The BMW UUC Digest Volume 3 : Issue 222 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: Do SOMETHING! Re: Do SOMETHING! Re: Do SOMETHING! Re: Do SOMETHING! Re: Do SOMETHING! Re: Do SOMETHING! Re: Do SOMETHING! <E34> Replacement Radio Problem with E39 CD Changer Re: Problem with E39 CD Changer Re: Problem with E39 CD Changer <E46> Rear Wheel Bearing R&R Tool Design. 850 CSi Re: 850 CSi Black Double Stick Tape
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 07:41:41 -0400 From: "john grills" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Do SOMETHING! Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Note to self...don't enter into a debate with Matt...Although I do like many of the points that Jenny was putting forward (as they are, forward thinking). The counterpoints were well stated. Ahh, paradox. Let's get back to things we could be considered expert on, like how to make old cars perform...there's common ground there and far less speculation. r/jpg--(who's even more impressed with the 24 avg mpg on my e36 M3 ;-), perhaps I need heavier footwear?) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dennis Liu Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 5:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [UUC] Do SOMETHING! Bravo, Matt - the funniest, most commonsensical post I've seen on this topic in awhile. Dang, that was awesome. I'll spare everyone my soliloquy on this point, but suffice it to say that in 4k+ years of human existence, nothing, and I mean nuttin', is superior to "enlightened self-interest" to motivate human behavior. Vty, --Dennis (who is fairly surprised that he's getting 21 mpg out of his 162k+ miles '95 E38 740iL, despite having a heavy foot and cruising at 85+ mph. Gosh, imagine how much fuel I'd save at 55 mph? :-) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matt Evans Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 11:13 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [UUC] Do SOMETHING! > Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 09:08:00 -0500 > From: Jenny Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Remember, chances are that the > earth system can handle its own effects like dem dar volcanoes... but > it's when you put on top of it what WE are doing that the problems > occur. This is not a substantiated conclusion. > And maybe, just maybe, this is all a natural phenomena, but just in > case it isn't, we better take it seriously. Ya, lots of money to be > spent. But imagine... what if we do someday find a truly clean energy > generation concept and no longer have to waste materials like coal and > petroleum that are good for so many other things other than burning? I think we can count on people's desire to have a higher standard of life while costing them less real dollars to bring us new energy sources as they are available. > Every portion of the environment plays a part, from the effect of a > single tree to an entire rain forest. Every cigarette smoked, every > backyard bar-b-q, every lawnmower and leaf blower, every lake of pig > shit, every scumball who dumps crankcase oil in the storm sewer. > Eventually, we need to reinvent everything and change our behavior. > THIS is personal responsibility. Don't forget - everyone with a house, everyone that uses electricity, everyone that works on old cars, everyone that makes the food you and I eat. I'll start drafting the memo. > There will be no one solution. We need to tackle the diversity of > responses... wind, solar, conservation, ethanol, carbon-locking, > reducing black-carbon, foot-power, geo-thermal, wave movement, > redesigning cities (ie jobs/housing/commuting), electric, > reforestation, and yes, even nukes. The end message is and must be, do > SOMEthing and NOW. We are behind the 8-ball on this. Ah yes, the champions cry of DO SOMETHING. I don't have a concise argument to support my position (which puts me in good company given the subject we're discussing), but I'd wager that a healthy chunk of aggregate badness has been done to humanity as a result of persons of power that felt the need to DO SOMETHING when nobody knew wtf to do to begin with. But hey, as long as you DO SOMETHING it's progress, right? > Maybe someday, we can harness the sub-atomic energies we have only > recently learned about through quantum physics research. The power > could be infinite. This all is of course, generations away, This of course, is a mathematical impossibility. Incidentally, what sub atomic energies do you speak of? Which subatomic energies have only been recently learned of? > but only if > we get our asses in gear now. Pure research matters. So I should be sure and not have any more grilled food so as to not slow down the pace of particle physics research? I might need more clarification here. > Also remember, each of us can do something now and not effect our > personal habits... insulate your house well, use compact florescent > bulbs, UNPLUG your instant-on tv/vcr/dvd/computer, get a smaller > fridge, try solar cooking, turn off unused lights, walk when you can, > consume less/make less garbage, change your ambient home temperature a > degree or two, wear a sweater, sleep with dogs, reuse bath water to > water the garden, unhook your roof gutters from the storm sewer > system, plant a tree or two or three, use gravel instead of concrete > or asphalt, don't USE things... use them up, grown your own veggies, > use the energy stored in your muscles instead of a machine! Now here are a few good ideas. Some of them are ones that I practice. Thankfully, not because of compulsion