[uucdigest] Tuesday, January 21 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6041
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RE: [uuc] Weight Savings [uuc] Re: Weight Savings [uuc] Cats and cars [uuc] Re: E30 convertible weight ballast [uuc] AA supercharger [uuc] Convertible "ballast" (BMW is not alone) RE: [uuc] CD Player Re: [uuc] Re: E30 convertible weight ballast Re: [uuc] Re: Weight Savings Re: [uuc] Convertible "ballast" (BMW is not alone) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 08:53:55 -0800 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] <E36> Euro Headlights WITH Xenon Upgrade? I wanted to get an HID upgrade for my tow vehicle/commuter a (2002 Chebby Avalanche) but was turned on to the Slyvania Silver Star bulbs. WOW! About 80% of the benefit of the HID for 5% of the cost. Highly recommended. Plus you get a little matchbox NASCAR in the box. Marco - -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dorffer, Rich Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 8:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] <E36> Euro Headlights WITH Xenon Upgrade? Bill says > > I have Euro lights on my '97 328is and an upgrade kit to HIDs for my '02 > F150. This is made by Sylvania, and replaces the entire headlight > assembly. Boy, I would love you being driving behind me in either of my cars with you in your HID equipped F150. Those trucks already light up my life and the inside of my car. I bet you could read my car manual if it was sitting on my dash. > If it were me, I'd put in the Euros and be done with it. Agreed. Regards, Rich ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 11:55:18 -0500 From: Ed MacVaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] CD Player What Mark says is entirely correct. E36 M3 cars were split for the 1995 model year with some getting the early units and some the later. If the stock radio has a small display, you have an early (non I-bus) unit. If you have the later radio, it will have a wide display, centered on the face of the unit. The cables are different and are not interchangeable. In response to the original question (a 1996 later car), if you wish to stay with BMW, go with the M-coupe CD player unit (Blaupunkt made, CD43 model), and skip the trunk mounted unit. Don't be lured into the Nakamichi glove box unit, either. When they fail, your CDs go to the repair center with it. Ed Mark Dadgar wrote: >Bora Akyol (BMW) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >>CD changer installation on the E36 is a slam dunk 15 minute job as they are >>all pre-wired. >> >>As far as the head unit goes, you should be able to pick up a used head unit >>in good condition on Ebay or from one of the listers. >> >> > >You need to be a little bit careful, though. The 1992-1995 cars used a >different bus interface to the CD changer than the 96+ cars did (in fact, >some very late 95 production cars had the later style, too). > >I'm not sure if the cable is the same, but it's worth looking into before >you buy a used head unit/changer. It would suck if you bought a pre-96 >setup and it didn't work with the wiring harness already in the car. > >- Mark >-- >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 10:28:12 -0500 From: "BMWBITS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Very astute immobilizer . http://www.autospeed.com/A_0059/page1.html This is REALLY clever and very universal in its application ..good use of simple technology .Who's gonna wander in your car flailing magnets about ?? Bill & Shirley Proud, Tennessee..winters, Seattle..summers Long commute in between . ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 09:26:22 -0800 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Weight Savings Funny Fix-A-Flat Story. My wife and I went to Chile a few years back and went to the southern tip to do some site seeing and hiking. I had reserved a 4wd rental from the local Hertz establishment before we left. We arrive in the small town in Chile and stop by the Hertz office. It pretty much consisted of a desk and a chair (crate actually). They never heard about our reservation (of course). So after some bitching and moaning they find a Daihatsu (sp?) Rocky diesel. Basically very similar to a Suzuki Samurai. Pretty well beat up, including the missing fuel tank cap that was replaced with a red rag. Looked like a Molotov cocktail on tires. Bald tires. VERY bald tires. Plus the spare had a lock on it which had a missing key. So my wife and I shrug our shoulders and take the vehicle and proceed on our adventure. First stop is to go buy some fix a flat. We spend some time with our Spanish phrase book trying to translate fix a flat into Spanish. Everyone we ask looks at us like