[uucdigest] Thursday, February 27 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6153
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[uuc] Mystery part Re: [uuc] Mystery part - Oops [uuc] E34 525 alignment and steering stuff [uuc] Re: Latest in Custom Gauge Faces RE: [uuc] Mystery part ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 08:58:43 -0600 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] Mystery part - Oops HS! Looks like the passenger door!! (from the 8) Jon - ----- Original Message ----- From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "bubbas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 8:42 AM Subject: [uuc] Mystery part - Oops > > Sorry, that should have been > http://www.koalamotorsport.com/misc/850/mysterypart.jpg > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > BMW Special Tool Rentals > Pay per incident tech support > ----------------------------------------------------- > Brett Anderson > KMS > (440) 338 1650 > www.koalamotorsport.com > > OSS committee member > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 09:59:08 -0500 From: "Chamberlain, Jesse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Mystery part - Oops Its a passenger side door of the 850! I would of hated to be the passenger in that car. Jesse Chamberlain 93 325i with stuff.. - -----Original Message----- From: KMS - Brett Anderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 9:43 AM To: UUC Digest; bubbas Subject: [uuc] Mystery part - Oops Sorry, that should have been http://www.koalamotorsport.com/misc/850/mysterypart.jpg - ----------------------------------------------------- BMW Special Tool Rentals Pay per incident tech support - ----------------------------------------------------- Brett Anderson KMS (440) 338 1650 www.koalamotorsport.com OSS committee member ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 10:00:44 -0500 From: "Andrew E. Skopp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Mystery part - Oops Right side front door from an 8 series Andrew E. 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Thank you for your cooperation. - -----Original Message----- From: KMS - Brett Anderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 9:43 AM To: UUC Digest; bubbas Subject: [uuc] Mystery part - Oops Sorry, that should have been http://www.koalamotorsport.com/misc/850/mysterypart.jpg - ----------------------------------------------------- BMW Special Tool Rentals Pay per incident tech support - ----------------------------------------------------- Brett Anderson KMS (440) 338 1650 www.koalamotorsport.com OSS committee member ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 10:07:49 -0500 From: "James Moran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Mystery part - Oops Caved in door. This dude was really flying when he augered in. Jim Moran '88 M6 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sorry, that should have been > http://www.koalamotorsport.com/misc/850/mysterypart.jpg ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 10:33:14 -0500 From: "Chris Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Mystery part - Oops Friend of mine did exactly the same thing, albeit in an Escort and with the driver's door. Took two ten hour surgeries to put his left leg back together, after deciding whether or not to save it at all. Then he just about died when he had a bad reaction to the anesthetic. Tough little stretch. He's much better now. Not so much as a limp (it was about 12 years ago). Chris B. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Van Houten > Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 9:53 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [uuc] Mystery part - Oops > > > > Sorry, that should have been > > http://www.koalamotorsport.com/misc/850/mysterypart.jpg > > ah, the very common "door wrapped around telephone pole" > > jvh ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 10:38:38 -0500 From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: 1995 BMW 540i 6-speed pre-purchase info? I'd like to second everything that has been said before and throw in a bit more regarding maintenance. I had a 1995 540 M-sport (6 speed) for a while and although it remains the coolest car I've owned to date, it had a lot of little nifty electrical widgets and problems came with them. Despite only 55k miles on the clock, they were starting to act up already (and based on warranty maintenance records I saw, they had been somewhat troublesome since day one). Watch out for broken power headrest cables and freaked-out automatic dipping side mirrors to name a couple. The short clutch life that was mentioned (as well as an awkward delay in clutch relieve) can be ameliorated to some extent by removing a clutch release delay valve that BMW put in. (I don't have a link handy, but there is a quick and easy removal write-up on the web for this somewhere.) I will say that this car is a wonderful machine, but I wouldn't recommend spending your last dollar to buy one. I would anticipate maintenance expenses to be significantly higher than most cars (say a '95 M3 for example), particularly if you chase every electrical demon that crops up. Good luck! Kevin - ---- Howard Poe wrote: > >I'm looking at the possible purchase of a '95 540i with 6 speed >transmission. Car has 130k miles, and original nikasil engine block, but >has been exclusively on the west coast, so probably hasn't been exposed >to sulfurous fuel. > >I'm thinking about the advantages of the 6 speed over the automatic... >any thoughts? > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 07:58:32 -0800 (PST) From: Dave Nichols <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Consider this before you go to Road Atlanta - --0-482338237-1046361512=:69322 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Just had a friend send this to me. This is the difference between an amateur track with lots of runoff and an FIA spec track with concrete barriers all around. Ouch! Every time I get the urge, I see one of these: http://www.f150online.