[uucdigest] Tuesday, September 2 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6719
_________________________________________________________________ | | Search the ARCHIVES: | http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Visit Richard Nott's Ultimate BMW Database: | http://www.bmwdatabase.com | | For all available Digest commands including unsubscribe/subscribe, | visit the BMW UUC Digest page: http://www.uucdigest.com | | Send SUBMISSIONS to [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Complaints? Send 'em to [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you must. | Technical Problems? Send 'em to [EMAIL PROTECTED] |__________________________________________________________________ In this BMW UUC Digest: RE: [uuc] RE: Someone hit my BMW! Advice sought... [uuc] BMW Struts - Annoying Trend? [uuc] Need drivers door wiring harness - E30 RE: [uuc] Need drivers door wiring harness - E30 - Found one, thanks! [uuc] <FS> '85 535i Parts Car [uuc] Tow vehicle for e36 325 [uuc] BMW Service Codes [uuc] BMW 735i maintenance HOGS! [uuc] E36 Instrument cluster bulb question Re: [uuc] BMW Struts - Annoying Trend? [uuc] Jacks for Wimps :-))) RE: [uuc] E36 Instrument cluster bulb question [uuc] WANTED: INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP NEAR SEBASTAPOOL/YUBA CITY/GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA [uuc] Didja Know? Outboard Motor two stroke fuel in automotive applications ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 12:57:23 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [uuc] RE: Someone hit my BMW! Advice sought... "Dennis Liu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Diminished value is based upon the premise that a buyer will not pay > > as much for a car if it is known to have been in an accident. If the > > market were as selective as you make out, no damaged cars would ever > > be bought or sold, > > LASTLY -- speak up, UUC list members. Is there a SINGLE PERSON OUT HERE, > *** JUST ONE *** (aside from "Neil"), who would voluntarily buy a damaged > and (PERFECTLY) repaired car (either a major collision OR a tiny bit of > damage) if you could buy the same exact but untouched car, for the same > price? Please, please, speak up and tell us why. Dennis, You are right. I would discount the price of a damaged car, proportional to the amount of damage and the risk I would be assuming that it was not repaired properly (hard to judge after the fact). Neil either has unique tastes or touts his company's party line. In the past I had purchased one E30 that had been rear-ended and had it's trunk lid and rear panel replaced. And one E36 with a replaced right front fender from and mirror from a superficial encounter with DFW traffic. Paid about 10% off NADA's wholesale for E30 and exactly NADA wholesale for the E36. alex f ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 13:24:13 -0500 From: Neil Maller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] BMW Struts - Annoying Trend? I've recently changed out suspensions on both a Cooper S and an E46 330i (not my own cars). Unlike my E36 M3, both of these use a round strut bottom which spigots into the kingpin and is clamped with a single pinch bolt. (I've never worked on an E30, but they appear to use a similar arrangement.) In both cases the strut is too long (or the control arm droop is too little) for the strut to be withdrawn fully from the kingpin. It seems you either have to: 1) Pop a ball joint, something I didn't want to do, to drop the control arm more, or 2) Apply spring compressors while the strut still on the car until it's compressed enough to clear the wheel arch. This is a major PITA since there's not much working room inside the wheel well. Am I missing something here, or is BMW just bent on making everyone else's life difficult? By contrast, I installed coilovers on an E46 330i PP, and the strut there was just short enough to come out directly. Very quick and clean. Haven't tried an E46 M3. On the plus side, at the rear the E46 either has shorter springs or more suspension droop, so the springs come out easily. Neil 96 M3 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 15:07:37 -0400 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Need drivers door wiring harness - E30 Any racers got the stock wiring harness from their drivers door? Must be unmolested and have a good, clean, A pillar connector. Will pay extra if you have the car harness side of the connector, and about 12" of wire, available. Donor car needs to have central lock, power windows, door lock heater and interior light delay. Need it ASAP, will have you ship overnight on my UPS account. Thanks Brett Anderson