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#1. Someone from Volvo sent me this...what do you think? I'm still dubious...how does it work? - from Hans Batra
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Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 11:47:00 -0500 From: "Hans Batra" <hansbatra@yahoo.com> Subject: Someone from Volvo sent me this...what do you think? I'm still dubious...how does it work? Did you accidentally lock the keys in the car? No problem, just do this: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys (remote) are home, call home on your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the other person at your home press the unlock button on their remote, holding it near the phone on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk!) Editor's Note * It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a cell phone!
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#2. Re: [E36M3] Someone from Volvo sent me this...what do you think? I'm still dubious...how does it work? - from Jim Powell
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Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 08:59:14 -0800 From: "Jim Powell" <jsp98m3@apexcone.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Someone from Volvo sent me this...what do you think? I'm still dubious...how does it work? I wonder how many people are trying this right now? I never have heard audio from my remote. Considering the massive clamping, filtering and daa compression going on in cellular to maximize bandwidth, this seems impossible out of hand. Maybe Volvo remote's use whistles? Jim > Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 11:47:00 -0500 > From: "Hans Batra" <hansbatra@yahoo.com> > Subject: Someone from Volvo sent me this...what do you think? I'm still > dubious...how does it work? > > > Did you accidentally lock the keys in the car? > > No problem, just do this: > > If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys (remote) are > home, call home on your cell phone. > > Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the > other person at your home press the unlock button on their remote, > holding it near the phone on their end. > > Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys > to you. > Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if > you can reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you > can unlock the doors (or the trunk!) > > Editor's Note * It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our > car over a cell phone! > > > ************************************************* > 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: Winter tire sizes - from Gaudio, Stefano
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Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:02:52 -0500 From: "Gaudio, Stefano" <Stefano.Gaudio@NERA.com> Subject: RE: Winter tire sizes Hi Alex, I had my '98 m3 coupe with 16" borbet type M with spacers (I believe 5-10mm) and Bridgestone WS50 205-55-16 snows for 3 winter seasons. The combination of the narrow tire and the ws50 tread/technology means that snow/ice traction is fantastic. I had the car through a heavy snow storm while traveling to a ski resort and I was the only rear wheel drive car on the street for the entire trip. However, the traction on dry pavement is pretty awful. The tire sidewalls are very soft and the narrow footprint/tread combo is pretty bad. I live in Westchester NY and the roads tend to be plowed pretty regularly when it snows, so I'll get something more like the Bridgestone LM-22 next time. I must say though that roads in the winter get pretty bad specially in NYC so the 55 aspect ratio and 16" rims save me from popping a tire more than once. Stefano P.S. The 16" rims do look pretty wimpy on the car :-( In response to: ---------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 18:15:05 -0500 From: "Avedis, Alexander (US SSA)" <alexander.avedis@baesystems.com> Subject: Winter tire sizes I'm in the process of selecting new winter tires for the 1998 M3/4. I have Mille Miglia Glide II 17x7.5 wheels to mount them to. I would like to install 215/55R17 but tire rack indicates that this size tire would rub and I must go with the 215/45R17 size tire. Does anybody have experience with oversize winter tires on their sedan and are there rub issues you had to address? Are any of you running 16" wheels w/winter tires on them? Thanks for the assistance. Alex NJ Chapter BMW CCA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------- _____________________________________________________________ This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, you should destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies, and you are prohibited from retaining, distributing, disclosing or using any information contained herein. Please inform us of the erroneous delivery by return e-mail. Thank you for your cooperation. _____________________________________________________________
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#4. RE: [E36M3] Someone from Volvo sent me this...what do you think? I'm still dubious...how does it work? - from Graeme Weston-Lewis
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Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 10:06:07 -0700 From: "Graeme Weston-Lewis" <gweston@lsil.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Someone from Volvo sent me this...what do you think? I'm still dubious...how does it work? Wow, is it April already? Graeme -----Original Message----- From: Hans Batra [mailto:hansbatra@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 9:54 AM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] Someone from Volvo sent me this...what do you think? I'm still dubious...how does it work? Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 11:47:00 -0500 From: "Hans Batra" <hansbatra@yahoo.com> Subject: Someone from Volvo sent me this...what do you think? I'm still dubious...how does it work? Did you accidentally lock the keys in the car? No problem, just do this: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys (remote) are home, call home on your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the other person at your home press the unlock button on their remote, holding it near the phone on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk!) Editor's Note * It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a cell phone! ************************************************* 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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#5. Re: [E36M3] Someone from Volvo sent me this...what do you think? I'm still dubious...how does it work? - from Chester Wong
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Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 09:16:42 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Someone from Volvo sent me this...what do you think? I'm still dubious...how does it work? Wow...I went to the parking lot, took out my cell phone, called my house, pressed the alarm button and the car unlocked!!! How revolutionary! =) Chester --- Hans Batra <hansbatra@yahoo.com> wrote: > Did you accidentally lock the keys in the car? > > No problem, just do this: > > If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys (remote) are > home, call home on your cell phone. > > Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the > other person at your home press the unlock button on their remote, > holding it near the phone on their end. > > Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys > to you. > Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if > you can reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you > can unlock the doors (or the trunk!) > > Editor's Note * It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our > car over a cell phone! =====
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#6. FS: New Mulberry Leather for Fold Down Rear Seats - from Jim El Nabli
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Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 13:05:14 -0500 (GMT-05:00) From: Jim El Nabli <nabli@earthlink.net> Subject: FS: New Mulberry Leather for Fold Down Rear Seats Guys, I have a set (left & right) of brand new never used luxury package mulberry leather covers for the fold down rear seats of an E36 coupe or sedan. Retails for an unbelievable price of approximately $500 each piece! I'll take $350 for both or best offer. These are the part numbers: 52 20 2 264 895/896 Cheers, Jim E.
