[uucdigest] Monday, March 3 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6166
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Confirmation Required Re: [uuc] e34 540i -- 750i Diff Swap Re: [uuc] V1 Suction Cups/Laser ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 01:52:16 -0500 From: John Barfuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] e34 540i -- 750i Diff Swap What's the word on this swap? I've got a 95 540iA with an open differential and no traction control. I live in Michigan. I'd like to get LSD to at least make winter and wet driving a little more predictable. What's involved in swapping out the differential with one from a 750 3.15 to add a little more low-end oomph? I've read you have to replace the output flange with the one from your differential (and have a shop do it so it's loaded/torqued properly. If that's done, can I do the rest of the swap myself (with at least one assistant and a couple good floor jacks)? Thanks. JB ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 06:09:19 -0600 From: "Ben White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Hella horn set from Griots... Chris, Depending on which Hella horns you are interested in, AutoZone or Advanced Auto might be able to save you some $. I bought Hella air horns from A-Z for less than Griot's price. Best, Ben White/Ocean Springs, MS ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 07:16:33 -0500 From: Peter Zidlicky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] E30 Ix question It may just be the sensor at the differential is somewhat loose and disengages when your at full throttle. Easy to check as its the only small white plug attached to the outside of the differential. Peter '90 325ic '88 M3 - -----Original Message----- From: Tim Pfister [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 12:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] E30 Ix question I just aquired a 1990 325iX w/109k that has a nonfunctional "mpg"gauge. All the rest of the cluster works. Under load the gauge is at zero and occaisionally when lifting off the gas the gauge will swing to infinity but back to zero instantly with the application of the gas pedal. Any ideas? The cruise is non-functional also. Thanks Tim Pfister This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from all computers. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 05:29:24 -0800 From: "Brad Houser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] [OT] NHC: WARNING -- Fw: System Update! Confirmation Required I have forwarded this spam to eBay. eBay has a warning about this on their announcement page, as if you read those. For the rest of you, here it is. Brad Houser ***Protect Your eBay Password and Your Personal Information*** eBay treats your personal information with the utmost care, and our Privacy Policy is designed to protect you and your information. Some members have reported attempts to gain access to their personal information through email solicitations that are falsely made to appear as having come from eBay. These solicitations will often contain links to Web pages that will request that you sign in and submit information. At eBay, we identify these as 'spoofed' emails or Web sites. We encourage you to be very cautious of emails that ask you to submit personal information such as your credit card number or your eBay password. To be sure that you are signing into a genuine eBay Web site, look at the Address/Location area of your browser. 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Regards, eBay > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christian Els > Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 12:34 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; E30 List; UUC Digest; UUC Garage > Subject: [uuc] [OT] NHC: WARNING -- Fw: System Update! > Confirmation Required > > > This clever [EMAIL PROTECTED] is attempting to harvest credit card > information in a pretty sneaky way. > > If you get an email claiming to be from eBay with the same > subject or something similar, proceed with caution. > > The URL this message asks you to go to > <http://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> to confirm some > details of your eBay account is not what it seems. > > Where you are actually being directed is to a site called > http://etransaction-system.com, and supplying that site a > UserID of www.ebay.com, following Internet conventions of > remote login using a format of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This is not a legitimate request from eBay, they have no need > for your credit card details unless you are transacting > specific business with them -- paying listing fees, etc. > > Note that the actual source of this email message is : > > <paste header> > Received: from ebay88.com (h00a0cc60ecd8.ne.client2.attbi.com > [24.91.147.35] > [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > ...just in case anybody wants to do some further sleuthing > and pay this @sshole a visit... > > Regards, > > > Christian Els > Columbia, MO > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "eBay Support" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, 02 March, 2003 13:07 > Subject: System Update! 