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#1. Re: [E36M3] Options when replacing Vaders? - from Hans Batra
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Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 15:42:23 -0500 From: "Hans Batra" <hansbatra@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Options when replacing Vaders? Patrick and David, Thanks for the comments. It seems Sedan seats = Lux Seats = "Sport" (my terminology) seats. So are all talking about the same seats. Hans ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ngo" <rudngo@yahoo.com> To: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 3:39 PM Subject: RE: [E36M3] Options when replacing Vaders? > Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 12:33:51 -0800 (PST) > From: David Ngo <rudngo@yahoo.com> > Subject: RE: [E36M3] Options when replacing Vaders? > > The luxury package seats are also the same style as > the sedan seats. > > Dave > > --- Patrick Goss - PA <Patrick_Goss@GMACM.COM> wrote: > > > Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 15:22:57 -0500 > > From: Patrick Goss - PA <Patrick_Goss@GMACM.COM> > > Subject: RE: [E36M3] Options when replacing Vaders? > > > > Have you considered the M sedan front seats? I > > really like mine. They may > > be harder to find since the sedans were only made 2 > > years. > > > > Patrick > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Hans Batra [mailto:hansbatra@yahoo.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 2:59 PM > > To: E36M3 > > Subject: [E36M3] Options when replacing Vaders? > > > > Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 14:52:25 -0500 > > From: "Hans Batra" <hansbatra@yahoo.com> > > Subject: Options when replacing Vaders? > > > > Gruppe, > > > > I have a 97 Coupe and my only complaint is that the > > Vaders are not > > comfortable or supportive for me (I'm 5' 7", 175 > > lbs). > > > > Anyone have any suggestions for seats? My Vaders > > are black manual ones. > > > > What's available that one can install without too > > much difficulty? What do > > you guys think about replacing the Vaders with the > > BMW sport seats? Not > > sure if they were available in a manual version, or > > how difficult it would > > be to connect powered sport seats. > > > > My favorite factory seats were the ones in my 1986 > > 325es. They were > > fantastic. > > > > Thanks for any comments/suggestions. > > > > Hans > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jake McClean" <sin@mail.value.net> > > To: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 12:49 PM > > Subject: [E36M3] HID Failure? > > > > > > > Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 08:44:26 -0800 (PST) > > > From: Jake McClean <sin@mail.value.net> > > > Subject: HID Failure? > > > > > > Hey all, > > > > > > I've got a 95 M3 which has a full HID system which > > I believe is comprised > > > of Phillips hardware. The HID system was already > > installed in the car > > > when I bought it. > > > > > > Recently, I've discovered that when leaving the > > car sitting for anything > > > over 8-10 hours, the headlights will not turn on > > immediately. I'll start > > > the motor and flip the headlight switch, but all I > > get is the parking > > > lights. After a minute or two of just sitting > > there, the headlights will > > > pop on, seemingly on their own... and then they > > behave just fine. If I > > > shut the car down or turn the lights off, they'll > > pop on immediately > > > when I flip them back on.. the problem only seems > > to exist when the car > > > has been sitting for a bit. > > > > > > Any ideas? This doesn't really sound like a loose > > connection to > > > me. Could this be a sign that some element of my > > HID hardware is > > > dying? I've got zippo experience with HID > > lighting, so I don't really > > > know where to begin! > > > > > > Jake > > > 95 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 > > > ************************************************* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************* > > 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 > > ************************************************* > > > > > > > > ************************************************* > > 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!? > Check out the new Yahoo! 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#2. Re: [E36M3] Options when replacing Vaders? - from Hans Batra
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Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 15:44:24 -0500 From: "Hans Batra" <hansbatra@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Options when replacing Vaders? >>>But Sports Seats from a 325/328 Coupe would fit the bill. Jim, Good suggestion. Do you know hard it might be to fit power Lux/Sport seats to my car (since I have manual Vaders)? Thanks. Hans ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Bassett" <jim@jimbassett.com> To: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 3:39 PM Subject: RE: [E36M3] Options when replacing Vaders? > Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 13:38:29 -0700 > From: Jim Bassett <jim@jimbassett.com> > Subject: RE: [E36M3] Options when replacing Vaders? > > Quoting Patrick Goss - PA <Patrick_Goss@GMACM.COM>: > > > Have you considered the M sedan front seats? > > AKA BMW Sports Seats that Hans mentioned :-) > > > I really like mine. They may > > be harder to find since the sedans were only made 2 years. > > And that they wouldn't have the release to allow back seat access if they were > installed in a Coupe. > > But Sports Seats from a 325/328 Coupe would fit the bill. > > Cheers, > Jim Bassett > ex-1996 328is w/Sports Seats/Sports package > 1998 M3/4 > 1993 325is #44 JP/A5 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > > > > ************************************************* > 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. Anyone have a spindle collecting dust? - from Chester Wong
