[uucdigest] Saturday, June 21 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6493
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Fl [uuc] <E30> Insrument Cluster Removed [uuc] M30 injector question Re: [uuc] Re: Time to re-tire. Re: [uuc] Stuck seat belt retractor ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 19:23:03 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] 1985 524td for sale Stick or auto? Where is it? Gary Derian > I have a 1985 euro model 524td for sale > Mike > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 19:54:54 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Changing Auto to manual Should be a piece of cake for an E39 -- at least for Brett. He converted my E34 530iT to a 4.0l/6-speed drivetrain, so a "simple" trans swap should be relatively easy. The easiest/cheapest way is to buy a wrecked donor car to get the trans, driveshaft, pedal box, console, etc. You can sell off the rest of the parts of the donor car to offset the conversion costs. Drew Zacharda '87 528eA '94 530iT (Project W?) http://www.bmwe34.net/ASP/DURegistry/RegDetail.asp?id=100 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 19:37:31 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Time to re-tire. I had a set of Conti Sport Contacts on my M5 and just replaced them with Bridgestone S-03's. I was expecting the S-03s to have quick response, etc. but I am disappointed. They are good, but a small step down from the Contis. I was very impressed with the Contis. They held up well even in severe track use. My wife's 525iT has SP Sport 5000 but in 16 inch asymmetric size (E38 basketweaves). They are a very nice tire overall. Great wet traction and very good handling. Canadian tire pressures are lower because they are not set for the maximum speed and load as US pressures are. I run 40 psi all around regardless, in both E34s. 29/33 is way soft for my taste. Gary Derian > Well, business has picked up a bit, and I figure I better replace my > rubber before I hyrdoplane into oblivion. > > Car: 95 540i > Current tires: Dunlop SP Sport 5000 Symmetrical -- almost slicks in > back, especially right rear (still haven't installed that 3.15 LSD I > bought last winter on eBay). > > I've narrowed it down to three, all at about the same price from Tire > Rack (I'll buy from Discount for about the same price -- since TR > prices do not include shipping, sales tax, mounting, balancing or > road hazard). > > Choices, in no order of preference: Continental ContiExtreme Contact, > Dunlop SP Sport 5000 Symmetrical, Yokohama AVS dB S2 > > I'm leaning toward the Conti, just to see how they're different from > the Dunlops, which I've run on two different e34s -- they've been > berry berry good to me, with about 25,000 miles on each set. But the > Yoko's could work, too. > One thing, the Conti's list a max pressure of 35psi, which is six > less than the BMW specs call for on the rears. Normally, though, I > run at the Canadian pressures, which are 29/33. I do not know why > Canadian pressures are lower. > > Experiences and thoughts? Thanks. > > JB > -- > John Barfuss > Grand Rapids, MI > www.bcreative.net > > 95 540iA - Alusil at 52k, valve body rebuild, sharked, LSD waiting > for a block of time. > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 19:56:04 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Changing Auto to manual Trans, flywheel, clutch, pedals, clutch hydraulics, driveshaft, rear axle gear, wiring and reprogramming. Plus some stuff I forgot. A walk in the park for Brett. Gary Derian > Hi All, > > With Project X visions in my mind I am wondering what it would take to drop > a 6-speed tranny from a 540-6 into the 540 Wagon with the Auto? Brett or > anyone else have any thoughts on this? > > TIA > > Ray > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 19:56:14 -0400 From: "Michael Gilbert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Changing Auto to manual Chip and Ernie at Autobahn automotive in Natick, MA has just done this exact change for Garth Brenard with his (Dinan) 530 automatic which then had the 4.0 dropped in and then just had the 6-speed added. Give them a ring at (508) 647-1500 - -Mike 97 M3 IP #121 - -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ray Bahr Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 4:50 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Changing Auto to manual Hi All, With Project X visions in my mind I am wondering what it would take to drop a 6-speed tranny from a 540-6 into the 540 Wagon with the Auto? Brett or anyone else have any thoughts on this? TIA Ray ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 20:03:48 -0400 From: Michael Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] 1985 524td for sale Ah, my bad Automatic and it is in Atlanta, GA, Actually really close to Neil D's house. Mike - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 7:23 PM Subject: Re: [uuc] 1985 524td for sale > Stick or auto? Where is it? > Gary Derian > > > I have a 1985 euro model 524td for sale > > Mike > > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 17:31:06 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re: Time to re-tire. John, you didn't mention how much snow you get (yes, I know you're in Canada) or if you even drive this car in the snow. Also, how much rain do you get? But, in addition to the tires you mention, you might also consider the Firestone SZ50s. I hear they're real good in the rain, and otherwise a pretty decent tire. I've never heard anything good about Continentals, other than they're round and black. Well, I hear they're pretty high quality tires too, for round black tires. BTW, I'm assuming this would be in the stardard 225/60-15 size. If you're on larger diameter wheels and lower profile tires, you have more options. Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA >Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 17:23:27 -0400 >From: John Barfuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [uuc] Time to re-tire. > >Well, business has picked up a bit, and I figure I better replace my >rubber before I hyrdoplane into oblivion. > >Car: 95 540i >Current tires: Dunlop SP Sport 5000 Symmetrical -- almost slicks in >back, especially right rear (still haven't installed that 3.15 LSD I >bought last winter on eBay). > >I've narrowed it down to three, all at about the same price from Tire >Rack (I'll buy from Discount for about the same price -- since TR >prices do not include shipping, sales tax, mounting, balancing or >road hazard). > >Choices, in no order of preference: Continental ContiExtreme Contact, >Dunlop SP Sport 5000 Symmetrical, Yokohama AVS dB S2 > >I'm leaning toward the Conti, just to see how they're different from >the Dunlops, which I've run on two different e34s -- they've been >berry berry good to me, with about 25,000 miles on each set. But the >Yoko's could work, too. >One thing, the Conti's list a max pressure of 35psi, which is six >less than the BMW specs call for on the rears. Normally, though, I >run at the Canadian pressures, which are 29/33. I do not know why >Canadian pressures are lower. > >Experiences and thoughts? Thanks. > >JB ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 20:43:03 -0400 From: "corbishley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] BMW Service in S. Fl Hi Folks: Sorry for the BW, but just recently acquired a '97 M3, and really need to find good local shop that knows what they are doing and are honest and up front. Preferably Miami area, but Ft. Lauderdale will work. Thanks John Corbs ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 20:45:10 -0400 From: "Dennis Liu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Stuck seat belt retractor Argh. A rear seat belt retractor on the wife's 2000 E-39 wagon is stuck. I pulled the belt all the way out to install a child seat, but now it won't retract at all. Doh. 1. What's the fix, aside from disassemblying the darn thing? 2. How do I prevent it from happening again? TIA, - --Dennis ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 21:55:54 -0400 From: "Dean Boucouras" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] BMW Service in S. Fl When I lived in Miami, I had great luck with Active Autowerke. Dean - ----- Original Message ----- From: "corbishley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 8:43 PM Subject: [uuc] BMW Service in S. Fl > Hi Folks: > > Sorry for the BW, but just recently acquired a '97 M3, and really need to > find good local shop that knows what they are doing and are honest and up > front. > > Preferably Miami area, but Ft. Lauderdale will work. > > Thanks > > John Corbs > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 22:38:34 -0400 From: "corbishley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] BMW Service in S. Fl Thanks Dean - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dean Boucouras" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 9:55 PM Subject: Re: [uuc] BMW Service in S. Fl > When I lived in Miami, I had great luck with Active Autowerke. > > Dean > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "corbishley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 8:43 PM > Subject: [uuc] BMW Service in S. Fl > > > > Hi Folks: > > > > Sorry for the BW, but just recently acquired a '97 M3, and really need to > > find good local shop that knows what they are doing and are honest and up > > front. > > > > Preferably Miami area, but Ft. Lauderdale will work. > > > > Thanks > > > > John Corbs > > > > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 01:10:34 -0400 From: Matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E30> Insrument Cluster Removed Hi All, With encouragement from several listers I successfully removed my cluster without pulling the wheel. Went much better than I thought. Unfortunately the cluster lights are still possessed. E-Brake, Brake Fluid, and Battery Lights are always, if somewhat dimly, lit. I loosened and re-tightened the grounding nuts on the back of the cluster and gave it a good inspection. Any ideas? Could it be the SI batteries going bad? Every instrument work fine. TIA, - -Matt 1991 325iX ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 00:42:37 -0500 From: Neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] M30 injector question Can anyone tell me what the difference between the injectors in the M30 (535i/is/M535i) up to 1/86 (13 64 1 276 149) and after 2/86 (13 64 1 276 988)? Thanks Neil ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 09:03:49 -0400 From: ben keyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: Time to re-tire. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > John, you didn't mention how much snow you get (yes, I know you're in > Canada) he's not in Canada, he's in Grand Rapids MICHIGAN. where do you guys get Canada out of that :-P he does get lots of lake-effect snow tho so I'm sure he has snows for the winter months. I like the S-03's on my wife's Mini, but that's not exactly the same situation as a ~4k lbs E34. the SP5000's are quite nice as well, Amy ran them on her VR6 GTI & my stepmother has liked them on her Passat... Ben ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 12:26:37 -0400 From: "C. Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Stuck seat belt retractor This happened to my front passenger belt in my E36. My fix was to buy a new belt, remove the B pillar trim from the car, discover that the belt was miraculously working again all of a sudden, and put a $60 belt on the shelf. Anybody need an E36 passenger belt? Chris B. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Liu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "BMW List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 8:45 PM Subject: [uuc] Stuck seat belt retractor > Argh. A rear seat belt retractor on the wife's 2000 E-39 wagon is stuck. I > pulled the belt all the way out to install a child seat, but now it won't > retract at all. Doh. > > 1. What's the fix, aside from disassemblying the darn thing? > 2. How do I prevent it from happening again? > > TIA, > > --Dennis > ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #6493 *************************** | | 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! | |==================================================== | Turner Motorsport Inc . 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