The BMW UUC Digest Volume 3 : Issue 325 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Water getting into rear lights Re: [bmwe39] Water getting into rear lights Re: [bmwe39] Water getting into rear lights Re: [bmwe39] Water getting into rear lights Re: [bmwe39] Water getting into rear lights Sporadic speaker cut-out Re: Sporadic speaker cut-out (OT) - "Police track reckless driver on YouTube"
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 18:26:02 -0500 From: "Dennis Liu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "BMW List" <[email protected]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Water getting into rear lights Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Small technical issue. Sick and tired of the periodic OBC warning (on my E38) to check my brake lights/back-up lights/rear lights, I unplugged all of the bulb holders, cleaned the corrosion from the contacts using a dremel tool, and noticed a significant amount of water had accumulated in the rear light pods. Both sides, though one side was much wetter than the other. As in, perhaps 4-6 ounces of water (translate into 8-10 fully soaked surgical napkins used to suck the water out through a bulb hole). Well, now I know why there was corrosion on the connectors! Taking a closer look, there is STILL some water, trapped between the inner lens and the outer lens. No idea how to get that water out. More importantly, have no idea how water is getting in and accumulating. Aside from periodically drying the inside of the light pods, any suggestions? Thx, --Dennis ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:55:35 -0500 From: Felix Vicente <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [bmwe39] Water getting into rear lights Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > More importantly, have no idea how water is getting in and accumulating. > Aside from periodically drying the inside of the light pods, any > suggestions? Same thing happened on our 98. I solved this by drilling a small hole at the bottom of the lens so the water would drain out by itself. you might try replacing the gaskets, too. at 11 years old they're due. Or, you can just upgrade to the '99 lights...I did that later and never had to drill those. ;) -felix miami,fl 01 540/6 98 740 95 525 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 09:22:47 -0800 From: Mark Gold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: BMW list <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [bmwe39] Water getting into rear lights Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On a similar topic, the US spec ellipsoids I installed on my '91 318ic (E30) seem to fog up in the highbeams during the rainy season. Any thoughts on that one? Sincerely, Mark Gold Sacramento Valley Chapter BMWCCA [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Nov 30, 2006, at 8:55 AM, Felix Vicente wrote: >> More importantly, have no idea how water is getting in and >> accumulating. >> Aside from periodically drying the inside of the light pods, any >> suggestions? > > Same thing happened on our 98. I solved this by drilling a small > hole at the > bottom of the lens so the water would drain out by itself. you > might try > replacing the gaskets, too. at 11 years old they're due. > > Or, you can just upgrade to the '99 lights...I did that later and > never had > to drill those. ;) > > -felix > miami,fl > 01 540/6 > 98 740 > 95 525 > > > 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: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:40:26 -0500 From: "Russell Highton Jr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mark Gold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "BMW list" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [bmwe39] Water getting into rear lights Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I try to make a habit of running with my lights on after washing my car to help heat them up and dry them out a bit. Maybe that's all your fogs need. - Russ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:45:22 -0800 From: Mark Gold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Russell Highton Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: BMW list <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [bmwe39] Water getting into rear lights Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I do that and it helps clear them up, but doesn't prevent it from happening in the first place. The headlights are Bosch and someone told me they are notorious for that even on the european ellipsoids. Hella's supposedly don't have that issue. On Nov 30, 2006, at 10:40 AM, Russell Highton Jr wrote: > I try to make a habit of running with my lights on after washing my > car > to help heat them up and dry them out a bit. Maybe that's all your > fogs need. > > - Russ > > 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, 29 Nov 2006 18:30:55 -0500 From: "Dennis Liu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "BMW List" <[email protected]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Sporadic speaker cut-out Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Periodically, the driver's side speakers will cut out (on my E38 daily driver). This problem started in the spring, but went away when ambient temps got above 50 or so, and worked fine all summer. This month, as the temps dropped, it started happening. Weirdly, it worked fine in the morning on my 30 mile commute, until I