[uucdigest] Monday, February 7 2000 Volume 03 : Number 211 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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: Re: [uuc] Forever Black vs Pressure Wash vs ???? <E36> M3 on 325i/328i (was [uuc] RE: NY Chapter Beach Party) [uuc] <WOB> This explains a lot RE: [uuc] Josh's Wipers need HELP! [uuc] E30 Antenna power wire [uuc] RE>How to use a Multimeter re: [uuc] M5 Shortage??? Hah!! <RANT> [uuc] Suspension advice? RE: [uuc] Forever Black vs Pressure Wash vs ???? Re: [uuc] More Chester stories (part 1).... RE: [uuc] Josh's Wipers need HELP! [uuc] <e36> Rieger Re: [uuc] E30 Antenna power wire [uuc] speeding ticket DOH!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 15:22:33 -0500 From: "Rob Levinson - UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Forever Black vs Pressure Wash vs ???? A strong cleaner like Spray Nine or a citrus cleaner will get it out. Make sure you rinse thoroughly to get all the cleaner off. Re-protect the plastic immediately with Vinylex (or similar high-grade plastic protector) and re-wax the surrounding paint area that may have been stripped of wax by the cleaner. - - Rob - ----- Original Message ----- From: Eric Augustyn (Derivatives) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2000 2:46 PM Subject: [uuc] Forever Black vs Pressure Wash vs ???? > On my 740i, the PO got wax on the black trim. I had heard that forever black > was the way to go. I called the local dealer, and they were against it. While > I was waiting for my service advisor to sell me something that they carried he > recommended I take the car to one of those pressure wash places and clean the > wax off there (of course being very careful of the paint). Anyone else have > some suggestions??? > > Eric > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 15:26:51 -0500 From: "Colin S Whelan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: <E36> M3 on 325i/328i (was [uuc] RE: NY Chapter Beach Party) Zach, I have the M3 muffler on my 325is with a JC chip. I don't know if I felt any gains by installing it, since I didn't have my GTech then, and the butt dyno is not to be trusted. BUT, it does sound fantastic! Only gets loud when you really stomp on it, and you get that nice "burbling" sound when you get off the gas at high RPMs. The sound is worth is alone. It does way a bit more than the 325 muffler, so you may negate some of the HP gains. Colin '93 325is M-Technik, JC, Bilstein, Ram-air, M3 muffler... Zach: Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 11:09:03 -0500 From: "George, Zachariah (CICG Development)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: NY Chapter Beach Party Wanted to thank all the folks that organised this for a GREAT time, and Jim C, and Josh for making it. Like chester, mentioned, finally got to put a face to the names. Saw Ben and the BAMBISLAYER in flesh and blood. So the bambislayer DOES exist. Trust me. :) And now for a question, while Josh was burning Conforti chip for me, he mentioned the M3 muffler was better (free flowing ) than the stock 325i muffler. So the question is: what difference has anyone felt with the chip and an M3 muffler vs. stock? How does the M3 'fler help? thanks, Zach '94 325i w/sport pkg. SHARKED! (finally). Ps. Now I'd really like to get the car dynoed with the new JimC Chip. Anyone know of a reasonable place in the NY/NJ area? The car does seem to run smoother with the new chip. Although I haven't really pushed it, to see The Sharks new torque gains... Oh, I also got enough stickers, have to decide where to put 'em - another 5hp gain. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 15:34:28 -0500 (EST) From: Joe Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <WOB> This explains a lot Sorry for the off topic post, but this DOES explain a lot... There are a lot of incompetent people around. The problem is, they don't know it, says Dr. David A. Dunning, a psychology professor at New York's Cornell University, in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. He says that the reason they don't know is that the skills people need to recognize incompetence are the same skills they need to be competent in the first place. Thus the incompetent often end up "grossly overestimating" their own competency, even when they're making a mess of things. At the same time, very competent people tend to underestimate their abilities. Dunning notes such studies create a unique danger for the researchers. "I began to think that there were probably lots of things that I was bad at and I didn't know it," he said. (New York Times) ======================================================================= | Joe (life's been good to me) Walsh - Lead Systems Programmer | |---------------------------------------------------------------------| | SMS(Systems Management Specialists)| [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Westinghouse Energy Center | Voice: 412-374-4563 | | P.O.Box 355 | Fax: 412-374-3709 | | Bay W-244A | | | Monroeville, PA 15230 | WIN: 284-4563 | ======================================================================= NT makes the easy stuff easy, and the rest impossible. Unix makes everything possible, but nothing too easy. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2000 11:57:07 -0800 From: "Chao, Harvey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Josh's Wipers need HELP! Isn't that chip from Jim C supposed to go into the Motronic box, not the wiper box ???? :-) Harvey - I live with fear, death, and evil...but I used to be able to turn it off and use a Mac. " Author Unknown - Dragged over to the "Dark Side" under duress This day, Thursday, 9/16/99 - - A dark day indeed! - Failure is not an option. It comes bundled with your Microsoft product. -- Ferenc Mantfeld ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 13:41:27 -0800 From: "Coel Merk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E30 Antenna power wire I own an 89 325iX and I recently had a new CD player installed. The dealer failed to hook up the power antenna because they said they couldn't find the power wire for it. Does anyone have an idea which wire supplies power to the antenna from a stock deck? Coel Merk 89iX iX Registry ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2000 12:11:18 -0800 From: "Chao, Harvey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE>How to use a Multimeter Previous replies - learn some basic electronics first - are good advise. With modern circuits in automobiles, it is possible to incorrectly apply a multimeter and "break" something. Example - probing with "Ohms" into circuits /devices that could be damaged by the small voltage that is applied from the meter to measure resistance. So - you need to know about the basics and the circuits under investigation. Harvey - I live with fear, death, and evil...but I used to be able to turn it off and use a Mac. " Author Unknown - Dragged over to the "Dark Side" under duress This day, Thursday, 9/16/99 - - A dark day indeed! - Failure is not an option. It comes bundled with your Microsoft product. -- Ferenc Mantfeld ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2000 14:00:08 -0600 From: Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: re: [uuc] M5 Shortage??? Hah!! <RANT> It appears the limiting factor to M5 supply is the fact that BMW only builds 20 of these engines per day (some go into the Z8) for the worldwide supply. I don't think BMW will artificially limit the numbers like MB does on the E55 (500 per year in the US)...remember they got themselves in trouble for this in '88. So supply will be slow, but eventually will catch up. My MB dealer gets extra E55 allocations too...but I'm not really sure how this works (do they rob Peter to pay Paul, or do they sell more then 500/year)??? Needless to say, even with extra allocations of E55's he doesn't think he'll be able to get a car for everyone who currently has deposits at this dealership within the 3/year run. I have a feeling the M5 will be a 2 year wait for supply to catch up. Dean Schreier Dallas, Tx '96 M3 '99 Chevy Silverado Ext-cab LT Z71 '01 M3 (number 2 at my dealer) '01/02 CLK55 (number 7) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 12:54:35 -0800 From: "Joe H. Harrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Suspension advice? Hello fellow digesters. The time is quickly coming for me to upgrade my suspension. I would love to hear your advice. Thanks in advance for your input. I drive a '99 318ti which came with the "M-tuned suspension". I have replaced the stock 7x16 rims with 7.5x17 M Contours shod with 225/45/17 MXX3 Pilots. The car is definitely over-tire'd as it is. The extra grip of the Pilots, the additional amount of rubber on the road and the heavier wheels are making the stock suspension look bad when driving hard over less-than-perfect roads. I use the car strictly as a weekend toy. I drive from my home to a some extremely tight (mainly 1st & 2nd gear corners) twisty mountain roads here in the S.F. area and back home again. No commuting and very infrequent road trips. Therefore, I'm not so concerned about how rough the ride is. My overriding concern is handling, especially handling on slightly bumping roads. I also plan on doing as many CCA Driving Schools as I can get into. (Going to the one at Sears Point next weekend!!!!) My choice at the moment is: - - H&R Street Performance Springs (are H&R Race Springs too much for highly aggressive street driving?) - - Bilstein Monotube Sports (I've been told to cut the internal bump stop on these in half. Is that correct? Can I do this myself w/ ordinary tools?) - - Install E30 Convertible upper shock mounts in front and back Any different recommendations for equipment above? Are there any other things I should do while I'm in there? Again, thanks for the advice. Joe 99 318ti Sport ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 15:54:44 -0500 From: "Cagann, Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Forever Black vs Pressure Wash vs ???? > A strong cleaner like Spray Nine or a citrus cleaner will get > it out. Make > sure you rinse thoroughly to get all the cleaner off. Re-protect the > plastic immediately with Vinylex (or similar high-grade > plastic protector) > and re-wax the surrounding paint area that may have been > stripped of wax by > the cleaner. > > - Rob Excellent advice. A power washer will not do a damn thing to wax on plastic. Another method you can try is to use an eraser. The real soft/gummy ones that artists use. As for Vinylex....I cannot say enough good things about this product. I have used every greaser available and this stuff rules. It lasts for weeks on your dashboard and other interior vinyl. It does great on your exterior vinyl and even tires. It has UV protection to boot. And the best part, it does not leave that greasy silicone feel on your hands during application. I also love Lexol, their leather product. If you apply Lexol, wait for it to soak in a few hours, then buff it...buff it hard...your leather seats will shine and feel soft.....it