-------------------- 1 --------------------
#1. Re: [E36M3] Side Moldings - from Andrej Dolenc
Top
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 13:34:04 -0400 From: Andrej Dolenc <adolenc@erols.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Side Moldings Just wanted to clarify which moldings I was talking about, not the black rub strips, but the ones that are underneath the doors. Andrej Andrej Dolenc writes: > Greetings listers, > How do the side moldings attach to the body of the car? Looks like > there's some clips back there. I just noticed that the middle of the > passenger side side molding is loose, can be pulled away from the body > a bit. Are these clips replacable individually? Seems like they > should be. Part number? Tips for installing these things? > Thanks in advance, > Andrej > '97 M3
-------------------- 2 --------------------
#2. Re: [E36M3] Suspension Questions - Street Car - from Chester Wong
Top
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 10:35:43 -0700 (PDT) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Suspension Questions - Street Car For a street car? No, no, no, and no :) Eibach pro-kit springs with either Koni SAs or Bilsteins will suit you very well. The stock bushings are fine. Camber plates? Why? If you want to dial in a bit more camber, you can put '95 bearing hats on. For even more, you can swap the '96+ ones left to right. Chester --- "Kent L. Shephard" <kents@kls-consulting.com> wrote: > Now for the hard questions. > Coil Over or no? > Urethane bushings or no? > K-Mac camber plate or something else? =====
-------------------- 3 --------------------
#3. RE: [E36M3] 17x8 BBS RGR thoughts / experiences? - from FS
Top
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 13:43:59 -0400 From: "FS" <freestat@stny.rr.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] 17x8 BBS RGR thoughts / experiences? I went with Tirerack SSR Comps and Kumho v700 235/40/17 all around; a little more balanced handling now at Watkins Glen, can rotate tires a little more easily for wear, and the SSR's are much easier to clean than the BBS (but then I'm lazy ;-) Though RGR's were my 2nd choice... FS Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 18:22:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Zack Steinkamp <edsarkiss@yahoo.com> Subject: 17x8 BBS RGR thoughts / experiences? group -- i'm on the verge of pressing the "check out" button on the tirerack.com site to purchase a set of 4 BBS RGR in 17x8 et40 with a set of 4 michelin PS2 tires in 235/40 17. anyone care to share opinons or experiences with this or a similar setup? i'm currently on the stock staggered 10 spokes with 225/45 and 245/40 S03s. i've batted around the idea of BBS RX (cheaper, not forged, heavier) and LM (expensive, way cool) and also the prospect of 18" wheels (too big? bling bling? heavier), but i keep going back to the RGRs. thoughts, experiences, photos? thanks zs
-------------------- 4 --------------------
#4. Re: BMW Shifter Slop - from Rob Verenna
Top
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 13:51:31 -0400 From: Rob Verenna <rob@willraceforbeer.com> Subject: Re: BMW Shifter Slop Jonathan- I had an original UUC kit in my race car that had some bearings fail and was in a similar situation - the play IN GEAR was ridiculous, measurable in inches. My understanding is that the situation I was in isn't all that much different than a what a worn factory shifter ends up like. I replaced it with the most recent UUC kit and got the selector rod replacement as well because the factory rod had a lot of rotation in it at the joint, and it's a world of difference so far. The real test will be this weekend when I go back to race at a track where I should have been using 2nd out of a turn but wasn't because the shifter slop made me nervous about trying to find third at redline. :) I have no affiliation with UUC; I'm just a very satisfied customer. (They warrantied the failed shifter kit even though it was a) very old and b) I hadn't bought it from them, it came with the car. IMO, *that* is great customer service!) - rob Quoting "Jonathan Evans" <jonathanevans@hotmail.com> > > Okay, without starting some sort of major battle about which company makes > the best short shifter (that may come later), all I want is feedback about > how people have fixed the "wooden spoon in a bowl of Jell-O" feel of a worn > factory shifter. It's amazing I can still tell the difference between 1st > and 3rd gear. I can measure the movement of the top of the knob in idle and > in any gear in INCHES. 9 years has done a number on the whole unit. > > So, will replacing the OEM unit with a short shifter actually help with this? > I like the product from UUC that replaces the linkage rod as well. It looks > possible to just replace the rod and keep the OEM shifter, but I think the > whole system needs replacing, not just the shifter. > > So I'd like feedback from folks who upgraded to a short shifter to replace > worn factory parts that had failed, not just for the short shift feel. > > Let's not start the Rogue or UUC dialog quiet yet. I was on the list when > all that went down.
