[uucdigest] Friday, April 14 2000 Volume 03 : Number 599 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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] speeding ticket RE: [uuc] speeding ticket Re: [uuc] <e30> Air in brakes Re: [uuc] <E39>Shortshifter question [uuc] Do it yourself garages? [uuc] <E30> AC not cold [uuc] <e30> Name that Wiring Harness! [uuc] <E28> Recovering velour comfort seats Re: [uuc] <E30> AC not cold [uuc] FS: E46 SS exhaust Re: [uuc] <E30 325is> Specs? Re: [uuc] <E30> AC not cold [uuc] Lightweight flywheel in LA area [uuc] F/S: 245.40 17R SLICKS [uuc] FS e36 bottlecaps 15" [uuc] Re: Touring Side Pillar ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 16:44:45 -0700 (PDT) From: BMW Enthusiast <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] speeding ticket Hi all, I was driving my BMW on a beautiful sunny day one weekend when I saw a little black blip in my rear view mirror. That little blip quickly became bigger and bigger. I thought that might be a CHP so I slowed down. I was right, but it was too late. I was pulled over and given a speeding citation. This incident happened in LA county, CA. I was cited for violating 22348(b) of the Vehicle Code - - Speed in excess of 100 MPH. As I understand it now, this is a serious violation and is considered much more than just a regular speeding ticket. I did a little research, and it seems like they give 2 points instead of 1 for this vioation. What will the insurance company think/do? Will they refuse to renew my policy, or hike my rate up to stratospheric levels? Will my liscence get suspended? Does anyone know what are the ramifications? What can/should I do? Should I hire an attorney? If so, can someone please give me a referral (for LA county)? I don't know what to do. This post may not have too much to do with bimmers besides that fact I was in one at the time, but I have no other source to turn to for advice. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, A fellow BMW enthusiast __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send online invitations with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 17:19:01 -0700 From: Scott Catlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] speeding ticket How fast were you actually going, and what was the speed limit? I personally don't want to get involved since I'm not that knowledgable about tickets having only two in my life. Plus you didn't give your real name so I don't know if you're a cop or insurance adjuster or ??? You never know who's monitoring these things, call me suspicious. One thing I can recommend: buy a Valentine One. - - Scott > ---------- > From: BMW Enthusiast > Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000 4:44 PM > To: UUC Digest Post BMW > Subject: [uuc] speeding ticket > > Hi all, > > I was driving my BMW on a beautiful sunny day one > weekend when I saw a little black blip in my rear view > mirror. That little blip quickly became bigger and > bigger. I thought that might be a CHP so I slowed > down. I was right, but it was too late. I was pulled > over and given a speeding citation. This incident > happened in LA county, CA. > > I was cited for violating 22348(b) of the Vehicle Code > - Speed in excess of 100 MPH. As I understand it now, > this is a serious violation and is considered much > more than just a regular speeding ticket. > > I did a little research, and it seems like they give 2 > points instead of 1 for this vioation. What will the > insurance company think/do? Will they refuse to renew > my policy, or hike my rate up to stratospheric levels? > Will my liscence get suspended? Does anyone know > what are the ramifications? What can/should I do? > Should I hire an attorney? If so, can someone please > give me a referral (for LA county)? I don't know what > to do. > > This post may not have too much to do with bimmers > besides that fact I was in one at the time, but I have > no other source to turn to for advice. Any help would > be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > A fellow BMW enthusiast > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send online invitations with Yahoo! Invites. > http://invites.yahoo.com > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 20:42:57 -0400 From: "Bill Noren (new)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <e30> Air in brakes > Bill, > > You have bubbles in the brakes and speedbleeders. > > See any connection there? > > -Kevin Well, frankly no I don't. I've been having chronic trouble with air in my brake lines before the installation of the Speedbleeders. Actually, that's what inspired me to buy them in the first place. If you're implying that you've had problems with Speedbleeders in brake systems then I would appreciate (and I think the list...) your constructive thoughts and experiences instead of the dry wit you are trying to impart to us. I have found the product to work exactly as the manufacturer states and I can see no way that air would infiltrate into the system through that method assuming the product is working correctly and operated according to the instructions. I found that I needed to press the brake pedal quite firmly to overcome the resistance of the checkvalves when