The BMW UUC Digest Volume 3 : Issue 406 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Hoosier Chapter's 16th Annual Rites o' Spring <E30> Strut Brace Need a good, HONEST, shop in San Diego Re: Best way to ship seats? Estimated cost? Re: Best way to ship seats? Estimated cost? Re: Best way to ship seats? Estimated cost? 90 525iA cold start
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:33:07 -0500 From: Neil Maller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Hoosier Chapter's 16th Annual Rites o' Spring Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> BMW CCA's Hoosier Chapter is now accepting student applications for our 16th Annual Rites o' Spring Driver School 14-15th April 2007 Putnam Park Road Course (near Greencastle, Indiana and a short drive from Indianapolis) We've been holding this school every year since the Putnam Park track first opened, and it traditionally marks the beginning of the track season in our area. Putnam is a fun and forgiving track, ideal for the first timer while still offering challenges to the more experienced driver. You can read more about the DS as well as download the student application form at <http://www.hoosierbmw.com/driversevent.asp>. Neil Maller Chief Instructor 96 M3 05 MCS ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:49:31 -0800 (PST) From: kjk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: <E30> Strut Brace Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Scott Miller wrote: "At the time of his presentation, Dinan did not offer strut braces. Years later he added them to his product mix. Guess he must have figured that people were going to buy them anyway, so they might as well buy them from him." I think he had a white paper saying the same thing about cold air intakes. Now he sells $500 carbon fiber ones. Smart guy. The strut brace on my E34 M5 made a noticeable difference in feel right away. Faster? No idea but it felt a lot tighter up front and more responsive. Jack up an old BMW and a new BMW at the front jack point and compare how much faster the rear wheel comes off the ground on the newer car. Steve Albrecht mentioned that to me on about his E34 540i v. E39 540i and I confirmed it comparing my car to my E46 Touring. The old ones flex a lot. Kevin Kelly '91 M5 '00 323iT ____________________________________________________________________________________ No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. http://mobile.yahoo.com/mail ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:05:08 -0800 (PST) From: "Michael Andre, Ph.D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Need a good, HONEST, shop in San Diego Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> << Take that for what it's worth, but there aren't a ton of places to have << work done in SD. I would disagree with that statement at length but I will keep it short. There are many excellent indie BMW shops in San Diego. All levels of amenities and prices are represented as well, from the most basic to dealer-like. What are you looking for? Wheel bearings are not going to stress very much the expertise of even the more minimally qualified but there may be other issues you may not have recognized . SDPE/Apex is a good suggestion, as is LJ Indep. I have lots of years of experience with these shops as well as their owners if you want to contact me. There are many more if you need geographically-oriented suggestions. Mike A Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:29:48 -0800 (PST) From: Brian Ruiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: UUC Digest <[email protected]> Cc: Mr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Need a good, HONEST, shop in San Diego Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Manuel, Quigley isn't out of business because of shady work (well, maybe in addition, but the guy retired, he'd been in the business for many many years). Interesting to hear that you had a bad experience with them, as I had contemplated bringing my car to them a couple times. The new place that I think Quigley referred his clients to is San Diego Performance European/Apex Engineering. Take that for what it's worth, but there aren't a ton of places to have work done in SD. I also haven't had any work done there, but I stopped by once for them to take a look at a problem I was having on the car and see if they knew definitively what the problem was. The owner seemed like a good guy. They are located just south of Clairemont Mesa Blvd, east of Convoy. Head up the 805 N, exit Balboa, take the right fork to Balboa east, follow Balboa, hang a left on Convoy, right on Ronson (4th street). They are on the left side, in the far back of a narrow lot. There is another small shop in front of them, I think a differential shop, and the sign for Apex is kinda small, so watch for it. There's also La Jolla Independent (http://www.bimmerdoc.com) and Baron's Foreign Car Service, but those are farther from you. However, they are both BIMRS shops, so they should be worth the drive. HTH, Brian build 8/95 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:28:20 -0500 From: "Ben Keyes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: "BMW List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Best way to ship seats? Estimated cost? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> UPS or FedEx Ground (or maybe DHL too, never checked with them). put them into a U-haul "shorty wardrobe" box. the boxes are maybe $10 at any U-haul store & they should work as long as the seat can be tilted forward to minimize height & they aren't too wide. of course with a race seat it won't tilt, so the shorty might be too short. find a race shop which has seat boxes & use them if the shorty won't work. take the race seat to the U-haul store & check the size before buying. Ben On 2/23/07, Dennis Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Howdy, all. I've got to ship a pair of Sparco racing seats from New > Hampshire to the Phildelphia area. UPS ground? USPS? Boxed? Unboxed but > taped? > > Or Greyhound? If so, then drop off at a bus station and pick up from the > destination station? How does it work? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:16:43 -0600 From: "John Bunda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "BMW List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Best way to ship seats? Estimated cost? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I will second the recommendation of FedEx Ground over UPS, I have found them to be significantly cheaper for heavy, bulky items like seats (like half the cost), and the wardrobe box is perfect. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Keyes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "BMW List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 7:28 PM Subject: Re: [UUC] Best way to ship seats? Estimated cost? > UPS or FedEx Ground (or maybe DHL too, never checked with them). > > put them into a U-haul "shorty wardrobe" box. the boxes are maybe $10 > at any U-haul store & they should work as long as the seat can be tilted > forward to minimize height & they aren't too wide. of course with a > race seat it won't tilt, so the shorty might be too short. find a race shop > which has seat boxes & use them if the shorty won't work. take the race > seat to the U-haul store & check the size before buying. > > > Ben > > > On 2/23/07, Dennis Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Howdy, all. I've got to ship a pair of Sparco racing seats from New >> Hampshire to the Phildelphia area. UPS ground? USPS? Boxed? Unboxed but >> taped? >> >> Or Greyhound? If so, then drop off at a bus station and pick up from the >> destination station? How does it work? > 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: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 00:44:40 -0500 From: Bill Weismann - MSR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: BMW List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Best way to ship seats? Estimated cost? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'd also check with FedEx freight. I have an account with them and get a decent discount.. I found that for heavy stuff an LTL carrier can be a lot cheaper than FedEx ground. Last I checked it was like $60-70 to ship one differential with UPS/FedEx Ground/etc. Just shipped 2 strapped to a pallet for well under $100. Bill ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 18:00:41 -0800 (PST) From: roland beaudette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: 90 525iA cold start Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> So everyone was right, the battery had given up the ghost. One new Autozone battery w/ nearly 50% prorated cost and the car starts reliably every morning...and night. Thank you everyone. Now I just need to buy that blower motor from Brett. Cheers, Roland ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(7 messages) **********
