[uucdigest] Thursday, July 19 2001 Volume 03 : Number 4034 _________________________________________________________________ | | Search the ARCHIVES: | http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] | | Visit Richard Nott's Ultimate BMW Database: | http://www.gis.nsw.gov.au/staff/rnott/bmw/bmw.html | | 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. | Technical Problems? Send 'em to [EMAIL PROTECTED] |__________________________________________________________________ In this BMW UUC Digest: [uuc] Re: Dunlop SP8000 or Kumho Supra 712s? [Neil Maller <neil.maller@gt] [uuc] RE: Re: return of Poodleboy!!! ["eric benjamin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] Drunken man and red BMW ["Stan Jackson Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] stupid E39 question ["R. Scott Staewen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] Loser pay all... ["Bailey Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Re: [uuc] Button vs Montoya = flinging poo in F1 [Carlos Lopez <clopez95m] RE: [uuc] Dunlops and Kumhos and Bridgestones ["Keith Tsang" <ktsang1@ucl] [uuc] <E30 speedo> ["Ian & Kim Solomon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Re: [uuc] Torn Seat Question [Dog-n-Hog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] Return of Poodleboy ["Louis DeNonno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Re: [uuc] techhy question(E36 ASC+T) ["Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 22:16:44 -0500 From: Neil Maller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Dunlop SP8000 or Kumho Supra 712s? on 7/18/01 11:45 AM, "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The methodology to determine UTQG treadwear grades are specified in federal > law. There is some leeway for statistical manipulation. A company can > apply different confidence levels to its own products, and of course, > different companies apply different confidence levels in general. > > Treadwear grades are comparable between different brands and within a brand > with a comparable but not necessarily good level of confidence. >From Tire Rack's web site: "The Department of Transportation requires each manufacturer to grade its tires under the Uniform Tire Quality Grade (UTQG) labeling system and establish ratings for treadwear, traction, and temperature resistance. These tests are conducted independently by each manufacturer following government guidelines to assign values that represent a comparison between the tested tire and a control tire. While traction and temperature resistance ratings are specific performance levels, the treadwear ratings are assigned by the manufacturers following field testing and are most accurate when comparing tires of the same brand." Neil 96 M3 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 20:18:32 -0700 From: "eric benjamin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: Re: return of Poodleboy!!! >--- Original Message --- >From: "Paul England" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 7/18/01 10:26:11 PM > >Welcome back, Eric. I'll fill you in as best I can (I was on vacation last >week, so I'm not 100% filled in myself!). **See astrisks** :) > >> From: "Eric Benjamin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: [uuc] return of Poodleboy!!! ><snip> >> vouch for my sincerity by posting a cash reward for anyone who catches me >> not being deadly serious. I will pay .10 cash, perhaps a combo of nickles >**Dude, you are SO gonna owe me** I forgot to mention only one claim per SASE... > > So, what's the topic du jour? **BMWs (duh?). Oh, and Hindi words in >English or something like that.** garam masala (literally "hot spice") >> Who's mad at who? **Wouldn't that be WHOM, Eric?** Whom the f is an English major, besides my (very preggo) wife? <G> >> What was the last flame war? **I dunno, but I think Powell's still >pissed** oh well, good to know some things are the same >> Anyone get booted recently? **Dunno that one either** >> Anyone wanna drag race my Touring? **Bring it on, Poodleboy** trust me, you will feel em-bare-assed...esp after hearing about it from folks that have driven it, and even worse after the CAI is done (also includes a HFM and Conforti ship)... "hey, that Touring is staying even with my M3..." >> What's your favorite color? **What's the airspeed velocity of a swallow?** Yur-ro-peon or African? >> Why? **They could grip it by the husks.** or use a string... >> Why not? **Are you suggesting that coconuts are migratory?** tech. yes, as they float with the current >> Any divorces caused by excessive "posting"? **Far too perilous** >> Any new relationship caused by private "posting"? **Not that I'll tell >you -wink, wink, nudge, nudge** does your BH know about this? >> Is there a know source for unobtainium yet? **Yes, but we've been sworn to >secrecy** OK, I'll just ask Neil D. >> Any really kewl, phat rides that ya want to share pics of? **Neil's iS is >running again, but his M5 isn't...** >> >> cheerios! **Not just for breakfast anymore...