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Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 13:33:11 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Anyone have a spindle collecting dust? I'm thinking about a project and was wondering if someone had a spindle ('95 or '96+) around....can be broken, whatever...just let me know. TIA, Chester =====
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#4. Stock cams needed - from James Clay
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Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 17:14:10 -0500 From: "James Clay" <james@bimmerworld.com> Subject: Stock cams needed Please email privately with price. Thanks! James James Clay http://www.bimmerworld.com http://www.bimmerworldracing.com Engineered BMW Performance 540.639.9648
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#5. Re: [E36M3] Options when replacing Vaders? - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 15:04:43 -0700 From: Jim Bassett <jim@jimbassett.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Options when replacing Vaders? Quoting Hans Batra <hansbatra@yahoo.com>: > >>>But Sports Seats from a 325/328 Coupe would fit the bill. > > Jim, > > Good suggestion. Do you know hard it might be to fit power Lux/Sport seats > to my car (since I have manual Vaders)? Unfortunately, I don't know the answer to THAT question :-) I think that was discussed previously here, though (beware: poor memory at work :-)). Maybe check the archives? The main question would be how much of the wiring harness you'd have to add to change over to power seats. The seats themselves have the motors & switches, it's just getting power to the seat that would be the issue. Jim Bassett ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
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#6. Re: HID Failure? - from Neil Maller
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Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2004 17:12:19 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: HID Failure? on 11/9/04 3:49 PM, Jake McClean <sin@mail.value.net> wrote: > I've got a 95 M3 which has a full HID system which I believe is comprised > of Phillips hardware. The HID system was already installed in the car > when I bought it. > > Recently, I've discovered that when leaving the car sitting for anything > over 8-10 hours, the headlights will not turn on immediately. I'll start > the motor and flip the headlight switch, but all I get is the parking > lights. After a minute or two of just sitting there, the headlights will > pop on, seemingly on their own... and then they behave just fine. If I > shut the car down or turn the lights off, they'll pop on immediately > when I flip them back on.. the problem only seems to exist when the car > has been sitting for a bit. > > Any ideas? This doesn't really sound like a loose connection to > me. Could this be a sign that some element of my HID hardware is > dying? I doubt that's it, since each HID assembly presumably has its own independent electronic starter, and it doesn't seem likely they'd fail in a similar way at the same time. Because your problem affects both lights, I'd guess they're not getting enough voltage to start. Two possible causes spring to mind: i) Your battery is on its way out and not holding a charge. After the car sits for 8-10 hours battery voltage is low, and the HIDs lights won't start. They work fine after you shut the car down because the engine has been running and the battery is now recharged. b) Burned contacts in the headlight relay causing a high resistance and so lowering voltage to the lights. (Question: does a car with factory HIDs use a different headlight relay to handle the inductive load of these lamp assemblies?) If my initial presumption of two independent ballasts is wrong, then that component could be failing. Neil 96 M3
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#7. RE: [E36M3] Options when replacing Vaders? - from Patrick Goss - PA
