[uucdigest] Friday, March 17 2000 Volume 03 : Number 459 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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] BMW selling Land Rover to Ford [uuc] Trabant Software? [uuc] Wheel vibration with spacers [uuc] F/S: BMW 600 SoCal [uuc] Re: Willow Springs Track Guide Re: [uuc] Wheel vibration with spacers [uuc] Wiring a Nady intercom into a helmet [uuc] suede seat cleaning [uuc] FS: Comp BL/SS Kit (w/ERK) + Conforti Chip (early 1/95 M3) [uuc] FS (revised): Comp BL/SS Kit (w/ERK) + Conforti Chip (early 1/95 M3) [uuc] <E30/E28?>Anyone willing to let me borrow a JimC chip for an eta? [uuc] <FS> Rims and M3 Style Mirror ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 20:12:21 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] BMW selling Land Rover to Ford WSJ online just sent me a "newsflash" saying BMW is selling the Land Rover Division to Ford for billions. Interesting development. Paul ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 20:22:08 -0500 From: Ron Katona <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Trabant Software? Reading through another forum I ran across the following in a signature file: > 88 Trabant, > Sharked and Tight. No doubt countless eastern Europeans are calling Josh right now. Personally, I find it rather disturbing. - -- Ron Katona ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 21:24:57 -0500 From: David Ngo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Wheel vibration with spacers Hi everyone, I got a new set of shoes for my car today (no more snows!) which required me to use 5mm H&R spacers up front. (I put 245/40-17 BFG G-force KDs on factory 8.5" wheels all around.) The tire shop I used is a very reputable one (which is held in high esteem by some on this list) and I watched them balance all of the wheels with a brand-new, computerized balancer. At about 60 miles an hour, I get a vibration which seems to be coming from the front wheels. Both the tire shop and a few very helpful listmembers warned me that with the spacers, there may not be enough hub to ensure that the wheels are properly centered and that this may cause some vibration. The wheels are true, and I'm pretty certain they're balanced correctly, too. Other than springing for $300 Dinan hub extenders, is there any way I might be able to lessen or eliminate this vibration? Thanks! Dave - --- David Ngo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Developer (732) 870-4618 CommVault Systems, Inc. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 19:38:08 -0800 From: "Brian Foster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] F/S: BMW 600 SoCal I ended up with a collection of cars tonight and all I really wanted was the Isettas. Anybody interested in a fairly complete BMW 600 limo (no sunroof)? brian foster Irvine CA ___________________________________________________________________ To get your own FREE ZDNet Onebox - FREE voicemail, email, and fax, all in one place - sign up today at http://www.zdnetonebox.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 19:48:23 -0800 From: Randy Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Willow Springs Track Guide [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >A while back somebody pointed me toward some useful track guides that someone >in the NorCal Shelby Club put together for Laguna, Sears and Thunderhill >(http://www.norcal-saac.org/ot/otbook.htm). The guides contain a track map >with detailed descriptions of each turn. Does anybody know whether a similar >guide exists for Willow Springs? The upcoming Willow Springs driving school >will be my first time at that track, so any information I can find will be >useful. Thanks, Dan 99 M Coupe John Morton ( who lives a few blocks from me :-) describes a hot lap of Willow Springs raceway at the Willow Springs website: http://members.aol.com/WSIR%20News/index6.html http://www.willowspringsraceway.com/ The track is FAST and easy to drive as long as you follow the correct line. It's my second-favorite track (behind Laguna Seca :-) Randy Walters 89 325is ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 22:57:32 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Wheel vibration with spacers Jack up the front and measure the wheel runout and tire tread runout with a dial indicator. That will tell you if things are true. Were the tires match mounted to the wheels? There is a dot on the side of the tire that marks the high point of the first harmonic of the radial force variation. This should be placed at the low point of the wheel runout. Of course, good wheels will have only a few thousandths runout so it won't matter, but check it anyway. Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi everyone, > > I got a new set of shoes for my car today (no more snows!) which required me > to use 5mm H&R spacers up front. (I put 245/40-17 BFG G-force KDs on > factory 8.5" wheels all around.) The tire shop I used is a very reputable > one (which is held in high esteem by some on this list) and I watched them > balance all of the wheels with a brand-new, computerized balancer. > > At about 60 miles an hour, I get a vibration which seems to be coming from > the front wheels. Both the tire shop and a few very helpful listmembers > warned me that with the spacers, there may not be enough hub to ensure that > the wheels are properly centered and that this may cause some vibration. > > The wheels are true, and I'm pretty certain they're balanced correctly, too. > > Other than springing for $300 Dinan hub extenders, is there any way I might > be able to lessen or eliminate this vibration? > > Thanks! > > Dave > > --- > David Ngo [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Developer (732) 870-4618 > CommVault Systems, Inc. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 22:56:26 -0400 From: Steven Schlossman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Wiring a Nady intercom into a helmet I just bought one of the cheap Nady mics and want to install it into my helmet. The reason for the Nady is it seems most instructors use them so to make things easier, I'll bring my intercom as a backup and to make things more comfortable for me, I'd like to have the mic semi-permentantly installed in my helmet. I bought the mic that does not have the boom part. So all it is is a mic and earphone. I have a closed helmet. Any suggestions for securing the mic and earphone to the interior of the helmet? And how can I run the wires? Along the very bottom? Along the bottom portion of the eye opening? ...steven 1998 318ti ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 23:21:05 -0500 From: tim robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] suede seat cleaning I'm hoping someone here could steer me towards some information on cleaning the suede leather parts of my suede-cloth m/3 seats. I've found info on theregular leather but nothing on the suede. Maybe someone knows something about it on the ol board. Regards Tim Robinson ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 21:34:42 -0800 From: Andrew Nguyen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] FS: Comp BL/SS Kit (w/ERK) + Conforti Chip (early 1/95 M3) Tragedy has struck. My M3 was recently rear-ended and Totalled here in San Diego, so some things must go: 1) New, never installed Ultimate Shifter (Competition version, not EVO) w/ ERK. $250obo 2) Used, but still great (thanks Jim for making such a good product) Conforti chip Turner T506-300 for pre 1/95 Production 1995 M3 $175obo 3) Package Deal: both 1) and 2) for $400 Shipping extra. Please respond privately, thank you. - --Andrew Nguyen [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1995 BMW M3 (alas no more) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 21:37:49 -0800 From: Andrew Nguyen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] FS (revised): Comp BL/SS Kit (w/ERK) + Conforti Chip (early 1/95 M3) >Tragedy has struck. My M3 was recently rear-ended and Totalled here in >San Diego, so some things must go: > >1) New, never installed Ultimate Shifter (Competition version, not EVO) >w/ ERK. + DELRIN BUSHINGS > $250obo > >2) Used, but still great (thanks Jim for making such a good product) >Conforti chip > Turner T506-300 for pre 1/95 Production 1995 M3 > $175obo > >3) Package Deal: both 1) and 2) for $400 > >Shipping extra. Please respond privately, thank you. > >--Andrew Nguyen >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >1995 BMW M3 (alas no more) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 01:37:03 -0500 From: "Grant Low" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E30/E28?>Anyone willing to let me borrow a JimC chip for an eta? I've been considering getting "sharked", despite the premium gas price hike. Is there anyone on the list that would let me borrow a JimC/TMS chip for an 87 eta? I'd like to do a test run with it before spending the money. Anyone near central or northeastern Indiana willing to get together some weekend, or maybe a weekday evening? I suppose if someone could mail me a spare one, I could try it out and send it back to you, or maybe buy it if you were selling, depending on the test run. In any case, I want to find out what all this sharking's about.. Will it make my eta perform anywhere near an i? Is the performance boost worth the cost (chip itself + increased gas cost) for someone only doing "spirited" daily driving? Grant 87 325 http://gunter.gunter.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 02:59:12 -0500 From: "James Lin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <FS> Rims and M3 Style Mirror M3 Style mirror for sale. follow link to find description and picture http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=283759401 Posting for a friend. 16" 540 Chrome Rim for sale. Please follow link to see pictures and description. Excellent upgrade for any older or new 5/7 series. Come with tires in excellent condition. Feel free to either bid or e-mail me privately with a serious offer. Need to get rid of it soon before girlfriend finds out. http://page.auctions.yahoo.com/auction/20262162 Thanks, James [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #459 ************************** _________________________________________ | 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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