy being the primary benefit at that level). They also help direct air around the tire opening which as you suspected helps reduce front end lift. It's not so much a downforce thing, as a anti-lift and anti-drag countermeasure. Due to the size of the ones on the M3, I would guesstimate the benefit being closer to 0.002 Cd. Been there, designed that, windtunnel tested, got the t-shirt.... well, ok there was no t-shirt. Jeremy Lucas 95 M3 ----- Original Message ----- From: <alex.fadeev@verizon.com> > > Dave, > One clear function is providing forward attachment point to the plastic > wheel well liners and securing the brake duct between the liner and the > front apron. > Also given the funky shape, there must be some aerodynamic purpose to those > parts. Their importance is hard to guesstimate. Even though I can't tell > the difference with them in place and without, I have faith in BMW's > engineering talent. That leads me to assume that the pork chops and the > center shield should provide some marginal downforce effect. > > HTH, > alex f > >
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#3. Re: [E36M3] 200K Mile Club - from Roger Baker
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Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 17:20:31 -0700 From: Roger Baker <RogerBkr@netscape.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] 200K Mile Club They're like that in China too. Every time I go there on business, I get a laugh out of how they leave protective peel coats & warning stickers on EVERYTHING!!! Doesn't matter if it's a microwave, chair, or automobile, if the mfg stuck it on there, they leave it there until it falls off... I've been tempted to start peeling & see what they do. Heck, when I bought my Aprilia RSV Mille it took me a couple hours just to get a half dozen stupid warning labels off. One even warned me it was a "High Performance Motorcycle" and I could be injured if not careful... lawyers. -- Roger Zack Steinkamp <edsarkiss@yahoo.com> wrote: >i was driving with a friend in his 3 year old nissan pathfinder. i was getting bored in the passenger seat, so i started picking at this giant yellow "CHILDREN CAN BE DECAPITATED BY AIRBAGS..." sticker on >the glove comparement. > >he totally freaked out on me -- he was convinced that sticker was the key to his car preserving its resale value. he felt the sticker was good for a few hundred bucks when he traded the thing in. > >hmmmmmmmmm..... > >
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#4. Protective stickers (was RE: [E36M3] 200K Mile Club) - from Chester Wong
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Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 21:07:14 -0400 From: "Chester Wong" <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Protective stickers (was RE: [E36M3] 200K Mile Club) My former coworker was like that with his cell phones and other items. Of course, his cell phone annoyed me the most since that was the only thing I ever saw. Every time he got a new one I would peel it off when he wasn't looking...BAHAHAHAHA! A certain Stephen Lafredo was like that and he probably didn't notice it when I peeled off his blue painters tape off his JTD strut brace indicating which side was left and which side was right. ;) Chester > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Baker [mailto:RogerBkr@netscape.net] > > They're like that in China too. Every time I go there on business, I get > a laugh out of how they leave protective peel coats & warning stickers > on EVERYTHING!!! Doesn't matter if it's a microwave, chair, or > automobile, if the mfg stuck it on there, they leave it there until it > falls off... I've been tempted to start peeling & see what they do. > Heck, when I bought my Aprilia RSV Mille it took me a couple hours just > to get a half dozen stupid warning labels off. One even warned me it was > a "High Performance Motorcycle" and I could be injured if not careful... > lawyers.
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#5. Shop recommendation? - from Scott King
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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 06:44:36 -0400 From: "Scott King" <vw8vgti@hotmail.com> Subject: Shop recommendation? <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV class=RTE> <P>Posting for a friend...</P> <P>Can anyone recommend a good independent BMW shop in the Hanover, New Hampshire area?</P> <P>Thanks,</P> <P>Scott King<BR><BR></P></DIV></div><br clear=all><hr> <a href="http://g.msn.com/8HMBENUS/2737??PS=47575">Stop worrying about overloading your inbox - get MSN Hotmail Extra Storage!</a> </html>
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#6. Re: [E36M3] Shop recommendation? - from DocWyte
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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 04:31:25 -0700 (PDT) From: DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Shop recommendation? Not sure where Hanover is, but there are several good BMW shops in NH. 3D is in Concord, then there's Schneller, and Turner is in Amesbury, which is just over the border in MA, fairly close to Portsmouth, NH. -josh --- Scott King <vw8vgti@hotmail.com> wrote: --------------------------------- Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 06:44:36 -0400From: "Scott King" Subject: Shop recommendation? Posting for a friend... Can anyone recommend a good independent BMW shop in the Hanover, New Hampshire area? Thanks, Scott King --------------------------------- Stop worrying about overloading your inbox - get MSN Hotmail Extra Storage! *************************************************Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our sponsors:Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.comTurner Motorsport http://www.turnermotorsport.comEurosport High Performance http://www.eurosporthighperformance.comRogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.comDIGEST INFORMATION:http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm************************************************* ===== __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
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#7. Re: [E36M3] Shop recommendation? - from DocWyte