-------------------- 5 --------------------
#5. RE: [E36M3] 17x8 BBS RGR thoughts / experiences? - from Chester Wong
Top
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 11:03:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] 17x8 BBS RGR thoughts / experiences? I hope you don't drive with your track wheels on the street. Those SSRs bend like buttah. Chester --- FS <freestat@stny.rr.com> wrote: > I went with Tirerack SSR Comps and Kumho v700 235/40/17 all around; a little > more balanced handling now at Watkins Glen, can rotate tires a little more > easily for wear, and the SSR's are much easier to clean than the BBS (but > then I'm lazy ;-) > > Though RGR's were my 2nd choice... > > FS =====
-------------------- 6 --------------------
#6. stock exhaust FS - from Rich Beebe
Top
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 14:06:36 -0400 From: Rich Beebe <rich@beebecomm.com> Subject: stock exhaust FS i have a stock exhaust (70k miles +/-) that i need to sell/get rid of before a home move coming up in a few weeks. if anyone is interested, please make an offer. must be picked up, no shipping. exhaust is in westminster, md, north of baltimore. thanks. rich
-------------------- 7 --------------------
#7. Re: [E36M3] Side Moldings - from Chester Wong
Top
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 11:08:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Side Moldings Part number Description 51 71 2 234 032 Platic clip 51 71 1 932 996 Plastic grommet 51 16 1 881 149 Expanding rivet The expanding rivets at the rear fender well are a bitch to remove (you'll need two per side). The plastic grommets are only to be replaced if necessary (you've replaced the plastic clip and there is still slop)...they are a bitch to pull out. Once you got the expanding rivets out, just yank on the rocker panel out. If the plastic clips stay on the car, you have to pop them off and reinstall on the rocker panel (well, you'd use new ones, right?). Then slowly line up and stap into the grommets. Chester --- Andrej Dolenc <adolenc@erols.com> wrote: > Just wanted to clarify which moldings I was talking about, not the > black rub strips, but the ones that are underneath the doors. =====
-------------------- 8 --------------------
#8. RE: BMW Shifter Slop - from Burgess, Kim L
Top
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 11:09:53 -0700 From: "Burgess, Kim L" <kim.l.burgess@boeing.com> Subject: RE: BMW Shifter Slop Jonathan - For an E36, I'd suggest the shift lever from an M Roadster. Ron Stygar has lots of info on doing this modification on this page: http://www.unofficialbmw.com/ronstygar.html Here is a page of a bunch of images that Ron has done detailing part numbers http://www.unofficialbmw.com/e36/drivetrain/e36_short_shifter_images.htm l He sells a bent shift arm and a bent selector rod that is claimed to correct the geometry issues that most short shifters create. http://www.unofficialbmw.com/images/shiftm.gif http://www.unofficialbmw.com/images/shiftg.gif If interested Email him < Ron@unofficialbmw.com >, he will send you additional info. KLBurgess
-------------------- 9 --------------------
#9. Re: [E36M3] 17x8 BBS RGR thoughts / experiences? - from Mark Dadgar
Top
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 11:23:14 -0700 From: Mark Dadgar <mark@pdc-racing.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] 17x8 BBS RGR thoughts / experiences? On Aug 25, 2004, at 11:03 AM, Chester Wong wrote: > I hope you don't drive with your track wheels on the street. Those > SSRs bend > like buttah. They break, too. Local WRX driver. She swears she wasn't riding berms or anything. It broke on an 8/10's lap: http://s2ki.l33tmachines.com/kit/ssr.jpg - Mark
-------------------- 10 --------------------
#10. Re: [E36M3] BBS RGR in 17x9? - from cteague@cox.net
Top
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 15:28:33 -0400 From: <cteague@cox.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] BBS RGR in 17x9? Zack, You should be fine in front. It'll be tight in the rear though. I run 17x9 SSRs with the ET45 offset. I use a 15mm spacer in front. With your ET38, if you used an 8mm spacer, it would be the same as mine. I don't get any rubbing in front with 255/40 Kumho Victoracers. In the rear they rub a little on the inside, and a little on the outer fender, even after I rolled them. The ET38 wheels would easily clear the inside, but with my tires, they would rub too much on the outside. It's tire dependent of course. ET42 for me would probably be the optimum fit with that tire. Chris > > From: Zack Steinkamp <edsarkiss@yahoo.com> > Date: 2004/08/25 Wed PM 01:13:28 EDT > To: E36M3 <e36m3@bmw-m.net> > Subject: [E36M3] BBS RGR in 17x9? > group -- > > 17x8's BBS RGRs in the silver finish are backordered > for 2-3 months according to the three places i've > talked to. > > i called CT Motorsport in Oakland, CA earlier today to > check if they might have a set of the wheels in stock. > > the guy i talked to (didn't get his name) mentioned > that they use 17x9 on their race cars, and that there > wouldn't be any fit issues on an e36 m3, aside from > needing a spacer on the front. > > anyone else run 17x9's (et38) on an e36 m3? my main > concern is that the wheels would stick out from the > fenders in the front. also, i'd like to keep as much > of the good steering feel of the current stock setup > as possible. > > thanks > zs