I just bought some suspension

Can I throw $50 at someone who has done this before to help me do the install at YOUR place.

I would assume you have a garage and air tools. I would do this myself at my garage, except its super packed and i'm real lazy to do it alone. I probably will be ready to do the install this weekend or next week sometime.

Hey Paul,
So is the plate fee a percentage of the total vehicle cost? How can I find out what the percentage is?

I most likely will ride my 2000 R6 to Dulano this Sat if my "passenger" is still up for that. If not then I'll take the mono-posto "torture chamber / nut roaster" out there. I should know by Wed.

I will be down there on the Tuono R with a "For Sale" sign on it!!! Look me up!!!!

Regarding the licensing of a car in MN. Go here: http://www.dps.state.mn.us/dvs/ and click on Registration Guide.

MaXX

Anyone hitting the 'drive for the cure' at motorwerks tomorrow or sears in a couple days? I zipped down to Park in Roc today for it. I figured I would have a better opportunity to drive more cars there with less people. Drove the 760il, 530i, x5 3.0, z4 2.5, and 540i sport wagon. My favorite of the bunch...the 540i sport wagon. I think that car is the fastest bmw has on the 'drive'. The 760 was damn nice, never could get the radio turned on though :biglaughb . 530 was a good luxo car, would be better if a 540. x5 was a dog, should have tried the 4.4. z4 was a dog too, hope the 3.0 is better. 540 sport wagon was pure heaven, esp. with the m 3-spoke steering wheel. I could have got interviewed by this hottie from the local nbc too, but damn, I'm too ugly to go on camera :D. Don't want to break it. All in all, a good time. Didn't break too many speed limits this time.

I parked my 95 M3 on Lake Street at Uptown tonight and promptly fed the meter. Came back to my car and found a ticket for no front plate and it's $100! :eek:
Even with the state budget decrease this is still outrageous. :mad:

Has anyone got ticketed for this and be able to do something to reduce the fine?

I feel ya -- I parked my car outside Cafe Havana four nights ago....no, I didn't find a ticket,,, I simply could not find my car!!!!! It had been towed without me noticing.... $225 to get it, PLUS, I had to help the tow driver for an hour to get it off the truck without breaking off my CF front spoiler...... ARRGG..

I bet a ticket for the front plate is NEXT!!

Just tell the cop/judge you took it inside to clean it etc etc....:dunno

I got the ticket for no front plate from a Roseville cop and that was only $10 to the city of Roseville. Two weeks later I got a ticket from the city of St. Paul and that was $85. My front plate was on the passenger seat I just didn't jam it into the windshield, they wouldn't reduce the fine for me. I think this is a crack down point for law enforcement right now. Damn 3M for making the reflective paint for our plates, that's the main reason we have to have the front plate. AAARRRGGGHHH!!!

Paul

$100 bones for no front plate, iiiiiissssshhhh!!!! I think the front plate law is ridiculous, I am calling Tim today to complain!!!

MaXX

Paul,
So do you put your front plate on now?

Yeah yeah yeah reflective paint ... all those safety crap ... the front plate is really only good for 1) aiming point for a laser 2) revenue generation. :95

Alan

:complain Do you think I can pull the "just rolled in from out of state" quote since I still have my IL. plates? :devillook

Absolutely!!!! Don't know if it will work though :):)!!!!


MaXX

Still have you IL plate? Nice. Reason for another charge if you're caught in a moving offense. Now wait until you pull out your IL driver's license ... :biglaughb

Sad to say, one more moving violation and I lose my D.L. for 3 months - so the state of IL told me in a letter after my last speeding ticket in Wisc. - (way back when I had fresh tires on my HM2's) -- Speeding Probation -- Ends March of '04

Yo werd up brahs. I WILL be back this weekend, which is dedicated to fall cruising in the M3, as well as playing cards at Canterbury. Anyone want to go for a joyride or hit up Canterbury with us let me know.

I would certainly be up for a cruz this weekend!!! It would be fun to see how my 540 runs with your M3!!!! Cantebury would be fun, but I am not much of a card player (I bet you like those kind of card players, don't you!!!!!)?

MaXX

I can be reached at rockmeupto192@Hotmail.com

Nahaha....I don't drive that fast, so anyone could keep up with me, not to say that your 4.4 liter wouldn't demolish me on the highway. Anyway, two tickets has slowed me up a bit. But I do like to accelerate! I'll let you know.

MD

I just jam the plate into the front window for the Bastards to see.