** ><snip> > >Good to have you in the fold again, chap. When's the next irresponsible ATL >get-together? soon, as impending lil' girl arrival will slow down my calender, but that's kewl with me :-) > >-Paul England :) >97 M3/2 w/S52USB32, 3.23 and... oh I guess it came that way! :) yep...;-0 Eric lots-o-cars, some for sale > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 23:17:51 -0400 From: "Stan Jackson Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Drunken man and red BMW No, Manchester, N.H. is not the only place this could occur. Man purchases stolen red BMW. Man gets drunk. Man's key won't open red BMW. Man tries to break into red BMW with brick. Police inform man that he is trying to get into the wrong red BMW. Man is arrested for receiving stolen property (red BMW #1), and for criminal mischief (red BMW #2). Doh! Stan _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 22:55:38 -0500 From: "R. Scott Staewen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] stupid E39 question Hey Guys Sometime back I posted the following question, and got no responses -- I assumed because it was just too moronic. But today I learned that the post bounced because I (stupidly) posted in HTML. Perhaps this time someone will take pity. So... In order to put my E39 M5 on jack stands, where are the safe jacking points? I'd like to put the stands at the standard jacking points at the 4 corners,and to do this it would be convenient to lift one side of the car at a time, placing the jack near the center of the rocker panel on each side. The cradle on my 2.25 ton Norco floor jack is 5.5" square (and I'm planning to get a piece of dense neoprene or rubber to cover the top of the cradle). If there is a standard jacking point near the center of each side it isn't obvious to me. Suggestions? Scott Staewen ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 00:15:25 -0400 From: "Bailey Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Loser pay all... eric asks: My big, unobtainium question is how much lower this cost would be if we instituted a frivolous lawsuit "loser pays", decided by judge(s), system? Last I heard, one or more German states had a system which requires each party to a lawsuit to tender a settlement offer into court. Either party may accept the other side's offer up to the day of trial. HOWEVER, if the case goes to trial and the winning party fails to beat their own offer by a certain percentage(25% I believe) they have to pay all the costs and fees of the opposing party. That system makes sense to me. Judges already have the authority to assess fees and costs if they determine that an action is frivolous; it's called Rule 11. The problem is, most judges don't utilize it nearly enough(if at all). Unlike yours truly, who has even whacked a small claims court plaintiff with a Rule 11 sanction... Bailey Taylor 1995 318ti Club Sport 1997 528iA 1993 Pathfinder SE "Gojira" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 22:30:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Carlos Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Button vs Montoya = flinging poo in F1 Ryan Keefe quoted: >>Let's face it, he's bent the bloody car enough times so I >>don't understand all this rubbish that's flying around about him." He has passed Michael Schumacher twice... (and not in the pits either) ...nuff said. :-) Carlos 91 M3 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 00:43:48 -0700 From: "Keith Tsang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Dunlops and Kumhos and Bridgestones Hey Bula, I went to Berkeley! Anyhow, I hear the 730's get a lot noiser as they wear on, anybody care to comment? - -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michael Lesser Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 10:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Dunlops and Kumhos and Bridgestones A hearty second for the Bridgestone RE 730s. I have about 10,000 miles on mine--all street driving, including several long, high speed trips and lots of mountain driving--and they are great handlers and just a bit noisier than the SP8000s and AVS Is I ran before. Wear is significantly better. Mine look about 1/3d worn after 10,000 mi. Bula Maddison Consulting Curriculum Specialist Arts, Letters and Sciences UC Berkeley Extension 1995 University Avenue #7002 Berkeley, California 94720-7002 * * * * * 510-642-3809 phone 510-643-0599 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 21:02:31 +1000 From: "Ian & Kim Solomon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E30 speedo> Hi all, I've been reading all the stories about repairing the E30 speedo, and have applied some of them to no avail. First, the symptoms: While driving the speedo needle will suddenly drop off the correct reading, and sort of waver at about half the correct speed. If I tap the speedo face with my finger, sometimes it fixes it, sometimes not. While this is happening, the odometer doesn't register any miles, which throws my fuel consumption calc off. Now, what I've tried: 1. Pulled the instrument binnacle and tightened the earth nuts. 2. Pulled the instrument binnacle (again) and cleaned all the speedo connections. 3. Cleaned the connections on the diff sensor 4. Pulled the instrument binnacle (again) and had it checked by a speedo repair shop 5. Pulled the instrument binnacle (again) and reflowed the solder joints All of these made no difference whatsoever 6. Replaced the diff sensor This worked for about 3 weeks, now it's just as bad as before Where do I go from here: I read somthing about one of you guys identifying the actual signal and tracing the fault. What was that? Which are the speedo signal wires? Any suggestions? Ian Solomon '85 E30 323i <bruised fingertips from tapping the speedo repeatedly> ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 07:15:19 -0500 From: Dog-n-Hog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Torn Seat Question Check with World Upholstery: http://www.worlduph.com/ Norm Terry Longrie wrote: > > Hello All, > > I have an '86 325 (plain jane eta) with a torn seat bottom that I'd like > to fix. It has the standard blue vinyl (Pacific Blue Leatherette in > BMW-speak) seats and the tear is on the drivers side seat and is fairly > significant. i.e. doesn't look to be repairable. The parts guy at the > local dealer said that the blue vinyl seat bottom cover is NLA - no > longer available but that he could get one in black. He then suggested > that a good auto upholstry shop might be able to dye the black one blue > or make a new one using the old one as a template. > > I was just currious if anyone else had done such a fix and how you went > about it. Are there any alternative sources