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#1. Re: [E36M3] Head light upgrade for E36 M3? - from KResener@aol.com
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Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 09:33:13 EDT From: KResener@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] Head light upgrade for E36 M3? I did the Euro Ellipsoid upgrade last winter and it's one of the best upgrades. Got 'em off ebay for around $400 IIRC, install was a breeze. I put the rubber film over the glass to protect it. Difference to stock is night and day! Kurt Resener Louisville, Kentucky '97 528i '95 ///M3 '97 Audi A6 quattro Avant '75 Mercedes 280 C
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#2. RE: [E36M3] M3 Solo II classification - from Graeme Weston-Lewis
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Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 09:33:00 -0600 From: "Graeme Weston-Lewis" <gweston@lsil.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] M3 Solo II classification E46 M3's modified beyond the Stock rules are in ASP, otherwise they go to AS. Graeme -----Original Message----- From: Mdriver13@aol.com [mailto:Mdriver13@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 9:41 PM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] M3 Solo II classification Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 23:34:03 EDT From: Mdriver13@aol.com Subject: M3 Solo II classification Group, Okay, I should know this but a friend of mine wants to know which M3's classify for ASP? Is it the Lightweights and modified e46M3's only? I've been running SM, so I'm out of the loop on this one. TIA, Bob Gill 97 ///M3 coupe Philly Region SCCA BSP Champion '01 & '02 SM '03 ************************************************* 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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#3. Re: [E36M3] 20's on an E36 M3 - from Kent L. Shephard
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Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 10:50:55 -0700 From: "Kent L. Shephard" <kents@kls-consulting.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] 20's on an E36 M3 AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What would be the point? 18's I can see. Maybe the 19's from an E46. 20's? Why not chrome it out and put Sprewell's (spinners) on it too. Kent Rustysells@aol.com wrote: >Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 21:50:50 EDT >From: Rustysells@aol.com >Subject: 20's on an E36 M3 > >Anybody ever been able to (successfully) fit 20 inch diameter wheels on an >E36 M3 (and still be able to drive it)? Thanks. > > >************************************************* >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 >************************************************* > > > > > -- "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." 1918, Theodore Roosevelt
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#4. Re: [E36M3] 20's on an E36 M3 - from DocWyte
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Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 11:16:34 -0700 (PDT) From: DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] 20's on an E36 M3 Yo! You needs to put some 26's on that bi-atch! That would be the shizzle. Holla! > > Rustysells@aol.com wrote: > > >Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 21:50:50 EDT > >From: Rustysells@aol.com > >Subject: 20's on an E36 M3 > > > >Anybody ever been able to (successfully) fit 20 > inch diameter wheels on an > >E36 M3 (and still be able to drive it)? Thanks. > > > > ===== __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
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#5. RE: [E36M3] 20's on an E36 M3 - from Graeme Weston-Lewis
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Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 12:38:14 -0600 From: "Graeme Weston-Lewis" <gweston@lsil.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] 20's on an E36 M3 Ignoring the questionable taste of installing those pimpin' 20's, The perfect size would be 245/25-20 all around. No-one makes a tire in that size. The closest available size is 245/30-20. This is not going to squeeze under a stock (even rolled) M3 fender. Break out the plasma cutter and you're in easy street. 225/30-20 *might* fit and there is at least 1 tire available that size @ $332 a corner - ouch! 205/30-20 will fit if anyone made a tire that size - they don't. It's your car, if you want phatten it up with those 20's, go for it. Graeme -----Original Message----- From: Rustysells@aol.com [mailto:Rustysells@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 7:51 PM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] 20's on an E36 M3 Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 21:50:50 EDT From: Rustysells@aol.com Subject: 20's on an E36 M3 Anybody ever been able to (successfully) fit 20 inch diameter wheels on an E36 M3 (and still be able to drive it)? Thanks. ************************************************* 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] 20's on an E36 M3 - from Carey Probst
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Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 14:41:13 -0400 From: "Carey Probst" <hcprobst@alum.mit.edu> Subject: RE: [E36M3] 20's on an E36 M3 Why not a full 4wd conversion from a Jeep and a 12" lift kit? Then you could run Mickey Thompson Monster Mudders. Knew a guy who did that with an Austin Healy and a CJ7 chassis. If you are going for the monster look, go for it. Carey Probst, '99 M3/2, '86 325e w/i cam BMW CCA Patroon and Genesee Valley Chapters JC CAIed and Sharked, Stressed, Schrothed, Gauged, Hitched, X-Braced A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. -----Original Message----- From: DocWyte [mailto:josh_wyte@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 2:21 PM To: E36M3 Subject: Re: [E36M3] 20's on an E36 M3 Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 11:16:34 -0700 (PDT) From: DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] 20's on an E36 M3 Yo! You needs to put some 26's on that bi-atch! That would be the shizzle. Holla! > > Rustysells@aol.com wrote: > > >Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 21:50:50 EDT > >From: Rustysells@aol.com > >Subject: 20's on an E36 M3 > > > >Anybody ever been able to (successfully) fit 20 > inch diameter wheels on an > >E36 M3 (and still be able to drive it)? Thanks. > > > > ===== __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! 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 *************************************************