This weekend I'll be in the Diamond National Martial Arts tournament so I can't make anything this weekend.

Paul

I'm pretty booked most weekends coming up. . . . . I'm looking at the 25th and 26th as open days, - everything in between is jammed.

How does the 25th and 26th of OCT. look? (2 1/2 weeks away) -- it'd give us a ton of time to put word out on all the boards, word of mouth, and time to put on those last mods before SOME OF YOU put your BMW's to bed for the winter ~ while the rest battle it out with RWD and the horror of MN weather.

my car is in the shop right now guys.. :( :( :( .. but hopefully it will come out with an M-technic front bumper. hopefully :eek: i heard i ll be the first to have an Mtechnic body kit on a coupe :mad: :buttrock ...

nyways.. when i get my car back i ll post pics
and simon haha wheres teh damn video??

ya video!!

Hey Maxx, Did you get your Tuono R down at Dulano last night? I was there around 8 but didn't see you. It was pretty darn cold.

Originally posted by sheefo2k

and simon haha wheres teh damn video??

Who is simon? :dunno

Hey folks, I'm new to the site, but thought it may be good to make some aquantances in MN.

This summer I purchased a '00 323Ci. It's a Man. Trans. with the Premium and Sport packages. Mine is steel grey with red tanin leather interior.

Anyway, wanted to introduce myself and also take this opportunity to ask you all for some recommendations of A)BMW mechanics you trust B)Anywhere to get performance parts, or is the internet the best place?

thanks
Zak

Hello there! Welcome! -- First off, where in MN are you from? Many of us on this thread are in the Cities or close to them. Based on where you are located, many of the guys on here can rattle off some possible shops in your area that would be GOOD for performing services, modding etc. I like to use German Autowerks on Excelsior blvd. -- they service all German cars and are known for putting in any mods you desire.

Tel us more! -- Sliver with red interior is my #1 fav... next is Boston green and tan....

http://mindscraps.com/s/contrib/icw/028.gif

Here's some pics of our last meet (http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=86217&perpage=25&pagenumber=29)

Thanks for the welcome.

I live in the city (mpls).

I just bought the car this summer, so I've done nothing to it with the exception of clean it a few times and change the oil. The gentlemen I purchased the car from had a new bumper and side skirts put on, but nothing else is done to it.

The car has had everything done at Sears, but there isn't much time left on the warranty and, at this point, I'm not planning to extend it due to the expense. Let me know if this is considered "unwise" in the bimmer world.

The quick things I'd like to do is change out the taillights from amber/red to clear/red, but I'm trying to understand if I should spend $150 for OEM lights, or just get knock-offs for $70-$80. By next summer, I'd like to get new rims as well (leaning towards 18's).

I also really want to put a short shifter in it ASAP, but I need to do some research. I really have done most of my car research on Supra's as I've owned a few of the older ones and I'd always planned on getting into 93-98 model, but then that damn F&F movie came out and jacked all the prices up. Anyway, I know a good deal about those cars and the appropriate upgrades/parts/brands, but not much about BMW.

Long term, I have some interest in supercharging the car, but again, I know very little about it and would love to talk with some folks who have experience with it.

I'm likely game to get together for the next meet if you guys have one. Looks like you all have some nice cars.

Here's my winter car. http://smilies.networkessence.net/s/contrib/edoom/sad2.gif

http://www.bmwpower.nu/powerborsen/annonsbilder/in/00060957_48994.jpg



:b_blue:

and I'm married to Elle Mcpherson.... http://smilies.jeeptalk.org/contrib/edoom/puppy_dog_eyes.gif

Welcome Zak! There are a few good shops to use. You'll hear plugs for Orr Automotive, Eurotech, Auto Edge, and Sam's guys German Auto. Any of these shops do good work some are more expensive than others, and then it all comes down to whom you want to work on your car. I would be comfortable with any of them, but I use Auto edge as they had the lowest prices and are closer to my house than others.

Sam what color is the sky in your world?

Paul

:love1 Look at that intercooler!!!!!!


Thanks for the pic Samson, got any more?

Yes. Another ticket for NO FRONT PLATE in a week.

And yes, another $100.