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#7. Okay...I did a little search (which I should have done prior to posting) ;-) - from Hans Batra
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Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 13:13:28 -0500 From: "Hans Batra" <hansbatra@yahoo.com> Subject: Okay...I did a little search (which I should have done prior to posting) ;-) http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/keyless.asp Hans
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#8. FS: Koni/H&R/KMAC suspension - from Joe Tan
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Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 10:29:22 -0800 (PST) From: Joe Tan <mailjtan@yahoo.com> Subject: FS: Koni/H&R/KMAC suspension I have the following suspension setup off my '98 M3 for sale: 2 front SA Koni on M3 strut housing a set of H&R sports springs a pair of front KMAC camber plate All you need here for a complete suspension setup is a pair of rear Koni shocks. Asking $400 for everything. email me if interested. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Dress up your holiday email, Hollywood style. Learn more. http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com
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#9. Re: [E36M3] Re: Winter tire sizes - from ajvdh1@comcast.net
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Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 18:31:21 +0000 From: ajvdh1@comcast.net Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Winter tire sizes We put RSIs on SWMBO's Passat, and they've acquitted themselves nicely in the couple of snowstorms we've had here in Colorado. Compared to the Blizzak WS50s on my E30 (the M3 does not leave the garage in snow), they're less "squishy" on dry pavement, better in loose snow, and only give up a little on ice/harpack. IMHO, of course. - Alain -- "You can't buff out a tree." Jim Leithauser explains the advantages of autocross as a car-control training venue. > Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 06:33:40 -0800 (PST) > From: david kroth <david_kroth@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: Winter tire sizes > > > Yes. > > Nokian Hakkapelitta RSi 205/55-16. They are on > Sport Edition Fox 6 16" wheels from The Tire Rack. > > Much softer ride than 17" wheels/tires. But it's > winter and I'm driving in the snow...
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#10. Re: [E36M3] Okay...I did a little search (which I should have done - from Kent L. Shephard
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Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 10:40:30 -0800 From: "Kent L. Shephard" <kents@kls-consulting.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Okay...I did a little search (which I should have done prior to posting) ;-) I sat here laughing so hard I couldn't type. Remotes are RF not sonic. nuf said. Kent Hans Batra wrote: >Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 13:13:28 -0500 >From: "Hans Batra" <hansbatra@yahoo.com> >Subject: Okay...I did a little search (which I should have done prior to posting) ;-) > >http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/keyless.asp > >Hans > > > -- "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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#11. Re: [E36M3] Okay...I did a little search (which I should have done prior to posting) ;-) - from Hans Batra
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Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 13:48:54 -0500 From: "Hans Batra" <hansbatra@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Okay...I did a little search (which I should have done prior to posting) ;-) Kent, Glad I provided some entertainment today. ;-) I gave this more thought than it was due because the original email originated from a "Volvo" address. Just goes to show there is misinformation from all kinds of places. Hans ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kent L. Shephard" <kents@kls-consulting.com> To: "Hans Batra" <hansbatra@yahoo.com> Cc: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 1:40 PM Subject: Re: [E36M3] Okay...I did a little search (which I should have done prior to posting) ;-) > I sat here laughing so hard I couldn't type. > > Remotes are RF not sonic. nuf said. > > Kent > > Hans Batra wrote: > > >Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 13:13:28 -0500 > >From: "Hans Batra" <hansbatra@yahoo.com> > >Subject: Okay...I did a little search (which I should have done prior to posting) ;-) > > > >http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/keyless.asp > > > >Hans > > > > > > > > > -- > "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