[uucdigest] Thursday, August 2 2001 Volume 03 : Number 4095 _________________________________________________________________ | | 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: RE: [uuc] E36M3 coupe vs sedan [Jim Bassett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Re: [uuc] 3M films ["Daniels, Jason S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Re: [uuc] Adding moly to your oil. ["Daniels, Jason S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]] [uuc] 390mm TRX wheels converting to 15" [Jason Leung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Re: [uuc] Adding moly to your oil. ["Daniels, Jason S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]] [uuc] <misc> toe gauge? ["Kevin Jay (Mr.Fabulous)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Re: [uuc] 390mm TRX wheels converting to 15" ["Michael Lawrence" <95m3ltw] Re: [uuc] Adding moly to your oil. ["Kim Henshaw" <kim@queenslandmotorspo] [uuc] M3 body kit ["Chris Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] Re: E36M3 coupe vs sedan [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] [uuc] 3M Films ["Gordo, Ping" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Re: [uuc] (E36) fog light popped out [Marco Romani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] Re: E28 Seats [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] [uuc] M3 Parts for sale ["Chris Marino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Re: [uuc] <misc> toe gauge? ["Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 11:49:33 -0700 From: Jim Bassett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] E36M3 coupe vs sedan > Can someone point out differences between the two? Other > than the number > of doors :-) The sedan has 1" more headroom than the coupe. The sedan gets different front seats - essentially the Sport seats from the "regular" 3 Series instead of the so-called "Darth Vader" seats in the coupe. I'm not entirely certain, but the coupe (and convertible) may have been the only ones to get the 3-spoke steering wheel(?). >From some limited research, the sedan has a different underpanel than the coupe - that's the panel under the radiator/engine that the coupes seem to lose on a regular basis :-) - see the following photos for the sedan version: http://members.home.net/jimbassett/Mvc-894f.jpg http://members.home.net/jimbassett/Mvc-895f.jpg I think that's about it. Cheers, Jim Bassett 1998 M3/4 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 13:56:44 -0500 From: "Daniels, Jason S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] 3M films Rock mountain sells it by the sheet. So does IPD the Volvo specialists I believe. Jason Daniels - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ping Gordo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 11:51 PM Subject: [uuc] 3M films > I just discovered today that my brand new, just replaced fog light lens is > broke, victim of freeway flying rocks. The older one which has the 3M film > is ok, so before I replace it again (ouch), does anybody have the source of > the 3M film in bulk? Bavauto sells them in a set, but I don't need the rest > of it, I just need to cut it out myself from bulk. Anybody? > > TIA > > Pingger > > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 13:54:39 -0500 From: "Daniels, Jason S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Adding moly to your oil. We all know that Kevin searches the world for the best beans and picks them at the peak of perfection then quickly dry roast them in his spare time.... Jason Daniels heading to starbucks now...... - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Going to the BMW dealer and asking for the synthetic oil > recommended on the most recent TSB is like going to > Starbucks and asking for the most popular new coffee. > > Changing your oil at home with the cheapest oil you can find > is like dumping the cheapest coffee you can find in to an > old Mr. Coffee. > > Changing your oil at home with a quality brand of dino or > synthetic oil is like putting quality fresh ground beans in > to a good coffee maker. > > Changing your oil at home with a special home brew of oil > where you try and add things and improve on what the > petroleum engineers decided was the best possible oil is > like mixing beans from different regions and grinding them > in to a special blend yourself than pouring it in to a > Chemex carafe and using a kettle with a gauge to pour > in the hot French mineral water at the perfect temp just > below boiling. > > Kevin Kelly > BMW CCA 50039 > > P.S. I'm assuming that the people that use the instant > powder stuff to make coffee flavored water never change > their oil. > > > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 13:21:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Jason Leung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] 390mm TRX wheels converting to 15" Anybody heard of Erik Vaughn Machine shop in Monrovia California? I've been thinking of having them cut out the centers of my 390mm TRX wheels and having them mill off just a little bit (0.3") off the outer circumference and having them weld the center back onto a 15" rim. Erik says he can do it....here's a link to someone who has modified his wheel through Erik before: http://www.ws6.com/wheels.htm PS, yes, I like the TRX wheel design on my car. :-) Jason Leung __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 13:54:29 -0500 From: "Daniels, Jason S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Adding moly to your oil. We all know that Kevin searches the world for the best beans and picks them at the peak of perfection then quickly dry roast them in his spare time.... Jason Daniels heading to starbucks now...... - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Going to the BMW dealer and asking for the synthetic oil > recommended on the most recent TSB is like going to > Starbucks and asking for the most popular new coffee. > > Changing your oil at home with the cheapest oil you can find > is like dumping the cheapest coffee you can find in to an > old Mr. Coffee. > > Changing your oil at home with a quality brand of dino or > synthetic oil is like putting quality fresh ground beans in > to a good coffee maker. > > Changing your oil at home with a special home brew of oil > where you try and add things and improve on what the > petroleum engineers decided was the best possible oil is > like mixing beans from different regions and grinding them > in to a special blend yourself than pouring it in to a > Chemex carafe and using a kettle with a gauge to pour > in the hot French mineral water at the perfect temp just > below boiling. > > Kevin Kelly > BMW CCA 50039 > > P.S. I'm assuming that the people that use the instant > powder stuff to make coffee flavored water never change > their oil. > > > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 15:32:59 -0500 (CDT) From: "Kevin Jay (Mr.Fabulous)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <misc> toe gauge? I'm wondering if there's a reasonably priced commercially available toe gauge out there... or of somebody has a design for a home-brew gauge they could share. - - Kevin Jay '96 328is, red/tan, 46K, looking to do a DYI allignment ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 17:21:05 -0700 From: "Michael Lawrence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] 390mm TRX wheels converting to 15" LMAO, that was a good one. Best joke of the day so far, haha. Mike - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Leung" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 1:21 PM Subject: [uuc] 390mm TRX wheels converting to 15" > Anybody heard of Erik Vaughn Machine shop in Monrovia California? > I've been thinking of having them cut out the centers of my 390mm TRX > wheels and having them mill off just a little bit (0.3") off the outer > circumference and having them weld the center back onto a 15" > rim. Erik says he can do it....here's a link to someone who has > modified his wheel through Erik before: > > http://www.ws6.com/wheels.htm > > PS, yes, I like the TRX wheel design on my car. > > :-) > > Jason Leung > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger > http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 07:52:48 +1000 From: "Kim Henshaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Adding moly to your oil. Kevin wrote: > I agree with Jason that what kind of oil people use is a > personal psychological decision and try not to get in the > middle of oil debates since they are a lot like the Bud vs. > Miller, Ford vs. Chevy debates where you will never win. > (snip) > Changing your oil at home with a special home brew of oil > where you try and add things and improve on what the > petroleum engineers decided was the best possible oil is > like mixing beans from different regions and grinding them > in to a special blend yourself than pouring it in to a > Chemex carafe and using a kettle with a gauge to pour > in the hot French mineral water at the perfect temp just > below boiling. > I agree with Kevin about oils being an argument no-one can win. However, I think its important for anyone who values their car (and isn't that all of us here on the digest??) to be informed about the FACTS, rather than just swallowing the marketing bull!@#$. And I also agree that adding "components" to oils is a no-no.....how do you know whether what you are adding will not have some denegrating effect on the additive package put in the oil by the manufacturer???? Kim H ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 16:31:25 -0400 From: "Chris Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] M3 body kit Need to replace front spoiler on my 325is. Looking at M3 parts, anyone know of a good source? Thanks, Chris Scott ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 15:11:29 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re: E36M3 coupe vs sedan Hi Bryan, it is a little known fact that virtually every body part on the E36 sedan is different from the equivalent coupe part. Also, the seats are different. The coupe gets the wonderful (design-wise) Darth Vader seats (not sure why they're called that), while the sedan gets something more resembling the regular E36 sport seat, with motorsport stripes added. That's all I can remember. Oh yeah, and the number of doors... Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA >Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 10:21:47 -0700 (PDT) >From: Bryan Welch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [uuc] E36M3 coupe vs sedan > >Can someone point out differences between the two? Other than the number >of doors :-) > > >Thanks > >Bryan ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 16:00:54 -0700 From: "Gordo, Ping" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] 3M Films Thanks for inputs guys (Rich, Kevin, Jason, etc). I ordered the fogs from the parts bin (half the cost vs dealer) and the films from xpel. Good price! Can't wait to get them installed. Now for a really tough problem. Has any of you guys tackled the heater core replacing project? My cabin is beginning to stink with coolant smell. It's small drips for now and I can still stand it but I'm going to have to within the next two weeks. Bentley's instructions looks very intimidating. Is this a DIY or should I(shudder) leave this to the dealer? TIA Pingger ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 16:32:04 -0700 From: Marco Romani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] (E36) fog light popped out Spencer and Mark, I have a left and right one of the brackets, I removed the fog lights and brackets when I turned the car into a club racer. I'll sell them to either of you for $10 each plus shipping. Hopefully one of you needs the right one and one the left. I've already sold the foglights. Marco ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 17:13:14 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re: E28 Seats Matt wondered what kind of seats Bill Arnold and Tammi Hull used in their One Lap car. Here's the answer from Tammi. Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA - ----- Forwarded by Scott D Miller/MSQ/Oak/BART on 08/02/2001 05:10 PM ----- >Stock E30 M3 seats - tan, fairly well worn in. I'm flying to DC tonight to >meet up with Bill and the car and head to O'fest. > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Hi Tammi, Matt W wants to know what kind of seats were in the One Lap 5er >> Bill built. Do you know? >> >> Scott >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >> Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 13:52:39 -0400 >> From: "Weimer, Matt J. .(SE_ENG)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: [uuc] <E28> help with seats, shocks and AFM <snip> >> 1) I would like to put a sport seat in place of the drivers seat. I have >> purchased an E28 manual seat bracket and need suggestions on what type of >> seat to use and where to get them (i.e. stock BMW, Flofit, Recaro) >> >> I wonder what seats Bill and Tammi had in the E28 One Lap car? ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 17:24:47 -0700 From: "Chris Marino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] M3 Parts for sale FOR SALE... K & N Intake Cone for 88-91 M3 $75 + shipping Crane Ignition Coil Canister type (same dimensions as OEM Bosch coil), all nickel plated, used less than 500 miles $45 + shipping Complete tan interior Front/rear seats Front/rear panels Kick panels Speaker deck + deck carpeting $1,400 OEM rear deck speakers (tan) $100 + shipping Chris 89 M3 01 X5 _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 20:39:38 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <misc> toe gauge? A stick of wood, say 1x2 with triangles of plywood glued and screwed on each end. Like this: |\_________/| Put one point in a tread groove. Use a tape measure on the other side. Works perfectly and consistently to within 1mm. Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I'm wondering if there's a reasonably priced commercially available toe gauge > out there... or of somebody has a design for a home-brew gauge they could > share. > > - Kevin Jay > '96 328is, red/tan, 46K, looking to do a DYI allignment > > ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #4095 *************************** ________________________________________ | 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. 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