The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 313 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: Sub 10 sec. E36 Re: Sub 10 sec. E36 Re: Sub 10 sec. E36 Re: <E36> '94 325is steering wheel diameter Re: <E36> '94 325is steering wheel diameter Re: <E36> '94 325is steering wheel diameter Re: <E36> '94 325is steering wheel diameter Re: <E36> '94 325is steering wheel diameter Re: <E36> '94 325is steering wheel diameter Re: <E36> '94 325is steering wheel diameter Re: <E36> '94 325is steering wheel diameter Re: <E36> '94 325is steering wheel diameter Re: Quick E38 oil filter question Re: <E36> '94 325is steering wheel diameter Re: 'Knob's'
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 14:30:06 -0700 From: Mark Dadgar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Sub 10 sec. E36 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Aug 12, 2004, at 2:20 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > http://wes.albertacars.net/videos/m3_turbo.wmv > > Incredible acceleration. That's an *E30* M3. <boggle> - Mark ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 14:48:16 -0700 From: JKerouac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mark Dadgar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Sub 10 sec. E36 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Whew. Played it loud, played it full screen, played it too loud and zoomed it, wow. In a lightened E36 body that time could get down into the eights. Beside the car, awesome driving too. Anybody have a tech writeup on it? What's that car have for rear suspension to launch off the line like that? Forget about bimmers of the rich and famous, I want to know about turbos of das fvast und fvurious. Barry Mark Dadgar wrote:http://wes.albertacars.net/videos/m3_turbo.wmv Incredible acceleration. > That's an *E30* M3. > - Mark ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 18:45:52 -0400 From: Brian Daley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Sub 10 sec. E36 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> When the scoreboard lit up I thought, wait a minute, at 218 mph a car should be running at least in the 7's. Oh, wait, 218 kph is ~ 136 mph! Guess the albertacars.net url shoulda been a giveaway. > On Aug 12, 2004, at 2:20 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> http://wes.albertacars.net/videos/m3_turbo.wmv >> >> Incredible acceleration. > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 14:58:08 -0700 From: Tom Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Ed MacVaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: <E36> '94 325is steering wheel diameter Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Nope. I considered the same thing once upon a time and was informed by a _real_ lawyer as to the possible consequences. Needless to say, I didn't swap it out. Tom At 05:28 PM 08/12/2004 -0400, Ed MacVaugh wrote: > >Sounds like you are practicing law on the internet. > >Ed > >Tom Reynolds wrote: > >>Just remember, if you're replacing your airbag equipped OEM wheel with >>another wheel, if it doesn't have an airbag, your insurance company might >>be able to deny coverage (and maybe worse) if you're in a situation where >>the bag _should_ have exploded.\ >> > >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 > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.728 / Virus Database: 483 - Release Date: 07/27/2004 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.728 / Virus Database: 483 - Release Date: 07/27/2004 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 15:42:57 -0700 From: Tom Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Ed MacVaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: <E36> '94 325is steering wheel diameter Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> So, don't be shy, Ed. Are you an attorney, and would there be any liability for an owner who took off an airbag equipped steering wheel and replaced it with an aftermarket non airbag equipped steering wheel? Thanks, Tom At 06:14 PM 08/12/2004 -0400, Ed MacVaugh wrote: > >Ask that attorney for case cites. He'll know what they are. > >There aren't any. > >Ed > >Tom Reynolds wrote: > >>Nope. I considered the same thing once upon a time and was informed by a >>_real_ lawyer as to the possible consequences. Needless to say, I didn't >>swap it out. >>Tom >> > > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.728 / Virus Database: 483 - Release Date: 07/27/2004 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.728 / Virus Database: 483 - Release Date: 07/27/2004 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 18:54:18 -0400 From: Ed MacVaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: <E36> '94 325is steering wheel diameter Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I am an attorney and I can't practice law on the internet. I, like most lawyers, am licensed for one or a few states. We are held responsible to give accurate advice to clients regarding those state's laws. To give a blanket statement like something regarding liability would be foolhardy, for a lawyer (and a non-lawyer) could not possibly know what judges in 50 states, a few territories and protectorates and 600 other nations might do. America is one of the most litigious countries among those 600, and I know of no case where an insurance company was permitted to decline liability due to the disabling of an airbag. With the advent of switches to turn off passenger side air bags, I would have thought that such a case might exist by now, but have not seen one. Ed Tom Reynolds wrote: >So, don't be shy, Ed. Are you an attorney, and would there be any >liability for an owner who took off an airbag equipped steering wheel and >replaced it with an aftermarket non airbag equipped steering wheel? >Thanks, >Tom > >At 06:14 PM 08/12/2004 -0400, Ed MacVaugh wrote: > > >>Ask that attorney for case cites. He'll know what they are. >> >>There aren't any. >> >>Ed >> ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 16:04:24 -0700 From: Tom Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Ed MacVaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: <E36> '94 325is steering wheel diameter Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Well, see that's all I wanted, was some clarification, as the way you were approaching the topic it seemed to me as though you might have more information to share, and 'lo and behold, you did! My case was probably about 5 or 6 years ago and involved a '94 Mazda Miata registered in Arizona. I was considering a MOMO wheel, if I remember correctly (whoops, there goes _another_ brain cell...) and someone, I forget who, told me either 1st or 2nd hand that I might be putting myself in a precarious situation if I took off the stock Miata steering wheel and put on an aftermarket non bagged wheel. Unfortunately, I sold that car, but I guess from what you're saying I should consult with an attorney in my state just to make sure that I'm not setting myself up for trouble if I were to switch out a wheel in the future? I mean, if I'm driving the car, I could see where it's my choice, my car, my life, etc., but if I let someone borrow it, well, you know. Thanks a lot, Ed. Best regards, Tom Reynolds Hereford, AZ At 06:54 PM 08/12/2004 -0400, Ed MacVaugh wrote: > >I am an attorney and I can't practice law on the internet. I, like most >lawyers, am licensed for one or a few states. We are held responsible to >give accurate advice to clients regarding those state's laws. To give a >blanket statement like something regarding liability would be foolhardy, >for a lawyer (and a non-lawyer) could not possibly know what judges in >50 states, a few territories and protectorates and 600 other nations >might do. > >America is one of the most litigious countries among those 600, and I >know of no case where an insurance company was permitted to decline >liability due to the disabling of an airbag. With the advent of switches >to turn off passenger side air bags, I would have thought that such a >case might exist by now, but have not seen one. > >Ed > >Tom Reynolds wrote: > >>So, don't be shy, Ed. Are you an attorney, and would there be any >>liability for an owner who took off an airbag equipped steering wheel and >>replaced it with an aftermarket non airbag equipped steering wheel? >>Thanks, >>Tom >> >>At 06:14 PM 08/12/2004 -0400, Ed MacVaugh wrote: >> >> >>>Ask that attorney for case cites. He'll know what they are. >>> >>>There aren't any. >>> >>>Ed >>> > >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 > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.728 / Virus Database: 483 - Release Date: 07/27/2004 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.728 / Virus Database: 483 - Release Date: 07/27/2004 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 15:54:37 -0700 From: JKerouac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Tom Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Ed MacVaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: <E36> '94 325is steering wheel diameter Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> There is the NHTSA waiver letter which allows the airbags to be disconnected or an on/off switch installed if certain conditions are met. I keep the waiver letter in my car. The idea of a hand grenade going off in front of my seat belted chest never appealed to me. You can easily disconnect the airbags by disconnecting the connect to the crash sensor. On the E36, maybe other series too, it is located under the rear seat bottom. It's a cigarette pack size metal housing with a harness connector similar to the angled sliding type used to connect ignition coils. Note I'm not endorsing doing this, only giving technical info how it can be done. Barry Tom Reynolds wrote: >So, don't be shy, Ed. Are you an attorney, and would there be any >liability for an owner who took off an airbag equipped steering wheel and >replaced it with an aftermarket non airbag equipped steering wheel? >Thanks, >Tom > >At 06:14 PM 08/12/2004 -0400, Ed MacVaugh wrote: > > >>Ask that attorney for case cites. He'll know what they are. >> >>There aren't any. >> >>Ed >> >>Tom Reynolds wrote: >> >> >> >>>Nope. I considered the same thing once upon a time and was informed by a >>>_real_ lawyer as to the possible consequences. Needless to say, I didn't >>>swap it out. >>>Tom >>> >>> >>> >> >>--- >>Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >>Version: 6.0.728 / Virus Database: 483 - Release Date: 07/27/2004 >> >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >>--- >>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >>Version: 6.0.728 / Virus Database: 483 - Release Date: 07/27/2004 >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >>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: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 15:26:31 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: <E36> '94 325is steering wheel diameter Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Kathy, you missed your calling. You should have been an English major instead of going into accounting. :^) Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA >Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 15:13:16 -0400 >From: Kathy Lyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: bmwuucDigest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: <E36> '94 325is steering wheel diameter >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Maybe knubs isn't the right word. > >Not just the wrong word - I don't believe 'knubs' is a word at all. >'Nubs' maybe? 