The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 118 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: R-4 > PF9x > Blue > HT-10 Re: Exhaust hardware Re: Exhaust hardware Re: Misguided R&D: Blind Spot Detector <non-BMW> Re: Misguided R&D: Blind Spot Detector <non-BMW> Re: Misguided R&D: Blind Spot Detector <non-BMW> Re: Misguided R&D: Blind Spot Detector <non-BMW> Re: Misguided R&D: Blind Spot Detector <non-BMW> Re: Misguided R&D: Blind Spot Detector <non-BMW> Re: <WTB> roundels for early BMW 3 series rims Re: Misguided R&D: Blind Spot Detector <non-BMW> Re: Another gizmo to go with the Blind spot Saw a good deal on V700 Blind Spot Detector CD changer question
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 16:23:09 -0600 (GMT-06:00) From: M Kittock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: R-4 > PF9x > Blue > HT-10 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I had two DE events last year about a month apart, left the Pagid Orange on in between (this is also my daily driver for work, groceries, etc) and except for being a bit squeaky perfromed just fine for me also. And they are verrry popular with my P-car friends in PCA DE and club racing. Mark Kittock -----Original Message----- My car is still street legal and is driven on the street once a week. You should try the pagid oranges and then let me know. Bora > > Bora wrote: > >> For an all around pad, look no further than Pagid Orange. >> You can drive it on the street without thrashing your rotors >> and then drive it in a race and feel confident every time >> you go for the pedal. >> >> This is what I run on my 89 M3 race car. > > huh ? you tout the Orange as a good compromise > street/track pad & then note that you drive it on > your trailered race car ? wouldn't you sacrifice > street-ability for a better performing track pad ? > > am I missing something ? :-) > > IIRC the Oranges are what the 993 big red guys > were running. Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________________________________ In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 14:31:36 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Exhaust hardware Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Guys, What is the preferred hardware (bolts/nuts) to use in the exhaust section flanges? These are the sections post converter. Is stainless appropriate? -Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 20:53:30 -0500 From: "Chris Pawlowicz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Exhaust hardware Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Kevin asks > What is the preferred hardware (bolts/nuts) to use in the exhaust section > flanges? These are the sections post converter. Is stainless appropriate? you can use the bmw bolts + copper locknuts, they work great, can still be removed undamaged for a while after, but expect them to break/fall apart if you're removing them after 5+ years with the flange design in bmw's, you typically don't want to tighten the heck out of the joint, you just need to snug it up - which means the lock-nut design is a very good thing (if you just use a regular nut/bolt, it will come loose over time.. or you make it really tight and bend the flanges and compromise the seal) stainless steel bolts + nuts work great also and can be easily removed many years later- if you use slightly longer bolts and double-nut them, then you won't need to squish the flanges too much but you won't have to worry about them coming loose chris pawlowicz ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 17:18:43 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Misguided R&D: Blind Spot Detector <non-BMW> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Greg, I have a question about the passenger side mirror. Is the curvature the same as the US mirror? Gary Derian > > Actually I have the euro mirrors on both sides of my car, and they help > a lot. And they don't have the "Objects in Mirror" wording on the > passenger side, FWIW. > > - Greg ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 15:11:52 -0800 From: Greg Cagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Misguided R&D: Blind Spot Detector <non-BMW> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gary - I was told at the time that they are the same curvature and the euro one just doesn't have the lettering. That seems to be the case according to my untrained eye 8^). - Greg Gary Derian said the following on 3/31/2004 2:18 PM: > Greg, I have a question about the passenger side mirror. Is the curvature > the same as the US mirror? > > Gary Derian > >>Actually I have the euro mirrors on both sides of my car, and they help >>a lot. And they don't have the "Objects in Mirror" wording on the >>passenger side, FWIW. >> >>- Greg > > > > Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. > > UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate > Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! > 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com > > -- Greg Cagle gregc at gregcagle dot com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 16:21:35 -0800 (PST) From: Brian Daley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Misguided R&D: Blind Spot Detector <non-BMW> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'm pretty sure the lettering is just a US DOT requirement in the spirit of the labels on hairdryers that says "Don't use in the bathtub" or lawnmowers that say "Don't put hands or feet under the mower while it's running." I'd hope the DOT wouldn't mandate a curvature other than what the engineers decide provides the best visibility, but then it wouldn't surprise me either... Brian '94 325ic -----Original Message----- From: Greg Cagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mar 31, 2004 3:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UUC] Misguided R&D: Blind Spot Detector <non-BMW> Gary - I was told at the time that they are the same curvature and the euro one just doesn't have the lettering. That seems to be the case according to my untrained eye 8^). - Greg Gary Derian said the following on 3/31/2004 2:18 PM: > Greg, I have a question about the passenger side mirror. Is the curvature > the same as the US mirror? > > Gary Derian > >>Actually I have the euro mirrors on both sides of my car, and they help >>a lot. And they don't have the "Objects in Mirror" wording on the >>passenger side, FWIW. >> >>- Greg > > > > Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. > > UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate > Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! > 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com > > -- Greg Cagle gregc at gregcagle dot com Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________________________________ In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 19:38:52 -0500 From: "Rob Levinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Misguided R&D: Blind Spot Detector <non-BMW> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Objects in mirror should be paid attention to instead of being distracted from by text engraved on the mirror." Someone needs to tattoo that backwards on the forehead of the DOT employee who thought up the original warning message. - Rob ---- Original Message ---- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >I'm pretty sure the lettering is just a US DOT requirement in the >spirit of the labels on hairdryers that says "Don't use in the >bathtub" or lawnmowers that say "Don't put hands or feet under the >mower while it's running." I'd hope the DOT wouldn't mandate a >curvature other than what the engineers decide provides the best >visibility, but then it wouldn't surprise me either... > >Brian >'94 325ic ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 16:56:32 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Misguided R&D: Blind Spot Detector <non-BMW> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My wife suggests that the warning on the passenger side mirror should say: "Objects in mirror are cleaner than they appear" But that probably just works for our cars. Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA >Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 13:39:47 -0800 >From: Greg Cagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Misguided R&D: Blind Spot Detector <non-BMW> >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <snip> >Actually I have the euro mirrors on both sides of my car, and they help >a lot. And they don't have the "Objects in Mirror" wording on the >passenger side, FWIW. > >- Greg ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 19:47:33 -0500 From: UUC Admin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Misguided R&D: Blind Spot Detector <non-BMW> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Or you can just cover it up: http://www.supracentral.com/TX2K4dayoneimages/Every_Supra_Should_Have_One.jpg At 19:38 3/31/2004 -0500, you wrote: >"Objects in mirror should be paid attention to instead of being distracted >from by text engraved on the mirror." > >Someone needs to tattoo that backwards on the forehead of the DOT employee >who thought up the original warning message. > >- Rob Michael K Donohue System Administrator UUC Digest http://www.uucdigest.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 18:37:58 -0500 From: Phil Marx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: <WTB> roundels for early BMW 3 series rims Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> They're just 45mm foil "stickers" basically, and self-adhesive at that, as long as you already have the chrome hubcaps. The number used to be: 36 13 1 108 346 and they cost about a buck or two from your local BMW dealer. Alex Cagann wrote: >I am looking for eight of the little roundels for the four bolt spoked rims >that came on the 320i. The roundel sticks to a small round chrome piece. I >believe this same size roundel logo was also used for early E30 318's and >such. > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 18:15:20 -0500 From: Neil Maller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Misguided R&D: Blind Spot Detector <non-BMW> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 3/31/04 5:19 PM, Andre Yew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes: a useful acronym my (street) driving instructor told me when I was > learning to drive was "SMOG": Signal, Mirror (ie. rear view mirror, not > side mirrors), (look) Over the shoulder, and Go. Good principle, wrong implementation. It should always be "look" first whether mirror or head turn. Otherwise you're signaling intent before you have information about the surrounding environment. Example: you want to change lanes, and there happens to be a car coming up behind you in the lane you plan to occupy. You signal but you don't look first, so you don't know he's there. Now what's he supposed to do? What do you do? There's no right answer. However if you look first, you know he's there. Now *you control* the sequence of events. You can decide to let him pass first, or you decide there's time for you to pull out, you change your mind, or whatever. I was taught: mirror, signal, maneuver. No handy acronym, but makes better sense. Neil 96 M3 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 16:14:20 -0800 (PST) From: Brian Daley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Another gizmo to go with the Blind spot Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Commonly known as Bott's Dots, named for their inventor http://www.snopes.com/business/origins/bottsdots.asp You won't find them in any locality far enough north to have snowplows... Brian '94 325ic -----Original Message----- From: Brad Couvillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mar 31, 2004 2:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UUC] Another gizmo to go with the Blind spot detector<non-BMW> As if the BONK BONK BONK from driving over the lane-separating reflectors wasn't enough. . . :-) Brad Couvillon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 16:21:44 -0800 (PST) From: Mike Hsu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Saw a good deal on V700 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ran across this sale on the internet for V700's. http://www.rogueengineering.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=RE&Category_Code=SPEC Looks like a good deal although it is for only one tire size and it is "older inventory". Oh well, doesn't fit my car anyway. Just in case anyone else is interested. Mike __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 20:31:47 -0500 From: "Bill Wade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Blind Spot Detector Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I contacted the manufacture and they do have them for assorted BMW's such has e30 = 6 1/8" wide X 3 11/16" high, P/N = 24017LH & 24018RH e36 = 6 1/8" wide X 3 7/8" high, P/N = 24041LH & 24042RH We also stock the 2001-UP BMW M3, P/N = 24039LH & 24040RH You can contact them thru there web site... http://www.multivexmirror.com/index.html No affiliation, promises, kickbacks or payola blah x3 Bill Wade Bluegrass Bimmers '88 Henna M3 (soon to be blind spot free) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 20:54:50 -0500 From: "Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: CD changer question Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Does anyone know of a source for a CD changer adapter cable for a 92 E34 525i? Need to connect one of these two changers to the factory Pioneer head unit: changer 1 - pioneer CDX-M30 changer 2 - pioneer CDX-M61 If anyone has a source for an adapter set, please let me know. Crutchfields no longer has them available. Thanks Brett Anderson KMS --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.642 / Virus Database: 410 - Release Date: 3/24/2004 ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(15 messages) **********