reached the EXACT SAME DIP in the road, at mile 28.5, and the resulting "bump" would cause the door speakers to cut out. Indeed, it appears that any bumps suffered while the car is making a right turn and while Mars is in Aquarius would cause it to happen. Now that it's getting colder in the mornings, the speaker now cuts out more regularly, although still intermittently. I'll take a stab and guess that it's a connector at the rear of the head unit, because if I bang at the door with my knee, it doesn't cause the cutout to occur (scientific, iddinit?). Then again, if it's at the head unit, why would it be only the driver's side speakers? So... Any ideas? Any DIY guides on how to pull the head unit and/or access the speaker connectors in the door? Thanks! Vty, --Dennis ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 19:07:29 -0800 (PST) From: Brian Ruiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: UUC Digest <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Sporadic speaker cut-out Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- Original Message ---- From: Dennis Liu Subject: [UUC] Sporadic speaker cut-out Periodically, the driver's side speakers will cut out (on my E38 daily driver). This problem started in the spring, but went away when ambient temps got above 50 or so, and worked fine all summer. Dennis, my E36 started doing this recently too. It's very odd... this is the first time it's happened to me (that I've noticed anyway). ----------------------------- This month, as the temps dropped, it started happening. Weirdly, it worked fine in the morning on my 30 mile commute, until I reached the EXACT SAME DIP in the road, at mile 28.5, and the resulting "bump" would cause the door speakers to cut out. Indeed, it appears that any bumps suffered while the car is making a right turn and while Mars is in Aquarius would cause it to happen. Hahahah, I couldn't agree more. I haven't noticed a correlation to temperature, but I'll keep an eye out for it now. It seems that harsh bumps in my car cause them to go out as well. Although, I thought it *could* be because I've had my passenger side door panel and speakers out for a while to repair some problems with the window lifter mechanism, and my half-baked thought was maybe the amp was cutting out the right front channel to balance power transmission to the speakers?? ----------------------------- Now that it's getting colder in the mornings, the speaker now cuts out more regularly, although still intermittently. I'll take a stab and guess that it's a connector at the rear of the head unit, because if I bang at the door with my knee, it doesn't cause the cutout to occur (scientific, iddinit?). ----------------------------- Heheheh, can't help but chuckle here. I did the EXACT same thing and came to the EXACT same conclusion! Hahahahah.... ----------------------------- Then again, if it's at the head unit, why would it be only the driver's side speakers? Well, I guess since your HU is the stock one, that is a bit of a pickle to try to deduce a reason... but with my aftermarket HU, I figure one of the crimp connections is a bit loose or something... ----------------------------- So... Any ideas? Any DIY guides on how to pull the head unit and/or access the speaker connectors in the door? No idea there...do you need the pentagon driver thingy to remove the mounting screws? I hope I get it resolved soon too... I hope it isn't a wire breaking somewhere making intermittent connection, or a solder joint in the amp going out! ------------------------------- Thanks! Vty, --Dennis ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:04:12 -0500 From: "Dennis Liu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "911" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "'Racing'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Ferrari List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "BMW List" <[email protected]> Subject: (OT) - "Police track reckless driver on YouTube" Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Just keep this in mind the next time you post a video of your exploits on the web.... :-) Vty, --Dennis Police track reckless driver on YouTube Posted 11/30/2006 8:16 AM ET By Doug Mellgren, The Associated Press OSLO - Police took up pursuit in cyberspace after a young Norwegian posted on the Internet video of his wild car driving. Following an electronic trail that he left online, police caught him and slapped him with real-life fine $1,300. The Norwegian, identified only as a man in his early 20s, posted the video called "Driving in Norway" on Google's popular video-sharing site YouTube. The recording showed the car's speedometer hitting up to 150 miles - 240 kilometers - per hour on a public highway near Oslo. "We're touching 240," a voice could be heard saying. "We know it will do it. This is a little nice." The video was removed from the website after it made national news in Norway last week. Police said they could prove only that the man had driven an average of 86 miles per hour and based the fine, which the motorist accepted, on that speed. Norway's speed limit is as high as 62 miles per hour, though lower on most roads. "It is disturbing that young people test high speeds on highways like that, and then, on top of it, use the Net to boast about the misdeed afterward," said Morten Hassel of the district police's traffic unit. Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(8 messages) **********