'Knobs'? > >Kathy >-- >Kathryn M. Lyle, CPA, CVA >Lyle & Associates CPA >www.lylecpa.com >Creating Business Value ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 18:24:56 -0400 From: "Kathy Lyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: <E36> '94 325is steering wheel diameter Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hey, Jenny's the one who reads the dictionary. ;-) Kathy ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 6:26 PM Subject: Re: <E36> '94 325is steering wheel diameter > Kathy, you missed your calling. You should have been an English major > instead of going into accounting. :^) > > Scott Miller > GGC BMW CCA > > >Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 15:13:16 -0400 > >From: Kathy Lyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: bmwuucDigest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: <E36> '94 325is steering wheel diameter > >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >> Maybe knubs isn't the right word. > > > >Not just the wrong word - I don't believe 'knubs' is a word at all. > >'Nubs' maybe? 'Knobs'? > > > >Kathy > >-- > >Kathryn M. Lyle, CPA, CVA > >Lyle & Associates CPA > >www.lylecpa.com > >Creating Business Value > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 17:42:15 -0500 From: Jenny Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Kathy Lyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: <E36> '94 325is steering wheel diameter Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> She's right! I do! Almanacs as well. Jenny On Aug 12, 2004, at 5:24 PM, Kathy Lyle wrote: > Hey, Jenny's the one who reads the dictionary. ;-) > > Kathy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 6:26 PM > Subject: Re: <E36> '94 325is steering wheel diameter > > >> Kathy, you missed your calling. You should have been an English major >> instead of going into accounting. :^) >> >> Scott Miller >> GGC BMW CCA >> >>> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 15:13:16 -0400 >>> From: Kathy Lyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: bmwuucDigest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Subject: Re: <E36> '94 325is steering wheel diameter >>> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>>> Maybe knubs isn't the right word. >>> >>> Not just the wrong word - I don't believe 'knubs' is a word at all. >>> 'Nubs' maybe? 'Knobs'? >>> >>> Kathy >>> -- >>> Kathryn M. Lyle, CPA, CVA >>> Lyle & Associates CPA >>> www.lylecpa.com >>> Creating Business Value >> >> >> >> > > > > 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: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 15:03:20 -0700 From: Tom Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Ed MacVaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: <E36> '94 325is steering wheel diameter Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I checked on my fave, IntelliChoice, and in M.Y. '94 the 325iS had both driver and passenger side airbags as standard equipment. Granted, they may not have been required according to the FMVSS (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards) but BMW had 'em. Here's the link; http://www.intellichoice.com/reports/vehicleReport.cfm/vehicle_nmb/100011522 /section/safety Best regards, Tom Reynolds Hereford, AZ At 05:23 PM 08/12/2004 -0400, Ed MacVaugh wrote: > >Cheap cars in 1994 still used the "mouse running up the pillar" seat >belts, so air bags weren't a requirement in 1994. > >Ed > >Tom Reynolds wrote: > >>I think it's a requirement now. Or, in '94 at least, to have a driver's >>side airbag. Of course, there's a way (the hard way) to find out... >> > >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 > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.728 / Virus Database: 483 - Release Date: 07/27/2004 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.728 / Virus Database: 483 - Release Date: 07/27/2004 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 18:47:25 -0400 From: Ed MacVaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Quick E38 oil filter question Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The current version of the filter for the 4.0 liter will indeed fit the later car. To use the later filter in the early car needs a supporting dome according to SI 00 15 97 This part number is 11 42 7 510 717. Ed Dennis Liu wrote: >Can someone tell me if an oil filter for a '95 E38 (4.0L) will also fit a >2001 E38 (4.4L)? > >Thanks! > >vty, > >--Dennis > > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 18:53:16 -0400 From: Brian Daley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: <E36> '94 325is steering wheel diameter Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Actually the federal requirement for driver and front passenger airbags didn't apply until the 1998 model year for passenger cars and 1999 for light trucks although most cars sold in the US included them as standard equipment for several years prior to the federally mandated deadline. I believe a driver's side airbag was required as of the 1994 model year, but a quick google failed to come up with any documentation to back that up so I may be mistaken. Brian Gary Derian wrote: >Air bags were not mandatory unil 1996. Before that >any passive restraint met the requirements. > >Gary Derian > >--- Greg Cagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>My 94 had both driver and passenger airbags, fwiw. >> >>- Greg >> >>Tom Reynolds said the following on 8/12/2004 12:25 >>PM: >> >> >> >>>I think it's a requirement now. Or, in '94 at >>> >>> >>least, to have a driver's >> >> >>>side airbag. Of course, there's a way (the hard >>> >>> >>way) to find out... >> >> >>>Best regards, >>>Tom >>> >>> >>-- >>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 >> >> >> > >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: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 15:51:52 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 'Knob's' Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ahhh the grammar police lie dormant until: "Not just the wrong word - I don't believe 'knubs' is a word at all. 'Nubs' maybe? 'Knobs'?" There's a joke in there somewhere but, I for one, will not stir the wrath of the Ozzie. -Kevin ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(15 messages) **********
