The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 206 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: Updating the toolbox Re: Geico / private insurance (was Re: Insurance Ed MacVaugh's response) FS: New E39 Factory trunk lip spoiler E30 318is HVAC Problem Sway Bar Upgrade Re: Sway Bar Upgrade for Ti <E30> needed: pics of different 15" wheels Re: <E30> needed: pics of different 15" wheels Re: Smog Check Re: [bmwuucdigest] digest(14 messages) V1 False Alarms Re: V1 False Alarms Re: V1 False Alarms Another V1 question Re: V1 False Alarms
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 11:08:27 -0400 (EDT) From: Mark Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Updating the toolbox Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Howdy, On Mon, 24 May 2004, ben keyes wrote: > hmn. the Snap-On flare wrenches that I have a look just as robust > looking as the box-ended ones I've seen, so I don't think they're > any less strong. Then you're not looking very hard. See the big opening in the wrench that allows it to go over the line? How rigid do you figure that is? > I'd be very wary of using something other than a flare wrench > first when you're working with a hard brake line, since if you > mess up the flare nut with a normal wrench, you're screwed > and have to resort to more extreme methods to remove it. > use the right tool for the job - flare nut = flare wrench. ? The original poster was talking about _bleeding brake lines_. There's no reason not to use a box end wrench in that circumstance, its better in every way. You _can't_ get a box end wrench on a flare nut... That's why flare nut wrenches exist. I agree, when you're working on something with a flare nut & line in the way, use a flare nut wrench. :-) Mark ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 08:34:13 -0700 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Geico / private insurance (was Re: Insurance Ed MacVaugh's response) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Not really germane to your question, but an interesting piece of trivia is that USAA started as a insurance co-op, or some such, way back. Military officers in the 1920s or so couldn't get insurance from anyone so they started USAA. Marco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rob Levinson Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 8:02 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Geico / private insurance (was Re: [UUC] Insurance Ed MacVaugh's response) The "Geico Gun" article - Geico providing free lidar guns to police municipalities, for the thinly-veiled purpose of giving their policyholders tickets, therefore increasing their rates. That's every bit as corrupt as a mechanic putting sand in your crankcase oil to get more business when you need an engine rebuild. No wonder they can afford the expensive CGI gecko in their ads. Their customers pay for it. Mark, what's involved in a private "insurance union"? Think we could get enough people together here and on the UUC Garage list? - Rob ---- Original Message ---- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UUC] Insurance Ed MacVaugh's response Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 09:49:06 -0500 >Ed... > >Apparently you need to work on your slang .... (great unwashed) >I guess they don't teach that when you get you an MBA.. ;-) >Sorry about the misspelled name, but there was no personal attack... >It's nice to hear that you bathe regularly though... <g> >There's only ONE insurance company that I will talk badly about... >That's GEICO... NO self respecting car enthsiast should support >that company... The fact that you used them, well.... not so good.. >:-( >Many years ago, Car and Driver had an article about that company.. >It should be required reading for every sports car enthusiast group.. > > >Mark Williams >Dallas, TX >91 ///M3 2.5L 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: Mon, 24 May 2004 09:36:19 -0600 (GMT-06:00) From: Steve Diamond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FS: New E39 Factory trunk lip spoiler Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Gang, I have a new in the box BMW E39 factory trunk lip spoiler. I only opened the box to inspect the item. I bought it for another E39 I thought I was buying. Since I'm not buying another E39 anytime soon, I have this extra spoiler. I am asking $120/OBO and I'll cover ground fedex shipping. Steve [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 11:39:43 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: E30 318is HVAC Problem Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unless HVAC "recirculation" button depressed on my '91 E30 318is, I get a rapid mechanical clicking from behind dash. Sounds like a solenoid-controlled pawl is not properly engaging a gear (that, perhaps, opens/closes flap). Any advice on fix would be much appreciated. Neil Simon Wash, DC 99 M Coupe 91 318is ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 11:53:26 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Sway Bar Upgrade Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Looking to upgrade my sway bars on my 1995 325 Ti club sport. Stock club sport suspension, stock club sport sway bars. Any suggestions? Will reinforcements be necessary? BTW - what are the diameters of the club sport sway bars? Phil ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 11:15:23 -0700 From: JKerouac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Sway Bar Upgrade for Ti Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Re: [UUC] Sway Bar Upgrade: A ti with a 6 spinning that stock 3.43 lsd has gotta be more fun than the 1.8/4 was. Your swaybars and springs are the same as the regular sport package. The S package ti front bar is 26 mm. You can get good results and dial out the stock suspension's chronic understeer by keeping your current bars and installing hard bushings and reinforced mounting hardware, and replace your stock shocks and struts with Konis, //M3 upper strut mounts, and crash bolts. I bought a new '95 Club Sport based on specs from the dealer and BMW zone rep (one handwritten note from him said it would get same as the M3LTW doorsills and that the AC was deleted). After getting the car I found that BMW watered it down to a styling exercise of an S package with bigger wheels, plus substituting regular E36 side skirts for the //M3 side skirts shown in the sales literature. Too bad what BMW did to that model because with the right tuning, on paper at least the Ti platform has potential to be a lighter more stable version of the M coupe. Barry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Looking to upgrade my sway bars on my 1995 325 Ti club sport. Stock club >sport suspension, stock club sport sway bars. Any suggestions? Will >reinforcements be necessary? >BTW - what are the diameters of the club sport sway bars? >Phil > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 10:59:26 -0500 From: "Weimer, Matt J." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "BMW Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: <E30> needed: pics of different 15" wheels Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Group, I am looking for some good pics of E30's with different styles of 15" wheels. I am curious what is currently available and where folks are getting good deals. Anyone with an opinion on the Kosei K1's? I would appreciate links, pics, whatever...thanks. Matt Weimer ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 14:17:33 -0400 From: "Chris Pawlowicz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: <E30> needed: pics of different 15" wheels Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Matt Weimer asks > I am looking for some good pics of E30's with different styles of 15" > wheels. I am curious what is currently available and where folks are > getting good deals. Anyone with an opinion on the Kosei K1's? > tirerack.com lets you choose wheels and displays them on an E30 - quick and easy to get some impressions of what things look like wheelspecs.com has a ton if pix and info including weights for lots of wheels how much do you want to spend, and do you care about looks / performance / or both? I have borbet H on my '89 325i and they are pretty basic 5 spoke soft rounded shape, easy to clean, 15x7 with 225/50-15 ToyoT1s, but they are way heavy! price was good and they're for the street, so no big deal I'm getting some Kosei K1s with track rubber because these are much lighter, pretty cheap, and hold up well to track use. They are similar 5 spoke but more angular. You can get them in black, white or silver. chris pawlowicz '89 325i '99 Z3 2.8 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 10:38:15 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Smog Check Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've seen cars dynoed before, but I've never seen the dyno ("rolling road") smog check. When I took my car in last week, I asked the tech if I needed to install my toe hook to tie down the front end. He said no, they just block the front wheels. While Joel's idea of getting a dyno sheet with smog tests is a good one on the surface, obviously some changes in test procedures would be required before they could do that. Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA >Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 09:35:18 -0400 (EDT) >From: Joel Gallun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Smog Check >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >On Fri, 21 May 2004, John Bolhuis wrote: > >> But if they want to do the rolling road dyno test on my garden tractor >> semi-annually, they can bite me. > >you know, if they gave out dyno sheets with the emission test, all the >motorheads wouldn't be able to wait for their next smog check. > >joel ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 14:28:57 -0400 From: "Michael Lawrence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [bmwuucdigest] digest(14 messages) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -> -----Original Message----- -> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark -> and Heather Williams -> Mr. Lawrence... in addition to the above.. please.. reread my -> previous post.. I am well aware of the tiered levels for -> policyholders at Allstate.. Mr Williams, then what part of my post do you NOT understand. You first stated I was INCORRECT in what I reported, but yet you state above you are WELL AWARE of what the insurance companies do. WTF is it then? Lol, seriously, that is the part I have a problem with and was simply stating to all the other folks who are not direct employees of Insurance companies that being involved in an accident, by no fault of your own, COST YOU MONEY. WHAT DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND? If you are in a NO FAULT accident, you DO NOT qualify for the lowest rates thus are penalized for being involved even though NO FAULT of your own. That is just BS IMO and I don't agree with it. You stated it is not so, I checked with my SO again, who states it IS SO. She does new apps on a daily basis, runs into this exact problem, SPENDS hours checking into driving records for people, SEES THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY 'AT FAULT' accidents, but were involved in no fault accidents. GUESS WHAT, they do not get the lowest rates. PERIOD Mike Last post for me on this subject. YMMV but in the state of GA, your F'ed if you have been in a wreck, fault or no fault. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 11:46:57 -0700 (GMT-07:00) From: Kevin Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: V1 False Alarms Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Rob Levinson wrote: > I love the Valentine V1. > What I dislike is the indiscriminate use of various > light frequencies by various automakers that trigger > the V1. > False bogeys already known that trigger laser alert: > - GM SUV third brake light > - BMW Z8 xenon headlights Since I have not heard of any cops using laser on the West Coast (correct me if I'm wrong) I called Valentine and had them talk me through disabling the laser feature (I've also disabled the X band feature). Kevin Kelly BMW CCA 50039 P.S. The Z8 tail lights (and my digital camera) also set off my V1 before I disabled the laser feature... ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 11:55:14 -0700 From: "Damon at gmx" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Kevin Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: V1 False Alarms Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >From: "Kevin Kelly" Subject: [UUC] V1 False Alarms > >Since I have not heard of any cops using laser on the West Coast (correct me if I'm wrong) ... Very dangerous! I live in Los Angeles and I've had two laser tickets in the past 5 years from laser. Both times the V1 went off but I was caught already, but one other time it gave me a good warning! But the false alarms are a pain. -Damon '94 325i '95 993 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 11:58:04 -0700 From: Mark Dadgar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: V1 False Alarms Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On May 24, 2004, at 11:46 AM, Kevin Kelly wrote: > P.S. The Z8 tail lights (and my digital camera) also set off my V1 > before I disabled the laser feature... > So does the old Circle Star sign on 101 in Redwood City. - Mark ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 15:07:45 -0400 From: "Michael Gilbert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Another V1 question Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I love my V1 and wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. However, I have become a bit concerned about it as lately it seems to have stopped picking up 1 or 2 things that it used to and I thikn it might be broken. For example, the police left one of those "Your Speed Is" signs out near my home one day and I drove all the way up to it and by it without a peep from the V1. The sign was registering speed correctly so I wondered WTF? Usually those signs light the V1 up like a christmas tree for 1/2 mile before you get to it. Has anyone else had this happen? I was going to send mine back to Valentine for them to look at it. They said if I ship it to them it could be free to fix and it could cost $45 but they wouldn't tell me why I would have to pay or not... TIA, Mike 97 M3 IP #121 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 12:05:54 -0700 From: Greg Cagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: V1 False Alarms Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Maybe you mean California. I've seen lots of laser in the Portland, OR area. Kevin Kelly said the following on 5/24/2004 11:46 AM: > Since I have not heard of any cops using laser on the West Coast > (correct me if I'm wrong) I called Valentine and had them talk me > through disabling the laser feature (I've also disabled the X band > feature). -- Greg Cagle gregc at gregcagle dot com ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(15 messages) **********
