[uucdigest] Wednesday, January 26 2000 Volume 03 : Number 120 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | For all available Digest commands including unsubscribe/subscribe, | visit the BMW UUC Digest page: http://www.uucdigest.com | Send SUBMISSIONS to [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Complaints? Send 'em to [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you must. | Visit http://www.bubbaclub.com | www.bimmers.com - "serving enthusiasts on the 'net" | Visit http://www.bimmer.org - ultimate BMW bulletin boards! | Subscribe to the Zionsville Autosport Parts Digest: | http://www.zionsvilleautosport.com/majordomo.htm ����������������������������������������� In this BMW UUC Digest: [uuc] <2002> re: Questions [uuc] melting ice Re: [uuc] <2002> re: Questions [uuc] dry ice dent removal [uuc] Re: BMWs don't like cold weather Re: [uuc] melting ice [uuc] Xenon revisited. Re: [uuc] melting ice Re: [uuc] Re: <WOB> Audi [uuc] RE: need front spoiler/air dam [uuc] e30 325i thermostat R&R ? [uuc] Thanks, sway bar installation. Re: [uuc] melting ice [uuc] RE: Tires for E30 [uuc] <FS> P7000 235/45/17 [uuc] Re: <WOB> Audi ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 12:36:19 -0500 From: Christopher Pawlowicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <2002> re: Questions Phil sez >Hello, I'm thinking about getting a 2002 (hopefully early 70s) as a project >car and I've got some questions. Hopefully someone out there can help me >out by answering these questions. TIA... ya! '02s are fun (both to work on, and to drive) >1. What is the best year as far as a 2002 goes? different years have different qualities (no 'best' year really) people kind of favour the '71-'73 models.. later ones get big heavy bumpers and more emissions stuff and square tail lights (instead of round) biggest key is get the best car you can for the money. It really doesn't matter what year it is (they are all fun), and a '74 in great shape for cheap is probably a better car than a '73 round tail light small bumper rustbucket. >2. What kind of a price range am I looking at? I'm not looking to get >the performance tii model, just something my friends & I can work on and >possibly take to autocross (eventually). from free to $20k seems to be the range :) project car: free to a couple of hundred bucks daily driver (runs, safetied): free to a couple of thousand bucks clean (no rust, runs well): few thousand to bunch of thousand bucks super clean, maybe modified: sky is the limit! >3. Any informative web sites about these cars? a few links to check out would be http://www.bimmers.com/02/ http://www.mindspring.com/~wadams/02_main.html http://bmwlinks.com >5. Any known issues I should be on the look out for as far as buying >one? rust rust and rust :) everything mechanical is simple and relatively inexpensive, but bodywork adds up fast (unless you want to learn how to do that as well) hope this helps chris pawlowicz '89 325i '74 2002 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 12:39:12 -0500 From: "Binder, Larry - Paoli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] melting ice After the wonderful weather that we've had here in SoEast PA. I've noticed when cleaning the snow off of my car that a layer of ice has formed around my whole car. This doesn't seem to be good for my paint, so I was considering melting the ice off with some hot water. Could anyone suggest a good technique for removing ice besides letting it melt off. It seems like we'll have well below freezing temps here for the next week or so. TIA Larry 97 318i Mech. Designer/Draftsman Synthes Spine ************************************************************************* The opinions and statements expressed above are mine, and do not reflect that of my employer. ************************************************************************* ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 12:46:35 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <2002> re: Questions I concur on the rust thing. You really can't fix rust. It may look OK when you're done but there will be structural issues that cannot be fixed. Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >5. Any known issues I should be on the look out for as far as buying > >one? > > rust rust and rust :) > everything mechanical is simple and relatively inexpensive, but bodywork > adds up fast (unless you want to learn how to do that as well) > > > hope this helps > > chris pawlowicz > '89 325i > '74 2002 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 13:02:25 -0500 From: "Binder, Larry - Paoli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] dry ice dent removal Has anyone heard of using dry ice to remove dings on their cars? How safe is this for your paint? Larry 97 318i Mech. Designer/Draftsman Synthes Spine ************************************************************************* The opinions and statements expressed above are mine, and do not reflect that of my employer. ************************************************************************* ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 13:08:55 -0500 From: "Binder, Larry - Paoli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: BMWs don't like cold weather The cover of my owners manual has a picture of my car in the snow. Larry 97 318i Mech. Designer/Draftsman Synthes Spine ************************************************************************* The opinions and statements expressed above are mine, and do not reflect that of my employer. ************************************************************************* ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 13:02:00 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] melting ice The hot water will cool and freeze making things worse, especially your driveway. Shocking the paint with hot water is not a good idea either. I'd leave it alone. The ice next to the paint is very smooth. Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > After the wonderful weather that we've had here in SoEast PA. I've noticed > when cleaning the snow off of my car that a layer of ice has formed around > my whole car. This doesn't seem to be good for my paint, so I was > considering melting the ice off with some hot water. Could anyone suggest a > good technique for removing ice besides letting it melt off. It seems like > we'll have well below freezing temps here for the next week or so. > > TIA > Larry > 97 318i > > Mech. Designer/Draftsman > Synthes Spine > > ************************************************************************* > The opinions and statements expressed above are mine, and do not reflect > that of my employer. > ************************************************************************* ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 10:34:52 -0800 (PST) From: James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Xenon revisited. Hi Digestors, First I would like to apologies to TMS for my post. I wrote that it would be nice to have a group purchase at a lower price, not knowing a lot of digestors would not read the entire message completely. So incase you were wondering, there is NOT a group purchase with TMS. Doug @ TMS was nice enough to e-mail me with information regarding the Xenon lights. We exchanged some e-mail and got to know a bit better regarding the products. So here is the scoop on the Xenon light if you intend to purchase one. Pheonix Microlite sells the Phillips kit. After a few e-mail exchanges with others who have the lights, they seem to be fairly happy. However, it's not all plug and play. You would have to modify your US headlamps just a bit inorder for them to fit. There is some type of ring that will have to remove inorder to fit the system. Now for the Turner's Kit. Their is not the same as the Phoenix Microlite. (Or at least not anymore.) From the e-mail between me and Doug, I found out that their has a different mounting setup. It uses some triangular pin that clamps onto the low beam housing. This would let the bulb sit back further in the housing and projects a more uniform beam pattern. The Phoenix Microlite kit spread into two different section and is a bit far off the to left. Both places offer lifetime warranty. Hope that helps. For those with Eurolamps, TMS could offer the same lamp in the H1 configuration at the same price listed on the website. Now go out and play. James ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 13:35:33 -0500 From: Chaz Yoon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] melting ice One thing that is pretty effective is to tap the ice gently, flexing the body panels enough to cause it to come apart from the inflexible ice. It should come right off. Chaz On Wed, Jan 26, 2000 at 01:02:00PM -0500, Gary Derian wrote: > The hot water will cool and freeze making things worse, especially your > driveway. Shocking the paint with hot water is not a good idea either. I'd > leave it alone. The ice next to the paint is very smooth. > > Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - -- Chaz Yoon http://christabel.mit.edu/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 12:53:00 -0600 From: Christian Els <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: <WOB> Audi Rob Levinson - UUC Motorwerks wrote: > > Okay, but let's discuss cars with distribution slightly greater than one per > US state, huh? Like, say, pressurized big-sixes? I'm pretty sure my state is below it's quota. Anyone want to donate one in the interest of fair distribution? > > ;-) heh. tiAn '94 325i, thawing... ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 13:00:08 -0500 From: "Crawford, Scott (Cahners)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: need front spoiler/air dam >What... You didn't go back and look for it??? It's not like it would be that hard to see! Well, a couple of problems with that. I drove a 40 mile round trip yesterday, I'm not sure when this happened, I didn't realize it was gone until I got home. I did scan the side of the road in the most likely areas, but the plows had gone through again, likely burying it. Here's the kicker...it's white. It's a write off. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 11:09:14 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Shaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] e30 325i thermostat R&R ? I need to R&R the thermostat in my 90 325i. I've never done it on a 325 engine, so I'm just looking for any tricks to make it a quick job of it. There is an O ring for the housing, so I assume there is no need for sealant right? How much coolant should I drain first? Any other tips would be appreciated. TIA - -Matt ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 11:21:26 PST From: "Perry Shang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Thanks, sway bar installation. Hi, all: thank you very much for giving me so much info on how to install the sway bar. I recieved numorious advices. thank you all. The digest is very helpful. thanks again. Perry. 95 325is sport. CCA: MotorCity. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 14:35:50 -0500 From: "Peter Sterne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] melting ice Leave the ice alone, it will protect your paint from the salt 8^). I'm not sure why you think the ice will be bad for your paint, but I'm pretty sure hot water will be worse; hot water is a great way to remove wax. Regards, Peter Sterne '93 325is (paint is already crappy so I don't care about ice) '91 Miata SE (waiting 'til Spring) "Binder, Larry - Paoli" wrote: > After the wonderful weather that we've had here in SoEast PA. I've noticed > when cleaning the snow off of my car that a layer of ice has formed around > my whole car. This doesn't seem to be good for my paint, so I was > considering melting the ice off with some hot water. Could anyone suggest a > good technique for removing ice besides letting it melt off. It seems like > we'll have well below freezing temps here for the next week or so. > > TIA > Larry > 97 318i > > Mech. Designer/Draftsman > Synthes Spine > > ************************************************************************* > The opinions and statements expressed above are mine, and do not reflect > that of my employer. > ************************************************************************* ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 02:28:13 -0500 From: chris hutchins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: Tires for E30 Chuck- I recently purchased tires for my '90 325i. After much debate and research I decided on the Firestone SH30 in size 205/60-15. The Firestone is an H-rated high performance all-season tire. It's no AVS intermediate or MXX3 for sure but I think it has better dry grip and handling than the Pirelli P600s I replaced. WORLDS better in the rain and snow than the P600. Research on manufacturer's web sites revealed that not all 195's and 205's are created equal. The SH30's tread width is much wider than any other 205 I found and wider than some 225's. They fit, but I can't get my pinky between the tire and strut. No real rubbing problems though. My second choice would have been the Dunlop D60A2 in 196/65-14 due to its reputation for having decent performance. My third was the Yokohama AVS intermediate in 205/60-14 but that idea was killed when I remembered that I have to be able to drive the car in snow. Bridgestone makes several tires that fit but it seemed to me that most of them were of the grocery-getter variety, as were Michelin and Goodyear's offerings. Plus, they were NARROW compared to the SH30. Of course, how much difference this makes I'm not 100% sure but it made me feel better. Good luck with the search. Feel free to e-mail me. Chris Hutchins [EMAIL PROTECTED] '90 325i ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 12:42:10 -0700 From: "Rob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <FS> P7000 235/45/17 FOR SALE: 4 - Pirelli P7000 tires , 235/45/17 with approx 75% tread remaining. These are not the SS all-season version. $275 Thanks [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 14:51:57 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re: <WOB> Audi Rob L. writes: > Okay, but let's discuss cars with distribution slightly greater than one per > US state, huh? > > ;-) Hey, the '91 TQ wagons had a distribution of 3 1/2 per state dammit! (177 cars last I heard) hehehe I would be willing to bet 150 of those 177 are in New England and Colorado. > > The exciting ones were nice cars. But the regular ones (Audi 80, 90, etc.) > which is most of what you saw was boring... like a really nice Passat. The > current crop of Audis are ALL exciting in their own ways, that's my point. No arguments here. My first car was an '85 4000S (yawn, but that bloated Jetta did keep this once 16yr old lunatic in one piece). Matt Meakin Redhead Racing 325iS ITS#12 '88 M3 '86 4k Quattro '95 F250 Powerstroke (tows anything... still for sale) *Looking for cheap-ish >'92 2500 Suburban* ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #120 ************************** _________________________________________ | Please visit these UUC-approved BMW parts vendors/service providers: | (listed alphabetically) | Bonneville Motorwerks . http://www.bonnevillemotorwerks.com | Circle Tire Co. 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