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#1. Introduction & PPI needed in Ann Arbor - from Peter Loron
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Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 11:24:50 -0700 From: "Peter Loron" <peterloron@gmail.com> Subject: Introduction & PPI needed in Ann Arbor Hello everybody! I'm up in the Seattle area, and have just re-joined the CCA. I've been lurking in the weeds for years and am finally going to join the legion of roundel-toters. I'm on the hunt for a M3/4 5-speed. I've already learned a lot by reading through the digest archives and I'm looking forward to participating on the list. I've found a potential car in Ann Arbor, MI. The only place I've found to get a PPI done is at the BMW dealer there. However, when I called the person I spoke with didn't exactly fill me with confidence about the depth of their inspection process. Aside from the usual used car and E36-specific issues, I'm concerned about rust damage. Can anybody recommend another location to get an inspection done? Thanks! -Pete
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#2. Anyone happen to have a CarFax available? - from twisty M3
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Date: Thu, 04 May 2006 13:05:31 -0700 From: "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com> Subject: Anyone happen to have a CarFax available? I'm contemplating the purchase of a daily driver, and would like to check on the VIN, if anyone happens to have any CarFax reports available. Mandatory M3 Content: Yes Jim, the M3 will slowly start edging toward track-only duty, and possible CR at some point in the future... if they sort out the 996 HFM issue on the cam kits in HP. I'll owe you a beer or used brake pads for a report on the following. ;) WBAAF9331MEEE65407 Thanks, Jonathan L.
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#3. OT Car question - Repair manuals/brakes - from tim ng
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Date: Thu, 04 May 2006 17:03:56 -0400 From: "tim ng" <s14realm3@hotmail.com> Subject: OT Car question - Repair manuals/brakes Carey: get your son a BMW, then that solves ALL your problems :)) trade in the rice thang, leave them for Fast and Furious Tokoyo Drift Tim Ng BMWCCA # 36497 95 BUZZNM3 92 325ic M-Technic 91 M3 street car 88 M3/2.5 DM race car 87 325is D.E. car ------------------ CAR FOR SALE 90 535ia ------------------ Pace shadow 26 ft enclosed trailer my web page: http://groups.msn.com/M3stuff/pictures Subject: OT Car question - Repair manuals/brakes I'm about to help my son with some repairs on his 2000 Eclipse GT. Bentley does not have a manual for Mitsubishi. Any recommendations on best manual to get? Also, brakes. Recommendations on brakes for spirited driving? No track time yet. Other than Hawk, I don't recognize most of the brands like Akebono. Thanks for the ot help. Carey
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#4. Re: Help with axle stub removal - from Shane Kleinpeter
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Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 14:07:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Shane Kleinpeter <sak335@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Help with axle stub removal Tim writes: >I also use the SIR tool B90, on all the ones I have >done, I also had to replace the hub as the outer >bearing race has fuesed onto the back of >the hub. A e36 m3 hub is like $60, not bad. Tim, I got two words for you my friend: Angle Grinder. Works like a charm. The race car eats rear bearings for breakfast and I've actually gotten good at changing them... Shane Kleinpeter http://www.justracing.com/homepage/sak335 '96 M3 '94 325i #76 ITS / #335 JP __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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#5. RE: [E36M3] Replacing a lost love... - from Grant Fairweather
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Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 20:01:31 -0500 From: "Grant Fairweather" <grant_f1@comcast.net> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Replacing a lost love... Very sorry to hear about your loss Chip. I live in Chicago, have a 98 = M3/4 with silver w/black interior, no accidents, lightly raced, 70k miles, = b_u_t=20 unfortunately for you, it's wearing Fuzion tires. I guess I'll just = have to sell it to someone else for a song and a dance. J/K, the only way that I'd part with her is if I'm traveling down one of = the wonderful Chicago roads on a dark, cold rainy night and...we'll you know the rest. In all seriousness, I have had no unexpected traction issues with my = Fuzions.=20 That said, I honestly don't think any summer tires would have saved your = baby from her ultimate fate under the circumstances you described. Weight = transfer indicates that you did have some traction, so it's seems like clasic snap = oversteer did her in. Snap oversteer can be a challenge even on dry pavement. I'll keep an eye open for your next baby. Regards, Grant Fairweather 98 M3/4 Mundelein, IL >From: "Chip E." <chip4bmw@yahoo.com> >Subject: Replacing a lost love... >Maybe it was the rain, maybe it was fate, maybe it was >the damned Fuzion tires....I just switched over from >my winter tires to my summer tires about 3 weeks ago. >We had a rather cold (40 degrees) and rainy night in >Chicago, some idJit SUV driver was abruptly cutting >into my lane from the right. I got into the brakes >during a turn in a rather narrow construction zone, >weight shifted to the front, car oversteered, I tried >correcting, had zero traction, went into a spin, met a >concrete median very fast and very hard. Car was >totalled, no air bags deployed, and I walked away with >nothing more than a scratched ego. >So today I'm looking for her fraternal twin sister. >She's a 1998 4dr 5spd M3, silver with black interior. >She's never been raced or in an accident, and has >around 85K miles or hopefully less. She could be >anywhere in the country, but she's not an expensive >garage queen. >If you see her, please drop a line to
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#6. loose/sticky door handle - from Andy Radin
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Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 00:09:07 -0700 From: "Andy Radin" <fourfa@hotmail.com> Subject: loose/sticky door handle I'm having a problem with the driver's side door handle on my 98 M3/2 (120k miles). Feels like a lot of free play when opening from the outside, and a little more than there should be from inside. If I pull harder it eventually opens but it sometimes take a lot of effort and is slowly getting worse. I recall hearing about this one before but don't remember the details. I haven't taken the door panel off to investigate yet. Any clues? andy radin
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#7. Re: loose/sticky door handle - from Steve Klein
