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#1. RE: [e36m3] Re: [E36M3] retrofitting Al doors - from Marco
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Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 16:53:40 -0700 From: "Marco" <m3driver@iname.com> Subject: RE: [e36m3] Re: [E36M3] retrofitting Al doors gutted al vs stock steel is more like 50lbs a side ;-) -----Original Message----- From: Lee Piccione [mailto:leepic@smart.net] Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 3:37 PM To: E36M3 Subject: [e36m3] Re: [E36M3] retrofitting Al doors Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 08:36:55 -0400 From: Lee Piccione <leepic@smart.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] retrofitting Al doors I put Al doors on my '95 (not just the skins). They install just like the steel doors, and are 16 lbs. lighter per side... -lee daanesh chanduwadia wrote: > Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 15:29:03 -0400 > From: "daanesh chanduwadia" <daanesh@hotmail.com> > Subject: retrofitting Al doors > > has anyone retrofitted the Al door skins from the M3 LTW to their > 'base' M3s? Any issues in doing so? My driver's door was removed by > a passing car as i was trying to exit (I know - lucky to be here) and > the difference in parts price is surprisingly small but the body shop, > a dealer, says no can do - something about the hinge and panel being > two dfferent materials - figured someone might have already been > through this... > > thanks, > daanesh > 95 M3 3.0, one accident > > > > > ************************************************* > 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 > ************************************************* > > ************************************************* 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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#2. Re: [e36m3] Re: [E36M3] retrofitting Al doors - from Lee Piccione
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Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:39:27 -0400 From: Lee Piccione <leepic@smart.net> Subject: Re: [e36m3] Re: [E36M3] retrofitting Al doors I shot down that theory by weighing all four doors during the swap proccess. Steel v. Aluminum, 36# v. 20# (per door) And I saw your ;-) -lee Marco wrote: >gutted al vs stock steel is more like 50lbs a side ;-) > >-----Original Message----- >From: Lee Piccione [mailto:leepic@smart.net] >Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 3:37 PM >To: E36M3 >Subject: [e36m3] Re: [E36M3] retrofitting Al doors > > >Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 08:36:55 -0400 >From: Lee Piccione <leepic@smart.net> >Subject: Re: [E36M3] retrofitting Al doors > >I put Al doors on my '95 (not just the skins). They install just like >the steel doors, and >are 16 lbs. lighter per side... >-lee > >daanesh chanduwadia wrote: > > > >>Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 15:29:03 -0400 >>From: "daanesh chanduwadia" <daanesh@hotmail.com> >>Subject: retrofitting Al doors >> >>has anyone retrofitted the Al door skins from the M3 LTW to their >>'base' M3s? Any issues in doing so? My driver's door was removed by >>a passing car as i was trying to exit (I know - lucky to be here) and >>the difference in parts price is surprisingly small but the body shop, >>a dealer, says no can do - something about the hinge and panel being >>two dfferent materials - figured someone might have already been >>through this... >> >>thanks, >>daanesh >>95 M3 3.0, one accident >> >> >> >> >>************************************************* >>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 >>************************************************* >> >> >> >> > > > >************************************************* >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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#3. RSM's - Which ones??? - from Kent Shephard
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Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 18:30:42 -0700 From: Kent Shephard <Kents@kls-consulting.com> Subject: RSM's - Which ones??? Hi, I'm in need of new RSM's. WHen installing the new caliper guides I noticed my RSM on the passenger side is almost shot. The driver side isn't much better. I have the heavy duty from, I think Bimmerworld. The question is, which aluminum/rebuildable RSM? The Turner Motorsport part looks good. But so do some of the others. Ihttp://www.turnermotorsport.com/html/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=JTD909 Ground Control https://secure3.nexternal.com/shared/StoreFront/default.asp? CS=bimmerworl&BusType=BtoC&Count1=411144435&Count2=328284859&CategoryID= 35&Target=products.asp Rougue Engineering https://secure3.nexternal.com/shared/StoreFront/default.asp? CS=bimmerworl&BusType=BtoC&Count1=411144435&Count2=328284859&CategoryID= 35&Target=products.asp Bavarian Autosport??? I'm interested in something hat will either not have to be replaced or c an be rebuilt. I'm leaning toward the Turner part. Thanks, Kent Shephard kents@kshephard.com
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#4. Re: retrofitting Al doors - from Neil Maller
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Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 22:15:27 -0400 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: retrofitting Al doors on 6/18/06 6:47 PM, "daanesh chanduwadia" <daanesh@hotmail.com> wrote: > has anyone retrofitted the Al door skins from the M3 LTW to their 'base' > M3s? Any issues in doing so? My driver's door was removed by a passing car > as i was trying to exit (I know - lucky to be here) and the difference in > parts price is surprisingly small but the body shop, a dealer, says no can > do - something about the hinge and panel being two dfferent materials - > figured someone might have already been through this... Perhaps you're having a terminology problem with the dealer/body shop. The door skin is only the outer sheet metal of the door - separate from the door frame. BMW doesn't supply door skins, although some manufacturers do. As others have pointed out the doors themselves are interchangeable. Neil 96 M3
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#5. Re: [E36M3] RSM's - Which ones??? - from Carlos.F.Lopez@jci.com