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#7. Re: [E36M3] 20's on an E36 M3 - from m.feldpusch@comcast.net
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Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 18:40:32 +0000 From: m.feldpusch@comcast.net Subject: Re: [E36M3] 20's on an E36 M3 Might as well put a 2 inch body lift to fit them 20's on. Michael on 17"s > Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 11:16:34 -0700 (PDT) > From: DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] 20's on an E36 M3 > > Yo! You needs to put some 26's on that bi-atch! That > would be the shizzle. > > Holla! > > > > > > Rustysells@aol.com wrote: > > > > >Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 21:50:50 EDT > > >From: Rustysells@aol.com > > >Subject: 20's on an E36 M3 > > > > > >Anybody ever been able to (successfully) fit 20 > > inch diameter wheels on an > > >E36 M3 (and still be able to drive it)? Thanks. > > > > > > > > ===== > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! > 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 > ************************************************* > >
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#8. 3 spoke airbag wheel installed! - from DocWyte
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Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 14:46:17 -0700 (PDT) From: DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> Subject: 3 spoke airbag wheel installed! Ok, I scored an awesome deal on a 3 spoke airbag steering wheel from Zionsville Auto. It showed up today and I just couldn't wait to install it. I had the directions from: //home.earthlink.net/~frankie66/cars-bmw_diy_steeringwheel.html Gotta say they weren't all that hot. They give a good overview, but leave a few things out, like details... This ONLY applies to my '95 M3, although I suspect it's the same for all e36 M3's that have the 4 spoke steering wheel. IE, I don't wanna hear that I f'ed up your car because you followed this! You shoulda had a '95 M3! :D First off, this is a beginner level job. If you can change your oil, you can do this. It'll take you a bit over an hour, not the 8-12 hours listed. Not sure what that guy was smoking, I did mine in 40 minutes... I'll just add notes to the DIY... Step 2: To remove the steering column covers, you need to remove the phillips head screws. Yes, they're there, look towards the back of the cover. Pull out the little plastic grommet that the screw goes into on the bottom cover. It likes to fall out and if you lose it, you're screwed, as they don't show up on the TIS. Step 5: The horn connector comes off by pushing it out from the back towards you. Step 11: The column switches come off by depressing tabs on the top and bottom of the switch. The top one is readily apparent, the bottom one isn't, it's a little buried in there and you'll have to use a small flathead screwdriver to depress it. If you have cruise control, there's a small tab on the bottom of it, then it slides out towards the passenger side of the car. Remove it first, then remove the washer/wiper stalk. The column support bracket comes out by depressing the tabs on the top of it and sliding it down towards the floor of the car. Step 12: I have no idea why this is necessary. My new bracket already had the slip ring pin in it, albeit on the other side. I just checked the operation of the wheel and it seems to work just fine.... Step 13: I found it much easier to get the upper steering column cover on before I mounted the wheel. The wheel feels awesome and doesn't block my view of the tach from 4-6000 rpm like my Momo wheel did. I also feel a little better with an airbag back in the car as I recently had two accidents happen literally right in front of me and I had to render care both times... -josh ===== __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
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#9. Speaking of '99 3 spoke airbag steering wheels... - from Roy Kao
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Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 18:07:31 -0400 From: "Roy Kao" <bimmerphile@hotmail.com> Subject: Speaking of '99 3 spoke airbag steering wheels... Since we're on the topic of steering wheels, I've always wondered if there's a way to swap the wheel from my '99 M3 with the E39 540i Sport Package steering wheel. It's basically the same 3-spoke design but has a much more heavily padded rim that feels great in the hands. My folks have a '00 540i Touring Sport and it has this wheel and I love it! If someone tells me that it'll work on the M3 no problem, I'll have to start looking for it! TIA. -Roy '99 M3/2 _________________________________________________________________ MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page – FREE download! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/
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#10. RE: [E36M3] 20's on an E36 M3 - from twisty M3
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Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 15:56:16 -0700 From: "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] 20's on an E36 M3 I know of a car with 19s, and even that looks ridiculous to me. I like my 17s, but I think 18s are aesthetically pleasing... Whether I like it or not isn't the question, I suppose. Either way, I don't think 20" wheels would fit, as 19s look like troublesome. Jonathan L. _________________________________________________________________ Watch the online reality show Mixed Messages with a friend and enter to win a trip to NY http://www.msnmessenger-download.click-url.com/go/onm00200497ave/direct/01/