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Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 08:49:15 -0500 From: Steve Klein <s.klein@steveklein.cc> Subject: Re: loose/sticky door handle Lubrication. I had the same problem for a while and spraying some lubricant like WMD-40 helped for a while, but eventually it returned. With the panel off, I removed the entire latching mechanism (not that hard, just a bit of finnageling to get it out), blasted it with more WD while operating the latch to free the gunk that had built up, then I worked petroleum jelly (bmw tech's recommendation for sunroof, too) into the latch, still working the mechanism 30-50 times to really get it in there. When I was done, it felt like a brand new handle. The slack was gone and the pressure required to open it from inside was minimal. I did the same for the passenger side since people were afraid they were going to break it. (so was I!) Hope this helps, Steve On May 5, 2006, at 2:18 AM, Andy Radin wrote: > Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 00:09:07 -0700 > From: "Andy Radin" <fourfa@hotmail.com> > Subject: loose/sticky door handle > > I'm having a problem with the driver's side door handle on my 98 > M3/2 (120k miles). Feels like a lot of free play when opening from > the outside, and a little more than there should be from inside. > If I pull harder it eventually opens but it sometimes take a lot of > effort and is slowly getting worse. I recall hearing about this > one before but don't remember the details. I haven't taken the > door panel off to investigate yet. > > Any clues? > > andy radin >
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#8. Re: [E36M3] Re: loose/sticky door handle - from docwyte@comcast.net
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Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 14:31:31 +0000 From: docwyte@comcast.net Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: loose/sticky door handle WD40 isn't a lubricant. In fact, it'll take off any lubricant that's still in place. Every year just lube up the door handles with some white lithium grease. Work the door handle some and all will be well. -------------- Original message -------------- From: Steve Klein <s.klein@steveklein.cc> > Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 08:49:15 -0500 > From: Steve Klein > Subject: Re: loose/sticky door handle > > Lubrication. > > > I had the same problem for a while and spraying some lubricant like > WMD-40 helped for a while, but eventually it returned. With the panel > off, I removed the entire latching mechanism (not that hard, just a > bit of finnageling to get it out), blasted it with more WD while > operating the latch to free the gunk that had built up, then I > worked petroleum jelly (bmw tech's recommendation for sunroof, too) > into the latch, still working the mechanism 30-50 times to really get > it in there. > > When I was done, it felt like a brand new handle. The slack was gone > and the pressure required to open it from inside was minimal. I did > the same for the passenger side since people were afraid they were > going to break it. (so was I!) > > Hope this helps, > Steve > > > > > On May 5, 2006, at 2:18 AM, Andy Radin wrote: > > > Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 00:09:07 -0700 > > From: "Andy Radin" > > Subject: loose/sticky door handle > > > > I'm having a problem with the driver's side door handle on my 98 > > M3/2 (120k miles). Feels like a lot of free play when opening from > > the outside, and a little more than there should be from inside. > > If I pull harder it eventually opens but it sometimes take a lot of > > effort and is slowly getting worse. I recall hearing about this > > one before but don't remember the details. I haven't taken the > > door panel off to investigate yet. > > > > Any clues? > > > > andy radin > > > > > ************************************************* > 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 > Treehouse Racing http://www.treehouseracing.com > Elephant Motorsports Inc. http://www.elephantmotorsports.com > > DIGEST INFORMATION: > http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm > ************************************************* > >
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#9. wow, nice car collection - from tim ng
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Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 17:03:00 -0400 From: "tim ng" <s14realm3@hotmail.com> Subject: wow, nice car collection what a nice car collection, there is a R5 Renault in the background, BUT no E30 m3 EVO-3 :(( http://www.chicagosvt.com/forums/showthread.php3?t=11567 Tim Ng BMWCCA # 36497 95 BUZZNM3 92 325ic M-Technic 91 M3 street car 88 M3/2.5 DM race car 87 325is D.E. car ------------------ CAR FOR SALE 90 535ia ------------------ Pace shadow 26 ft enclosed trailer my web page: http://groups.msn.com/M3stuff/pictures
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#10. M3 list embroidered shirts and hats - from Tucker Ryals
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Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 18:01:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Tucker Ryals <tuckerryals@yahoo.com> Subject: M3 list embroidered shirts and hats Good evening, At the request of several individuals, my wife, who owns an embroidery company, has produced a sample shirt and visor embroidered with our M3 list logo. Folks have voiced a desire for both short and long sleeve shirts, so both will be available. Also, both a visor and/or hat can be ordered. (Being my first group buy, any suggestions on organization would be appreciated!) Otherwise, my thought is to take orders for 2-3 weeks. At that end of that time, my wife will order the appropriate number of shirts, hats, and visors and then begin producing the items. The first items will be ready within a few days time and I will begin shipping them out. The shirts will be black in color. The hats and visors will be the low-crown, unstructured type, and black in color as well. Here are photos of the samples. List shirt: http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/4319/m3listshirtlarge0sv.jpg List hat/visor: http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/7108/m3listvisorlarge4ng.jpg Here is a link to the shirt she will use (long sleeve is the same other than sleeve length): http://www.chestnuthillapparel.com/knits_pique_polo.html The cost of each item is (not including shipping): Short sleeve polo - $27 Long sleeve polo - $32 Hat - $14 Visor - $13 I checked with the post office and the best shipping method seems to be Priority Mail, which is ~$4 per shipment. If you order multiple items, I think I can fit them into one package, thereby saving some shipping cost for you. I'll provide the handling for free! ;) Please make checks out to me (Tucker Ryals) and send them to: 9835 SW 37th Road Gainesville, FL 32608 If you have any questions, please let me know. Cheers, Tucker __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com