[uucdigest] Tuesday, January 14 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6018
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Send 'em to [EMAIL PROTECTED] |__________________________________________________________________ In this BMW UUC Digest: RE: [uuc] radar detector recommendations RE: [uuc] radar detector mounting brackets RE: [uuc] radar detector recommendations [uuc] re: <BMW X5 4.6is> [uuc] great pick up truck (tow vehicle) FS [uuc] Insurance again Re: [uuc] Re: Best aluminum Trailer [uuc] Re: floor jack ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 10:38:19 +0100 From: "Ulf Bertilsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] radar detector recommendations I saw on discovery yesterday of some laserguided bullets. What a good use of technology.. An portable EMC nuke would be handy.. - -- Ulf Likes b0mbs :) > -----Original Message----- > From: allegro1 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 5:59 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [uuc] radar detector recommendations > > > Brett Anderson Wrote > > Often wondered if a laser guided missile could react fast > enough to follow the > > beam back to the asshole's eye ball. > > This just happens to be my bailywick. In fact guided > rockets/missiles in > the army's inventory, as well as some under developement, > could do just > that as many will accelerate from 0 to about Mach 2.0 in one second. > Launch delays are a very small fraction of that time. > > Peter du Bois > '87 325iS - Soon to have 19 tube rocket launcher on it > > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 11:31:39 +0100 From: "Ulf Bertilsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] radar detector mounting brackets > At 4:44 PM -0800 1/13/03, John Pease wrote: > >With all of this talk about radar detectors, I wanted to find out > >what everyone thought about the > >mounting brackets you use. > > My V1 is mounted near the sunroof switch. I ran the wires along the > headliner, down the A pillar to the center console. I connected the > power to a supply that is on only when the engine is on. The remote > display is in the ashtray. This way I can close the ashtray to > conceal the display. From the outside you can not see the detector, > helpful in Virginia and Washington, DC. I have picked up laser so the > location is not a problem. One of these days I'll mount a cutoff > switch so I can turn it off without Mr Revenuer seeing me. > > http://www.unofficialbmw.com/e36/electrical/e36_hardwiring_a_v > alentine_1.html > > Instead of mounting it as Ron did, I used the visor clip. I cut a > small groove in the overhead panel and used the visor clip. Works > just fine. The angle doesn't seem to be a problem. Any E30 instructions ? I need countermessures to my antiub�r goverment. I'm pretty pleased with my BEL unit. To bad the cop are using encrypted communication lines now.. :( "I don't need a key, I'll breake it" *headbangs* - -- Ulf ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 11:41:05 +0100 From: "Ulf Bertilsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] radar detector recommendations > Brett Anderson > Often wondered if a laser guided missile could react fast > enough to follow the > beam back to the asshole's eye ball. There is some deviced for counter messures. But we don't want to hurt our cops.. Do we :) Cops are oki, okaiiiii ? ;D - -- Ulf Coperly challened ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 08:33:29 -0500 From: "Alex Cagann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] re: <BMW X5 4.6is> Yep, I haven't seen any snow tires for that sucker. They are 315's on the back. I took it to the local car wash for a rinse and the rear wheels wouldn't fit in the track. No auto car washes for those suckers! Not a bad thing, I guess. Alex Cagann http://www.autoconsortium.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 06:09:13 -0800 (PST) From: Dave Nichols <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] great pick up truck (tow vehicle) FS - --0-929656091-1042553353=:22130 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Since my commute just became much longer (53 miles, one way) I have decided to start driving my wife's 535 5 speed and bought her another car. One of the new plusses of the new job is that they give me access to pick up trucks whenever I need it so it doesn't make any sense to keep one of my own. This is a great truck that has dragged an old e12 racecar and a bed full of stuff all over the southeast and is ready for more action. Here are the facts: The good: 1997 Chevy Silverado 1500 with all the bells and whistles. Extended cab, long bed, with 155 inch wheelbase, it tows like there's