[uucdigest] Friday, August 1 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6621
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Send 'em to [EMAIL PROTECTED] |__________________________________________________________________ In this BMW UUC Digest: [uuc] jRe:Ceramic Brake Pads Re: [uuc] M2 Re: [uuc] <e34> Melted Headlights, thinking about a Hella H4 Conversion [uuc] WTB: '00-'01 540i [uuc] M2 - my reply :) RE: [uuc] <e34> Melted Headlights, thinking about a Hella H4 Conversion [uuc] Depreciation RE: [uuc] Checklist for a track newbie [uuc] [WTB] E36 325 ABS Controller Re: [uuc] <e34> Melted Headlights, thinking about a Hella H4 Conversion Re: [uuc] [WTB] E36 325 ABS Controller RE: [uuc] Damn CARFAX ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2003 01:33:43 +0000 From: "bob thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] jRe:Ceramic Brake Pads I have NAPA ceramic pads on my Dodge truck & my experience has been much the same as DAvid Miller's.Better stopping than stock & no dust. I've had them abour 20 k. Bob Thomas _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 20:39:6 -0500 From: "M Kittock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] M2 A 944 turbo was about $35/40K Mark Kittock '96 328i Sport Pkg; many mods '00 Durango '97 Contour SE (gone) '86 CRX Si (gone) '86 944 turbo (gone) (didn't pay anywhere near $35K: $13K in '92, what a deal!) > [Original Message] > From: J. Howe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 7/31/2003 7:59:29 PM > Subject: Re: [uuc] M2 > > I believe the 1988 535is stickered for about $37,500 with the LSD option. > > Justin > > > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 14:15:55 -0400 > > From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [uuc] M2 > > > > What other cars could one buy in 1988 for $35,000? > > > > Gary Derian ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 21:44:01 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <e34> Melted Headlights, thinking about a Hella H4 Conversion Get a set of Cibie CSR lamps and use those. They have the same single filament outer lamp as the ellipsoids. Plus they are better lights. Gary Derian > Per the previous thread, I put 80W 9006 and my lights melted when stuck for > 90 minutes in stop-and-go traffic. > > The E34 is new to me, and my e28 (for sale soon) has Hella E-Code > headlights. I already bought standard sealed beams for the e28 with the > intention of selling the Hella's separately. > > The chrome trim rings are very close, if not exactly the same diameter, so > I'm thinking that if I take the melted low-beams from the E34 and take them > apart - cut them up, perhaps I could fashion enough of a support for the > Hella lights that I could epoxy the H4 lamps to the cut-up ellipsoid body. > FWIW, I am a mechanical engineer with several years experience as a > machinist, a fair collection of power tools in the garage and access to a > lathe and milling machine if things get in deep. > > If I do this I will document the process for others to share. > > Assuming that works, that is only part of the battle. I would need (want) > to do the wiring so the diagnostic system is not always yelling at me about > my high beams. > > If I convert the existing system from 2 filaments to 4, will the computer be > pissed? If so, does anyone know what options I have to wire the additional > high-beam filaments so the computer is happy? I don't expect it to know if > there is a bulb out. I'm thinking about something like a relay in parallel > with the existing filaments - maybe even two - a baby one switching a big > one so the impact on the existing circuit is minimal. It doesn't seem to > mind the 100W bulbs currently in the high-beam sockets, so the circuit is > not real picky about higher current draw - maybe it would be fine with a big > relay in parallel with the current hi-beam lamps. > > Neil in Lafayette - you can probably guess how this would impact you. > > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 22:05:49 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] WTB: '00-'01 540i Gruppe, Shopping for a friend who lives in in New York State...he is looking for a 5 Series, Automatic...preferably Silver or other color (no Black). He wants a 5-Series, and mentioned a 528 or 540.....obviously I am pushing him toward a 540i....but I couldn't talk him into the 6-Speed with Sport Package...he's not "there yet" :-) Any leads on the East Coast within a 4 to 6 hour drive of upstate New York much appreciated. Happy ///Motoring, John Weese BMW CCA #76646 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 20:21:34 -0700 From: Matt Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] M2 - my reply :) Ok, Re: S2000 - i want a hard top. I do not want to rollover and die. - It's too porky to qualify If i were ok with a ragtop i'd get a miata and turbocharge it. Much closer to the size and weight goals. A guy at work had a miata and an E46 M3. He sold the E46 with the following justification: "The miata has 2/3rds the weight and 1/3rd the power, but 120% of the fun" Re: 1602 you have a 1602 that makes > 200hp ? for $5k ? Please elaborate.. I was looking at 2002s, 318s, and 325s last night thinking about SDSEFI and forced induction projects :/ If you can tell me how to get that power and that weight, for that price, im all ears... My E28 M5 stickered for like 48k in 1988 :) I want bmw to make the M2 i described. I apologize for not adding the "must not be a ragtop" constraint originally; Re: Elise See above. A, its a ragtop, B, the last thing i want after owning an M5 is a car with _British_ reliability. I don't see why you suppose nobody will buy it. The mini is doing alright, its reintroducing the idea that bigger/heavier not always == better to the us population, slowly but surely. I am kind of a dummy, i guess. I pay attention to all the "is a cage safe in a street car" and "should you wear a harness with no hoop" threads because i dream of building a gutted E30 with a full cage someday as my daily driver :) A factory BMW that has the power,weight, and safety of a prepared E30 track car sounds delicious, to me :) Oh, and whowever said "RSX"... here's my acronym: WWD (wrong-wheel-drive) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 22:29:53 -0500 From: "Karl Zemlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] <e34> Melted Headlights, thinking about a Hella H4 Conversion Now THAT was advice I DIDN'T need. The idea was to NOT spend more money. I guess I'll do a feasibility study on my idea - and if it looks good I'll have to get me a couple of them CSR lights. - -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Derian Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 