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Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 08:13:01 -0400 From: Carlos.F.Lopez@jci.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] RSM's - Which ones??? I absolutely despise the JTD ones, which are the Turner ones. That little tube that holds the bushing together has rusted itself to the shock on 4 different cars that I've owned (for some reason all of them had JTD mounts at one time), and the bushing collapses after a few thousand miles anyway. My favorites, the Ground Control ones and the tckline ones, nod to the GC ones for having longer studs so you can install a reinforcement plate or even a rear shock tower with them. TCK nees to make the studs longer in his. -Carlos. 98 M3 had GC ones now TCK 89 325i now has the GC ones from the E36
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#6. Re: [E36M3] RSM's - Which ones??? - from mdriver13@aol.com
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Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 09:07:08 -0400 From: mdriver13@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] RSM's - Which ones??? Check out JT-Designs Bob Gill 97 ///M3 coupe (sponsored by WCC & JT-Designs) Philly Region SCCA 2005 Philly Region BSP Champion -----Original Message----- From: Kent Shephard <Kents@kls-consulting.com> To: E36M3 <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:37:14 -0500 Subject: [E36M3] RSM's - Which ones??? Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 18:30:42 -0700 From: Kent Shephard <Kents@kls-consulting.com> Subject: RSM's - Which ones??? Hi, I'm in need of new RSM's. WHen installing the new caliper guides I noticed my RSM on the passenger side is almost shot. The driver side isn't much better. I have the heavy duty from, I think Bimmerworld. The question is, which aluminum/rebuildable RSM? The Turner Motorsport part looks good. But so do some of the others. Ihttp://www.turnermotorsport.com/html/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=JTD909 Ground Control https://secure3.nexternal.com/shared/StoreFront/default.asp?CS=bimmerworl&BusType=BtoC&Count1=411144435&Count2=328284859&CategoryID=35&Target=products.asp Rougue Engineering https://secure3.nexternal.com/shared/StoreFront/default.asp?CS=bimmerworl&BusType=BtoC&Count1=411144435&Count2=328284859&CategoryID=35&Target=products.asp Bavarian Autosport??? I'm interested in something hat will either not have to be replaced or c an be rebuilt. I'm leaning toward the Turner part. Thanks, Kent Shephard kents@kshephard.com ************************************************* 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 ************************************************* ________________________________________________________________________ Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. Always Free.
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#7. Re: [E36M3] RSM's - Which ones??? - from mdriver13@aol.com
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Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 09:10:15 -0400 From: mdriver13@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] RSM's - Which ones??? Rogue Engineering makes a nice product too... Bob Gill 97 ///M3 coupe (sponsored by WCC & JT-Designs) Philly Region SCCA 2005 Philly Region BSP Champion -----Original Message----- From: Carlos.F.Lopez@jci.com To: E36M3 <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 07:17:02 -0500 Subject: Re: [E36M3] RSM's - Which ones??? Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 08:13:01 -0400 From: Carlos.F.Lopez@jci.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] RSM's - Which ones??? I absolutely despise the JTD ones, which are the Turner ones. That little tube that holds the bushing together has rusted itself to the shock on 4 different cars that I've owned (for some reason all of them had JTD mounts at one time), and the bushing collapses after a few thousand miles anyway. My favorites, the Ground Control ones and the tckline ones, nod to the GC ones for having longer studs so you can install a reinforcement plate or even a rear shock tower with them. TCK nees to make the studs longer in his. -Carlos. 98 M3 had GC ones now TCK 89 325i now has the GC ones from the E36 ************************************************* 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 ************************************************* ________________________________________________________________________ Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. Always Free.
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#8. Steering column lock replacement help - from ROWERS41@aol.com
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Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 09:18:36 EDT From: ROWERS41@aol.com Subject: Steering column lock replacement help After hearing the dire warnings of leaving a spinning steering lock cylinder go, I have acquired a replacement keyed cyclinder and attempted to follow the procedured in Bentley's to swap out the old for the new. However, I could not get the old cylinder to release using the stiff wire mentioned in Bentley's (please, no comments please on other tools). Other than using a dent puller, am I missing a critical step? Thanks, Steve Fredericksburg, Va
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#9. Re: [E36M3] Steering column lock replacement - from Christopher Bauer
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Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 08:34:06 -0500 From: Christopher Bauer <chrisbauer@vzavenue.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Steering column lock replacement help Keep going with the wire. Once you know how to do it, you can do it in 30 seconds. But, I think it took me a day to figure it out initially. Chris ---- Original message ---- >Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 08:27:08 -0500 >From: ROWERS41@aol.com >After hearing the dire warnings of leaving a spinning steering lock cylinder >go, I have acquired a replacement keyed cyclinder and attempted to follow the >procedured in Bentley's to swap out the old for the new. However, I could not >get the old cylinder to release using the stiff wire mentioned in Bentley's >(please, no comments please on other tools). Other than using a dent puller, am >I missing a critical step? > >Thanks, >Steve >Fredericksburg, Va >
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#10. Hankook Z211 (245/40/17) - from Ahmad Lutfeali
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Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:24:20 -0400 From: "Ahmad Lutfeali" <m3_racer99@hotmail.com> Subject: Hankook Z211 (245/40/17) Group, Anyone knows where I can get these tires? Most of the Hankook dealers are unable to get these (or are these Canada specific?) TIA A.L.