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#1. Re: [E36M3] Need speaker cover for front right top tweeter - from MDR
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Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:49:04 -0700 From: MDR <mdrlist@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Need speaker cover for front right top tweeter Unfortunately, the grill/surround is integrated into the tweeter support - you have to replace the whole thing. Check ebay and bimmerforums for used pieces, they go for about $25 each used. You'll have to pull the door panel when you replace it, so purchase some new clips that attach the panel to the door. I think that there are 11 of them, and you'll surely break a few of them. On 4/17/06, Goss, Patrick - PA <Patrick.Goss@gmacm.com> wrote: > > > > > Based on the above am I correct in thinking that it's not available > unless you order #7, so basically you have to buy 2 factory speakers to > get the grill ~95 bucks? I've searched various places such as pelican > and zygmunt, to find it's not listed. I just have a simple crack and > now chip out of the edge of one, can't justify paying this kind of price > for merely a speaker grill. > > > > Does anybody have one lying around? Somebody likely upgraded or ditched > them from their dedicated track car I am hoping. > > > > Prefer black, but guess I 'could' paint but would rather not. I have > the upgraded HK package if that makes a difference, and it's the top > most tweeter grill that is needed. > >
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#2. Re: [E36M3] gas door not flush - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:54:59 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jim Bassett" <jim@jimbassett.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] gas door not flush On Mon, April 17, 2006 11:48 am, Raza Uddin said: > My M3's fuel filler door does the same thing. I haven't yet gone about > replacing the spring, but with the door closed, and I push on the door at > the top and bottom of the hinge, it closes proper and stay shut. Jim's > idea > of replacing the spring is probably a much better idea. LOL. I usually go a few fill-ups of pushing the door shut before finally replacing the spring. I usually buy a couple of 'em at a time, just to have 'em handy :-) Jim Bassett
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#3. Rogue Engineering - Sport Adjustable Rear Control Arms (Part 1) - from Neil Maller
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Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 15:22:24 -0400 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Rogue Engineering - Sport Adjustable Rear Control Arms (Part 1) (Note: I tried to post this report a couple of times before and it just disappeared into The Great Void. I'm now splitting it into 2 parts and trying again. Here's hoping.) ---------------- I just finished installing list sponsor RE's ARCAs and thought I'd report on them. Note that RE has two different arms available, the aluminum Sport version, which uses a spherical ball joint at the inboard end, see: <http://www.rogueengineering.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Co de=RE&Product_Code=ARCA_2> and a heavier steel Street version, which uses a standard rubber bushing. I got the aluminum Sport version. Stock lower CA's are notoriously fragile (to the point where BMW Club Racing allows them to be reinforced even for stock class) and allow only modest camber adjustment with the outboard end eccentric bolt. The RE ARCA's are strong and lightweight, with a clevis machined from billet aluminum at the outboard end and a spherical rod end inboard with Seals-It rubber shields to exclude dirt and moisture, a feature no competing design offers as far as I know. The arm itself is a hex-section blue-anodized aluminum part. By using the left/right threaded bolts at either end you can vary the effective arm length and thus change camber beyond the stock range. All you do is loosen the jam nuts and turn the hex section aluminum arm to screw the ends in and out. The jam nuts are some odd wrench size, possibly 23 mm. (Installation notes and results continued in Part Deux) Neil 96 M3
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#4. Rogue Engineering - Sport Adjustable Rear Control Arms (Part 2) - from Neil Maller
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Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 15:22:29 -0400 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Rogue Engineering - Sport Adjustable Rear Control Arms (Part 2) (Continued from part 1) BMW did us no favours for R&R of the rear lower control arms. The inboard end pivot bolts are captured by the differential, and the two rear diff bolts are in turn blocked by the rear sway bar. So first the bar has to come out before unbolting (but not removing) the diff. Then by jacking the diff and using a prybar to move it around the inner pivot bolts can be coaxed out. I also found it necessary to take the cat-back exhaust section off. After that access is straightforward. In my case one outer eccentric pivot bolt was also frozen into its stock bushing (actually a ball joint). Nothing, and I mean nothing, would get it out. In the end I cut off the stock arm and used a large Pitman arm press to burst the ball joint, then removed the mangled remains and pressed in a new one using the 12mm screw from my VPD RTAB puller and some large sockets as pusher and receiver. A PITA, but not all that hard once I figured out how to do it. Of course all this has nothing to do with RE's ARCA design. I bring it up only to alert people that our cars are getting old and that we need to be prepared for stuff like this. When all is said and done you do end up with a very nice set of robust, well made camber-adjusting lower rear control arms. You'll need a camber gauge or a visit to the alignment shop to set the camber. For track use you'd typically run about a degree less rear camber than front. Pro - Light but strong, very well-made, quality fit and finish - Unique sealed inboard rod-end - Quick precision camber adjustment Con - Driver side inboard jam nut hard to access - Not an inexpensive upgrade at $359 Summary - Quality suspension upgrade aimed at racers and serious track junkies. Neil 96 M3
