[uucdigest] Wednesday, January 22 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6043
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Re: [uuc] V1 update Re: [uuc] CD Player [uuc] FS: chrome 5 spoke BBS wheels Re: [uuc] V1 update Re: [uuc] V1 update Re: [uuc] Very astute immobilizer [uuc] V1 update [uuc] V1 update [uuc] BIMwad get together near Charlotte, NC [uuc] FS/FT: 22ft almost new enclosed trailer Re: [uuc] Very astute immobilizer Re: [uuc] V1 update ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 16:30:19 -0800 From: donna seeley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Very astute immobilizer . Last week, a car came into our repair shop equipped with this. It certainly kept the car from starting, but I don't think the range is as high as advertised - we had to wave it a few times and the sensor wasn't even behind any plastic. Donna On 01.21.03 7:28 AM, "BMWBITS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 20:05:38 -0500 From: "Kathy Lyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] V1 update > Are there any tricks to getting the suction cups to stick well? I > eventually had to give up and use the visor clip. With the V1 in the windshield mount, pull it as far forward as possible (so it tips toward the console) and tug a few times. Leave it there for 5-10 minutes. End of problem. Kathy Owner of the 2nd V1 ever shipped and many upgrades since - ---- Kathryn M. Lyle, CPA, CVA Lyle & Associates CPA www.lylecpa.com Creating Business Value ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 17:26:40 -0800 From: Mark Dadgar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] CD Player You mean like posting here on the UUC Digest so people who know more about it can help you out? Sheesh. - - Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Yes Mark, > > That is called due diligence :-) >> -- Original Message -- >> Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 19:50:50 -0800 >> Subject: Re: [uuc] CD Player >> From: Mark Dadgar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: BMW List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> 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] >> > > - - Mark - -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 18:05:37 -0800 From: steve lyon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] FS: chrome 5 spoke BBS wheels As the old saying goes... floating in tha 'bay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/ eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33748&item=2400863647&rd=1 4 chrome 5-spoke 17"x8" BBS wheels with 18mm offset. No reserve, shipping from Lost Angle-eez (90291). steve ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 21:23:35 -0500 From: "Stan Jackson Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] V1 update Brett Anderson wrote: > > "The speed limit is 30 mph, you are going __ mph" and it flashes if you > > speed. > > As I was nearing the sign the counter went to 2, as I passed the sign the > > arrows showed side the rear AND front... MMMMM On down the hill sits a > > real cop with a RADAR gun shooting people after they went past the sign > > "in case" some of them sped back up. > > Or, more likely, waiting to catch those like me, who use those signs to see > how fast I can accelerate past them..... Uhh, never, I wouldn't do that! (damn, why don't they put signs like that in around here, sounds like fun!) > > As someone else mentioned cold glass and the suction cups can come > > loose, but usually once I have them on there good they do not come off. If I > > take the mount off then put it back one or both cups will come off a time or > > two (usually over night when it is cold) and I keep re-sticking them. After > > a few days they stop coming loose. > > I think Kathy and I have about 6 suction cup mounts between us (for 2 V1s). > Every car has it's own window mount, plus a spare for travelling. Valentine > will gladly sell you extra mounts, although ours were accumulated from various > upgrades, as each upgraded unit comes with a new bracket. Once they're stuck, > they stay stuck, because we never remove them, until the car leaves our stable > at least... DEAD ON. Buy a new suction mount with new suction cups for each car. Way worth the the money. Stan > - ----------------------------------------------------- > BMW Special Tool Rentals > Pay per incident tech support > - ----------------------------------------------------- > Brett Anderson > KMS > (440) 338 1650 > www.koalamotorsport.com > > OSS committee member ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 21:25:23 -0500 From: "Stan Jackson Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] V1 update Yeah, I know where it's been -- that is why I lick the suction cups ... Stan Brad Couvillon wrote: > > Awww pipe down. ; -) > > I never lick the suction cup; just lick your finger > (at least you know where it's been) and then rub the > saliva around the suction cup. > > Brad "Shifty" Couvillon > '87 528e > www.fatdaddybmw.com > > > > - --- Abe Reinhartz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > All this licking of suction cups is making me wonder > > about you guys. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 21:35:41 -0500 From: "Stan Jackson Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Very astute immobilizer Just leave the magnet in the car instead of lugging it around on your key chain ... Stan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is a really cool idea, but I have to wonder... how many credit card > strips have gone blank on this guy as a result of having a speaker magnet on > his key fob? > > - ------------------------------ > > 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 21:34:17 -0500 From: "carl sewell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] V1 update Ah, suction cups. Here in the Commonwealth of VA, no suction cups, only visor mount as quick takedown is the rule. My V1, always mounted on the visor, has never failed me. Of course I keep my cell 'phone cord at the ready as obfuscation. Carl ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 22:30:02 -0500 From: "Carey Probst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] V1 update I found the best way to get mine to stick was to spray the suction cups with a very light coat of tacky spray used to put pictures in books or posters on walls. Never dries and removes easily. Mine hasn't fallen off in over 2 years of hot summers and very cold winters since I found the spray. Carey Probst, '99 M3/2, BMW CCA Patroon and Genesee Valley Chapters JC CAIed and Sharked, Stressed, Schrothed, Gauged, Hitched, X-Braced - - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grant Low" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] V1 update > > Are there any tricks to getting the suction cups to stick well? I > eventually had to give up and use the visor clip. > > Grant ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 20:14:04 -0800 (PST) From: Dave Nichols <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] BIMwad get together near Charlotte, NC - --0-381865576-1043208844=:73095 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii A few of us are going to get together and just talk about cars on Saturday, Feb. 1st beginning at 11:00am at the Concord Mills (a mega mall) at exit 49, off I-85 about 20 minutes north of Charlotte, NC. There is no agenda, no competition, just a bunch of blue and white people getting together to look at the machinery, have lunch and go to the nearby go-kart track. We'll meet in the front parking lot behind the First Citizens Bank (take the last mall entrance). Big Dog - --0-381865576-1043208844=:73095 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <P>A few of us are going to get together and just talk about cars on Saturday, Feb. 1st beginning at 11:00am at the Concord Mills (a mega mall) at exit 49, off I-85 about 20 minutes north of Charlotte, NC. There is no agenda, no competition, just a bunch of blue and white people getting together to look at the machinery, have lunch and go to the nearby go-kart track. We'll meet in the front parking lot behind the First Citizens Bank (take the last mall entrance).</P> <P>Big Dog</P> - --0-381865576-1043208844=:73095-- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 22:36:23 -0800 From: "Bora Akyol (BMW)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] FS/FT: 22ft almost new enclosed trailer A recent change in our storage situation may be forcing me to downsize my trailer. I am looking to trade my 22 ft box + 5 ft (extra long) hitch Haulmark Elite II trailer for an alum. open trailer with tire rack and tool storage box. Or I will sell it outright for 9700.00/ Here is info about the trailer: * 22 ft box, 5 ft hitch * AC/DC lighting with deep cycle RV battery. * Fully finished, lined and insulated interior that keeps cool even at 110 degree heat. * Spare tire with cover * Cabinets, fluorescent interior lighting and halogen exterior lighting * Winch that runs off the on-board battery that easily pulls an M3 in or lets it get down smoothly * dual axle rated to 10K total combined weight. * dual exterior vents * extra wide door 48 inches. * all safety gear including brekaway battery * Less than 1 year old and 2700 towed miles. * One small nick on the left side due to tight spacing in a gas station. * Pit-pal like trailer door cabinet organizer, fuel jug rack and tie wrap hangers * 6 D-rings (2 of which are perfect for M3 -tie down * Dove tail rear Excellent condition, used from July to November. I get 13-14 mpg towing this trailer fully loaded. Only thing it does not have is the tire rack which I did not get around to putting. Bora Akyol [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:00:30 -0500 From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Very astute immobilizer Cool idea. Getting OT, two responses to this thread... 1. My keys and credit cards ride in different pockets, so no problem there. And Stan is right. In fact, you could just use the magnet from your hidden spare key. You know, the one you stuck to the plastic -- to that aluminum -- to your composite -- to that homemade steel wing you mounted to the trunk! No need to carry your key OR the magnet. ;-) 2. My ex-boss told a story of reed switches... When in college there was a multi-story engineering building with a service elevator. It was key-operated so that students (presumably) could not use it for personal 'travel'. Steve disassembled the control panel when the opportunity arose, and installed a reed switch behind the faceplate in parallel with the keyswitch on each floor. By carrying a magnet with him (in a pocket away from his credit card), he could call the elevator from any floor, enjoy the elevator, and arrive for lectures slightly less winded than his stair-climbing classmates. N. Jay using a first initial as well since there seems to be a proliferation of fellow digested with the name 'Jay' ************* > Just leave the magnet in the car instead of lugging it around on your key > chain ... > > Stan > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > This is a really cool idea, but I have to wonder... how many credit card > > strips have gone blank on this guy as a result of having a speaker magnet > on > > his key fob? > > > > - ------------------------------ > > > > 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: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:35:15 -0500 From: "Jeff K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] V1 update Careful. The cops around here (CT) stand behind those "The speed limit is ___ You're going ____" signs, wave you down, and hand out tickets if you don't slow down. '"Or, more likely, waiting to catch those like me, who use those signs to see how fast I can accelerate past them....." _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #6043 *************************** | | 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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