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Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 17:43:30 -0500 From: Patrick Goss - PA <Patrick_Goss@GMACM.COM> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Options when replacing Vaders? Not sure, but I doubt the 325/328 sport seats have the "way cool" M color trim in the corner, if that is important to you :) 325/328 sports should be easier to find, especially in black I'd imagine. -----Original Message----- From: Hans Batra [mailto:hansbatra@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 3:51 PM To: E36M3 Subject: Re: [E36M3] Options when replacing Vaders? Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 15:44:24 -0500 From: "Hans Batra" <hansbatra@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Options when replacing Vaders? >>>But Sports Seats from a 325/328 Coupe would fit the bill. Jim, Good suggestion. Do you know hard it might be to fit power Lux/Sport seats to my car (since I have manual Vaders)? Thanks. Hans ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Bassett" <jim@jimbassett.com> To: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 3:39 PM Subject: RE: [E36M3] Options when replacing Vaders? > Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 13:38:29 -0700 > From: Jim Bassett <jim@jimbassett.com> > Subject: RE: [E36M3] Options when replacing Vaders? > > Quoting Patrick Goss - PA <Patrick_Goss@GMACM.COM>: > > > Have you considered the M sedan front seats? > > AKA BMW Sports Seats that Hans mentioned :-) > > > I really like mine. They may > > be harder to find since the sedans were only made 2 years. > > And that they wouldn't have the release to allow back seat access if they were > installed in a Coupe. > > But Sports Seats from a 325/328 Coupe would fit the bill. > > Cheers, > Jim Bassett > ex-1996 328is w/Sports Seats/Sports package > 1998 M3/4 > 1993 325is #44 JP/A5 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > > > > ************************************************* > 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 > ************************************************* > > ************************************************* 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. RE: [E36M3] Options when replacing Vaders? - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 16:42:40 -0700 From: Jim Bassett <jim@jimbassett.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Options when replacing Vaders? Quoting Patrick Goss - PA <Patrick_Goss@GMACM.COM>: > Not sure, but I doubt the 325/328 sport seats have the "way cool" M color > trim in the corner, if that is important to you :) True, however neither do the ones in my M3. I have one of those "leather credit" M3s, and the M color stripes are on the headrests rather than the seat backs (which I happen to like better anyway). :-) My 2 cents, Jim Bassett ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
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#9. OT: WRX vs House - from Jeremy Conners
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Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 19:12:47 -0500 From: "Jeremy Conners" <jeremy.conners@comcast.net> Subject: OT: WRX vs House Sorry for the OT, but i have to pass this on. http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=658311
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#10. Re: [E36M3] OT: WRX vs House - from Kent L. Shephard
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Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2004 17:31:38 -0800 From: "Kent L. Shephard" <kents@kls-consulting.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] OT: WRX vs House Ouch! People that don't think fast shouldn't drive fast. Jeremy Conners wrote: >Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 19:12:47 -0500 >From: "Jeremy Conners" <jeremy.conners@comcast.net> >Subject: OT: WRX vs House > >Sorry for the OT, but i have to pass this on. > >http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=658311 > > > >************************************************* >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 >************************************************* > > > > > -- Please sponsor my daughter's school raffle, education is important. For more information: http://www.kls-consulting.com/shelton/shelton1a.jpg http://www.kls-consulting.com/shelton/shelton2a.jpg Tickets are available through me.
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#11. Re: [E36M3] Options when replacing Vaders? - from Kent L. Shephard
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Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2004 17:32:57 -0800 From: "Kent L. Shephard" <kents@kls-consulting.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Options when replacing Vaders? The Lux models don't have the M stripe either. None on the front or back seats. Kent Patrick Goss - PA wrote: >Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 17:43:30 -0500 >From: Patrick Goss - PA <Patrick_Goss@GMACM.COM> >Subject: RE: [E36M3] Options when replacing Vaders? > >Not sure, but I doubt the 325/328 sport seats have the "way cool" M color >trim in the corner, if that is important to you :) > >325/328 sports should be easier to find, especially in black I'd imagine. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Hans Batra [mailto:hansbatra@yahoo.com] >Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 3:51 PM >To: E36M3 >Subject: Re: [E36M3] Options when replacing Vaders? > >Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 15:44:24 -0500 >From: "Hans Batra" <hansbatra@yahoo.com> >Subject: Re: [E36M3] Options when replacing Vaders? > > -- Please sponsor my daughter's school raffle, education is important. For more information: http://www.kls-consulting.com/shelton/shelton1a.jpg http://www.kls-consulting.com/shelton/shelton2a.jpg Tickets are available through me.