[uucdigest] Wednesday, April 12 2000 Volume 03 : Number 589 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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] Re: <E46> feels like Honda [uuc] Silicone Vs. Rubber in Bushings. Re: [uuc] <E28> headlight wiring Re: [uuc] Stellar Alarm [uuc] <WTB> '96/'97 328i [uuc] [e28] brake kills radio [uuc] New mailing list for Euro-Spec M3 / MZ3 [uuc] Re one lap of america [uuc] Re: Pacific [uuc] RE: E46 a Honda? Really? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 21:00:44 -0700 From: "John Caramagno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Re: <E46> feels like Honda Amen! John Caramagno Carol Feldman [EMAIL PROTECTED] - -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 6:41 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re: <E46> feels like Honda As this E46 bashing continues, I will continue to say to all: DRIVE A CAR WITH SPORT PACKAGE! The difference is night and day. - -Ted '99 323i/4 (SPORT!) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 00:04:27 -0400 From: "Neil Deshpande" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Silicone Vs. Rubber in Bushings. Kevin: Let me hastily dispel any notions that I'm an expert on bushings! Actually, I'm just someone who is young enough to remember his high school science (except the part about RADAR!) and likes 'looking into' stuff when a question is asked. The specific instances where I refer to personal experience are related to engineering, since that is what I do, and bushings, but expert knowledge in bushing design is something that comes with generations of work (seriously). Just ask the Japanese! This is a tough branch of engineering and I would be greatly exaggerating if I claimed to be an expert at it! That having been said and a number of the List regulars - Gary Derian, Jim Powell - having taken excellent hits at the problem, let me throw in my _findings_/experience: 1. Bushings serve two purposes: reducing the transmission of vibration (isolating) and positioning a component with the precision required for its function. So, in the E30 M3 Getrag 265 you want softness in the vertical direction to cut down (isolate) the 4-cylinder shaking forces, but you want stiffness in the lateral so the powerplant doesn't shake all over the place and make of catapultish acceleration and crummy shifter feel among other things. This why the E30 M3 bushings are shaped soft in vertical shear and stiff in lateral compression/tension. 2. Silicones have an extremely flexible backbone in the polymer structure from having the highly flexible bonds between silicon and oxygen. Basically, one silicon arm (valence) ties to one oxygen and one to another and they can swing all over the place. This flexibility prevents the silicone from doing the positioning in point 1 above. This is why it is not used. Even if you covered it with a layer of polyurethane or something that protected it from shearing or whatver, you would still have the lack of stiffness for positioning. So, as with everything in this world, there is a tradeoff. You gain accuracy of positioning and give up isolation. There are mounts that use compound structures of many sorts to cut down on the degree of trade-off, but the above is the general picture. Hope this helps. If you need more information, I would be delighted to speak with one or more _real_ experts I run into now and then at work, but I suspect this is too fundamental a question and they are more into stuff like bushing shapes, etc. Neil Deshpande 1988 325 iS 1989 325 iC ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 00:11:24 -0400 From: "Rob Levinson - UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <E28> headlight wiring Are you running *real* Euro lights? If so, are you using the connector tabs that come out of the weatherproof housing cover on the back of the bulbs? If so, there's your problem... although it's the same connector pattern, all the contact positions are rotated dosey-do one contact over. Pull off those housing covers and connect directly to the H4 and H1 bulbs, that will solve the problem. Yes, I was scratching my head with the same problem for a minute or so also when I converted the '88 M5. If this is *not* the problem, what can I say... that'll teach you to mess with relays when the stock E28 wiring (and 16A fuses) will handle 80W/100W bulbs just fine. ;-) - - Rob Levinson '88 M5 Turbo (euro lights) '94 M5 Touring (hey, this one has euro lights too!) - ----- Original Message ----- From: Patrick Burns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E28> headlight wiring > Okay, I'm confused. > I've installed a set of Euro lights with 80/100W H4s and 100W H1s. <snip> > Who's run into this and figured it out? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 21:31:15 -0700 From: "Jeff Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Stellar Alarm >"Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Subject: Re: [uuc] Stellar Alarm > >Non basturdus carborundum. Don't let the bastards grind you down. (I don't >know if that Latin is real) > Try "Illegitimus Non Carborundum" Jeff Roberts ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 00:50:23 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] <WTB> '96/'97 328i Hey List, A buddy of mine is looking for a newer car for his wife and has decided on a 328i. He wants a '96/97 328i automatic, lthr, snrf, etc with lo-miles. Would prefer silver or black with a price in the low $20K's. Looking in the Atlanta/North Georgia area. Any leads are greatly appreciated. Thanks for the help. Best, Rory '90 525i ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 21:53:20 -0700 (PDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Curtis A. Ingraham) Subject: [uuc] [e28] brake