[uucdigest] Thursday, June 26 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6515
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RE: [uuc] Left foot braking Re: [uuc] I have driven the future Re: [uuc] Left foot braking Re: [uuc] Need glass p/n for Euro headlights Re: [uuc] <M42> need a weird little part [uuc] E36 M3 door lock problem [uuc] E28 list + rear window lift ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 17:41:16 -0400 From: "Michael McCoy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] I have driven the future - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Couvillon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 4:09 PM Subject: Re: [uuc] I have driven the future > Yeah, but how do you upgrade the shifter on those > things? > would the *short throw shifter* be called a *short shift kit* or a *short click kit*? would a reduced throw paddle be desirable? > I will give the new Z4 one thumbs up: the front end > has a "shark" look!! Sure it looks like a shark that > got its face caught in the prop of a boat, but that's > beside the point! > I'd agree that it looks neater than the Z3, but I don't like the round thingy on the side (among many other little things I don't like). - -Michael McCoy > Brad "Shifty" Couvillon <-- called Shifty for a > reason: http://www.fatdaddybmw.com/tranny > '85 Euro 535i > www.fatdaddybmw.com > > > > --- Norman Lieberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Throw away your shift levers,SMG is where it's at. > > Drove a 3.0 Z4 w/SMG > > today at the local BMW/ Susan Komen event. What a > > concept. All ye naysayers > > have to take one out. You will believe. What a > > sweeeeeeet package. It's not > > for me (size wise). SWMBO will love it. No more > > whining for an auto trans. > > Put this baby in manual- sport and it will run until > > you shift or redline. > > In drive-sport it will run to redline,if you back > > off it early it stays in > > gear until you get back on the pedal then it runs to > > redline and shifts. Do > > I sound exited YOU BET!!!!!! > > Sorry for the cross post. > > Norman Lieberman '97 528/5 > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 23:52:18 +0200 (CEST) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Vic=20Maslanka?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] speaking of the Mini Cooper S Habberstad Mini (NY 631 418 3251) is advertising 8 weeks for custom orders at MSRP. (Autoweek, 6/23/03). No affiliation, YMMV, yada yada yada... Vic Maslanka __________________________________________________________________ Gesendet von Yahoo! Mail - http://mail.yahoo.de Logos und Klingelt�ne f�rs Handy bei http://sms.yahoo.de ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 23:54:32 +0200 (CEST) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Vic=20Maslanka?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <E36> When did they change the non-M3 oil filter? The M44 was introduced in MY 1996 with the new filter. A few late year 1995's with the M42 also had the new filter. Vic Maslanka __________________________________________________________________ Gesendet von Yahoo! Mail - http://mail.yahoo.de Logos und Klingelt�ne f�rs Handy bei http://sms.yahoo.de ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 22:58:30 +0100 From: "Andrew Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Left foot braking Jack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes about SMG-equipped cars: "It may be too much but you could try getting a pedal set for an automatic transmissioned vehicle. Those kits typically come with a wider brake pedal. This may or may not meet your needs. And naturally, the list owner Rob of UUC Motorwerks has pedal kits which are very nice indeed!" Dunno why, but while the SMGII system in the M3 features a normal "manual" brake pedal in the usual position, the common-or-garden SMG (nee SSG)system in the 3s has a regular "automatic" brake pedal. Don't know what size it is in the Z though (Norman?). I note that some other cars - VW/Audi and Mercedes, notably - now feature engine cut-outs when the brake pedal is depressed. Left-foot braking (where throttle is also applied) is therefore pointless in these cars. Andy T ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 18:11:55 -0400 From: "Michael McCoy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] I have driven the future I'm gonna have to disagree with the SMG being the future thing. perhaps they have improved on the SMG II system. ( I didn't get to drive a Z3 with it at the breast cancer drive). but when I drove an M3 with SMG II a few months ago i didn't like it. well, the car was decent, but the shifting wasn't. (and I much preferred the '03 M5 I drove a month or so later.) the SMG system was harsh. the settings for upshifts seem to be either slow but harsh or fast and painful. I tried *keep your foot planted while shifting*, *part throttle while shifting*, *even less part throttle while shifting*, and *complete lift while shifting*. automatic mode wasn't too smooth either. on a positive note, downsifts were nice. could be smoother, but close enough. I did manage to fool it once though. hit the downshift lever while hard on the brakes, just as I let off them to turn in. it downshifted in the transition period of the suspension, front still loaded from the braking. I think the computer thought the car would be continuing to brake at that rate. it wasn't too bad, but still enough to make the DSC light flash. barely felt the rear squirm. I can't argue with the numbers though. yes it is faster than what a person can do with a lever. but for a street car, that extra speed of shifting coming at the price of comfort of shifting? no thanks. give me 3 more hp to make up for the few thousandths of a second I lost while shifting and we'll call it even. speaking of DSC and cool BMW technology (the future?), the DSC in the new M cars is amazing. might be the same in the other cars too for all I know, but i havn't driven many of those on dry roads. (was raining during the susan g komen thing.) anyway, its nowhere near as intrusive as it used to be. I didn't really realize how good it was until I drove the M5 with it off. dad turned it off when he got out without me noticing. imagine my embarassment when I got the car sideways with a salesman in the passenger seat, and my dad and grandmother in the back seat. a lot more grunt at low RPM in second gear than I was expecting. I can say that the M5 is very well balanced though. was brought back in line easily and gently. in terms of the "feel" and "balance" it was quite similar to my E34. just gobs more torque and better brakes. oh, and