we're from Mars. After a few tries at various stores I finally mutter something to my wife about how hard can it be to buy some fix a flat in English. The counter guy brightens up and says "Ah Fix a Flat!" And proceeds to bring us a case of it. Grrrrr Amazingly I don't need any of it until we're about 60kms from returning the trusty Rocky about 8 days later and a few 1000kms. Then the front right tire goes flat. Yippee! We get to use the fix a flat. I jump out "repair" the tire and we're off. 5kms later the left rear is flat. That's ok cuz I have 11 more cans. Another quick repair and we're off. A few klicks later and front right is flat again. Rut-roh reorge. I look at the front right and the surface is kind of white and sticky to the touch (gravel and dirt stuck to it). Fender well is covered in white stuff (latex). The tire is so bald that the fix a flat is literally oozing out of the tire. Yikes! So this time I put in two cans and one more in the rear. We're off, and this time at top speed since now I'm getting worried that the 7 cans aren't going to be enough to get us back. To make a long story short we ended up dropping off the Rocky on 3 flats and zero cans of fix a flat ;-) Marco - -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dorffer, Rich Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 8:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: John Bolhuis Subject: [uuc] Weight Savings John writes > > Also, in the interest of weight savings, is there a donut spare tire > for the e30? Honestly, with the traveling I do in that thing, a donut > spare would not be a handicap. (also, it's been over 10 years since I > had a flat, and I'm feeling lucky). John, I have a better idea. Skip the donut spare idea all together. Yeah, instead, I have a new soon-to-be-patented system that is much lighter than full size spares or even donut spares. Please read on... I combine a can of "Fix-uh-Flat", a little tire compressor (when you need more air than the "Fix-uh-Flat" provides), and a one-year membership to AAA for only $249. Ahhh, I can just see the money pouring in now. I bet in no time all the manufacturers will be clamoring for me to work out major purchasing deals for them. If anyone else that is interested, please give me a call at 555-FIX-FLAT. I can help all of you with your New Years resolution to remove weight. Regards, Rich - told my wife I was going to lose some weight this year....she didn't realize I was talking about the M3 :-) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 12:25:51 -0500 From: Kathy Lyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Weight Savings Rich says: > I combine a can of "Fix-uh-Flat", a little tire compressor (when you need > more air than the "Fix-uh-Flat" provides), and a one-year membership to AAA > for only $249. Ahhh, I can just see the money pouring in now. I bet in no > time all the manufacturers will be clamoring for me to work out major > purchasing deals for them. Don't laugh; this is what BMW did for the Z3 and Z coupes, minus the little compressor. Fix-a-Flat and a card with Roadside Assistance's phone number on it. Kathy - -- Kathryn M. Lyle, CPA, CVA Lyle & Associates CPA www.lylecpa.com Creating Business Value ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 12:30:43 -0500 From: "Dorffer, Rich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Cats and cars Bill says > > I got the following note from a friend today .....Was anyone here > involved in the record attempt and thus able to verify the numbers ? > According to World Records, 127 cats can be stuffed into a BMW 3 series > sedan. 648 if you feed them thru a wood chipper first. Hmm, sounds very familiar. I believe I heard this weekend on "Monster Garage" that 27 clowns could fit into a car, 54 if the were put through a wood chipper. The makeover this week...converting a PT Cruiser into a wood chipper. I love that show. Jesse James is the man. After watching his specials on TV and a few others (Discovery), I really want to build a custom motorcycle some day. Previously, we had nominated Brett Anderson to go on Junkyard Wars. I really see him as more of a Monster Garage kind of guy but that 7 day deadline would be an issue for him. :-) Later, Rich - haven't missed a "Monster Garage" episode yet...my wife hates it. