[uucdigest] Tuesday, April 29 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6348
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[uuc] '97 M3 CD changer [uuc] E30 Instrument Cluster questions Re: [uuc] E30 Instrument Cluster questions [uuc] 318 oilpan wanted Re: [uuc] E30 Instrument Cluster questions ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 08:25:10 -0500 From: "Ken Kloess" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Inspectors in Arlington, TX area? Group, Thanks to the guys who recommended inspectors in Houston area. Now I'm bidding on a car in Arlington, TX (near Dallas). Anybody have any shops they'd recommend for a pre- purchase inspection there? Thanks again! Ken Kloess 93 325 IS hopefully soon-to-be E39 540 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 10:04:19 -0400 From: "roger n. katz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: Salvaged BMW's... Chet, That's an excellent suggestion. I know from my own experience that the only times I've ever seriously considered a salvage-title vehicle over the objections of others has been where there is clear documentation of the pre-salvage damage and of the repairs made. This presents enough information for the prospective purchaser to make their own subjective determination about the extent of the damage and caliber of the restoration and repairs. Roger chet.dawes wrote: >Chris, >If the damage was really that minor. Then I'd assume you'd have >pictures on the site of the accident damage to substantiate your claims. >I think the car is beautiful (not a big fan of red leather however) and >from the photos you can't tell it's ever been damaged. Show potential >buyers exactly why in "no-way the car should have been salvaged" with >photos, any estimates for repair, etc. Or receipts to show what's been >replaced/repaired. That should be proof enough for those doubters. I >like your criteria for evaluating a salvage title vehicle, but there is >more to know. >Chet Dawes > > >From: "Chris Marino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [uuc] >Here's the problem with a 'salvage' label: It can be subjective. It's >subjective because of too many variables. For example: body shop >foreman, body shop mechanics, mechanics at the repair facility, >insurance adjusters and, believe it or not, an owner. > >I've owned many salvage (wrecked) BMW's. I have some criteria that I >follow when it comes getting a salvaged car: Does the car look like it >has been competently repaired? If next to another car, that isn't >salvaged, can you tell a difference? And lastly: Does the car align >straight on the alignment and/or frame rack. The third criteria being >the most important. > >In the case of the 325CI I'm currently selling: >http://www.inlacal.com/325 there is no-way the car should have been >salvaged. It had damage limited to the drivers-side rear quarter panel >and the strut/axle needed to be replaced. I'm not sure why it was >salvaged. However, it was a no-brainer to pick up the car and care was >taken to ensure that it was competently repaired. > >Chris >89 M3 >01 X5 > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 10:52:20 -0400 From: "J. W. Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Salvage BMW Cars If repairs are done properly a car with a salvage history or title can be a good buy. I know two quality rebuilders with excellent reputations. One actually holds a degree in mechanical engineering technology, he turned his hobby into a business. How can they afford to make money without shoddy repairs? They also buy non-repairable cars with parts only titles. By using these cars for parts, they are able to reduce repair cost significantly. Both also have low overhead cost because of where they are located. Many of the cars they rebuild are theft recoveries with minimal damage, just missing parts. Others require body work etc., both individuals are certified rebuilders. Once a car is finished it is inspected by a representative of DMV. If it passes a clear title with a salvage history is issued. I have not purchased a car from either individual, but would not hesitate if they happened to have what I wanted. You can usually save about 20% on one of these cars. Check out the rebuilder and various state laws regarding rebuilding. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 11:15:01 -0400 (EDT) From: "Erik Rutberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: BMW back to its roots It was probably an AirTran Boeing 717. The 717s use a BR710 engine that was developed by Rolls Royce Aerospace and BMW. AirTran shows the BMW-RR emblems in most of their ads. I even have a model of the Jet with the BMW-RR markings. This relationship with Rolls Royce Aerospace and BMW is also why BMW ended up with use of the RR nameplate, while VW only got the Bentley name and RR facilities. The rights to the Rolls Royce name, spirit of ecstasy emblem, and grill were owned by the aerospace company and they sold the rights to BMW in exchange for some cash and control of the BMW-RR company If you want to see a really nice BMW-RR jet check out the Gulfstream V and new G500 & G550 executive jets here� http://www.gulfstream.com/g550/ Erik Rutberg 2003 MINI Cooper S 2001 Z3 roadster 3.0 1997 318ti/Dinan3, supercharged 1988 ///M5 1985 735iA 1973 2002 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 12:29:21 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] RE: BMW back to its roots >It was probably an AirTran Boeing 717. The 717s use a BR710 engine >that was developed by Rolls Royce Aerospace and BMW. I'm pretty sure the 717 is a rebadged McDonell Douglas plane so at some point it was an MD something or other. Boeing bought McD in 1998 or so IIRC. Saw the Roundel on the engine looking out the window at work. :-) Carlos (757-300 structures designer/drafter, worked at both the Renton plant and the Everett plant) 91 M3 88 iS ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 17:12:03 +0000 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] M21-powered motorhome? I have lost my link to the low profile motorhome, whose name I've also forgotten, powered by a BMW small-six diesel engine. Any pointers? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 12:15:25 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] Inspectors in Arlington, TX area? Ken, The nearest good shop is probably in FW: Trent Cole Lone Star Bavarian, Inc. 3525 Lovell Ave. Ft. Worth, TX 76107 817-732-4888 www.lonestarbavarian.com More alternatives on our chapter's web page: http://www.lscbmwcca.org alex f "Ken Kloess" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks to the guys who recommended inspectors in Houston area. Now > I'm bidding on a car in Arlington, TX (near Dallas). Anybody have > any shops they'd recommend for a pre- purchase inspection there? > > Thanks again! > > Ken Kloess > 93 325 IS hopefully soon-to-be E39 540 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 13:25:46 -0400 From: "Rob Levinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] M21-powered motorhome? Vixen http://www.agencyrv.com/Vixen.HTM - - Rob - ---- Original Message ---- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [uuc] M21-powered motorhome? Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 17:12:03 +0000 >I have lost my link to the low profile motorhome, whose name I've >also >forgotten, powered by a BMW small-six diesel engine. Any pointers? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 11:16:14 -0700 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] RE: BMW back to its roots 717 was designed by McD. Read a disturbing article in the WSJ the other day stating that the guys that ran McD into the ground back in the 80s and 90s are now leading the charge at Boeing. Can you say Airbus? Marco OBC - Boeing B-17s bombed BMW plants in WWII > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 9:29 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [uuc] RE: BMW back to its roots > > > >It was probably an AirTran Boeing 717. The 717s use a BR710 engine > >that was developed by Rolls Royce Aerospace and BMW. > > I'm pretty sure the 717 is a rebadged McDonell Douglas plane so at some > point it was an MD something or other. Boeing bought McD in 1998 or so > IIRC. > > Saw the Roundel on the engine looking out the window at work. :-) > > Carlos (757-300 structures designer/drafter, worked at both the Renton > plant and the Everett plant) > 91 M3 > 88 iS > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 11:13:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Tammer Farid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] M21-powered motorhome? "Powered" is a relative term. (And you thought the 524TD was slow.) tammer <--nothing useful, sorry. - --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have lost my link to the low profile motorhome, whose > name I've also > forgotten, powered by a BMW small-six diesel engine. Any pointers? __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 13:45:55 -0500 From: "Zionsville Autosport" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] '97 M3 CD changer anyone have this item for sale? must be the later model type with i-bus connector. thanks. jason - ----------------------------------- Zionsville Autosport "BMW Parts Specialists" http://www.zionsvilleautosport.com 1.317.873.3216 1.800.246.6377 Orders ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 13:53:53 -0500 From: "Sam Drake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E30 Instrument Cluster questions My 85 BMW 318i has a speedometer that worked intermittently for a year then died. Two years later the performance meter works intermittently and then dies. When the performance meter dies the cruise control drops out. Didn't miss the speedometer all that much but the cruise makes my get serious about fixing especially when I suspect the tach is next. 1. I would send my unit to a shop that would fix it If I knew of one. 2. I would buy a used unit and make a cluster swap. 3. I would exchange components with in the cluster if I knew what parts are compatible. My unit is a moto meter I now know that the SI board is at least 325 vs 318 specific (4 vs 6 cylinder) Will a VDO unit from a 325 swap with my 318 Motor meter unit if I exchange the SI boards. Hopefully my SI board works but I don't know that it does. The batteries are good. My two basic problems is I don't know what part to buy for certain except one that came out of a 318I. Don't see many of them. the other problem is not knowing who can fix the one I have. I think I like that approach best because what ever happen to mine seems bound to happen to a used one eventually. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 12:09:33 -0400 (EDT) From: Brian Daley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] E30 Instrument Cluster questions Sam, http://www.programainc.com may have what you want. I think what they call a "Cluster Analog Board" . If you look up your 85 318i on their site they also have cross-referenced part numbers. They'll also buy your core or you can send yours in for repair. At least on DME's you can do much better on price used, probably the same for the SI board. Try http://www.car-part.com No affiliation, etc. Brian Daley 94 325ic - -------Original Message------- From: Sam Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 04/29/03 02:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] E30 Instrument Cluster questions > > My 85 BMW 318i has a speedometer that worked intermittently for a year then died. Two years later the performance meter works intermittently and then dies. When the performance meter dies the cruise control drops out. Didn't miss the speedometer all that much but the cruise makes my get serious about fixing especially when I suspect the tach is next. 1. I would send my unit to a shop that would fix it If I knew of one. 2. I would buy a used unit and make a cluster swap. 3. I would exchange components with in the cluster if I knew what parts are compatible. My unit is a moto meter I now know that the SI board is at least 325 vs 318 specific (4 vs 6 cylinder) Will a VDO unit from a 325 swap with my 318 Motor meter unit if I exchange the SI boards. Hopefully my SI board works but I don't know that it does. The batteries are good. My two basic problems is I don't know what part to buy for certain except one that came out of a 318I. Don't see many of them. the other problem is not knowing who can fix the one I have. I think I like that approach best because what ever happen to mine seems bound to happen to a used one eventually. > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 13:15:52 -0400 From: "BMWBITS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] 318 oilpan wanted This guy wants an E30 318 oilpan .......someone here was dumping 3 of them last week ? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Don�t write to me , write to he and see ... Bill & Shirley Proud, Tennessee..winters, Seattle..summers Long commute in between . ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 15:57:08 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] E30 Instrument Cluster questions Sam, I don't know anything about 318s but have you tried the simple stuff? I believe E30s get the speedo signal at the rear diff, have you checked that connection? Cleaning it, inspecting wires, etc. Perhaps replacing the sensor. Also I fixed an intermittent fuel guage & jumpy tach on my 325 by removing the cluster and finding out the two nuts behind the cluster had fallen out. Not related but hey ya never know what's back there until you have'a look right? Carlos 91 M3 <--still stored 88 iS <--now parked due to a giant coolant leak. :( 85 GTI <--running sort of crappy but it runs... did I mention I hate old cars sometimes? ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #6348 *************************** | | 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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