kills radio In BMW UUC Digest v03.n584 Tom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My wife says that when she applies the brakes in her e28 535i the > radio momentarily goes off and the antenna momentarily retracts. > It come back on whether she stops braking or not. Any ideas? > brake lite switch maybe? Also once she has braked and the > phenomenon occurs, she can repeat several times in a row without > it happening.. TIA This is a common E12/E28 electrical problem. The switched power lead for the radio is on the same fuse (Fuse 12) as the brake lights. The voltage on this circuit dips when the load of the cold brake lights is applied, and some radios are so sensitive to this dip that they switch off. Some radios recover in a second or two as the brake light bulbs heat up (increasing their resistance and decreasing their load on the circuit). If this is a recent problem, you might fix it temporarily by installing a new fuse and tightening the fuse clips. The permanent solution is to install a relay for the switched radio power. Buy a generic Bosch relay with four terminals and normally open contacts. The kind sold for use with fog lights is fine. Find a spot for the relay near the radio and the cigarette lighter. Find and cut the switched power lead which runs from Fuse 12 to the radio. This wire is violet/grey or violet/white; it is off when the key is off and on when the key is in the first position. Connect the relay as follows: 1. Connect the wire end from the radio to relay terminal 87 (contact). 2. Connect the wire end from the fuse to relay terminal 86 (coil+). 3. Connect relay terminal 85 (coil-) to ground (a brown wire). 4. Finally, connect relay terminal 30 (contact) to the power wire for the cigarette lighter, which is probably red/yellow. With this arrangement, the radio/brake_light fuse will reliably turn on the relay, and the relay will switch the more solid cig lighter power to the radio. Curt Ingraham 72 2002tii Oakland, California ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 08:12:14 +0200 From: mill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] New mailing list for Euro-Spec M3 / MZ3 Hi all, for all those M3 owners outside of the US with Euro-Spec E36-M3s or M-Roadster/Coupes, I have started a new mailing list. New members are welcome! To s*bscribe, go to: http://www.geocities.com/millbmw325/m3/e36mpower.html Thanks, mill, 1993 M3 Coupe ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 23:18:07 -0700 From: Jordan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re one lap of america Need to correct what the Roundel is doing. I stated that they would be awarding trophies to the top finishing BMWs in their class. It should have read A trophy will be awarded to *the* top finishing trophy. Sorry Satch. Hey Satch stop lurking and come on in, the water is great. On the sponsor note: we don't need sponsors to run. I do not want to give that impression. However the addition of sponsors does make it easier to run. If you know what I mean. We just want you all to come out and have some fun. I did mention a 2002. That is a BMW. The first one entered. anyway. Come out if you can and help out if you can. Thanks Jordan ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 23:28:17 -0700 From: Jordan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Pacific Wanted to let you all know what is up with Pacific. I was/am able to get the Jobber price on parts. This is what your local Independent would pay for parts if he/she bought from a dealer. I have been trying to get in touch with Bobby(parts guy) for the last 2 days. Off on monday, was out to lunch on tuesday. I will go and see him tomorrow. The reason I posted about Pacific was that if you need to go to a dealer they could be your best bet. I only go there when I am in a bind or have to go to the dealer for specific parts. I do not think you could do better at any dealer compared to any number of mail order houses. I used get all of my parts from 2 places. Greenfield and Bimmer parts. You can find them both in the Roundel. I will try to work out a pass word to use with Bobby for all that are interested in dealing with Pacific. Sorry for the confusion Jordan "lap puppy" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 16:17:16 +1000 From: "Thomas, Andrew j" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: E46 a Honda? Really? This "E46 is a Honda" thing puzzled me - and not just the bit about sports suspension. Brian said the car made him want to take a nap. I've never driven a Honda that's made me want to take a nap, mainly due to the high noise levels inside the passenger compartment (Honda does some good stuff, but noise suppression isn't one of them). Nah - if you want to take a nap, try a 75 bhp Renault Laguna on 165/70 Continentals - like a bloody sensory deprivation cell :). The observation about wind noise also confused me. Is it that noisy? All - OK, both - E46s I've driven had commendably low levels of wind noise, certainly compared to the E36 which was never particularly good (well, it was great in 1990, not so great eight years later). Old advice, but give it the benefit of the doubt and try another one; perhaps its door seals weren't sealing properly and there was only 10 psi in the tyres. Which given that it was a loaner car, wouldn't surprise me... Andy T "This email is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above and may contain information that is confidential and privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. When addressed to our clients, any opinions or advice contained in this email are subject to the terms and conditions expressed in the governing KPMG client engagement letter. 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