also smells good IMO. Alex Cagann 88///M5 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2000 15:58:36 EST From: "Steven Reed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] More Chester stories (part 1).... I vote for more of Chester's stories. Heh heh Steve >From: Chester Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [uuc] More Chester stories (part 1).... >Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 11:54:30 -0800 (PST) > >Guys...I'm having such a bad day at work, I thought I'd share some >humor...might brighten my day... > >'lil Chester in the department store, women, and cleavage... >---------------------------------------------------------------- >So 'lil Chester goes shopping with his mom one day....good 'ol Kings Plaza >in >Brooklyn, NY. We venture into Macy's....yeck...why couldn't we hang out in >Hermans or something? > >So 'lil Chester is bored and tells his mom that he'll hang out in the >electronics department--at least I could have some fun looking at the >gadgets. >Browsing around, the camcorder section caught my eye. I mosey on over to >where >they had this miniature town setup in the middle and all the various >different >brands of camcorders on the periphery. One particular camera was hooked up >to >a bank of tvs (~ 20 of them) in the background to show you the wonderful >detail >the camera is able to pick up. So 'lil Chester decides to stand behind >this >camera and pretend he's a director. Pan left....pan right....very cool. >But >wait...this camera is able to swivel all the way around (180 degrees) and >film >the clothing department, the lights, the people walking around....kewl. So >I'm >having fun and zooming in and out and panning left and right in the >department >store looking at the bank of screens to see what the camera is seeing. > >Along comes these two voluptuous women low cut sweaters walking by and they >see >this cute little kid playing by the camcorders. "Isn't he cute...," one of >the >ladies sez as she walks into the field of view of the camera I was at. >"Hey, >look...we're on tv," one lady sez to her friend. At that moment, instead >of >slowly zooming in using the buttons, I pushed the tab on the lens that >allows >you to zoom in real quick. *BLAM*...one lady's chest was right in the >center >of the shot....a huge canyon was projected on all 20+ tvs for everyone in >the >immediate vicinty to see. Quickly, the woman places her hand over her >chest >and screams, "Oh my Lord!!!!," and quickly runs past the camera. > >Heh heh heh.... > >===== > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. >http://im.yahoo.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 16:01:02 -0500 From: "Cagann, Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Josh's Wipers need HELP! > Isn't that chip from Jim C supposed to go into the Motronic > box, not the > wiper box ???? :-) Perhaps he is talking about the Jim Conforti Winshield Wiper Washer Motor Chip. It increases the power of your washer motor by 30% giving it another .005 horsepower. It'll get those blasted dead insects off your winshield in no time! Make sure to use only premium 3 octane washer fluid in conjuction with this chip. Failure to do so will result in windshield washer motor knocking. This product is not street legal and is for off-road use only. Alex Cagann ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 16:05:53 -0500 From: Matthew J Stellas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <e36> Rieger It has been a few months since I've posted anything to the digest. I've been so busy I haven't had the time to even read the digests. last week I went to www.bubbaclub.com and I saw Chip's 325i with the Rieger aerodynamics on it. I've been doing a lot of searching on the net to try to locate a US distributer/importer but to no avail... Can any of you guys help me out? Does anyone know Chip's email? Thank you for your time. It's nice to be back. Regards, Matthew 1995 318i ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2000 13:05:07 -0800 From: Chris Baisley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] E30 Antenna power wire On my '89 325i BETWEEN HEAD UNIT AND BOOSTER AMP Yellow/Red - Left Front Channel Yellow/Black - Left Rear Channel Blue/Red - Right Front Channel Blue/Black - Right Rear Channel Yellow/Brown - Left Channel Ground at Amp End Only Blue/Brown - Right Channel Ground at Amp End Only Brown - All Channel Ground at Head End Only (note that the all of the grounds are spliced together within the wiring harness - the system uses a common ground between the head and the amplifier) White - 12V Switched (to turn amplifier ON when head unit ON, also runs to power antenna) At 01:41 PM 07/02/00 -0800, Coel wrote: >power wire for it. Does anyone have an idea which wire supplies power to >the antenna from a stock deck? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 13:06:57 -0800 From: "Frank Madsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] speeding ticket DOH!! Well it happened, just got a ticket for speeding (65 in a 45) with a laser gun. of course my trusty V1 was sitting in the trunk (it just a short trip I won't need it, right?.... DOH!) So anybody know of a good traffic attorney in the Los Angeles area? Frank Madsen 97 M3/4 no front plate and didn't get ticketed for it hmmm? ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #211 ************************** _________________________________________ | 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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