KMS ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 15:50:12 -0400 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Need drivers door wiring harness - E30 - Found one, thanks! > Any racers got the stock wiring harness from their drivers door? Brett Anderson KMS ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 13:29:48 -0700 (PDT) From: Alex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <FS> '85 535i Parts Car I am still parting out 1985 535i 5-speed white exterior, beige interior. It has 160k miles. This car was well taken care of until it was broad sided on the passenger side. Car drove straight. Interior, trunk, and engine compartment are in great shape. All seats are in the excellent condition. Leather is soft and has no crakes, holes or rips. Front seats are standard (non-sport), manual (lighter then electric and easier to fix in the future). Dash has a crack. Wheels are metric � come and get them if you want. All body parts are in very good condition except for passenger side. Pictures are available upon request. I am parting this car now, so contact me with your requests. Transmission, drive shaft, differential, radiator, ICV, AC compressor and condenser as well as other small parts are gone. Prices are negotiable. Delivery within 100 miles from San Francisco can be arranged. I would prefer sell large parts locally. However I will ship if needed. Please contact me at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks. Sasha. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 14:53:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Turgeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Tow vehicle for e36 325 NE1 in or around Garland, TX that could tell me something about, i.e.experience with (direct or indirect) Durnago Motors? They have a vehicle for sale that I am interested in to tow my ITS car and hopefully someday an enclosed trailer. Private responese please. Thanks for the BW, Mike Turgeon #18 ITS #418 JP __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 18:20:38 -0400 From: "Joseph T. Baptista Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] BMW Service Codes I just recently purchased a 2000 528iA (E39). I have the "Vehicle History Report" that lists the repair history; however, it only lists a "Defect Code". How do I convert the code to a service? For example, 6313051200? Thanks in advance. Respectfully submitted, Joe Baptista 1996 328i (E36) 2000 528iA (E39) BMWCCA #309409 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 20:30:31 -0400 From: "David A. Leonard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] BMW 735i maintenance HOGS! At 11:58 AM 9/2/03 -0400, you wrote: >I have a friend who is considering buying a 1988 > > 735i. The car has 105k > > miles and checks out on Carfax. It is a 5 speed > > manual. I have an 88 735i..Love it.. a true maintenance hog if I've ever seen one.. I have 250 k miles on mine. It costs me about $100-150.month in parts on average, and I don't pay labor..so if parts and labor are equal, which they seem to frequently be, you need $3600/year to keep this beast in good shape, and a good shop nearby! The HVAC system is a weak point, the resistor "sword" has failed for the third time, Three water solenoids and a manual valve fixed it.. the headlight and wiper modules have been replaced, suspension arms and ball joints three times, Steering tie rods and center link(twice) subframe bushings, driveshaft , alternator..rebuilt once, replaced once, head gasket replaced, brake bomb, Brakes, shocks, A/C system(three condensers), r 134 conversion, gas tank, heater core, radiator, water pumps, instrument mother board, Three Aux fans for the A/C.. the list goes on.. Most of these repairs have happened consistently since the car had about 100 k miles on it..I would expect to fix a car as old as mine a bunch, but the repairs started around 70k...That 150/ month number is real for parts. Are you getting the idea? I'm sure a 105 k mile 735i is beautiful, but it is also about ready to cough up most of the items I just mentioned... It is a 15 year old luxury car, with a new price tag of 80 k, and guess what, it is going to be very similar in costs to fix to a new 740i! The early e32s frighten the mechanics, especially the 750's but the 735s had all the same problems except the engine/tranny. If I were getting 735i again, it would be a 92, if I were getting a 7 series and wanted the most reliable one, I'd get a post 96 740i.. If I just wanted a bimmer but not a 3, I'd probably go for a 525 0r 535 from the early 90's This all said, I sure love/hate my 735i.. fast smooth , good in the snow..super comfortable for my 6'4 245lb body..And I just shot it British