The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 581 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: GTO comments GTO Comments Re: Pontiac GTO <E30> Brake Lining Warning Light Craziness Re: <E30> Brake Lining Warning Light Craziness Re: Pontiac GTO and BMW suspension musings Re: Pontiac GTO and BMW suspension musings <E36> steering lock removal Re: <E36> steering lock removal <FS> '00 M Supercharged M Coupe Anyone know of EBayer named FrostBoston? Re: Anyone know of EBayer named FrostBoston?
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 15:34:21 -0800 From: John Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: GTO comments Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Are there reasonable ways to get the weight down? Does the car drive as > heavy as it specs out as? > > Also (since this would be a daily driver), what sorta gas mileage & gas > grade requirements are there? Remember, it's a big car, basically 5-series-size. It's no heavier than other vehicles of its size/weight and content. No heavier than an E46 M3 convertible. Not significantly heavier than a 2005 Mustang GT (which, despite being enormous compared to recent past Mustangs and dwarfing any previous pony except the '71-73 cars, is still smaller than the Monaro.) The loss of trunk space to the gas tank is unfortunate, but GM decided they didn't want to bring a car with the gas tank under the trunk floor into the US following all the hullabaloo and silliness over the Crown Vic. John. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 16:24:02 -0800 (PST) From: kjk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: GTO Comments Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> John wrote: "'90 Omega semi-trailing arms plus a set of toe-control links." You can make a toe adjust on the rear of an E34 M5. The good alignment shops know this (most don't). As far as looks on par with an E46? I think the E46 is quite a good looking car and the Pontiac is not. The fact that BMW is also building ugly new cars does not change my opinion. Kevin '91 M5 (toe recently adjusted by Custom Alignment) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 21:47:03 -0500 From: "KMS- Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Pontiac GTO Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cheap suspension upgrade is available for the GTO. Get on the web and buy the STOCK suspension from a Monaro, that it's owner has removed for upgrade purposes. The stock Holden suspension is a huge upgrade on the 59 Cadillac parts that Pontiac insisted on. Brett Anderson KMS > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Steve Stoner > Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 12:42 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [UUC] Pontiac GTO > > > > Ok, have to weigh in here. I have not driven a GTO. But, I've looked a > couple over. Exterior styling is bland, but sometimes bland equals > stealth who knows? The interior looked very well executed and was quite > attractive. 350-400 horsepower is nice. So if it needs some after > market suspension work and so on, what's so different than what we all > do to our e30/e36/e34 rides? > Steve Stoner > 10 or more BMWs over the years, very few stock suspensions. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 22:19:10 -0800 From: "scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: <E30> Brake Lining Warning Light Craziness Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Symptoms: Key in ON position: All lights on dash light up EXCEPT the brake lining warning light. Key in START position: Brake lining warning light DOES light up. Car running: Have never seen the brake lining light turn on until tonight when it lit up as I drove over some big seams in the pavement, then it flickered. Now, I understand that when the key is in the ON position all lights should light up just to show you that they're working, yes? It's like a test feature of the lights. That would make me believe that my light has burned out, except that when starting the car it DOES light up. So I know the bulb is fine, does this mean that there might be a short between the bulb and the sensor somehow? Where are the brake lining sensors on an E30? And am I even understanding the system correctly? Much thanks. - Scott ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 08:28:53 -0500 From: "Bruno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: <E30> Brake Lining Warning Light Craziness Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I had the exact same problem with a 325is conv. It is a well known problem with E30s. Search the web for more info, but this is what I have done: I pulled the instrument cluster board out and then reflow all the soldering points (a bit like the LMK fix), every single one of them. It has been two years and the problem never reappeared. Might be worth a try. Bruno Webmaster of the BMW E34 Website: www.bmwe34.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 1:19 AM Subject: [UUC] <E30> Brake Lining Warning Light Craziness > Symptoms: > > Key in ON position: All lights on dash light up EXCEPT the brake lining warning light. > Key in START position: Brake lining warning light DOES light up. > > Car running: Have never seen the brake lining light turn on until tonight when it lit up as I > drove over some big seams in the pavement, then it flickered. > > Now, I understand that when the key is in the ON position all lights should light up just to show > you that they're working, yes? It's like a test feature of the lights. That would make me believe > that my light has burned out, except that when starting the car it DOES light up. So I know the > bulb is fine, does this mean that there might be a short between the bulb and the sensor somehow? > Where are the brake lining sensors on an E30? And am I even understanding the system correctly? > > Much thanks. > - Scott > 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, 11 Mar 2005 08:49:52 -0500 From: "Robinson, Lee SEA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected], Andre Yew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Pontiac GTO and BMW suspension musings Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I would agree with that. Look at what shows up at track > events, any POS Miata, Camaro, Mustang, Subaru, etc can be a > killer track car with enough after market performance parts bolted on. Yea, but you can afford much more performance stuff because they cost 10x less. BMW hop-up parts are stupid expensive. A cam for a 95 maro that puts the HP past the 400 mark is $200 including all the pushrods, lifters & springs. The cams for an M3 are $700-800 each without anything else. For an E30, the cams are going to put you in the 210-215hp range and on the E36 you're looking in the high 250's to 260 range. GC suspensions cost half for a Camaro what they do for a BMW. I'm pretty sure Subaru makes a car that's a killer track car without the need of any aftermarket parts.... Said it