This Friday night after having dinner I was just cruising down 1st Ave ( I live in Downtown ) . About 4 cop cars with flashing lights gathered at the 3rd St intersection. A cop was standing in between the right 2 lanes shining on all drivers as they drove by. He waved me to the side of the road, asked for my licence and insurance, and told me that I had no front plate. Then he proceeded back to his car to write me a ticket. Came back about 10 mins later and told me "This is the ticket for no front plate for one hundred dollars. You want to keep this in your car in case you get pulled over again." I could almost hear the "chik ching" when he emphasized on ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. I tried to explain to him I just got one at the beginning of the same week but since I don't have the ticket with me he didn't care less. I just asked him "I was just driving down the road minding my own business and get 2 tickets in a week for no front plate?" Then he got rude and proceeded to show me the microphone in his jacket and told me not to play games and I was "free to go".

I had a friend sitting by me who just moved into town. I tried to bring her around town showing her the good side of Minneapolis. And I was just SO ashamed of our city police. I don't mind so much about contributing to crime-fighting. Instead of chasing the real criminals they simply have nothing better to do than, well, pulling over cars with no fuc#$#@ front plate to create revenue!!! Not to mention being a prick while doing so. My friend saw with her own eyes how normal residents got harrassed and simply couldn't believe this is what Minneapolis' finest do for a living. Welcome to Minnesota. I'm still scratching my head over their War on No Front Plate.

Sorry to hear about that. Can you dispute it since you already had gotten the first one?

Probably. But do I want to take a day off work to go to court for $100 and no point?

The Hennepin county banks on normal working people like me to just pay the fine.

I used to live downtown and I couldnt agree with you more, the MPD officers have a rotten attitude towards people and come across as total assholes. Maybe it's a reflection of what they deal with on a daily basis, who knows...

What about the big shortage this summer in the Jordan neighborhood and not having enough officers to patrol the area? Remember it was bad enough that the governor had to dispatch additional State troopers to help, and then you run into 4 of them pulling people over for BS offenses, unbelievable!!!!!

I just recieved a ticket in Wayzata about 3 weeks ago for parking my motorcycle on a sidewalk. I was down there on a friday night having dinner with my family and parking is pretty scarce so I figured I would park on this HUGE island that extends off the corner of Walker and Lake, right next to the Caribou Coffee. I was not impeding pedestrian traffic on the sidewalk at all, yet I got a ticket. I immediately rode down to Sunset's and found 4 Harley's parked on the sidewalk right in front of the lake and a no parking sign with no tickets. The ticket was $30 and there is no way I am going to take 2 to 3 hours out of my day over $30 to take care of it. I agree with man, they know that and take advantage of it....

Sorry to hear about your ticket, Bob. I park my bike on wide sidewalks quite a bit also as the risk of getting knocked over parking in front of other cars is too great at more crowded areas. Maybe they don't like Triumphs as much as Harleys :95

I've always thought I'm living in the best part of town. Not anymore. I still can't believe the department have 4, yes 4 (3 patrols and a caravan) cop cars sitting on 1st Ave on a Friday night doing nothing but making money for the county. I'm sure they know this is not real police work, and am just plain amazed that they still decide to be an ass-h harassing local residents for a few bucks.

I've never run a front plate on my 95 M3 since day one ( I got it in WI. It came without front mounting holes ). And the only time I got written up for it in the first 7 years was along with moving violations. Now I've got 3 tickets for this in half a yr. And the first one was written at ... take a guess .... Wayzata. Hey at least that one was less expensive.

damn
sry to hear abot u bob and man. really


ur making me scared. i might have to put it on then. when i get the car back :buttrock :dunno

Originally posted by M triple
:love1 Look at that intercooler!!!!!!


Thanks for the pic Samson, got any more?

875hp (643kw)
m5 e34 3,8l engine
CLICK HERE (http://www.bmwpower.nu/powerborsen/bmw.asp?id=48994)

Pic from a similar turbo E30: CLICK HERE (http://w1.226.telia.com/~u22610068/main.html)

http://w1.226.telia.com/~u22610068/kardanras.jpg

What do you guys think of a LAST DRIVE before the Winter kicks in..
???

let me hear ur respsonce so we can get stuff done early and on time :D

thanx

Yea i m down lets get a date set!!!

chase

so everyone whos intrested please write down when ur free.
and add the person before u in the list. i ll start

1.Sheefo2k (any weekend pretty much)

so next person, copyy mine and add urs to.. sowe can get this done on time :D thanx guys

1.Sheefo2k (any weekend pretty much)
2.dtm328 (any weekend)

Originally posted by ///Samson


How does the 25th and 26th of OCT. look? (2 1/2 weeks away) -- it'd give us a ton of time to put word out on all the boards, word of mouth, and time to put on those last mods before SOME OF YOU put your BMW's to bed for the winter ~ while the rest battle it out with RWD and the horror of MN weather.