for the BMW seat cover? > Can black vinyl really be dyed blue? I know I could buy a set of seat > covers but, IMHO, they never seem to look "right" no matter how good > they fit. > > Thanks, > > Terry > '86 325 (winter) > '95 M3 (summer) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 08:46:42 -0400 From: "Louis DeNonno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Return of Poodleboy Eric, As already established by a couple of previous posts, things have been way too civil around here lately <yawn>! Too much "content" and certainly no stories about UUC groupies or references to plastic Jesi (that's pleural for Jesus, in case you language Nazis were wondering). To stir things up, maybe somebody around here can change their "handle" to something that references political partisanship in a derogatory fashion........or, better yet, somebody can slander Rob, accusing him of not following through on some promised UUC product or somethin' - hey, wait a second, when the hell is that UUC front strut tower brace going to be available anyway? Louis 96 ///M3 with stuff and thingies - but still lacking a strut tower brace (talk about product loyalty, yeeesh!) (longing for the days when Jim C. was on the list and really, really, pissed-off) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 08:24:50 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] techhy question(E36 ASC+T) If you manually switch it off does the problem go away? ABS+T works from ABS sensor inputs. A bad one, or bad toothed ring, might input a false message. Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Ok, so enuf of my legal smatterings (I'm shutting up and paying up > to 3 grand for a good lawyer for my driving troubles=I can hear it > now..."Baliff, whack his p-- p--!"..Cheech & Chong!) > I've a 96 328 ic, with a 3.23 LSD diff. from an M3, as well as 235 > 40 17 wheels, and aftermarket rear rotors and pads. Lately, and quite > intermittently, yet ALWAYS from a standing stop, I've seen the traction > control kick on, and felt what I believe are the brakes and ASC+T whole > shebang actually kick in, even though the road is smooth and dry. The > first time this happened, I was dropping my wife off at a clinic, and > she looked under the car, so convinced we both were that something was > caught underneath, offering resistance and a weird drone. In further > step offs from a standing start, I've noticed the warning triangle with > the exclamation point flash on and off, but no OBC warning came > on..also, it is flashing with an even rhythm, not like when on uneven or > icy/snowy turf underfoot, where it flashes variably as the ASC+T > presumably & normally has kicked in and out as conditions warranted. > My assumption is, in this case, to take it to Foreign Motors West > in Natick Ma (across the street, basically, and great for in warranty > work but bye bye costs beyond such..IMNSHO), since they have the million > dollar computer to do diagnosics...am I wrong to assume that this fault > will be traceable by the BMW diagnostic computer? If it is not likely > to be a computer trackable electronic code, I'd rather take it to Jim > Albright's Mighty Alewife Motors in Cambridge, since he is > knowledgeable, way cheaper, and the local Roundel/BMWCCA tech rep-but he > doesn't have the computer, much less much high tech equipment, or room, > in his shop. > My first salient question, assuming I go to a warranty/BMW auth. > dealer, is..are they likely to give me a lot of malarky about the M3 > diff being responsible..it is a year or so old, and I've had no trouble > to date, but I realize it is not really compatible with the M3's > intended ASC+T setup, which is somewhat different. Is it possible a > failing diff could trigger the ASC+T, thus my problem is mechanically > conspired, rather than electronic? > My second question, also murky, is that I replaced my rear rotors > and pads with aftermarket parts through a really shitty Shell dealer..I > mean, these guys pulled off the emergency brake clip trying to remove > the old rotors..I drove to Phila, and visited 3 dealerships before they > pulled the brake parts apart and found the emergency brake pin spinning > around the hub, making violin noises and snapping sounds all the way to > Upper Darby! So, uh, is it possible my brakes, being aftermarket, are > somehow clamping down, or otherwise causing some resistance which, in > turn causing the OBC to sense uneven conditions, and activate > accelleration retard and brake controls? Jeez, The Devil's in My Car > (Fred Schnieder)! > Final query of dealership hassle likliehood--the tires...since > they're 235 40 17's, is it possible my OBC is sensing anything to do > with these larger wheels, etc. I sincerely doubt it, since all of the > faulty ASC+T activations have occurred at 5-10mph max, always from a > standing start, and quite intermittently.. > So, if I need a new ASC+T chip or computer, any ideas how much it > might cost? I have BMW extended warranty, but I guess I'd like some > economic measure of how much resistance-and possible excuses-I might > hear from my dealer about its replacement, vis a vis my car's > modifications. > Thanks-traction control really sucks when it works when you don't > require it! > John > ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #4034 *************************** ________________________________________ | Please visit these UUC-approved BMW parts vendors/service providers: | (listed alphabetically) | Camptown Automotive - http://www.camptownauto.com | Circle Tire Co. (used & classic BMW parts) e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Detailwerks Chicago Inc. "Chicago's Premier Automotive Appearance | Center" . http://www.detailwerkschicago.com |==================================================== | Koala MotorSport . 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