an extra gear. - -Michael McCoy - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norman Lieberman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC GARAGE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "bmwe39" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "UUC DIGEST" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 3:44 PM Subject: [uuc] I have driven the future > Throw away your shift levers,SMG is where it's at. Drove a 3.0 Z4 w/SMG > today at the local BMW/ Susan Komen event. What a concept. All ye naysayers > have to take one out. You will believe. What a sweeeeeeet package. It's not > for me (size wise). SWMBO will love it. No more whining for an auto trans. > Put this baby in manual- sport and it will run until you shift or redline. > In drive-sport it will run to redline,if you back off it early it stays in > gear until you get back on the pedal then it runs to redline and shifts. Do > I sound exited YOU BET!!!!!! > Sorry for the cross post. > Norman Lieberman '97 528/5 > > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 18:24:56 -0400 From: "Michael McCoy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Left foot braking > > I note that some other cars - VW/Audi and Mercedes, notably - now feature > engine cut-outs when the brake pedal is depressed. Left-foot braking (where > throttle is also applied) is therefore pointless in these cars. > > Andy T > this is an unfortunate thing. its a *safety issue* so that if you hit the brakes in a panic and forget to take your foot off the throttle... yada yada yada. can't be turned off even with vag com in the vw/audi. its built in to the ECU. worst part is its not just while on the brakes, it does this for a few seconds. (3 I think.) on the VW's, its something like if you are on the brakes and then add throttle, you are ok. but if you are on the gas, and then get on the brakes too, it gets upset. Do the new BMW's do this? - -Michael McCoy ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 18:51:21 -0400 From: Steven Schlossman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Need glass p/n for Euro headlights At 10:23 AM -0400 6/26/03, Dorffer, Rich wrote: >Jim B says >> >>> I got my replacements from Josh at Eurosport (where I purchased the >>> original lights). I can dig out the receipt to be sure, but I seem to >>> recall they were in the $100/each range. > >Andy's response > >> Wow, that seems a bit steep. I pretty sure I bought a complete high >> beam (E-code ellipsoid) for ~$50 from the dealer with CCA discount. I >> recall pricing the low beams in the same range. I remember deciding the >> other lights were not pocked enough to justify spending $200 for new >> lights. > >Steve's original inquiry was with regard to replacement glass lens >(not the entire unit) for an E36. Andy is talking about headlights >for an E30 if I was to guess. And for what it is worth, I tried to install ZKW Elipsoid glass lenses since BMP Design said they are interchangable. Well I found out they are not. At least not with my set. Bosch snaps in on the top and bottom. ZKW snap in on the sides. Don't know about Hella. So now I have a set of Bosch lenses on order from BMW for $94.40 with discount and need to return the ZKWs. I've also learned that the ZKWs are much more common. - -- ...steven 1996 328ti 2003 MCS Ofest caravan http://www.happytogether.com/unofficialofest ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 19:03:09 -0400 From: Ed MacVaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <M42> need a weird little part I don't have any, but they are the same on an E36 and on a Z3 with the four cylinder. Ed Steve.Goldstein wrote: >There's a plastic cover plate that hides the plug wires on >the valve cover, secured in place with two plastic screw-like >fasteners. I need one of those fasteners. The dealer says >they're not available separately, only as a unit including >the plate for about US$20. > >Might anybody have one of these kicking around in a dusty >bin? > >The car is a 1991 318is, although I think the M42 as used in >the E36 is probably the same in this regard. > >Thanks. > >Steve > > > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 19:36:37 -0400 From: "Gaudio, Stefano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E36 M3 door lock problem Now that's funny...I also have a '98 e36 M3 coupe w no keyless entry and about 6 months ago the trunk lock stopped working properly while all other locks worked perfectly. I didn't really get around fixing yet. The day before yesterday (first day w 95 degrees in NY) the driver door lock stopped working for a few hours. No fix yet but I just thought I share to make you feel you are not the only one :) I'll let you know when I get around fixing it. Stefano '98 M3 coupe blk/blk w funny locks and AC (yeah my climate control is acting up on me too!!!) - ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 15:33:24 -0500 From: "Larry T" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E36 M3 door lock problem Hello, I've been lurking awhile, but this my first post here. Got an interesting question. Ever since i bought my car (98 m3 coupe), I'm unable to lock/unlock the car from the passenger door. There is no keyless entry, and it works perfectly from the driver's door, and trunk. Any suggestions? Thanks! Larry _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail - ------------------------------ Stefano ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 18:44:19 -0700 From: "Polands" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E28 list + rear window lift The most knowledgeable group of E28 guys is on the M535i.org list. Currently they tend toward silent lurking, because so much incredible information got shared a couple years ago that everyone already knows everything. Ok so that's a bit of an overstatement. But ask a question and you'll get great info. A few weeks ago I removed the right rear window regulator to clean it up since it was running very slowly, binding in old filthy grease on the tracks. Since reinstalling, it runs great, but twice now it has moved too low due to bumps in the roads when driving with it open. The actuator arm follower gets into the track insert opening, and won't slide back along the track to raise the window. Is there a way to prevent this from happening, or should I just kludge a screw through the track to block the follower from moving that far forward? Steve Poland '88 535is 230,000 miles Portland, OR ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #6515 *************************** | | 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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