before, if you want to go fast & have any concern at all over a budget, you want good ol' American iron. For $10k you can build a monster that will eat BMWs with $100k in them for lunch. > > Carlos. > with two POS 3ers. Lee Only one POS 3, but I make it up with one POS Saab ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 08:54:39 -0500 From: "Robinson, Lee SEA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Alex Cagann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, BMW List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Pontiac GTO and BMW suspension musings Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> You've got to be P.O.'d if you ran out & bought a 350hp GTO last year as the 400hp cars have completely de-valued them. The GTO isn't a domestic car, it's an Australian Holden. Repulsive???? Generic, yes, repulsive no. For one thing, it's the first Pontiac I can remember in recent history that isn't covered with the tacky plastic add-ons that have plagued the marque & brought on the nickname "Plastiac." It looks a lot less like the Pontiacs of the 90s than the current BMW fleet. Lee > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alex Cagann > Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 19:26 > To: BMW List > Subject: Re: [UUC] Pontiac GTO and BMW suspension musings > > I will second this. I am a dealer and saw one with 4,000 > miles today do a tad under $18,000. It was an auto and was > purple, but...they are worthless on the used market, so don't > buy new. Personally, I find them repulsive. I'm pretty > slanted, though...I find pretty much every domestic car to be lousy. > > Alex Cagann ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 06:39:59 -0800 (PST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: <E36> steering lock removal Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'm attempting to remove the steering lock on my E36 track car and I seem to have hit a conceptual snag. I read the directions James posted on the Bimmerworld tech tips page: <http://www.bimmerworld.com/Tech/techtips.htm>: drill 3/8" hole, pry out spring <http://www.bimmerworld.com/Tech/Steering_Lock.jpg> I drilled one 3/8" hole between the "o" in Valeo and the taller straight sided section (the one with the part numbers on it in the pic). I can see the plunger type thing visible in the pic, but no spring. I drilled another 3/8" hole just to the left of the first (creating the oval-type shape you see in the pic) but I can't for the life of me see a spring I can pry out. I can see how the mechanism works - once the key is removed, the plunger moves outward and is pushed back when the key is turned. i just can't see the spring that drives it. Before I turn my ignition into swiss cheese, does anyone have further direction? Is the spring to the left, right, fore, aft, above the flat-disc we see in the pic? Any help would be greatly appreciated. tom '94 325its (with steering wheel lock!) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 18:58:55 -0500 From: "marshall lytle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> Subject: Re: <E36> steering lock removal Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Tom, Emailed you directly, but for the benefit of others.. DO NOT DRILL HOLES WHERE THE HOLES ARE IN THE BIMMERWORLD PIC!!!! Those were the "mistakes" holes. Drill where the RED SQUARE is on the lower left of the pic. Spring is under there. Yes, I too found out the hard way. Wish they would better annotate that pic. It is of great help but it needs one more key piece of info...;-) Marshall -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 9:40 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [UUC] <E36> steering lock removal I'm attempting to remove the steering lock on my E36 track car and I seem to have hit a conceptual snag. I read the directions James posted on the Bimmerworld tech tips page: <http://www.bimmerworld.com/Tech/techtips.htm>: drill 3/8" hole, pry out spring <http://www.bimmerworld.com/Tech/Steering_Lock.jpg> I drilled one 3/8" hole between the "o" in Valeo and the taller straight sided section (the one with the part numbers on it in the pic). I can see the plunger type thing visible in the pic, but no spring. I drilled another 3/8" hole just to the left of the first (creating the oval-type shape you see in the pic) but I can't for the life of me see a spring I can pry out. I can see how the mechanism works - once the key is removed, the plunger moves outward and is pushed back when the key is turned. i just can't see the spring that drives it. Before I turn my ignition into swiss cheese, does anyone have further direction? Is the spring to the left, right, fore, aft, above the flat-disc we see in the pic? Any help would be greatly appreciated. tom '94 325its (with steering wheel lock!) 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, 11 Mar 2005 11:06:30 -0800 (PST) From: Sasha m <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: <FS> '00 M Supercharged M Coupe Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Selling 2000 M Couple with Active Autowerke Supercharger. For more information please see the link: http://www.geocities.com/m5_e28_s38/bmw_m_coupe_for_sale.html Thank you. Sasha. El Sobrante, CA '88 M5 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 11:36:45 -0800 From: JKerouac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[uucdigest]" <[email protected]>, bmw digest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Anyone know of EBayer named FrostBoston? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Anyone know of an EBayer named FrostBoston who sells BMW items from time to time? It has been two weeks since I won one of his auctions and haven't heard a word from him yet. My payment is still sitting in PayPal in "Pending" status. Has anyone dealt with this seller or have other contact information for him/her? If so pls reply privately. tia, Barry ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 18:11:21 -0500 From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Anyone know of EBayer named FrostBoston? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Barry, If you can't reach the seller, you might check with the other buyer who won an item from him that same day. Quick search yields details: $51.00 Gemini CD-340 Professional CD Player ripp3079 Maybe "ripp3079" has had some luck getting in touch. If not, you two can commiserate. Good luck. - N. Jay not familiar with the seller at all -- has zero feedback and no history. buyer beware. ********************* > Anyone know of an EBayer named FrostBoston who sells BMW items from > time to time? > It has been two weeks since I won one of his auctions and haven't heard > a word from him yet. My payment is still sitting in PayPal in "Pending" > status. > Has anyone dealt with this seller or have other contact information > for him/her? If so pls reply privately. > tia, > Barry ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(12 messages) **********
