The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 827 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: e30 M3 trunk Shock <E36>Need SRS reset tool, Wash. DC Re: <E36>Need SRS reset tool, Wash. DC Re: <E36>Need SRS reset tool, Wash. DC <e39> AC drains still not draining Re: removing bulb Re: removing bulb Re: removing bulb Re. E34 Touring acceleration shudder Re. E34 Touring acceleration shudder Replacement seats Re: Replacement seats Schrick 284 cam in a M30B35... 02 M5 documentation WOB Volvo wheels for sale
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 11:46:52 -0700 From: JKerouac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: JohnGrills <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: e30 M3 trunk Shock Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Pep Boys' carry a good stock of hatch and hood strut replacements. Barry JohnGrills wrote: >Gruppe: > >I'm tired of having my trunk lid drop on my head all the time. Does anyone >know an aftermarket source for the trunk shock for an e30 M3? > >I guess I can always go to the dealer... > >Cheers! >John Grills >98 M3/4 >88 M3 >87 iC > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 14:09:09 -0500 From: "Marc Plante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: <E36>Need SRS reset tool, Wash. DC Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'm running a pair of recaro SRD seats in my car, and didn't think much about the airbag light being on (telling me that the passenger airbag is disabled) because I rarely have a passenger in this car. Just went through annual inspection, and was failed for having the light on, so I'm going to have to re-install the stock seat and reset the light in the next 10 days to pass for the year. I'll probably pick up on Neil Simon's led and put a sensor pad in the passenger SRD. Marc Plante 1997 E36 M3/4 67k 2005 Child (16 days and counting) Vienna, VA ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 12:38:32 -0700 From: JKerouac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Marc Plante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: <E36>Need SRS reset tool, Wash. DC Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or remove the bulb from the dashboard (<: Marc Plante wrote: >I'm running a pair of recaro SRD seats in my car, and didn't think much about >the airbag light being on (telling me that the passenger airbag is disabled) >because I rarely have a passenger in this car. Just went through annual >inspection, and was failed for having the light on, so I'm going to have to >re-install the stock seat and reset the light in the next 10 days to pass for >the year. I'll probably pick up on Neil Simon's led and put a sensor pad in >the passenger SRD. > >Marc Plante >1997 E36 M3/4 67k >2005 Child (16 days and counting) >Vienna, VA > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 12:57:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Carlos Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Marc Plante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [email protected] Subject: Re: <E36>Need SRS reset tool, Wash. DC Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.apexcone.com/JimPowellHomepage/Recaros/Recaros.html This is what good ole 'Adios Mofos' Powell did for his car. -Carlos 98 M3 also with the light on, Momo Acropolis installed on driver's side --- Marc Plante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm running a pair of recaro SRD seats in my car, and didn't think > much about the airbag light being on (telling me that the passenger > airbag is disabled) because I rarely have a passenger in this car. __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 12:43:21 -0700 From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: <e39> AC drains still not draining Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I tore a little further into the car today to find the problem with AC condensate not draining properly. to recap: 1) snaked flexi-wire up drain tubes from below, no change 2) blew low pressure air up drain tubes, no change 3) sucked on drain tubes with shop vac, a few drops appeared, but no change in behavior. 4) blew high pressure air up drain tubes, in hopes of exploding the car, no change. 5) talked to BMW service dept, they said they would open AC unit from inside the car and blow drains out from inside. I removed the carpeted trim panel from the center console (1 screw per side, easy) and found what amounts to a tiny toilet bowl on each side of the unit. The condensate drains out the side and falls into the bowl which is connected to the rubber drain tube. The covers of these bowls can be removed. I blew air into the unit and down the drain tubes as best I could without having a right-angle blowgun. Noticed that in addition to water filling the center rear vent and blowing out onto the carpet, the passenger side carpet is soaked as well. I hope it's just a side effect of high water levels in the ducts, and not something more sinister. I'm kinda cheesed off about the whole thing, partly because a friend didn't have any more problems once he blew a little air up the drain tubes when this happened to him, and partly because the carpet is all wet and starting to smell. And as