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 09:41:27 -0800 From: dgee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: E30 convertible weight ballast So if I want to try to dampen a 2002 convertible, should I try to get a e30 damping assembly, and probably I would need to try different weights????? - -dave ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 12:35:24 -0500 From: "Auriflex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] AA supercharger I just visited their site and saw they have superchargers for sale now. FYI John Marshall ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 17:39:52 +0000 From: "Gregory Bradbury" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Convertible "ballast" (BMW is not alone) To all, The system of weights, etc. in the E30 battery box (in the trunk) to remove harmonic shake is not unique to BMW. One of my friends from high school 20+ years ago had a 68 or 69 Pontiac Firebird convertible which had "cocktail shakers" inside each corner of the trunk (and possibly under the hood, can't recall after all these years) to reduce harmonic shake. They had some sort of fluid & a weight inside. I seem to have read of other builders, European & other, who have used the BMW or Pontaic method to do this. Harmonics happen, that's why you put dampers, weights, etc. in the right places. Many E30's (325i for sure) have a harmonic damper on the guibo to reduce driveline shake. Gregory Bradbury _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM: Try the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 13:06:50 -0500 From: Don Eilenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] CD Player Burt asks: >I want to buy a gift for my son for his 30th birthday. He has a 1996 E36 >and the radio is semi broken. He has the basic radio with no CD player and >the FM is on the fritz. Before doing any of these.. I'd see if someone local has the same head-unit and see if they'd let you do a swap test. I believe (without opening the TIS I can't say for certain) that the '96 model would have an antenna amplifier - one that has gone kaput could cause loss of FM.. it's usually located back near the rear window (in the C pillar) Don Eilenberger, Spring Lk Hts, NJ JMP#1 FOT2.A [EMAIL PROTECTED] NJ Shore BMW Riders web page: http://www.njsbmwr.org/ Moderator - BMW E39 Enthusiasts: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bmwe39 "One should do the stuff that makes you smile" - Ulf Bertilsson ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 10:12:52 -0800 From: "KKiely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: E30 convertible weight ballast This discussion reminds me of the race car (type escapes me right now) that had the movable weight that could be shifted to maintain balance. This leads to memories of staying in buildings in Japan where massive counterweights were placed on an upper floor to counter swaying (from earthquakes or typhoons). - -Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 13:18:59 -0500 From: ben keyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: Weight Savings Kathy Lyle wrote: > Don't laugh; this is what BMW did for the Z3 and Z coupes, minus the > little compressor. Fix-a-Flat and a card with Roadside Assistance's > phone number on it. I thought that the non-M Z3 coupes & roadsters actually had mini-spares in them, but the dual exhaust of the M cars eliminated the space the spare needed. the Z4 comes standard with runflats, so no fix-a-flat goop compressor like I got in the M coupe. the compressor is actually quite useful when used without the goop cylinder in the system - easier than treking to the airhose at tracks w/o air. handy for auto-x as well I guess, but I'm not much of an auto-x'er. your M3C has the new smaller ///Mobility system compressor/goop thing somewhere in all that plastic/foam stuff under the trunk carpet. Ben ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 13:26:56 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Convertible "ballast" (BMW is not alone) Gern1 Camaro and Firebird convertibles have one 25 lb damper weight in each corner, 4 in all. Gary Derian > > The system of weights, etc. in the E30 battery box (in the trunk) to remove > harmonic shake is not unique to BMW. One of my friends from high school 20+ > years ago had a 68 or 69 Pontiac Firebird convertible which had "cocktail > shakers" inside each corner of the trunk (and possibly under the hood, can't > recall after all these years) to reduce harmonic shake. They had some sort > of fluid & a weight inside. > > I seem to have read of other builders, European & other, who have used the > BMW or Pontaic method to do this. Harmonics happen, that's why you put > dampers, weights, etc. in the right places. > > Many E30's (325i for sure) have a harmonic damper on the guibo to reduce > driveline shake. > > Gregory Bradbury > > _________________________________________________________________ > Help STOP SPAM: Try the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #6041 *************************** | | 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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