8:44 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] <e34> Melted Headlights, thinking about a Hella H4 Conversion Get a set of Cibie CSR lamps and use those. They have the same single filament outer lamp as the ellipsoids. Plus they are better lights. Gary Derian > Per the previous thread, I put 80W 9006 and my lights melted when > stuck for > 90 minutes in stop-and-go traffic. > > The E34 is new to me, and my e28 (for sale soon) has Hella E-Code > headlights. I already bought standard sealed beams for the e28 with > the intention of selling the Hella's separately. > > The chrome trim rings are very close, if not exactly the same > diameter, so I'm thinking that if I take the melted low-beams from the > E34 and take them > apart - cut them up, perhaps I could fashion enough of a support for > the Hella lights that I could epoxy the H4 lamps to the cut-up > ellipsoid body. FWIW, I am a mechanical engineer with several years > experience as a machinist, a fair collection of power tools in the > garage and access to a lathe and milling machine if things get in > deep. > > If I do this I will document the process for others to share. > > Assuming that works, that is only part of the battle. I would need > (want) to do the wiring so the diagnostic system is not always yelling > at me about > my high beams. > > If I convert the existing system from 2 filaments to 4, will the > computer be > pissed? If so, does anyone know what options I have to wire the additional > high-beam filaments so the computer is happy? I don't expect it to > know if > there is a bulb out. I'm thinking about something like a relay in parallel > with the existing filaments - maybe even two - a baby one switching a > big one so the impact on the existing circuit is minimal. It doesn't > seem to mind the 100W bulbs currently in the high-beam sockets, so the > circuit is not real picky about higher current draw - maybe it would > be fine with a big > relay in parallel with the current hi-beam lamps. > > Neil in Lafayette - you can probably guess how this would impact you. > > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 14:48:48 -0700 From: "Kevin Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Depreciation Jason Knight just posted: The new vehicle prices in 1989 In random order, rounded to nearest thousand: E30 M3 $34,950 Audi 200 Wgn Quattro $37,000 MB 190E (Baby Benz) $32,000 Land Rover Country $37,000 Peugeot 505 Turbo $26,000 Saab 900 Conv Turbo $32,000 Acura Legend Cpe LS $30,000 The base price of a Land Rover Range Rover in 1989 was $36,350, and the fully loaded County model (they never made a "Country" model) had a base price of $43,650. I just sold my super nice '89 Range Rover that had a sticker price of $39,600 (Leather, Sunroof and a couple other options) for $4,700. I wonder if any vehicle depreciates as fast at a Land Rover (I would get less than $20,000 for my 1998 Range Rover that cost $67,000 five years ago. It seems like all vehicles including BMWs are depreciating a lot faster than they used to (what is a 1989 750iL worth?). I think that the reason that vehicles are depreciating faster is that as they get more complex they become super expensive to maintain (I would not want a 10 year old 750iL even if I got it for free). Kevin Kelly BMW CCA 50039 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 10:45:09 +0200 From: "Pavel Tcholakov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Checklist for a track newbie Guys, thanks very much to everyone who replied! Some very useful hints. The event is next weekend (9th Aug) and I can't wait until then :-) Best regards, P. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 06:08:20 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Turgeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] [WTB] E36 325 ABS Controller Gruppe: Does any one have an E36 325 ABS Controller laying around that was operational when removed? TIA Mike Turgeon 93 325iS #18 ITS #418 JP __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 08:58:32 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <e34> Melted Headlights, thinking about a Hella H4 Conversion Heh heh, call Dan Stern for the lights. You really only need a pair of low beams. I've been working in a bolt-in bracket for various BMW models but my work has stalled. Gary Derian > Now THAT was advice I DIDN'T need. The idea was to NOT spend more money. > I guess I'll do a feasibility study on my idea - and if it looks good I'll > have to get me a couple of them CSR lights. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 09:42:39 -0400 From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] [WTB] E36 325 ABS Controller Mike, Nope. Not even sure if this is the right one for you (us), but you might check turner's website under "clearance", "misc. used parts": ************************ ABS/ASC control Unit Part #: 1134 Applications: - - - - (-) ABS/ASC control Unit, BMW # 34 52 1 159 246 and 34 52 1 157 673 Bosch # 0650525 BMW List price $1,540 Price: $200.00 ************************ http://www.turnermotorsport.com/html/index.asp Good luck! Jay 1993 325is <-- still using the only ABS controller it's got - ----------------------- > Gruppe: > > Does any one have an E36 325 ABS Controller laying > around that was operational when removed? > > TIA > > Mike Turgeon > 93 325iS > #18 ITS > #418 JP ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 09:46:40 -0400 From: "Robinson, Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Damn CARFAX > Lee Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, nearly suffering a > loss-of-punctuation meltdown, wrote: That's funny.......really funny.... > > Given that erroneous negative information in a report could > decrease the sale value of a car, I'm surprised that CARFAX > doesn't provide an easier way for owners to correct errors, > such as that for credit report errors. I'll have to try this. I think the response from CARFAX will be something like "Dear sir, thanks for your question. Screw you, we don't care, it doesn't affect us" Maybe the guys at CARFAX pay $500 for a car wash? I could probably get it changed, but I'm sure there would be considerable hoop jumping-through. I've been fortunate not to have a problem on my credit reports, but know people who have & it's hell to get something wrong that should've never been there taken off. I assume CARFAX would be about the same. > > Curt Ingraham > 72 2002tii (no CARFAX records) > Oakland, CA Lee 88 M3->this car really makes a mockery of CARFAX ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #6621 *************************** | | 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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