Gosh you guys - I posted this a while ago with no reply.
:dunno

1.Sheefo2k (any weekend pretty much)
2.dtm328 (any weekend)
3.E46323Ci (Oct. 25th or 26th) or (Nov.1 or 2)

1.Sheefo2k (any weekend pretty much)
2.dtm328 (any weekend)
3.E46323Ci (Oct. 25th or 26th) or (Nov.1 or 2)
4.Tony102385 the 25 or 26 of oct.

sam add ur name to the list..

UR an ATTENTION WHORE :P

1.Sheefo2k (any weekend pretty much)
2.dtm328 (any weekend)
3.E46323Ci (Oct. 25th or 26th) or (Nov.1 or 2)
4.Tony102385 the 25 or 26 of oct.
5. Samson -- anytime


WTF -- I tried to get something moving cuz everyone was all for it then, but things died down quickly. I don't see that as trying to get attention. :b_blue:

Hey wheres the video?

Originally posted by man
Hey Maxx, Did you get your Tuono R down at Dulano last night? I was there around 8 but didn't see you. It was pretty darn cold.


Yeah, I did make it down but I rode the XX (I have a CBR 1100XX with Aluminum Weave Hi-Mount Migs on it). I had a girl that wanted to come with and I don't have rear pegs currently on the Tuono so I didn't ride it down. I was probably taking off about the time you got there. To cold for the girlie!!!

MaXX

Originally posted by ///Samson
[B]1.Sheefo2k (any weekend pretty much)
2.dtm328 (any weekend)
3.E46323Ci (Oct. 25th or 26th) or (Nov.1 or 2)
4.Tony102385 the 25 or 26 of oct.
5. Samson -- anytime


I'd be down for Nov. 1 or 2nd (can't make it before then). Lets decide though because if it is that weekend, I would like to make immovable in my PDA!!!!

Mac


BTW: I took my car into Motorwerks to have them take a look at a slight grind I have going into 2nd gear (no matter the RPM's, but particularly at lower R's, like shifting at 2K - 3K RPM's). In addition, I notice it most when the car is cold. Anyway, these fucktards (specifically, Paul and Dan) tell me, after looking at it for an hour, that I need to shift "slower" and push the clutch all the way to the floor (I was thinking the 2nd gear synchronizer was going). Anyway, this Paul goes on to tell me that because I have a Dinan Flywheel and Pressure plate, they would need to take the transmission out and send it to Dinan???? WTF???? This guy is an idiot so I go and talk to Frank in parts who is a shining star down there. He hooks me up with this Tech Eric who takes me for a test ride and can't find anything. My car is a 2001 540i with 16,000 miles on the clock. It is still in warranty but I think Motowerks is the only one in MN that knows anything about Dinan (and that is very little by the way). Will Sears look at the car?? I still have the grind. I am actually double clutching it into 2nd but coming down, I have no problem. Am I lazy footing it into 2nd??? I get the most grind when I am driving the car "calmly", not on it hard. It is strange. I will probably post this in the 5 series section as well, but I wanted to know if anyone here had an idea too. TIA

MaXX

MaXX if you are speaking of Paul Dzimian he is acutally one of the top five techs in the nation. He reallly knows his stuff generally. Eric on the other hand is the go fast guru down there. There may be some truth to what Paul said I would dismiss his words right away as BMW trusts him enough to give him their highest certification.

I would agree with you though that it sounds like a synchro issue or maybe a shift fork type thing. I have other theories too but I'm no mechanic so I'm probably way off base.

Paul

Well, I dropped the car back off today as I was driving home from work last night and the "service engine soon" light came on. In addition, a new high pitched sound has appeared in the cab (hopefully related). I dropped the car off and Eric came right up to me to see what was up. I asked him to be the first one to drive it in the morning (my appointment is not until tomorrow but I needed to drop it off tonight) as the grind is much more apparent going into 2nd when you first drive it (all other gears are fine). He is on top of it.

Regarding Paul, he may very well be the one you speak of he just had no time for me and gave me a lame solution (near impossible) to something he himslef experienced. Glad to know that they have that caliber of people though, just not impressed with that interaction I guess.

So are we all getting together for a ride or what?????

MaXX

Well, I think MJD and I are gonna go for a cruise out by stillwater on saturday, nothing too fast, just out to enjoy the fall and some nice roads. Not sure what time we'd be leaving hopefully before noon and hit up a late lunch somewhere out there. If you guys are intrested, hit up a reply here.