by my neighbors or my "elected" leaders. Most of these make my bills lower or my life better compared to the marginal inconvenience they add to my life. > If you love your children, this is the best and most important thing > you can give them. THEY are the ones who will suffer in 50 years, you > and I will be dead. Excellent! I was hoping you'd work in a THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!! Clause. I can't decide if I think _that_ phrase has done even more harm to society than the irrational cry of DO SOMETHING! > PS: Oh yeah, the important part... DEMAND politicians who will vote to > save the planet, not ones who vote to enrich bank accounts. Do any of us actually think that we're in a position to demand politicians? Do any of us think that if a vote were taken on "saving the planet" (that was truly cut and dry and not lobbyist conjecture) that someone would vote _against_ it? I haven't spent much time on capitol hill but I don't think issues like "should we or should we not beat this kitten with a bat" are seriously debated. Most politicians seem to agree that kittens should not be beaten with bats. Most politicians also agree that the Earth should not be destroyed. > When we are > dying from a poisoned planet, what good will money be? Now I am just being spiteful, but I can think of one use: All that money and technology will let me fly to a different planet where there are fewer people that think they know what's best for me. 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: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 09:27:46 -0400 From: "Jason Kay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Do SOMETHING! Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Note to self...don't enter into a debate with Matt...Although I do like many > of the points that Jenny was putting forward (as they are, forward thinking). > The counterpoints were well stated. Ahh, paradox. > > Let's get back to things we could be considered expert on, like how to make > old cars perform...there's common ground there and far less speculation. In that vein, a friend of mine, who also happens to own the local Audi dealership stopped by with his new RS4. nice exhaust note, and the punch from the 400+hp 4.2L V8 was addictive, but at $76K just a touch out of my league... I'd still get an M3 and save some serious $$ :) Happy Monday all. -Jason '86 951 "Sparky" '70 240Z "Dusty" '97 Contour "Bambi" '03 325xi "Daisy" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 11:28:37 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Do SOMETHING! Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I had to laugh last night as I briefly watched the 60 Minutes re-run about global warming. The laugh was when the reporter says that the Greenland glaciers "which has been growing every year until the '90's, began to shrink" and from there of course proceeded to scream that we're all doomed to drown. So I can infer that the prospect of growing ice volume is less harmful than melting ice and that in a brief (let's say 15 year span) we can predict hockey stick temperature rises without end. Or maybe it's just an innocuous part of a cycle. -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: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 07:59:33 -0700 From: Mark Dadgar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Do SOMETHING! Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Aug 7, 2006, at 6:27 AM, Jason Kay wrote: >> Note to self...don't enter into a debate with Matt...Although I do >> like many of the points that Jenny was putting forward (as they >> are, forward thinking). The counterpoints were well stated. Ahh, >> paradox. >> >> Let's get back to things we could be considered expert on, like >> how to make old cars perform...there's common ground there and far >> less speculation. > > In that vein, a friend of mine, who also happens to own the local > Audi dealership stopped by with his new RS4. > > nice exhaust note, and the punch from the 400+hp 4.2L V8 was > addictive, but at $76K just a touch out of my league... I'd still > get an M3 and save some serious $$ :) Not to mention that the RS4 weighs FOUR THOUSAND POUNDS. Audi makes some really, really nice cars, but 4000 lbs?! And I thought the E46 M3 had a bit of a weight problem ... - Mark ----- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out my JustRacing Home Page at: http://www.justracing.com/homepage/mdadgar ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 08:11:33 -0700 (PDT) From: P Kroon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Do SOMETHING! Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Funny, whenever I talk to my Uncle about modern cars and their performance, he always says brings up how heavy the old muscle cars were. I looked up the weight of a 65 GTO Conv. w/auto tranny, and Pontiac had the car listed at 3700 lbs. This car is 300 lbs heavier. The new Ford GT500 is also 4000 lbs. (and it doesn't even have AWD or even an IRS). I guess I'm most impressed with how far along brakes have come since the 60's. -Paul 95 M3 (2/3 of an RS4) --- Mark Dadgar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Aug 7, 2006, at 6:27 AM, Jason Kay wrote: > >> Note to self...don't enter into a debate with > Matt...Although I do > >> like many of the points that Jenny was putting > forward (as they > >> are, forward thinking). The counterpoints were > well stated. Ahh, > >> paradox. > >> > >> Let's get back to things we could be considered > expert on, like > >> how to make old cars perform...there's common > ground there