[uucdigest] Thursday, January 16 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6031
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Re: [uuc] re:brake caliper rebuild tip Re: [uuc] uuc] E34 525i ellipsoid replacement ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 21:08:48 -0500 From: "Marshall Lytle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] re:oracle/bmw race steve, no, you are not the only one! marshall driving bmw's for 27 years racing bmw's for 1 year *racing sailboats for 30 years* - -------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 21:49:43 -0800 From: Steve Albrecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Oracle/BMW race Is anyone else but me watching the Louis Vuitton Cup race? ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 21:52:41 -0500 From: "Dave Kelley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] re:brake caliper rebuild tip You must be getting some special deals from BimmersSouth. They have M3 front calipers, used, for $100 each, not $20-$40. > i just rebuilt all the brakes on one of my cars a few weeks ago. > > good way to minimize the mess and car down time is to call up > www.bimmersouth.com and order some used brake calipers for your car (20-40 > bucks), or get some from your nearest junk yard. rebuilt those in your > spare time. now jack up your car, spin the calipers off, and spin the ones > you just rebuilt back on. no mess, almost no car down time. very few > dollars involved. > > keep the extra calipers as spares for next time, or sell them to someone > else so they can do the same thing. > > i have no interest in bimmerssouth other than as a happy repeat customer. > never gotten a bad part from them and they are nice folks. > > Marshall Lytle > BMWCCA #32847 > 88 325is ITS race car > 97 M3/4 > > > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 21:54:47 -0500 From: Skip Bogard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: (broken?) aluminum floor jacks Really? That is interesting, I did not know or hear of this. I have been curious...some folks, rightly or wrongly, seem to be snapping them up, esp. if a friend or internet acquaintance buys one & posts a favorable testimony. Here's my data point to contribute...I was at Harbor Freight in Raleigh and examined two of them at the store side-by-side: Silver model - had a reinforcement rib running the length UNDER the lift arm...much like a reinforcement rib seen designed into plastic moldings for things like fishing tackle boxes, plastic tools boxes, or large plastic storage boxes... Blue anodized model - was prettier than the silver model, but did not have the rib! was completely absent. You can't see the reinforcement rib unless you pick up the jack(s) & look UNDER the lift arm. Other than that...and the color, they looked identical. This tells me I should share with list members a warning that they should know Harbor Freight is not selling a consistent product in their stores...at a minimum. As to overall quality, I do not know, but it is not consistent product. Question for Stan or anytone: Any detail(s) on what seems to allegedly fail? (perhaps the Lift arm or some other part?) Are the alleged failures consistent, somewhat repeating failure modes? Or just random aluminum fractures (aluminum is notorious for not giving any warning when it fails...it just usually fails with spectacular surprise...ask any pro road or mt. bicycle racer who tossed their aluminum frame bike for Titanium, carbon fiber, or even went back to steel after a pile up or crash). - - Skip (who is going to cross post this to the E36M3 list) > From: "Stan Jackson Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: floor jack > > There have been a number of reported failures of these jacks. Some of the > failures may have been due to improper use, but I do not believe that all > were. I know that some were even tested and failed in a lab environment. > Keep in mind that "improper use" covers things that would never be a problem > with a standard steel jack. The US General aluminum jack, and perhaps > others, must be used very carefully. I am surprised that no one on this > list has seen the failure photos or know more about this. > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 19:21:55 -0800 From: "KKiely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] <FS> 1988 M6, 29,000 original miles. Any Anderson touches to this car? - -Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 19:24:26 -0800 (PST) From: Jonathan Brush <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: Knockoff "Euro" lenses Ed MacVaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sez: "I e-mailed the seller...they said that the lenses were made from a mold taken from European lenses, which is why they called them "Euro"." Ohh...good detective work, Ed. Jon<---respects the ebay master __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 22:21:50 -0500 From: "Brandon T. Lindley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Anyone familiar with Prime Wheels? That says a lot. Just found out they are also sold at Pep Boys and Sears. Not places I would generally shop for wheels (perhaps that's why I never noticed them there.) Thanks for the input. Especially from Mr. Byrum. He's fly, yo. Brandon T. Lindley '93 325ic > Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 12:31:29 -0800 (PST) > From: Brad Couvillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [uuc] Anyone familiar with Prime Wheels? > > FWIW, I see that brand at Wal-Mart. > > Brad Couvillon > '87 528e > www.fatdaddybmw.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 22:24:33 -0500 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] RE: (broken?) aluminum floor jacks Obviously the silver model has a greater lift capacity. Wasn't the colour difference discussed recently, on at 3000lb and the other at 4000lb? - ----------------------------------------------------- BMW Special Tool Rentals Pay per incident tech support - ----------------------------------------------------- Brett Anderson KMS (440) 338 1650 www.koalamotorsport.com OSS committee member - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Skip Bogard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Here's my data point to contribute...I was at Harbor Freight in Raleigh and > examined two of them at the store side-by-side: > > Silver model - had a reinforcement rib running the length UNDER the lift arm...much > like a reinforcement rib seen designed into plastic moldings for things > like fishing tackle boxes, plastic tools boxes, or large plastic storage boxes... > > Blue anodized model - was prettier than the silver model, but did not have the rib! > was completely absent. > > You can't see the reinforcement rib unless you pick up the jack(s) & look UNDER > the lift arm. Other than that...and the color, they looked identical. > > This tells me I should share with list members a warning that they should know Harbor > Freight is not selling a consistent product in their stores...at a minimum. > As to overall quality, I do not know, but it is not consistent product. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 19:26:56 -0800 (PST) From: Jonathan Brush <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Change in digest sponsors Nice note at the bottom of the digest, Rob. "In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA." Jon __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 19:34:06 -0800 (PST) From: Stephen Albrecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Louis Vuitton Cup Alex says he isn't watching the races due to lack of BMW content. I fail to understand this reasoning Alex. A race is a race, and its merit stands alone. The fact that it contains no BMWs has absolutely nothing to do with the excitement of the event. The point of my post was wondering if anyone else was enjoying the competition as much as I was. I love all types of racing, I even enjoy the lawn tractor races that Speedvision broadcasts occasionally. I am not so narrow minded that I exclude any race that doesn't contain a BMW. To each his own I guess. Cheers Steve Albrecht ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 22:33:14 -0500 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <FS> 1988 M6, 29,000 original miles. None. This car has had little but oil changes, since new. - ----------------------------------------------------- BMW Special Tool Rentals Pay per incident tech support - ----------------------------------------------------- Brett Anderson KMS (440) 338 1650 www.koalamotorsport.com OSS committee member - ----- Original Message ----- From: "KKiely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Any Anderson touches to this car? ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 20:16:39 -0800 (PST) From: "Neil N." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] re:brake caliper rebuild tip - --0-558256394-1042776999=:49512 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii My guess is that when he said "one of my cars" he was referring to his E30 325is. Mine is an E36 325is, so the price for me would likely fall somewhere between the range you referred to. Thanks for the tip, Marshall. If it turns out to be nearly that cheap, I will likely do that. It also provides me the safety net of having brakes on my car if I fail to complete the rebuild successfully and have to drive it to the shop... :) - - Neil Dave Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:You must be getting some special deals from BimmersSouth. They have M3 front calipers, used, for $100 each, not $20-$40. > i just rebuilt all the brakes on one of my cars a few weeks ago. > > good way to minimize the mess and car down time is to call up > www.bimmersouth.com and order some used brake calipers for your car (20-40 > bucks), or get some from your nearest junk yard. rebuilt those in your > spare time. now jack up your car, spin the calipers off, and spin the ones > you just rebuilt back on. no mess, almost no car down time. very few > dollars involved. > > keep the extra calipers as spares for next time, or sell them to someone > else so they can do the same thing. > > i have no interest in bimmerssouth other than as a happy repeat customer. > never gotten a bad part from them and they are nice folks. > > Marshall Lytle > BMWCCA #32847 > 88 325is ITS race car > 97 M3/4 > > > - --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now - --0-558256394-1042776999=:49512 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <P>My guess is that when he said "one of my cars" he was referring to his E30 325is. Mine is an E36 325is, so the price for me would likely fall somewhere between the range you referred to. <P>Thanks for the tip, Marshall. If it turns out to be nearly that cheap, I will likely do that. It also provides me the safety net of having brakes on my car if I fail to complete the rebuild successfully and have to drive it to the shop... :) <P>- Neil <P> <B><I>Dave Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">You must be getting some special deals from BimmersSouth. They <BR>have M3 front calipers, used, for $100 each, not $20-$40.<BR><BR>> i just rebuilt all the brakes on one of my cars a few weeks ago.<BR>> <BR>> good way to minimize the mess and car down time is to call up<BR>> www.bimmersouth.com and order some used brake calipers for your car (20-40<BR>> bucks), or get some from your nearest junk yard. rebuilt those in your<BR>> spare time. now jack up your car, spin the calipers off, and spin the ones<BR>> you just rebuilt back on. no mess, almost no car down time. very few<BR>> dollars involved.<BR>> <BR>> keep the extra calipers as spares for next time, or sell them to someone<BR>> else so they can do the same thing.<BR>> <BR>> i have no interest in bimmerssouth other than as a happy repeat customer.<BR>> never gotten a bad part from them and t! hey are nice folks.<BR>> <BR>> Marshall Lytle<BR>> BMWCCA #32847<BR>> 88 325is ITS race car<BR>> 97 M3/4<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR><BR></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> - --0-558256394-1042776999=:49512-- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 22:52:48 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] uuc] E34 525i ellipsoid replacement Maybe it was Crappo. Gary Derian > Jon, > > I e-mailed the seller, asked the brand of the lenses, was given a name, > seached with Google for the name and found out that they were a > Taiwanese company. I wrote them and they said that the lenses were made > from a mold taken from European lenses, which is why they called them > "Euro". > > I have fogotten the name, exactly, but it was short, sorta like "Denso" > or some such. > > Ed > > Jonathan Brush wrote: > > > Ed MacVaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sez: > >"These are cheap glass from an aftermarket source and > >are nowhere near the quality of the OE product". > > > >Not that I doubt you, Ed, but how can you tell? > > > >Jon ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #6031 *************************** | | In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. |________________________________________ | Please visit these UUC-approved BMW parts vendors/service providers: | (listed alphabetically) | | Autoscope-Motorsports - http://www.autoscope-motorsports.com | |==================================================== | | Koala MotorSport . 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