Racing Green and did all the body work..looks real straight right now!..too bad its in the garage awaiting a heater sword.. HTH, Dave Leonard ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 21:01:04 -0400 From: Steven Schlossman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E36 Instrument cluster bulb question My tach is dim behind the 4. Taking out the cluster I only saw the warning indicator bulbs, turn signal, odo and maybe 3 that I assume are the back light bulbs. Are there more bulbs that I'm not seeing from the rear? - -- ...steven 2003 MCS EB/W 1996 328ti 1990 MX6 +198K Ofest caravan http://www.happytogether.com/unofficialofest ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 18:03:46 -0700 From: Rex Tener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] BMW Struts - Annoying Trend? At 01:24 PM 9/2/2003 -0500, Neil Maller wrote: >Am I missing something here, or is BMW just bent on making everyone else's >life difficult? I think they are trying to make everyone's life difficult. :-) >By contrast, I installed coilovers on an E46 330i PP, and the strut there >was just short enough to come out directly. Very quick and clean. Haven't >tried an E46 M3. You have to use a spring compressor on the E46 M3 to remove the strut from kingpin, there isn't enough droop with the factory control arm. We did this swap six months ago on my co-driver's E46 M3 from the factory struts/shocks to Koni's. - -- Rex Tener [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 18:55:47 -0700 From: "BMWBits" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Jacks for Wimps :-))) For anyone who needs/wants a lightweight floorjack , Harbor Freight's catalog today has their 35.4 lb wt aluminium unit on sale for $149 if picked up (pun intended ) at their stores ... If your heart races at the thought of a blue , gold or red one ..add $10 . I'd wager they'd even loan you a trolley to take it out to the car ... Bill & Shirley Proud , liftin weights in preparation .... Seattle Summers , Tennessee Winters . Long Commute between , ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 19:42:12 -0700 From: "Clan Hood-Douda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] E36 Instrument cluster bulb question FWIW, the tach on our '95 is dimmer in the same spot. IIRC it's been that way since February 19, 1995 (Date of Acquisition). Did you open the cluster to see the bulbs inside? or only the ones accessible without opening? Mike - -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steven Schlossman Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 6:01 PM To: ///uucdigest Subject: [uuc] E36 Instrument cluster bulb question My tach is dim behind the 4. Taking out the cluster I only saw the warning indicator bulbs, turn signal, odo and maybe 3 that I assume are the back light bulbs. Are there more bulbs that I'm not seeing from the rear? - -- ...steven 2003 MCS EB/W 1996 328ti 1990 MX6 +198K Ofest caravan http://www.happytogether.com/unofficialofest ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 20:01:46 -0700 From: "Chris Marino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] WANTED: INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP NEAR SEBASTAPOOL/YUBA CITY/GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA Group, Can anyone recommend a good independent repair facility in this area of California? I'm mulling-over the purchase of an M-car and would prefer to have the car checked out first. Any help would be appreciated. Chris 89 M3 01 X5 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 23:01:52 -0400 From: "David A. Leonard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Didja Know? Outboard Motor two stroke fuel in automotive applications Did you know you can burn outboard motor 50:1gas/oil premix gas in a 93 Suburban, when your wife runs her "why is the truck stopping?" dry..... Doesn't even smoke...much. Did you know that the boat's bailer(windshield washer fluid bottle with the bottom cut out and the cap on) makes a bitchin' fuel funnel, especially if you jam a long screwdriver down thru the neck to hold the fuel flap open? Did you know that while standing on the side of the interstate with the traffic whizzing by your a**, that you can actually fuel from an outboard motor gas tank, almost as fast a Nascar pit crew .. Did you ever wonder why Bimmers (OBMWC)had THEIR fuel fills on the passenger side..which , until yesterday, seemed inconvienient... I didn't either.. till last night. Now I do. Dave Leonard ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #6719 *************************** | | 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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