and far > >> less speculation. > > > > In that vein, a friend of mine, who also happens > to own the local > > Audi dealership stopped by with his new RS4. > > > > nice exhaust note, and the punch from the 400+hp > 4.2L V8 was > > addictive, but at $76K just a touch out of my > league... I'd still > > get an M3 and save some serious $$ :) > > Not to mention that the RS4 weighs FOUR THOUSAND > POUNDS. Audi makes > some really, really nice cars, but 4000 lbs?! > > And I thought the E46 M3 had a bit of a weight > problem ... > > - Mark > ----- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Check out my JustRacing Home Page at: > http://www.justracing.com/homepage/mdadgar > > > 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 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 11:32:48 -0400 From: "Ben Keyes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "P Kroon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Do SOMETHING! Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 1) I wouldn't believe factory specs for any car from the 60's. base weights vs actual as-equipped weights vary wildly, plus as with engines which were often prepped specially for car magazines & such, there were probably lighter than normal "factory" cars floating around as well. 2) the Mustang has a rather heavy iron block engine with a big heavy supercharger on it. Audi has a fancy aluminum engine without any forced induction parts. I'm sure the Mustang's big Tremec transmission is a lot heavier than the Audi's as well. of course the Mustang also costs ~$30k less than the Audi as well, so at least some of the added money for the Audi went into lighter/ smarter design where it made sense. 3) brakes have definitely come a long way. Ben Paul wrote: > Funny, whenever I talk to my Uncle about modern cars > and their performance, he always says brings up how > heavy the old muscle cars were. I looked up the > weight of a 65 GTO Conv. w/auto tranny, and Pontiac > had the car listed at 3700 lbs. This car is 300 lbs > heavier. The new Ford GT500 is also 4000 lbs. (and it > doesn't even have AWD or even an IRS). > > I guess I'm most impressed with how far along brakes > have come since the 60's. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 15:25:31 -0500 From: "Bill Proud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Mark Dadgar'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Do SOMETHING! Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Automobiles are getting like airplanes ...there's so much wire for all the gizmos , plus all of the connectors (lots of them unused !! But there just in case ) that they're all suffering middle-aged spread in terms of weight Big Bad Bill the BMW Boy Bill Proud. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Dadgar Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 10:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [UUC] Do SOMETHING! On Aug 7, 2006, at 6:27 AM, Jason Kay wrote: >> Note to self...don't enter into a debate with Matt...Although I do >> like many of the points that Jenny was putting forward (as they >> are, forward thinking). The counterpoints were well stated. Ahh, >> paradox. >> >> Let's get back to things we could be considered expert on, like >> how to make old cars perform...there's common ground there and far >> less speculation. > > In that vein, a friend of mine, who also happens to own the local > Audi dealership stopped by with his new RS4. > > nice exhaust note, and the punch from the 400+hp 4.2L V8 was > addictive, but at $76K just a touch out of my league... I'd still > get an M3 and save some serious $$ :) Not to mention that the RS4 weighs FOUR THOUSAND POUNDS. Audi makes some really, really nice cars, but 4000 lbs?! And I thought the E46 M3 had a bit of a weight problem ... - Mark ----- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out my JustRacing Home Page at: http://www.justracing.com/homepage/mdadgar 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.7/410 - Release Date: 8/5/06 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 12:00:59 -0500 From: "Paul Craven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: <E34> Replacement Radio Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello group, I just purchased a 1991 M5 (highly recommended) and would like to replace the radio. I know this is an old thread, but I wondered if anyone had recently bought one they liked. For me it must play MP3 Cd's and look decent in a "vintage" BMW (i.e. minmal goofy video effects and reddish lights). I have a Clarion 645 in my E30 and like it well enough, but it still has graphics flashing and it also seems to have been designed to forget it was in random play mode each time you turn it (or the car)off. Anyone make a recent purchase they're happy with? Regards, Paul Craven 1991 M5 1993 325ic - sorta for sale 1999 528it ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 14:27:09 -0400 From: "Dean Boucouras" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Problem with E39 CD Changer Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I just installed a Brand New CD Changer (sourced from a BMW Dealership) into my wife's 1999 528it (non-DSP radio). I am running into a small problem and am curious to see if anyone else has run into this or if anyone knows what the root cause is. When I first installed the CD Changer - the head unit did not recognize that a CD Changer was installed. In other words, when I depressed the CD/Tape button, it only showed NO TAPE then when I depressed it again the unit went back to FM Radio. The only way that I was able to have the head unit recognize the CD Changer was to: 1) Turn the ignition off 2) Open up the CD Changer and eject the CD Cartridge 3) Reinsert the CD Cartridge. Since that time I have had to perform steps 1 - 3 above everytime that we want to hear CDs after the car has been turned off. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Dean 1999 740i 1999 528it ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 13:43:32 -0500 From: "Jamie Howton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Dean Boucouras" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Problem with E39 CD Changer Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I just installed a Brand New CD Changer (sourced from a BMW Dealership) into > my wife's 1999 528it (non-DSP radio). > > I am running into a small problem and am curious to see if anyone else has > run into this or if anyone knows what the root cause is. Did you disconnect the battery when you installed the CD changer? If not give that a try. The audio system seems to go through some sort of component discovery when it first initalizes. That's my guess and I am sticking to it. Regards -- Jamie Howton 2006 M Roadster 2000 M5 1995 M3 Hampshire, IL ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 15:22:33 -0400 From: "Dean Boucouras" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Problem with E39 CD Changer Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jamie, I appreciate the thought. I did not disconnect the battery when I installed the CD Changer. I disconnected the battery earlier this afternoon and left it disconnected for about 5 minutes. When I reconnected the battery, I heard the CD changer cycling through the CDs, but when I tried to listen to a CD the head unit did not recognize the CD Changer. Thanks, Dean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jamie Howton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Dean Boucouras" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 2:43 PM Subject: Re: [UUC] Problem with E39 CD Changer >> I just installed a Brand New CD Changer (sourced from a BMW Dealership) >> into >> my wife's 1999 528it (non-DSP radio). >> >> I am running into a small problem and am curious to see if anyone else >> has >> run into this or if anyone knows what the root cause is. > > Did you disconnect the battery when you installed the CD changer? If > not give that a try. The audio system seems to go through some sort > of component discovery when it first initalizes. That's my guess and > I am sticking to it. > > Regards > > -- > Jamie Howton > 2006 M Roadster > 2000 M5 > 1995 M3 > Hampshire, IL > 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: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 20:11:25 -0700 (PDT) From: Neil Deshpande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: <E46> Rear Wheel Bearing R&R Tool Design. Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gruppe: I am trying to make a tool to R&R the rear wheel bearing on a 99 328i. Does anyone know what stops the bearing from falling out of the hub towards the centerline of the car? I suspect a circlip (like in my old E30) stops the outward movement. Is there a shoulder in the hub against which you bottom the new bearing when you're installing it? I need this info because I'm trying to size a "plate" that'll go behind the bearing and through which a threaded rod will be used to pull the bearing out of the hub into a receiving cup. The bearing is just under 3" in outer diameter. Just under 2-15/16" at a reduced shoulder, which may be to set it straight at the start of installation or butt it up against a shoulder in the hub. Don't know. Any observations/comments are very welcome. Thanks! Neil Deshpande 92 M5 99 328i ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 20:58:48 -0700 (PDT) From: Brian Ruiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: UUC Digest <[email protected]> Subject: 850 CSi Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Very nice car, but a little bit out there of a price, I think. Perhaps a very sentimental car to the current owner. Don't think he'd get this much for it, despite how rare a car it is. http://sandiego.craigslist.org/car/191247019.html Brian 95 M3 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 00:18:54 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: UUC Digest <[email protected]> Subject: Re: 850 CSi Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 49k miles and it needed a clutch? Barry Brian Ruiz wrote: >Very nice car, but a little bit out there of a price, >I think. Perhaps a very sentimental car to the >current owner. Don't think he'd get this much for it, >despite how rare a car it is. >http://sandiego.craigslist.org/car/191247019.html >Brian 95 M3 > > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 14:09:08 -0700 From: "Kevin Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "BMW BMW BMW BMW" <[email protected]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Black Double Stick Tape Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jason wrote: > gotta love VHB tapes (3M's Very High Bond...) I've been looking for some black double stick mounting tape to mount my (black painted) FasTrack (aka EZ Pass) transponder on my windshield. I was Googling around and only found it in large commercial packs (I don't like the white 3M tape but I don't want to spend $100 to get rid of it). Does anyone know a source for small amounts of black mounting tape? Kevin Kelly BMW CCA 50039 ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(15 messages) **********