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#5. Re: [E36M3] Rogue Engineering - Sport Adjustable Rear Control Arms (Part 1) - from Mark Dadgar
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Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:35:06 -0700 From: Mark Dadgar <mark@pdc-racing.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Rogue Engineering - Sport Adjustable Rear Control Arms (Part 1) On Apr 17, 2006, at 12:28 PM, Neil Maller wrote: > I just finished installing list sponsor RE's ARCAs and thought I'd > report on > them. Note that RE has two different arms available, the aluminum > Sport > version, which uses a spherical ball joint at the inboard end, see: > <http://www.rogueengineering.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc? > Screen=PROD&Store_Co > de=RE&Product_Code=ARCA_2> and a heavier steel Street version, > which uses a > standard rubber bushing. I got the aluminum Sport version. It's worth noting that the Street version with the inboard rubber bushing is the only version that's allowed in BMW Club Racing Stock and Prepared classes. Spherical bearings are forbidden in those classes. - Mark ----- mark@pdc-racing.net Check out my JustRacing Home Page at: http://www.justracing.com/homepage/mdadgar
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#6. Re: [E36M3] injector cleaner service - from Dave Thomas
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Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 13:01:49 -0700 From: Dave Thomas <dave@sasdatalink.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] injector cleaner service On Monday 17 April 2006 10:39 am, gary.preece@insightbb.com wrote: > My motor is almost done being rebuilt and I want to go ahead and have the > injectors cleaned before being put back in. I have tried searching for the > name of the company that someone had previously used, but cannot find it > quickly. Anyone know offhand? I like these guys http://www.witchhunter.com Been using them for about 5 years...no problems...always a fast turnaround. Dave
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#7. Re: [E36M3] gas door not flush - from Raza Uddin
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Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 13:40:06 -0700 From: "Raza Uddin" <raza.uddin@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] gas door not flush On 4/17/06, Jim Bassett <jim@jimbassett.com> wrote: > > LOL. I usually go a few fill-ups of pushing the door shut before finally > replacing the spring. > > I usually buy a couple of 'em at a time, just to have 'em handy :-) How much are the springs from the dealer? RealOEM lists $.33 but the prices are never really accurate in my experience. Drive Safely, Raza
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#8. Re: [E36M3] gas door not flush - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 13:57:21 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jim Bassett" <jim@jimbassett.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] gas door not flush On Mon, April 17, 2006 1:48 pm, Raza Uddin said: > How much are the springs from the dealer? RealOEM lists $.33 but the > prices > are never really accurate in my experience. Hmm, don't really recall. And probably the last ones I bought I got from Bavarian Motorsport. I'll look later to see if I happened to have a receipt (probably not). I doubt they were more than $1, though. Jim Bassett
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#9. Re: [E36M3] Rogue Engineering - Sport Adjustable Rear Control Arms (Part 1) - from Mark Dadgar
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Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 14:17:14 -0700 From: Mark Dadgar <mark@pdc-racing.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Rogue Engineering - Sport Adjustable Rear Control Arms (Part 1) On Apr 17, 2006, at 12:38 PM, Mark Dadgar wrote: >> I just finished installing list sponsor RE's ARCAs and thought I'd >> report on >> them. Note that RE has two different arms available, the aluminum >> Sport >> version, which uses a spherical ball joint at the inboard end, see: >> <http://www.rogueengineering.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc? >> Screen=PROD&Store_Co >> de=RE&Product_Code=ARCA_2> and a heavier steel Street version, >> which uses a >> standard rubber bushing. I got the aluminum Sport version. > > It's worth noting that the Street version with the inboard rubber > bushing is the only version that's allowed in BMW Club Racing Stock > and Prepared classes. Spherical bearings are forbidden in those > classes. It was politely pointed out to me in private that Stock class does not allow replacement control arms at all, regardless of the bushing type. My bad. I knew that. I must still be suffering from a residual contact high from the David Gilmour concert last night. - Mark, Prepared class ----- mark@pdc-racing.net Check out my JustRacing Home Page at: http://www.justracing.com/homepage/mdadgar
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#10. Re: [E36M3] gas door not flush - from Mdriver13@aol.com
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Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 17:59:27 EDT From: Mdriver13@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] gas door not flush In a message dated 4/17/2006 2:49:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, raza.uddin@gmail.com writes: I didn't even realize it until I saw picture of me at Thunderhill with the door swinging open on any left turn. Of course, now I tell people that I was going so fast, even the fuel door was hanging on for mercy. :) I like that. I tell people, it's my air brake ;-)) BTW: I just sprayed the spring hinges with PB Blaster and it seems to close with more authority. Next set of pics will tell. Bob Gill 97 ///M3 coupe (sponsored by WCC & JT Designs) Philly Region SCCA 2005 Philly Region BSP Champion