bleeding. This tells me that air being introduced into the system via the Speedbleeder is very, very unlikely. Anyone else please feel free to express your opinions of the Speedbleeder product or comments on my original post. Thanks, - -Bill Noren BMWCCA# 172083 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 20:52:36 -0400 From: Felix Vicente <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <E39>Shortshifter question snip-(Dave asks about a rubber weight on his OEM Shifter) > It's a vibration dampener originally found in the Z3. Basically, it's > a large rubber ring with a heavy metal ring around it that absorbs > vibration from the shift lever and adds useful mass to absorb the tiny > resistances one may feel while moving the shifter through the synchros > into a gear. hmm. Anybody got a part # on this sucker? - -Felix Vicente Everglades Chapter Miami, FL (occasionally) '95 325i blk/blk, soon to be a 332i - mine '95 525iA, calypso/beige, just a chip - sister's '98 740iL, white/beige, stock - mother's ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 22:07:52 -0400 From: "jlee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Do it yourself garages? Are there anyplaces that allow you to rent time on their lifts for Do it Yourselfers ?? Jeff 97 M3 Rockville, MD ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 19:19:01 -0700 From: Chris Baisley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E30> AC not cold After a winter of non-use, I've discovered that the air conditioning in my 89 325i isn't blowing cold. Here's what I know so far: - - blue snowflake light lights up as it should - - compressor is turning (drag on engine and change in idle speed confirms it) - - fan blowing OK The Bentley isn't too much help. Any internet sources on what to check, or common problems I can look at myself? Thanks, Chris - -- Christopher P. Baisley, MBA, P.Eng. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Personal) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Business) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 19:15:48 -0700 From: Chris Baisley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <e30> Name that Wiring Harness! While removing, mucking about with, and replacing the interior light relay in my '89 325i today, I discovered a stray (i.e. unplugged and hanging there) connector under the drivers side dashboard. I'd like to know if it supposed to be hooked up to something! The car is working fine, there are no obvious signs of a disconnect. Here are the details - - female, orange coloured, six pin connector - - only 5 of 6 pinholes are occupied with brass inserts - - I thought there were 5 wires, but only wrote down the colours of 4: White/Black, Black/Gree, Red/Black, Brown/Black - - it may or may not be labelled "18" There was no obvious male mate dangling about. Any ideas what this might be for? - -- Christopher P. Baisley, MBA, P.Eng. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Personal) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Business) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 23:03:22 -0400 From: Patrick Burns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E28> Recovering velour comfort seats The driver's seat cushion cover is due for replacement in my '86 528e. The dealer wants $98 for a replacement velour cover. I checked with Wholesale Upholstery & Trim, and if I'm reading this price list correctly, they want $133 for the part. As the subject line suggests, I'm looking for a velour cover. Does anyone have suggestions other than the dealer for this part? ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 23:01:42 -0400 From: "Bill Noren (new)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <E30> AC not cold > After a winter of non-use, I've discovered that the air conditioning in my > 89 325i isn't blowing cold. Here's what I know so far: > > - blue snowflake light lights up as it should > - compressor is turning (drag on engine and change in idle speed confirms it) > - fan blowing OK > > The Bentley isn't too much help. Any internet sources on what to check, or > common problems I can look at myself? > > Thanks, > Chris Hi Chris, It sounds like your system is low on Freon. You can check this by looking for the sight glass that's up near the passenger (US) side front.just behind the headlight assembly. Check it out in the Bentley. Clean off the sight glass window and start up the car and run the AC. Look closely into the glass window. If you see bubbles there or foam then your system is low. If you don't see anything perceptable then most likely your system is full. A certified garage can certainly tell you for sure. I bought my '90 325i last summer and is was very low on Freon. I verified it through the sight glass and had a local Pep Boys Garage refill it with R-12. You can retrofit the system for the new Freon (R-234 I think...?) but I've heard that retrofitting ends up with an AC system that doesn't cool as well. It wasn't designed for that refrigerant so the evaporator coils are undersized. Others may have better opinions on this than myself.... Cheers, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bill Noren BMWCCA #172083 E30 1990 325i Sharked and Shorshifted! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 23:02:47 -0400 From: "Will Land" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] FS: E46 SS exhaust I have the following parts for sale: E46 Supersprint Exhaust- (used) with two Stainless steel tips (3" round) Price is $400 shipped. Picture available upon request. Thanks Will ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 22:47:04 -0500 From: "Thi & Erika VanAusdal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <E30 325is> Specs? Yes, they share the same motor for EPA reasons (it's cheaper and easier to get 1 motor to pass testing than 2, especially when said motor is pretty spry anyway). 'is trim cars come with LSD, sports seats, spoilers, suspension and 14x6.5 basketweaves standard. Similarly, the 535is shares its motor with its 535i brethren in the E28, but is better equipped (in my opinion) with the standard sports stuff. - Thi vanAusdal '87 325i - ----- Original Message ----- From: Scott Catlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 'BMW List' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000 11:20 AM Subject: [uuc] <E30 325is> Specs? > I've been looking for specs on this specific model, yet haven't been able to find them. I looked on bmwe30.net and found specs for both the 325i (M20 B25 Motronic) and the 325 (M20 B27), but nothing that talks about the 325is. I know that the M20 B27 is the eta engine, so I know that's wrong. Is the M20 B25 Motronic in both the 325i and the 325is? I'm thinking that maybe the "s" in "is" only means sport suspension, body styling, and maybe interior mods. Am I right? > > Thanks for the help, I'm new and although I don't own a BMW yet, I'd like to be as knowledgable as possible when I do find the right one. > - S > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 22:58:55 -0500 From: "Thi & Erika VanAusdal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <E30> AC not cold > > After a winter of non-use, I've discovered that the air conditioning in my > > 89 325i isn't blowing cold. Here's what I know so far: > > - blue snowflake light lights up as it should > > - compressor is turning (drag on engine and change in idle speed confirms > it) > > - fan blowing OK > > > > Thanks, > > Chris > > Hi Chris, > ... You can retrofit the system for the new Freon (R-234 I think...?) but > I've heard that retrofitting ends up with an AC system that doesn't cool as > well. It wasn't designed for that refrigerant so the evaporator coils are > undersized. Bill Noren is spot-on about checking the sight glass. Nothing can also indicate that you have absolutely nuttin' in the system, which is unlikely since it worked last year. I also it wasn't as cold, but having had it done in my '87 325i here in Austin, TX, I can attest that the R134a system is bitchin' cold in OUR summers, which means cold enough. And the cost of R-12 equalled the cost of converting to R134a, which I can refill later myself if necessary, heaven forbid. After you get it fixed, make sure to crank on the AC at least once a month to keep the seals lubed in cool weather (above 40 F). Helps keep 'er going. Similarly, run the heat once a month in warm weather to help the heater core stay alive. - Thi VanAusdal '87 325i '72 2002 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 21:28:33 -0700 From: Jim Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Lightweight flywheel in LA area A non-digest s*bscriber, Fernando Navarro, has been asking me questions about the lightweight flywheel in my car. Its to the point where I can't tell him answers anymore about driveability etc. He needs to see, feel and hear it for himself. If anyone in the LA area would be willing to let him have a demonstration please write to him directly: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thank you, Jim Powell ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 00:51:48 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] F/S: 245.40 17R SLICKS I have a set of 4 Pirelli Racing Slicks for sale. They are great for someone who wants to move up to racing slicks and does not want to spend alot of money. They have 50% life left in them and i am will to ship anywhere. These must GO!!!!! $350 or B/O!!!!!!!!! E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 00:52:50 -0400 From: tim robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] FS e36 bottlecaps 15" I have a set of original 1993 e36 wheels for sale. Pretty good shape i suppose but not perfect. Would make great winter wheels. If you're interested drop me an email with a price. I would like to get at least 50.00 for em. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 22:32:57 -0700 From: Keith Wollenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Touring Side Pillar Rob Levinson wrote: >D: tourings only: between rear side window and hatch. Everyone keeps saying this. But, REAL Tourings (the ones with the round taillights<g>) do not have a D Pillar. Just A, B, and C. Keith Wollenberg 2000 tii Touring ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #599 ************************** _________________________________________ | 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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