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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 04:47:30 -0700 (PDT) From: DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Shop recommendation? Oh yeah, there's also Covered Bridge up in NH too. -josh --- DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> wrote: > Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 04:31:25 -0700 (PDT) > From: DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] Shop recommendation? > > Not sure where Hanover is, but there are several > good > BMW shops in NH. 3D is in Concord, then there's > Schneller, and Turner is in Amesbury, which is just > over the border in MA, fairly close to Portsmouth, > NH. > > -josh > > --- Scott King <vw8vgti@hotmail.com> wrote: > > --------------------------------- > Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 06:44:36 -0400From: "Scott > King" Subject: Shop recommendation? > Posting for a friend... > > Can anyone recommend a good independent BMW shop in > the Hanover, New Hampshire area? > > Thanks, > > Scott King > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Stop worrying about overloading your inbox - get > MSN > Hotmail Extra Storage! > *************************************************Please > help support the E36M3 list by visiting our > sponsors:Bimmerworld > http://www.bimmerworld.comTurner > Motorsport http://www.turnermotorsport.comEurosport > High Performance > http://www.eurosporthighperformance.comRogue > Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.comDIGEST > INFORMATION:http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm************************************************* > > > ===== > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > ************************************************* > 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 > ************************************************* > > > ===== __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
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#8. Re: [E36M3] 200K Mile Club - from Robert Liu
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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 05:12:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Robert Liu <bob_a_liu@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] 200K Mile Club --- Jim Bassett <jim@jimbassett.com> wrote: > >http://www.p1auto.com/bob/95M3_200k.jpg > > You know, you can take the stickers off the > instrument cluster now. :P The local street racers tell me each sticker adds 5 hp, so I don't want to take mine off and lose 10 hp Bob ===== ------------------------------------------------------------ Robert Liu bob_a_liu@yahoo.com www.p1auto.com Miata info: http://www.cardomain.com/id/p1auto __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
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#9. Re: 200K Mile Club - from Chip Mitchell
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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 08:24:59 -0400 From: Chip Mitchell <chipm@uga.edu> Subject: Re: 200K Mile Club Congrats! How do you have a 90% interior on an early E36? My door panels were junk after about 75K...you must hide the car from the sun a little better than I do. Similar experience as I approach 150K - just had my first major repair in replacing a leaky steering rack. Otherwise just wear items (which include the cooling system, of course) and routine maintenance. ChipM >-------------------- 4 -------------------- >Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 14:19:42 EDT >From: Boen168@aol.com >Subject: Re: [E36M3] 200K Mile Club > >Gruppe, > >On Sunday, my '95 M3 (10/95 mfg date) reached the 200K mile mark! I've had >this daily driver since new! Only major issue have been the replacement of the >ABS pump which failed at 112K. Other than that, everything else have been >routine maintenance. Dinan chip, throttle body, airbox and exhaust installed in >'96. Dinan MAF added when it became available in '97. No secrets other than >4K oil/filter changes with Mobil 1 and using premium one- brand gas >(Chevron...as much as possible) since new. Oil switched to Lubro Moly in 2001. This is >one of the few auto tranny '95s and the ZF trans have never been >touched...original lifetime fluid still in there! Only leaking areas have been a power >steering hose and oil filter housing gasket which were promptly addressed. >Done most Insp. 1s and 2s myself...non easy stuffs I take it to my >mechanic/friend. Body/paint still looks great...never been through carwash, always driveway >handwashed! Interior 90% perfect...leather creased in driver's seat side >bolster. > >No plans whatsoever to part with car. When engine fails, Euro S50 and 5-spd >manual will be installed. Daily driver will then be an E36 M3 4dr >automatic!... > >Regards, >David >'88 M3 >'95 M3 200K mile club member > >
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#10. RE: [E36M3] Shop recommendation? - from Stephen Ayers
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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 09:54:49 -0400 From: "Stephen Ayers" <sayer@ayersnet.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Shop recommendation? There's also Mario at Vintage Sports and Racing in Bow, NH. -Steve -----Original Message----- From: DocWyte [mailto:josh_wyte@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 7:51 AM To: E36M3 Subject: Re: [E36M3] Shop recommendation? Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 04:47:30 -0700 (PDT) From: DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Shop recommendation? Oh yeah, there's also Covered Bridge up in NH too. -josh --- DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> wrote: > Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 04:31:25 -0700 (PDT) > From: DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] Shop recommendation? > > Not sure where Hanover is, but there are several > good > BMW shops in NH. 3D is in Concord, then there's > Schneller, and Turner is in Amesbury, which is just > over the border in MA, fairly close to Portsmouth, > NH. > > -josh > > --- Scott King <vw8vgti@hotmail.com> wrote: > > --------------------------------- > Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 06:44:36 -0400From: "Scott > King" Subject: Shop recommendation? > Posting for a friend... > > Can anyone recommend a good independent BMW shop in > the Hanover, New Hampshire area? > > Thanks, > > Scott King > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Stop worrying about overloading your inbox - get > MSN > Hotmail Extra Storage! > *************************************************Please > help support the E36M3 list by visiting our > sponsors:Bimmerworld > http://www.bimmerworld.comTurner > Motorsport http://www.turnermotorsport.comEurosport > High Performance > http://www.eurosporthighperformance.comRogue > Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.comDIGEST > INFORMATION:http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm****************** ******************************* > > > ===== > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > ************************************************* > 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 > ************************************************* > > > ===== __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ************************************************* 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 *************************************************