nothing even back there. Color is bright red with matching Lear high top camper shell, full bedliner and HD towing packge including aux. halogen back up lights. Gray leather interior with CD/PS/PW/cruise/tilt/4speed auto/full width floor mat and the two sided individual mats. Truck does not have any dents or dings and looks terrific. New Michelin LT 6 ply tires on factory alloy rims. Brakes have been upgraded to Performance Friction and it just had a major service with every fluid and filter plus new plugs, cap, rotor and water pump. Truck does not leak a drop of anything, all accessories and components work, it's ready to go play. The bad: Two of the lights in the radio are out and the dealer wants $150 to pull the unit and have them replaced. I haven't found it to be much of a problem, even at night. The only other downside to this truck is the mileage. Most are highway miles and it's had fanatical maintainence but the clock show 192k. That's the full disclosure, if you're interested please e-mail for pix. The blue book value $12.5k with a $2.5k allowance for the mileage, so it's fairly priced at $10k. Thanks, Big Dog - --0-929656091-1042553353=:22130 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <P>Since my commute just became much longer (53 miles, one way) I have decided to start driving my wife's 535 5 speed and bought her another car. One of the new plusses of the new job is that they give me access to pick up trucks whenever I need it so it doesn't make any sense to keep one of my own. This is a great truck that has dragged an old e12 racecar and a bed full of stuff all over the southeast and is ready for more action. Here are the facts:</P> <P>The good: 1997 Chevy Silverado 1500 with all the bells and whistles. Extended cab, long bed, with 155 inch wheelbase, it tows like there's nothing even back there. Color is bright red with matching Lear high top camper shell, full bedliner and HD towing packge including aux. halogen back up lights. Gray leather interior with CD/PS/PW/cruise/tilt/4speed auto/full width floor mat and the two sided individual mats.</P> <P>Truck does not have any dents or dings and looks terrific. New Michelin LT 6 ply tires on factory alloy rims. Brakes have been upgraded to Performance Friction and it just had a major service with every fluid and filter plus new plugs, cap, rotor and water pump. Truck does not leak a drop of anything, all accessories and components work, it's ready to go play.</P> <P>The bad: Two of the lights in the radio are out and the dealer wants $150 to pull the unit and have them replaced. I haven't found it to be much of a problem, even at night. The only other downside to this truck is the mileage. Most are highway miles and it's had fanatical maintainence but the clock show 192k. </P> <P>That's the full disclosure, if you're interested please e-mail for pix. The blue book value $12.5k with a $2.5k allowance for the mileage, so it's fairly priced at $10k.</P> <P>Thanks,</P> <P>Big Dog</P> - --0-929656091-1042553353=:22130-- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 08:09:29 -0600 From: "dlejune" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Insurance again For those listmates who are not lawyers, the reason the language is so similar in the various policies of insurance is that the state insurance comissions "approve" policy language. My guess is that that language has been approved by a few states' comissions, and the other carriers have simply plagerized, sometimes WITHOUT the comission's seal of approval. In Texas, if the language has not been approved by the ins comission, it is probably unenforceable (after all, it IS a "contract of adhesion" -- you have no choice but to accept it as written...). But just buy the rider, it's a lot easier and less time-consuming than litigating. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 06:32:12 -0800 (PST) From: "Neil N." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: Best aluminum Trailer - --0-986753722-1042554732=:72376 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii The vehicle I'm considering towing with is a '97 Dodge 2500 conversion van. I believe it has either a 5.2L or 5.9L, and is rated somewhere around or just over 5,000 lbs. With a 3,100 lb 325is (which I could put on a diet if I had to), some tires and tools, and an 800 lb Trailex, that would give me round about 1,000 lbs of margin. With the Featherlite, I'm looking closer to 400 lbs of wiggle room. Anyone used anything similar to this vehicle, or know anyone who has (or who has failed trying)? I completely agree with the points made that more tow vehicle is a good idea, and at some point I will do that. However, it is not in the cards for the next