[uucdigest] Friday, March 24 2000 Volume 03 : Number 500 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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] AM Reception Terrible Re: [uuc] Poor FM Radio Reception - Please Help [uuc] Brakes squealing like a stuck pig [uuc] Off to BPG's dyno day! [uuc] Re: <E30> Mysterious rubber pieces under hood.. Prob.? Re: [uuc] Sunroofs [uuc] Re: <ADMIN> Quoting etiquette--AOL tip #3 Re: [uuc] Sunroofs Re: [uuc] Brakes squealing like a stuck pig [uuc] <WOB> Speeding, Valentine & Arrogance [uuc] 504i v M3 Re: [uuc] 504i v M3 [uuc] Door Handles RE: [uuc] Poor FM Radio Reception - Please Help ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 00:42:45 -0800 (PST) From: Ivo Andreis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] AM Reception Terrible Maybe if you put an extra coil on +12V wire (permanent or remote) and capacitor in paralell with ground, but not elco, you should put block type of about 0,47, 1 or 2,2 uF. Maybe this would help, but be carefull when trying this not to connect +12V to ground (car body). Ivo 316 '86 - --- Celisa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My car is still under warranty, and I wanted to know > what can be done if > anything about this reception, and hearing my > signals though this AM radio > channels. So far, I haven't gotten the response I'm > looking for, so I > thought I would post again. Am I in need of another > radio. If so, I need to > get it before the warranty goes out. Thanks for a > response. this is for a 99 > 328is Coupe. > > > > > > > > Best Regards, > Celisa > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 00:45:56 -0800 (PST) From: Ivo Andreis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Poor FM Radio Reception - Please Help Maybe your current FM antenna needs +12V to supply antenna amplifier, which should be connected at +12V remote output of your radio, or just loose connection with radio body..... Ivo 316 '86 - --- Ken Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I recently installed a stock radio in one of my > non-BMW cars and now have > horrible FM reception. The previous radio worked > great and I had no > problems with the reception. The new radio which is > the original stock > radio works great when the tape player is on, but > the FM reception sounds as > if the radio is not properly fine tuned to the > station. Any suggestions as > to what the problem may be. I live only 10 miles > from Philadelphia, PA, so > a weak signal should not be an issue. Could > something of happened when the > stereo store installed the radio? Can the problem > be a loose ground or > improper installation? Any suggestions would be > greatly appreciated. TIA. > > Ken Ross > [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 06:15:06 -0600 From: "Craig Lovold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Brakes squealing like a stuck pig ARGH! This is sooo annoying ! I recently replaced the rear pads & rotors on my '88 750iL. I coated the back of the pads with my trusty anti-squeal compound. Next day the darn things are squealing like crazy. I thought it might be the fronts, so I pulled all of them out, trimmed the corners, re-applied anti-squeal compound to all 4 pads, and re-installed. Next day, SQUEEEEEAL !!!! I'm pretty sure its from the back brakes. new PBR Metal Master pads on new ATE rotors. The only thing I noticed is that the rear pads are VERY tight on the calipers. I had to tap them on with the back of a screwdriver and a rubber mallet. I'm wondering if trimming the tabs so they aren't so tight would help.. Any ideas guys? Craig L. '88 750iL ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 07:23:18 -0500 From: "Rob Levinson - UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Off to BPG's dyno day! Matt of Boston Performance Group (www.b-p-g.com) is sponsoring a Dyno Day this weekend. Ben and I are starting the trek to Boston this weekend, looking forward to seeing many of you there! - - Rob Levinson UUC Motorwerks * www.uucmotorwerks.com * 732-398-0001 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 07:32:22 -0500 From: "Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: <E30> Mysterious rubber pieces under hood.. Prob.? No. Brett Anderson www.koalamotorsport.com Home of the E30 M3 CD-ROM repair manual > From: "Steven Reed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [uuc] re: <E30> Mysterious rubber pieces under hood.. Prob.? > > Oh crap, could timing belt pieces really show up in places like that? >> Those rubber pieces may be teeth from your > >timing belt! Do not drive the car and investigate this matter immediately! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 07:31:07 -0500 From: "Pat Donahue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Sunroofs Yeah but with an opera window his V1 will be seeing phantoms all the time. Geeeze http://patdonahue.com/forsale - ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Ochi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > At 11:08 PM 3/23/00 -0500, Rob Levinson - UUC Motorwerks wrote: > >I want five and a port hole. And I want that port hole completely silent so > >I don't get "port noise complaint" again (whatever happened to Ston?). > > > > Port holes?? They're so passe - how about a nice opera window? We can > also do that partial vinyl roof thing, too... > > Jim Ochi > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 07:38:56 -0500 From: "Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: <ADMIN> Quoting etiquette--AOL tip #3 <rant> Ditch AOL and get a real ISP. The ONLY reason I don't filter all AOL addresses into my garbage is that there are too damn many of them. It's unfortunate that AOL decided to make people perform an extra step to quote text. A simple, yet unnecessary, step that the vast majority of AOL users either don't know about or are simply to lazy/stupid/pathetic to use. There is no easier way to get deleted from my inbox than to come back to me with a one line comment on a conversation we had 3 days ago. For most of the idiots that do this, my email was one of four they received in the last 3 days. But for me, theirs is one of 250+ I receive each day and yet they actually think they are impressive/important enough for me to remember who they are and what we were talking about. NOT!. Oh, one more thing that really PISSES me off about email in general, that AOL users seem to be more guilty of than others, HOW ABOUT YOUR FRIGGIN NAME!!!!. Too many fools out there actually think it's normal and acceptable behavior to sign their email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is that on your birth certificate?!! </rant> Brett Anderson www.koalamotorsport.com Home of the E30 M3 CD-ROM repair manual ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 04:44:10 -0800 From: Donna Seeley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Sunroofs I wished I had my camera when I saw this car on 880 recently: Yellow two-generations-ago Celica. Partial black vinyl roof plus Targa band plus Black convertible from there back, with the plastic window half torn loose. The worst part was, the vinyl and convertible plastic looked new! Donna 0=00=0 http://www.stopyoucold.com > From: Jim Ochi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 20:15:16 -0800 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [uuc] Sunroofs > > At 11:08 PM 3/23/00 -0500, Rob Levinson - UUC Motorwerks wrote: >> I want five and a port hole. And I want that port hole completely silent so >> I don't get "port noise complaint" again (whatever happened to Ston?). >> > > Port holes?? They're so passe - how about a nice opera window? We can > also do that partial vinyl roof thing, too... > > Jim Ochi > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 07:53:04 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Brakes squealing like a stuck pig Chamfer the leading edge of the pads with a grinder. Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ARGH! This is sooo annoying ! I recently replaced the rear pads & rotors > on my '88 750iL. I coated the back of the pads with my trusty anti-squeal > compound. Next day the darn things are squealing like crazy. I thought it > might be the fronts, so I pulled all of them out, trimmed the corners, > re-applied anti-squeal compound to all 4 pads, and re-installed. Next day, > SQUEEEEEAL !!!! > > I'm pretty sure its from the back brakes. new PBR Metal Master pads on new > ATE rotors. The only thing I noticed is that the rear pads are VERY tight > on the calipers. I had to tap them on with the back of a screwdriver and a > rubber mallet. I'm wondering if trimming the tabs so they aren't so tight > would help.. > > > Any ideas guys? > > Craig L. > '88 750iL > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 08:09:57 -0500 From: "Michael S. Radcliffe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <WOB> Speeding, Valentine & Arrogance I find (today) that I need a Valentine 1. I have always considered myself a careful driver, a knowledgable speeder & a relatively bright guy. I am a lawyer & handle a lot of criminal/traffic matters. I have represented my brother (you will know him as Racer X from the Speed Racer cartoon) about 10X in the past 15 years for speeding (exclusively). I consider it a badge of honor that the only thing besmirching his record is an out of state matter. I continue to tell him, as well as many other of my clients (those who pay), in as arrrogant & condescending a tone of voice as possible that they don't know how to speed. Then I give them my pet rules to speed: 1 Never in a residential area 2 Never more than 9 miles over the limit 3 If you can't abide by Rule 2 then NEVER EVER be the leader; duck behind other fast traffic but don't hang yourself out in the fast lane with nothing but radar pulses in front of you. Of course a corollary to all of this is to "pay attention you nitwit." This morning I am returning to my office after court. It is a beautiful morning, I'm driving my 325ica with windows down. I am on a highway in Maryland travelling in the fast lane. The left shoulder is about 50 feet wide, there are no trees shrubs, etc between the east & west bound lanes, the road is arrow straight, the road dips down for about 1/3 mile & then rises for about 1/3 mile. It is sunny & clear. Near the top of the rise of this dead straight piece of roadway are 2 state police cruisers on this huge shoulder, visible to all but the criminally stupid. Complacent with my driving