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The Ebay Staff. ************************************************************************ **** ******************************** Do not reply to this e-mail, for assistance contact the customer service team. ************************************************************************ **** ******************************** ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 05:40:32 -0800 (PST) From: Neil Deshpande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E34 steering Tom: The E34 steering is quite sloppy when compared to the E30 or the E36. This is the worst aspect of the E34. I think the E28 can be as bad, or at least the E28 M5 I drove was. If you have adjusted the box and replaced the linkages, you are left only with the column itself. Apparently there is some slop in the lower section of the column. Gary Derian, from whom I learnt of this problem, replaced his and reported an improvement. I found his car quite good in the steering department. If your box is worn, I think ZF in CA sells replacements for around $650. Neil Deshpande - steering box adjustment soon *** "TOM DOTZLER" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Before I pursue this further let me ask if the e34 is generally more sloppy feeling than the e28 in the steering or is it just this one. I have replaced the front upper and lower arms and tie rods and shocks. I have had several alignments done. I tightened the adjustment nut on top of the box which increased the drag on the wheel but did not remedy the problem. Is the box worn out? Would replacement with stock box make a significant improvement. Any other e34 owners with steering gripes? Mine almost doesn't feel like a BMW, does yours? This one is waay different than my previous and current other Bimmers. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 05:44:51 -0800 From: "Kevin Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Valentine One Windshield Mount John Pease wrote: >How do you like your V1 windshield mount? The V1 windshield mount works great, but if possible I like to mount the detector higher to get it off the windshield. It is actually on my new Range Rover that I'm using the V1 windshield mount. On my old Range Rover and most BMWs I am able to clip the V1 to the leading edge of the headliner or mount it up high back from the window. Kevin Kelly BMW CCA 50039 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 08:49:40 -0500 From: "Dean Boucouras" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] [OT] NHC: WARNING -- Fw: System Update! Confirmation Required Brad, Thanks for forwarding the spam to Ebay and letting us know what Ebay has on their home page. I forwarded the spam also. Hopefully the scum that is trying to harvest credit card info etc. is caught and put away. Dean ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 08:30:27 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] e34 540i -- 750i Diff Swap Winter and wet driving will be less predictable with a clutch type limited slip. The reason for limited slip is powering out of corners, not stability on low traction surfaces. Gary Derian > What's the word on this swap? I've got a 95 540iA with an open > differential and no traction control. I live in Michigan. I'd like to > get LSD to at least make winter and wet driving a little more > predictable. What's involved in swapping out the differential with > one from a 750 3.15 to add a little more low-end oomph? I've read you > have to replace the output flange with the one from your differential > (and have a shop do it so it's loaded/torqued properly. > > If that's done, can I do the rest of the swap myself (with at least > one assistant and a couple good floor jacks)? > > Thanks. > > JB > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2003 08:20:53 -0600 From: Dennis Wynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] V1 Suction Cups/Laser I took my 'vette into the GM dealer for some work a couple of years back. I removed the V1 but left the remote display (in the ashtray). During the work on the car they fried the remote display. I called and got an RMA and shipped it back with a check for the repairs (I was way out of warranty). I got the display back - or a new one - right away and my check was in the return box. A class act for sure. I recently upgraded my V1s from the larger ones to the new smaller ones. I noticed the new detectors came with 2 sizes of cups. I assume that the smaller ones will work in most cases with the lighter detector and be less noticeable from outside the car. I have been hit several times with LIDAR and the V1 went off each time. Lucky for me I saw the cop ahead of time or was not speeding because I had about 0 warning each time. To be fair, the cops around here are USUALLY standing right on the side of the road in plain view. If you are paying attention and scanning you will see them before they hit you. I think everyone with a detector is hating those new GM SUV brake lights. I also get falses at the new sign at Arbys near the house and occasionally those generator driven roadside info-signs (i.e. "right lane closed 1/2 mile"). Dennis 330i silver/black/manual/sp/pp/xenon/cd At 08:53 AM 03/02/2003 -0800, Kevin Kelly wrote: >Mentioning Mike Valentine reminded me to give Valentine a plug for sending >me new suction cups for free when I called to order a new set last week. I >think it is a class act when a company gives away inexpensive items to >repeat customers. When the suction cups came in the mail I got two sets. >In addition to bigger ones the same size as the ones that came with my >detector there was a set of smaller suction cups. Any idea what the smaller >sized suction cups are for? > >Does anyone know if California cops are using Laser? I've heard that even >if they are all the laser detector feature does is tell you that you are >about to get a ticket. I've been thinking about programming the V1 so it >won't pick up laser (I did this for X band the day I got it). In the past >the only thing that set off the laser detector was that big sign on Hwy. 101 >in Redwood City, my digital camera and the Z8 tail lights. Now every time I >get behind a late model mid sized GM SUV the laser detector goes off every >time they hit the brakes. > >Kevin Kelly >BMW CCA 50039 ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #6166 *************************** | | 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 . BMW technical information, special tool sales/rental | http://www.koalamotorsport.com | |==================================================== | | Taylor BMW - http://www.taylorbmw.com - Doc Bimmer! | UUC Motorwerks . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com |__________________________________________