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=107562 - --0-482338237-1046361512=:69322 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <P>Just had a friend send this to me. This is the difference between an amateur track with lots of runoff and an FIA spec track with concrete barriers all around.</P><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>Ouch! Every time I get the urge, I see one of these:</FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></P> <P><A href="http://www.f150online.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=107562";><FONT face=Arial size=2>http://www.f150online.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=107562</FONT></A></P> <P> </P> - --0-482338237-1046361512=:69322-- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 11:01:48 -0500 From: "Jamie Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Anyone care to identify this part? It looks like a passenger's side door that was folded in half. There is a door panel laying behind it. Do I get a prize? Jamie To: UUC Digest; bubbas Subject: [Bubbas] Mystery part Anyone care to identify this part? http://www.koalamotorsport.com/misc/mysterypart.jpg - - ----------------------------------------------------- BMW Special Tool Rentals Pay per incident tech support - - ----------------------------------------------------- Brett Anderson KMS (440) 338 1650 www.koalamotorsport.com OSS committee member ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 08:21:10 -0800 From: "Tim Ng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Mystery part that white stuff is called SNOW Tim Ng 95 E36 M3 BzznM3 92 E30 325ic M-tech convetible 91 E30 M3 street car 88 E30 M3 Track car 93 Chevy Blazer 2 dr. tow vehicle ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 08:27:08 -0800 (PST) From: igor koruga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Mystery part - Oops Looks like passenger door on 850 after it has been modified to accept a tree/telephone poll or such. Hope everyone was OK Igor �86 325 Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 09:42:36 -0500 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Mystery part - Oops Sorry, that should have been http://www.koalamotorsport.com/misc/850/mysterypart.jpg - - - ----------------------------------------------------- BMW Special Tool Rentals Pay per incident tech support - - - ----------------------------------------------------- Brett Anderson KMS (440) 338 1650 www.koalamotorsport.com OSS committee member __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 11:32:29 -0500 From: "Beaudette, Roland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E34 525 alignment and steering stuff I've got a dealership vs. independent question. The car needs an alignment following my steering linkage replacement. The local dealer wants 3x what another German marque shop wants. Is this a case of dealer overpricing or will an alignment at the dealer really be worth the price? Secondly, I didn't get any responses so I'll try this one again- the rear tires of the car have a noticeable difference in wear from the inside edge to the outside edge. Noticeable as in nearly down to the wear bars on the inside and nearly new on the outside. The only thing that caught my attention was that the front suspension ride height was 1" greater than what the Bentley shows. Any suggestions where I need to look? One more; the accelerator pedal squeaks, are there any bushings or whatnot that could be replaced? Can it be lubed? Cheers, Roland ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 08:33:49 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re: Latest in Custom Gauge Faces Yes Neil, from a marketing perspective, you would think that the seller would realize the market potential of offering a more diverse range of sexist gauge faces. To appeal to all, they should include women of all races, sizes and shapes. (Have you noticed how the clothing catalogs and department store ads now use, how do I say this without being offensive? Models who are not skinny?) For that matter, why should they stop at women? What about gauges for the Donna Seeleys and the Kathy Lyles of the world? So much more profit to be made, if they would just expand their offerings. Not that I would buy them. As I think I originally said, like you, I prefer white markings on a black background. Scott Scott: With only 'white' women on there, not only is it sexist, but also politically incorrect. <grin>. Perhaps a line drawing would have been the way to go? Oh well, I like the stock gauges anyway. Neil Deshpande *** [EMAIL PROTECTED] New. slightly sexist twist on custom gauge faces: < http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2405359568&category=6755 > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 11:44:44 -0500 From: "Robinson, Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Mystery part Tim, Could you please elaborate on that.....the word "SNOW" doesn't compute......it looks like this stuff I saw on the Weather Channel this morning, but I just haven't personally seen any proof of it's existance..... ;-P TWC did have an interesting clip this morning of folks driving on ice somewhere where it's too damn cold.....including a shot of an E46 coupe sliding into a rescue vehicle.... Lee 88 M3->wearing winter tires....P-zero asymmetricos..... > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Ng [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 11:21 AM > To: "UUC main" > Subject: [uuc] Mystery part > > > that white stuff is called SNOW > > Tim Ng > 95 E36 M3 BzznM3 > 92 E30 325ic M-tech convetible > 91 E30 M3 street car > 88 E30 M3 Track car > 93 Chevy Blazer 2 dr. tow vehicle > > > ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #6153 *************************** | | 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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