few years at least. I do have an uncle whose Durango I could possibly pry from him for a few days here and there. "Curtis A. Ingraham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:bs wrote: > As a Featherlite owner, perhaps I'm biased, but my experience tells > me if 400# is going to make your decision, you need more tow vehicle An excellent point. If you maintain a 500-1000 pound margin, you'll be a lot better off. > I towed my M3 on a Featherlite with an Explorer V8, which had a tow > rating of 6700 if I remember correctly, and it never felt comfortable. > Just not enough truck. My Expedition (5.4, 3.73 axle) not only tows > with much more stability, but goes better, stops better, and sips gas > more frugally than the Explorer did. I'm getting 15 mpg towing, while > the Explorer got 11. A longer wheelbase, as with the Expedition vs. the Explorer, improves stability and ride comfort. Curt Ingraham 72 2002tii 95 Suburban K2500 (10,000-lb tow rating) - FS Oakland, CA - --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now - --0-986753722-1042554732=:72376 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <P>The vehicle I'm considering towing with is a '97 Dodge 2500 conversion van. I believe it has either a 5.2L or 5.9L, and is rated somewhere around or just over 5,000 lbs. With a 3,100 lb 325is (which I could put on a diet if I had to), some tires and tools, and an 800 lb Trailex, that would give me round about 1,000 lbs of margin. With the Featherlite, I'm looking closer to 400 lbs of wiggle room. <P>Anyone used anything similar to this vehicle, or know anyone who has (or who has failed trying)? <P>I completely agree with the points made that more tow vehicle is a good idea, and at some point I will do that. However, it is not in the cards for the next few years at least. I do have an uncle whose Durango I could possibly pry from him for a few days here and there. <P> <B><I>"Curtis A. Ingraham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">bs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:<BR><BR>> As a Featherlite owner, perhaps I'm biased, but my experience tells <BR>> me if 400# is going to make your decision, you need more tow vehicle<BR><BR>An excellent point. If you maintain a 500-1000 pound margin, you'll <BR>be a lot better off. <BR><BR>> I towed my M3 on a Featherlite with an Explorer V8, which had a tow <BR>> rating of 6700 if I remember correctly, and it never felt comfortable. <BR>> Just not enough truck. My Expedition (5.4, 3.73 axle) not only tows <BR>> with much more stability, but goes better, stops better, and sips gas <BR>> more frugally than the Explorer did. I'm getting 15 mpg towing, while <BR>> the Explorer got 11.<BR><BR>A longer wheelbase, as with the Expedition vs. the Explorer, improves<BR>stability and ride comfort.<BR><BR>Curt Ingraham<BR>72 2002tii<BR>95 Suburban K2500 (10,000-lb tow rating) - ! FS <BR>Oakland, CA</BLOCKQUOTE><p><br><hr size=1>Do you Yahoo!?<br> <a href="http://rd.yahoo.com/mail/mailsig/*http://mailplus.yahoo.com";>Yahoo! Mail Plus</a> - Powerful. Affordable. <a href="http://rd.yahoo.com/mail/mailsig/*http://mailplus.yahoo.com";>Sign up now</a> - --0-986753722-1042554732=:72376-- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 10:03:43 -0500 From: "Jeff K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: floor jack Sam's club has a Michelin-branded floor jack for $60 that fits nicely under a non-lowered M3. It's close to 100lbs tho, so I wouldn't suggest using it for track purposes unless you want a workout with your wheel changes. But it works great for my winter tire swap here in frosty CT. Burtsky wrote: >With the draught in Kansas City this winter I have been able to delay >putting on my snow tires until now. However, it would have been an >easier >switch with a floor jack. >Can anyone suggest a decent, low profile, hydraulic floor jack that >can >get >under my '98 M3? I'd like to spend under $200 if that's possible. >I tried something last time that made the change easier this time. I >put >a >little anti-seize where the wheel contacts the hub so the old wheel >came >off >without the usual struggle. _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #6018 *************************** ________________________________________ | Please visit these UUC-approved BMW parts vendors/service providers: | (listed alphabetically) | | Autoscope-Motorsports - http://www.autoscope-motorsports.com | Camptown Automotive - http://www.camptownauto.com | Circle Tire Co. (used & classic BMW parts) e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] | |==================================================== | | Koala MotorSport . 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