skills I am paying complete attention to Howard Stern and his naked woman du jour. Sure enough, the Troopers are NOT listening to Howard Stern. I see one of them start walking out into the fast lane (Remember the fast lane? That's where no one is driving except me) and I know I am toast. I didn't even see how fast I was going (81 in a 55). Amazingly enough he knows me. After he and his partner are finished laughing at me (partner knows me too) they let me go. The most embarrasing part in this is how visible this radar trap was & I fell in it. I have often thought about a radar detector but was complacent in my superior knowledge of how to speed. I'm sending my money to Mr. V this week. Mike Radcliffe 90 325ica ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 06:12:48 -0800 (PST) From: stu burness <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] 504i v M3 There was a thread a while ago on this. one conclusion, which I whole heartedly concur with is that they are completely diffferent cars yada yada yada. One thing is clear to me -- at speeds less than 137 mph teh M3 is more fun to drive. I have a chance to upgrade (?) from my 98 M3/4 to a low mileage (lease return) 98 540i (sport) 6spd. My concern with the 540 is that the shift linkage seems loose, wimpy, it creaks -- sturdiness about on the equivalent of a VW bus (that I try to forget that I've driven somewhere in my past but can't). (Sorry 'bout all the technical language, but my mechanic days are behind me -- now I'm just a happy pedal masher). Is my concern with this real or imagined -- i.e., are "they all like this"? The car has only 16,000 miles, but tires tend to show more but even wear. It's been several years since I've driven a 540 and I just expected that shifting to be more positive. Always thought I'd jump at the chance to "upgrade", but now I'm not sure -- it seems like more of a lateral move. This is a dealer car, clearly. All else equal I would do a deal for our Z3 and M3 for the beautiful red M Coupe he's got down there (if he'd throw in an X5 <g>). Alas, all else is not equal. Momma told me that. TIA for any replies re 504 shifting. Also flames and sympathy. Regards from the Land of Enchantment Stu ABQ, NM ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 08:34:16 -0500 From: "Rob Levinson - UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] 504i v M3 The 540i shifter assembly can be upgraded to feel much better than the M3 (and the M3 can be upgraded too). Check out www.uucmotorwerks.com for details on the delrin carrier bushings, cartridge bearing pivot, and improved-structure shifter. - - Rob Levinson UUC Motorwerks * www.uucmotorwerks.com * 732-398-0001 - ----- Original Message ----- From: stu burness <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] 504i v M3 > I have a chance to upgrade (?) from my 98 M3/4 to a low mileage (lease > return) 98 540i (sport) 6spd. My concern with the 540 is that the shift > linkage seems loose, wimpy, it creaks -- sturdiness about on the > equivalent of a VW bus > Stu > ABQ, NM ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 08:45:15 -0500 From: "Lee Leslie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Door Handles I use teflon chain lube (from my bike) on my doors, I just spray it all in the latch & it seems to lube it up nicely & last well.... Good Luck.. Mine have never gotten so bad I could not open the door, but they get difficult... >Well, it happened again. My cheap crap door handles don't work. I had to >climb into my car through the passenger side today after work. Lee 97' M3 24K ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 10:44:28 -0500 From: "Ken Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Poor FM Radio Reception - Please Help Thanks for the reply. I was able to fix the FM reception by adjusting a tuning screw on the radio. Ken - -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ivo Andreis Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 3:46 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] Poor FM Radio Reception - Please Help Maybe your current FM antenna needs +12V to supply antenna amplifier, which should be connected at +12V remote output of your radio, or just loose connection with radio body..... Ivo 316 '86 - --- Ken Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I recently installed a stock radio in one of my > non-BMW cars and now have > horrible FM reception. The previous radio worked > great and I had no > problems with the reception. The new radio which is > the original stock > radio works great when the tape player is on, but > the FM reception sounds as > if the radio is not properly fine tuned to the > station. Any suggestions as > to what the problem may be. I live only 10 miles > from Philadelphia, PA, so > a weak signal should not be an issue. Could > something of happened when the > stereo store installed the radio? Can the problem > be a loose ground or > improper installation? Any suggestions would be > greatly appreciated. TIA. > > Ken Ross > [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #500 ************************** _________________________________________ | 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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