it appears, carpet is the very first thing to be installed upon interior assembly and is partially held down by every other thing inside the car. On the upside, today is the very last day of summer in Michigan, and the whole damn thing will be a block of ice for the next 8 months and I can forget about it. Thanks for reading. -- "It is an honor to be Cookie Monster." -Sesame Street spokeswoman Audrey Shapiro ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 15:09:52 -0500 From: "Marc Plante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: removing bulb Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dash sneaks out w/o pulling the wheel, right? Bentley says to pull the wheel, but I think I've heard otherwise MP ----- Original Message ----- From: JKerouac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Marc Plante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [UUC] <E36>Need SRS reset tool, Wash. DC Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 12:38:32 -0700 > > or remove the bulb from the dashboard (<: > > Marc Plante wrote: > > > I'm running a pair of recaro SRD seats in my car, and didn't > > think much about the airbag light being on (telling me that the > > passenger airbag is disabled) because I rarely have a passenger > > in this car. Just went through annual inspection, and was failed > > for having the light on, so I'm going to have to re-install the > > stock seat and reset the light in the next 10 days to pass for > > the year. I'll probably pick up on Neil Simon's led and put a > > sensor pad in the passenger SRD. > > > > Marc Plante > > 1997 E36 M3/4 67k > > 2005 Child (16 days and counting) > > Vienna, VA > > > 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, 5 Oct 2005 13:15:44 -0700 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: removing bulb Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> It will if you have a tilt wheel, I think it might be close otherwise. Marco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Marc Plante Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 1:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [UUC] removing bulb Dash sneaks out w/o pulling the wheel, right? Bentley says to pull the wheel, but I think I've heard otherwise MP ----- Original Message ----- From: JKerouac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Marc Plante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [UUC] <E36>Need SRS reset tool, Wash. DC Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 12:38:32 -0700 > > or remove the bulb from the dashboard (<: > > Marc Plante wrote: > > > I'm running a pair of recaro SRD seats in my car, and didn't > > think much about the airbag light being on (telling me that the > > passenger airbag is disabled) because I rarely have a passenger > > in this car. Just went through annual inspection, and was failed > > for having the light on, so I'm going to have to re-install the > > stock seat and reset the light in the next 10 days to pass for > > the year. I'll probably pick up on Neil Simon's led and put a > > sensor pad in the passenger SRD. > > > > Marc Plante > > 1997 E36 M3/4 67k > > 2005 Child (16 days and counting) > > Vienna, VA > > > 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: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 13:22:32 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jim Bassett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: removing bulb Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Wed, October 5, 2005 1:09 pm, Marc Plante said: > Dash sneaks out w/o pulling the wheel, right? Bentley says to pull the > wheel, but I think I've heard otherwise Correct, although it does take a bit of wiggling (swearing seems to help too :-)). Also, there's a 2nd bulb for this indicator inside the cluster, that you can't remove. But you can cut the purple wire to extinguish it as well. BTDT on the 325is race car. YMMV, no warranty expressed or implied regarding your M3 :-) Jim Bassett ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 00:43:33 -0700 From: Peter B Du Bois <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re. E34 Touring acceleration shudder Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Andrew, Don't try to do a drive-shaft on the cheap. Buy a rebuilt unit from a reputable shop specializing in drive-shaft service. Balancing the shaft, after installing new bearings, is vital and nontrivial. Balancing a DS is not a task I would trust to a "we specialize in everything" shop. I can give Portland Drive Lines Service in Portland a recommendation. It is highly improbable that either a failed flex disc or a failed centre bearing is the root cause of the vib problem. However, both should be replaced with a new/rebuilt DS. In general, a failed centre bearing is caused by a defective shaft. Peter ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 13:19:26 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: Re. E34 Touring acceleration shudder Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Andrew, After writing my first reply, I got to thinking that you might also want to check the motor and transmission mounts. How many miles on the car? How many since the last mount(s) replacement? -Kevin ---------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail communication is confidential and is intended only for the individual(s) or entity named above and others who have been specifically authorized to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose the contents of this communication to others. Please notify the sender that you have received this e-mail in error by replying to the e-mail. Please then delete the e-mail and any copies of it. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 23:06:58 -0400 From: John Hoverson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Replacement seats Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I am looking to replace the driver and passenger seats in my '91 535. Does anyone have any experience with this? What to go with, Recaro, Sparco, Corbeau? I would even consider factory "sport seats". The car has factory "comfort" seats now that were trashed when I bought the car four years ago. I did the leatherique rejuvenator - redye but now they have many rips and holes. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks John Hoverson Hartfield, VA '91 535i '97 540 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 02:29:44 -0400 From: Whit Lowell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: John Hoverson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Replacement seats Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi John. Try Bobby Thrash of Strictly German (Braselton, GA & Grover, NC). SG sold a set of 540i/6 sport seats on eBay last (?) week for something around $500. One thing to remember when installing this type of seat (or any E32/E34 memory seat, for that matter) is that the memory module requires a memory wiring harness, and the seats won't move without either of the aforementioned elements. Not a difficult proposition, but another item to consider. My writeup on converting my non-memory 10/89 535 to memory seats/mirrors/column is in progress, hopefully to be published on bmw4life.com in the near future. I had similar longevity issues with leatherique. Best, Whit On 10/5/05, John Hoverson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am looking to replace the driver and passenger seats in my '91 535. Does > anyone have any experience with this? What to go with, Recaro, Sparco, > Corbeau? I would even consider factory "sport seats". The car has factory > "comfort" seats now that were trashed when I bought the car four years ago. > I did the leatherique rejuvenator - redye but now they have many rips and > holes. Any suggestions would be appreciated. > Thanks > John Hoverson > Hartfield, VA > '91 535i > '97 540 > > > 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, 5 Oct 2005 22:00:52 -0700 From: "JS Nord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <[email protected]> Subject: Schrick 284 cam in a M30B35... Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Like to talk to anyone who's got a Schrick 284 cam in a late model (>89) M30 engine. In particular, I'd like to get your impressions of the on cam and peak torque RPMs. thx Jeff 90 535i with just a few mods ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 09:49:00 -0500 From: "Alex Cagann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <[email protected]> Subject: 02 M5 documentation Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have a 2002 M5 and it only has the owners manual. I understand there was some other documentation and I was wondering where to get it. I am looking for the Onboard computer manual, radiopass BMW booklet, and is there any quick guide to the navigation system? Alex Cagann ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 11:46:53 -0500 From: "BMWBits" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Uucdigest" <[email protected]>, "Senior Six Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Sixer coupe Group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "E9coupes BMW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "E21 Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "2002digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: WOB Volvo wheels for sale Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Before the snow snoweth and the ice cometh I haveth a pair (That's TWO folks !!) of Volvo spoked wheels for sale . So if you knownian any Volvonian ownian folk you might to please mentionian them ....Price is $30 plus pack/ship from zip 38478. I can digi the pics if u r serious .They are quite hefty so shipping needs to be a consideration They are 25 spoke (5 doubl-spoke and 15 single-spoke ),apparently made one each in Norway and Germany due to the 'Norway 7470' cast into a spoke and Germany 6040(?) on the other. VERY straight..truly NOT a single scrape on either rim . There seems to be a deteriorated clear coat on the machined part but cant be sure.The rest is painted grey Other marks include 5.5Jx14x20 and 1272200. Being Volvonian they are 5-bolt Make a great pair for snowtahrs ..cheaper than a mount/dismount. They will be featured in a Garage sale in my yard this sat..so dont delay they may go'way ... Also have one JEEP alloy ...$20 Bill Proud , Tenn . ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(15 messages) **********
