The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 449 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: It's baaaack... Re: Alarm Coding Re: question about Ebay dilemma Re: question about Ebay dilemma E30 Sport seat mounts info about E30 cabrio Re: info about E30 cabrio FW: It's baaaack... Re: Alarm Coding Update: M42 Cold Start Noise Diagnosis Re: Update: M42 Cold Start Noise Diagnosis Re: Alarm Coding FS: CD Changer for E36/E46/others? E46 Muffler Re: E46 Muffler
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 16:01:45 -0800 (PST) From: david kroth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: It's baaaack... Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> With all the thousands he spend on it you'd think he'd go another $8 for a fresh left front wheel roundel... ===== David Kroth [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: 3 Dec 2004 17:15:32 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Alarm Coding Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dunno if the factory alarm for a '93 E36 applies here, but in that case you take the coding chip out of the remote, put it in the receiver, do the secret dance, then return it to the remote. Curt Ingraham 72 2002tii Oakland, CA David Kroth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Over on Suzy's M3 list someone posted a procedure > for associating alarm remotes with an installed > factory alarm. It's a procedure you'd use if you > lost a remote and bought a new one and had to > connect it to the alarm. > > I asked a follow up question about installing a > new alarm, but never got an answer. > > What does the dealer do to code an alarm > to a car? Are special tools really required, or > is it just another pat-your-head-rub-your-stomach- > while-jumping-up-and-down procedure? > > My car is a '98 M3 if that makes a difference. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 21:32:01 -0500 From: "Karl Zemlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: question about Ebay dilemma Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'd direct your question to the Ebay authorities. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 7:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UUC] question about Ebay dilemma OK gruppe. I have a question about Ebay. I'm currently the high bidder on a relisted bimmer on Ebay that didn't sell in first auction I think due to way too high reserve/buy it now price ($8500 for an '87 E28!!!!....not even a 535, it's an eta). Just found out the guy has it listed in 2 different ads! Is this legal???? What the h&ll is he going to do if someone does happen to reach his reserve in both auctions? Phil Wanting an E28 and tired of Ebay shenanigans ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 20:11:17 -0800 (GMT-08:00) From: Phil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Karl Zemlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: question about Ebay dilemma Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> That's exactly what I did today. I'll update the group when I find out their ruling. Thanks Phil -----Original Message----- From: Karl Zemlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Dec 3, 2004 6:32 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UUC] question about Ebay dilemma I'd direct your question to the Ebay authorities. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 7:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UUC] question about Ebay dilemma OK gruppe. I have a question about Ebay. I'm currently the high bidder on a relisted bimmer on Ebay that didn't sell in first auction I think due to way too high reserve/buy it now price ($8500 for an '87 E28!!!!....not even a 535, it's an eta). Just found out the guy has it listed in 2 different ads! Is this legal???? What the h&ll is he going to do if someone does happen to reach his reserve in both auctions? Phil Wanting an E28 and tired of Ebay shenanigans 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: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 23:37:39 -0500 From: "Carey Probst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: E30 Sport seat mounts Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Anyone have a set of these lying around they want to part with? I picked up a really nice set of sport seats cheap but they didn't nave the mounting and adjustment hardware. Let me know if you do. thanks Carey Probst, '99 M3/2, '86 325e w/i cam BMW CCA Patroon and Genesee Valley Chapters JC CAIed and Sharked, Stressed, Schrothed, Gauged, Hitched, X-Braced ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 09:56:27 +0100 From: "Luk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "bmw UUC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: info about E30 cabrio Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I am looking for info about these cars, equimpent, years of production. It seems to me that E30 cabrio with "narrow rear lamp" were manufacured longer than typical e30 (sedan, coupe), am I right? thanks in advance for every info about e30 cabrio regards, Lukas Lodz, Poland;-) --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.802 / Virus Database: 545 - Release Date: 04-11-26 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 07:53:41 -0800 From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: info about E30 cabrio Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Sat, Dec 04, 2004 at 09:56:27AM +0100, Luk wrote: > I am looking for info about these cars, equimpent, years of > production. It seems to me that E30 cabrio with "narrow rear lamp" > were manufacured longer than typical e30 (sedan, coupe), am I right? > thanks in advance for every info about e30 cabrio Brett Anderson dug up this info for me awhile back regarding the summary of 1993 cabrio production - the last year: 740 US 325iC. One US 325iC/A 41 RHD 325iC 52 RHD 325iC/A 176 LHD 320iC 4 RHD 320iC 41 LHD 320iC/A 4 RHD 320iC/A 25 US 318iC 376 RHD 318iC 159 RHD 318iC 113 RHD 318iC/A Best I could find, I may have missed some, but if not, that makes 1825 E30 convertibles for 1993 production, which was the last year of the vehicle. -- "It is an honor to be Cookie Monster." -Sesame Street spokeswoman Audrey Shapiro ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 08:33:05 -0500 From: "JohnGrills" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: FW: It's baaaack... Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This is just silly. Really love that fine subwoofer installation. I'd throw $3500 at it! r/jpg ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2004 09:32:57 -0500 From: Ed MacVaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Alarm Coding Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> David, I don't know my newer cars well, but if a '98 M3 is an E36, all you do is install the unit. If it is an E46, an M3 should already have the alarm installed. I installed the factory unit in a '96 E36 328i and simply installed the unit, plugged in the harnesses and was set to go. Note that the '96 has a separate dongle on the keychain to operate the alarm, not integrated into an oversized key. Ed david kroth wrote: >Over on Suzy's M3 list someone posted a procedure >for associating alarm remotes with an installed >factory alarm. It's a procedure you'd use if you >lost a remote and bought a new one and had to >connect it to the alarm. > >I asked a follow up question about installing a >new alarm, but never got an answer. > >What does the dealer do to code an alarm >to a car? Are special tools really required, or >is it just another pat-your-head-rub-your-stomach- >while-jumping-up-and-down procedure? > >My car is a '98 M3 if that makes a difference. > > >Thanks. > >===== >David Kroth >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. >http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 >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: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 10:24:59 -0500 From: "Bailey Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "bmwuucdigest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Update: M42 Cold Start Noise Diagnosis Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> As you may recall, I have been attempting to diagnose a ticking sound that afflicts my 94000 mile 1995 318ti on the first cold start of the day. Changing the timing chain tensioner did not help. Well, yesterday I drove the bobtail to work and left it to sit outside with the ambient temperature around 50F. After work I popped the hood, verified that the tranny was in neutral and that the parking brake was on, and started it up. I blipped the throttle from under the hood and noticed two things: 1. The noise was more of a slapping sound rather than a ticking-kind of like a baseball card stuck in a bicycle wheel, and 2. The noise only happened when I initially increased the rpm-once the rpm stabilized it went away. To the amusement and/or consternation of my co-workers I leaned in and laid my ear on the valve cover and blipped the throttle some more-the noise was NOT coming from the timing chain or valvetrain. In fact, the noise seemed to be coming from the area around the alternator. Now, even Yours Truly is not stupid enough to try and plaster my ear onto the alternator, so I just looked around some and this is what I observed: When I initially blipped the throttle, the serpentine belt tensioning pulley would oscillate @1/4"-alternately loosening and tightening the belt tension a bit. In fact, the belt would actually lose contact with the tensioning pulley for a split second. The pulley itself is fine; it's not wobbling, squeaking, or grinding, and anyway, I just replaced it in June. Hmmmm... So, here's my theory as to the cause of the noise: The belt tensioner(part #11281247051 on the ETK) is gradually going south-sticking, losing tension, whatever. When faced with a cold and stiff serpentine belt the tensioner is unable to maintain a consistent tension when the engine rpm is suddenly increased, it rapidly oscillates against the cold belt-hence the slapping noise. Thoughts or opinions, anyone? Thanks again! Bailey Taylor 1995 318ti Club Sport 1997 528iA 1999 Wrangler Sahara Light Campaign Assault Vehicle Scooter still to be decided-probably a Speed Four ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 14:01:09 -0500 (EST) From: Mark Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: bmwuucdigest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Update: M42 Cold Start Noise Diagnosis Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Howdy, On Sat, 4 Dec 2004, Bailey Taylor wrote: > So, here's my theory as to the cause of the noise: The belt > tensioner(part #11281247051 on the ETK) is gradually going > south-sticking, losing tension, whatever. When faced with a cold and > stiff serpentine belt the tensioner is unable to maintain a consistent > tension when the engine rpm is suddenly increased, it rapidly oscillates > against the cold belt-hence the slapping noise. Thoughts or opinions, > anyone? Thanks again! I'm no bmw expert. That said, tensioners are something that seem to fail pretty often on other cars... I can easily see that if your tensioner pulley needed to be replaced, your tensioner would as well. Given the little bit of extra work, I'd have replaced both as a matter of course if I knew one was bad... It's pretty easy to check... Put a wrench/socket on the tensioner and move it. It should move freely, etc. etc. Mark ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 12:10:05 -0500 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Alarm Coding Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On the E36, the alarm is installed as an accessory. If the alarm being installed in a brand new kit, it's already all matched up and ready to go, literally plug n play. If it's a used kit, you might have to program the remotes using the pat-your-head-rub-your-stomach-while-jumping-up-and-down procedure that you read about. Brett Anderson KMS > -----Original Message----- > What does the dealer do to code an alarm > to a car? Are special tools really required, or > is it just another pat-your-head-rub-your-stomach- > while-jumping-up-and-down procedure? > > My car is a '98 M3 if that makes a difference. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2004 14:40:57 -0800 From: Peter Guagenti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: UUC Digest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, BMW 3 Series Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "PDC Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: FS: CD Changer for E36/E46/others? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For Sale: 6-Disk CD Changer to fit the E46 3-series and later E36 3-series. May fit others. Part # 82 11 1 469 404. Was used for the past year or so in my 330i, but I just traded the car back, so I have no use for it any longer. Asking $275 shipped or best offer. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 15:59:53 -0800 From: Tom Kosmalski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: E46 Muffler Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> So, a friend bought a VW R32. Cool two-stage muffler. Quiet to about 3k, then it electronically opens a baffle above 3k for a sportier sound. On-line, he found out how to install a switch that lets him manually decide whether to be quiet or sporty, regardless of rpm. Anyone know of anything like that for an E46 325iT? It would be fun to have two sound levels available. Call them, for example: "Keeping my wife in a happy mood" and "Pretending like I actually know how to drive fast"! Oh, and a note to Bailey Taylor--the only scooter worth considering is the Suzuki Burgman 650! Thanks! Tom K Hood River, OR ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2004 19:15:16 -0500 From: Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: E46 Muffler Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The E46 328 and 330 have an automatic valve built into the muffer. It's a vacuum-operated flapper within one tip that responds to manifold pressure. In all reality, the current BMW exhausts are so quiet that there is barely any difference. With that in mind, I can't see what good it would do in your OE 325 exhaust system; basically it's running "full open" all the time. You'd have to switch to an aftermarket exhaust to really get some sound out of the car and jerry-rig an aftermarket valve. JC Whitney used to sell one as a "lake pipe valve", a cast iron Y with a cable-actuated flap. This would involve plumbing the second arm of the Y to an open pipe. And now I carefully cross the line from Rob the Enthusiast to Rob from UUC... Aftermarket systems for the E46 fall into two categories: 1) Replacement rear muffler - don't expect any performance gains, and sound changes are often of questionable enjoyment. 2) Complete cat-back replacement (E46 cats are in the exhaust manifold, so "cat back" means everything under the car) that fall into two sub-categories: a) Single-pip conversion - your 325 (and the 330) have a true dual-pipe exhaust, two distinct pipes from the manifolds on back through the the resonators and muffler. The earlier 323/328 had a 2-into-1 system that was obviously a restrictive system, hence why BMW upgraded to the dual on the later models. The majority of the cat-back systems for the E46 were designed for the 323/328 and are the 2-into-1 style. No performance gain, if not a loss. b) True dual conversion - UUC was the first company to offer a true dual system for the E46. Our latest generation is the TSE3 (Twin Silencer Exhaust, version 3) that we codeveloped with Corsa Performance (they also do the manufacturing) in Ohio. Final dyno tuning and changes were done by UUC in NJ, but Corsa is responsible for the wonderful sound thanks to their unique RSC (Reflective Sound Canceling) tuning elements, and they have also done the certification that the TSE3 meets the SAE J1169 sound limit test standard adopted by California and virtually all states that have a codified sound limit law. The RSC design is truly an amazing concept, it literally reverses the target sound waves and uses them to cancel out the original wave. The results with the TSE3 is truly whisper quiet at cruise with an awesome performance sound at WOT. This is effectively a "solid state" version of what you were originally looking for. Your wife definitely won't complain! For details on the RSC technology, please see: http://www.uucmotorwerks.com/tse3/arsctech.htm For details on the complete TSE3 system, please see: http://www.uucmotorwerks.com/tse3/ - Rob On Dec 4, 2004, at 6:59 PM, Tom Kosmalski wrote: > So, a friend bought a VW R32. Cool two-stage muffler. Quiet to about > 3k, then it electronically opens a baffle above 3k for a sportier > sound. > > On-line, he found out how to install a switch that lets him manually > decide whether to be quiet or sporty, regardless of rpm. > > Anyone know of anything like that for an E46 325iT? It would be fun > to have two sound levels available. Call them, for example: "Keeping > my wife in a happy mood" and "Pretending like I actually know how to > drive fast"! > > Oh, and a note to Bailey Taylor--the only scooter worth considering is > the Suzuki Burgman 650! > > Thanks! > > Tom K > Hood River, OR ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(15 messages) **********
