The BMW UUC Digest Volume 3 : Issue 40 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: <E39> removing door Re: Z8 issue...anyone seen this? Re: Z8 issue...anyone seen this? Re: Z8 issue...anyone seen this? Re: Z8 issue...anyone seen this? E34 525iA blower (cont'd) Re: Z8 issue...anyone seen this? Re: <E39> removing door PANEL Re: <E39> removing door PANEL
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:33:27 -0500 From: "Marc Plante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: <E39> removing door Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Is this the same as removing an E36 door. Couple screws bahind the handle? Need to replace broken handle on a 1998 E39. Any gotchas? Need new vapor barrier when you pull the door? Thanks Marc Plante E36 M3/4 Vienna, VA ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:40:04 -0800 (PST) From: Carlos Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Z8 issue...anyone seen this? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >I saw this on another automotive website yesterday. I'm >interested in seeing what the outcome is going to be. Bah, whiners... If every E30 owner complained of sagging shock towers... ;-) Carlos. 89 325i saggy 88 325is saggier 98 M3 w/a replaced rear shock tower (so saggiest) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 16:27:12 -0500 From: "Della Barba, Joe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Z8 issue...anyone seen this? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have to say I have never had a car where the front and rear suspension mount points getting bent or ripping off the car has been an issue before now. My old 914 could have had issues at some point because of rust, but that isn't the problem with BMWs. I honestly wouldn't have bought it if I had this info prior to purchase, but I like driving it so much I guess I am stuck now :) Roundel Tech Talk does go on a bit - Hondas and Toyotas chew up expensive auto trannies too and they cost just as much to fix (don't ask how I know). Joe Della Barba 2000 323iT -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Dorffer Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 3:12 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UUC] Z8 issue...anyone seen this? --- Andre Yew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If this is the same car I'm thinking about (blue 323Ci?), didn't it > have a strut bar already? I'm tempted to hijack Gary Derian's comment > on jackstand safety and testing for this: if you push a car hard > enough, you can send it into orbit. If you hit a pothole hard enough, > you'll break something. I think Mike Miller needs to find a new soapbox. Who am I? "All BMWs built after the E30 are pure junk, a waste of steel, just pathetic. Heck, an old Honda Accord is a better track car." ?? Regards, Rich 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, 20 Jan 2006 12:11:55 -0800 (PST) From: Richard Dorffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Z8 issue...anyone seen this? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- Andre Yew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If this is the same car I'm thinking about (blue 323Ci?), didn't it have a > strut bar already? I'm tempted to hijack Gary Derian's comment on > jackstand safety and testing for this: if you push a car hard enough, you > can send it into orbit. If you hit a pothole hard enough, you'll break > something. I think Mike Miller needs to find a new soapbox. Who am I? "All BMWs built after the E30 are pure junk, a waste of steel, just pathetic. Heck, an old Honda Accord is a better track car." ?? Regards, Rich ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 12:55:38 -0800 (PST) From: "Jim Bassett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Z8 issue...anyone seen this? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Fri, January 20, 2006 12:11 pm, Richard Dorffer said: > Who am I? > > "All BMWs built after the E30 are pure junk, a waste of steel, just > pathetic. Heck, an old Honda > Accord is a better track car." > > ?? Very good impression, Rich. I actually had an urge to reach through my monitor and smack you. :-) Jim Bassett previous 1996 328is 1998 M3/4 1993 325is #44 JP ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:32:57 -0500 From: "Beaudette, Roland SIKORSKY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC (E-mail)" <[email protected]> Subject: E34 525iA blower (cont'd) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ok, so after I got the procedure right and fabricated a tool, the blower came out. Turned when motorcycle battery power was applied. Back into the car it goes and voila it ran...for a few days. One morning on the way to work and the unmistakable smell of burning electrics permeates the cabin. I almost waited to see if a fire would erupt to solve the problem for me. But, I can't stand to see anything wasted. Power off and a few days later, out comes the motor again and it still spins. In looking at the Bentley for IHKR I systems, there is a resistor pack and final speed controller (or something along those lines). Do these tend to fry themselves on high mileage cars? Anyone know if they could be bypassed to provide power to the fan, albeit at full high most likely. Either those two or the dash controls? Cheers, Roland ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:22:07 -0800 From: Kazuto Okayasu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Z8 issue...anyone seen this? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 11:45 AM 1/20/2006, Andre Yew wrote: >If this is the same car I'm thinking about (blue 323Ci?), didn't it have a >strut bar already? I'm tempted to hijack Gary Derian's comment on >jackstand safety and testing for this: if you push a car hard enough, you >can send it into orbit. If you hit a pothole hard enough, you'll break >something. I think Mike Miller needs to find a new soapbox. IIRC there was no strut bar. And that was the first but not last split seam I've seen, and not the first crowning either. Kazuto Okayasu Manager, Desktop Support Services Administrative Computing Services, University of California, Irvine [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 19:54:56 -0500 From: "Marc Plante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: <E39> removing door PANEL Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Just wondering how messy it was to get into the door panel...Not take off the door. Interior handle on a friend's E39 broke. I can see the exploded views in the parts listing, but disassembly isn't well documented w/o bently which I don't have for an E39. Yes, I referred him to Don's E39 group. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marc Plante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [UUC] <E39> removing door > Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:33:27 -0500 > > > Is this the same as removing an E36 door. Couple screws bahind the > handle? Need to replace broken handle on a 1998 E39. Any gotchas? > Need new vapor barrier when you pull the door? > > Thanks > > Marc Plante > E36 M3/4 > 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: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 22:25:39 -0500 From: KMS- Brett Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: uuc Digest <[email protected]> Subject: Re: <E39> removing door PANEL Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Straight forward EXCEPT, there is a screw inside the defrost vent at the leading edge of the door panel. Many a dealer tech ripped out that vent during the learning curve in 1996. Brett Anderson KMS-Koala Motorsport www.bmwdiffs.com (440) 564 7574 9988 Kinsman Rd Novelty, OH 44072 (Near Cleveland) Marc Plante wrote: > Just wondering how messy it was to get into the door panel...Not take off the > door. Interior handle on a friend's E39 broke. > > I can see the exploded views in the parts listing, but disassembly isn't well > documented w/o bently which I don't have for an E39. Yes, I referred him to > Don's E39 group. > ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(9 messages) **********