Shoot, I have to drive to IA for a wedding this Saturday. If anyone is interested in taking the "Great River Road" down to Dubuque this weekend, I will be leaving about 5:00 AM!!!! :rolleyes:

MaXX

I have a wedding tonight and another fun filled day of cutting and splitting wood Saturday then on Sunday its up to the North Shore with my wife for an over nighter. Next weekend sounds good though.

Paul

i cant this weekend. the car is not here this weekend :bawl :bawl ... so lets make it next weekend

i got 2 mods :D:D:astromile bumper whoohooo, and lip spoiler :alright


so let make it next weekend?? wat do u guys say?

Next weekend looks fab. :boobies

Wish I could, have a great time guys!!! I will be in San Jose for work. I hate working the weekends!!!!

MaXX

:(:( wtf dude. hmm we gotta see the 540.. hmm
it might be delayed till next week we will see.

so who else is up for next weekend??
btw next weekend looks reallly good for me :D

I GOT A NEW CAR!!!!!!!!!

something nice to replace my beater mustang. Its a 1984 MB 500SEC. The car is awesome, and its huge. It handles really well when you consider its super heavy(too lazy to get stats but its at least 4000lbs). Its got a 5liter V8 with 184hp and tons of torque. I lost to MJD's M3, but I did beat an early 90's prelude twice. And I didn't lose too bad against he M3, a carlength and a half to 60, and the car will break traction from a stop. And, I got props from a guy and then from 2 chicks, soo I'm pretty pleased with myself. Hopefully I can convince MJD to hook me up with some pics tomorrow.

congrats bro.. thats totally awesome. u should bring it to the meet next weekend (if we get one down)


ALRIGHT i m ready to set up another meet and cruise.. for sure lets have a cruise this time..

1.Sheefo2k (any weekend pretty much)
2.dtm328 (any weekend)
3.E46323Ci (Oct. 25th or 26th) or (Nov.1 or 2)
4.Tony102385 the 25 or 26 of oct.
5. Samson -- anytime


kewl. so here wants to meet or do a cruise/meet on sat or sun??

i m ready to do it.
once i get a confirmation that alteast couple rides will show up.. i ll tell members on e46fanatics etc

Originally posted by sheefo2k
:(:( wtf dude. hmm we gotta see the 540.. hmm
it might be delayed till next week we will see.

so who else is up for next weekend??
btw next weekend looks reallly good for me :D


Gots'da do what a man's gots'da do!!!!

I will try to make the next get together for sure. Just got back from a wedding in Iowa City. The girl and I came back up the "Great River Road" all the way from Dubuque. What a great drive, beautiful weather and only 1 Po Po (I was doing 35 in a 25 and he just looked me by).

On another note, I smoked some Honda something another with one of those cantelope shooter exhausts coming down 394 Friday night. Highway 100 exit I jumped on his ass and followed him onto East (heading downtown) 394. I could just here him winding the thing up. We hit the 3 lanes and I jumped right behind him sitting in 3rd waiting to see what he was going to do. I didn't really see him start pulling but I could here him try. At about 90 MPH, I got bored and just completely smoked him. I am not a big racer and this was not anything special but it was cool to watch him just sulk over into the slow lane as I put a good 1/2 mile on him. Fun Fun!!!

MaXX

Yeah, I'm down for a meet anytime, I think I'm gonna order some clears for it this week, new rims and exhaust my take a little while longer. Either remus or sebring exhaust, as for wheels, maybe some classic AMG rims.

awesome stuff guys.
nice kill maxx, just to make u feel better :P
and targa awesome bro..

alright so so far we got

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1.Sheefo2k (any weekend pretty much)
2.dtm328 (any weekend)
3. Samson -- anytime
4.Targa


4 so far not bad. i ll ask the guys fanatics tonight and see how many i get back by tmr, and i ll post here the info..

where do u guys wanna meet and then do the drive?

BTW i got one more person thats free this weekend and the weekend after..

see if we delay this till next weekend we got 3 people in for sure. and plus we get to see max's new car. and couple people new car..

so we might extend it till next weekend. not sure. we wills ee.
so who else is in for nextweekend or this weekend?

The weekend after next is Halloween, I'm gonna be in Madison then, apparently there is a big shindig down there;) . But I would be back on sunday. This weekend is better for me, or it would be if my damn transmission didn't start slipping. Right now my new car is sitting in the shop with a back window that doesn't roll up and a transmission that will more likely than not need 2-3 grand:mad: . On the bright side I did have fun cruisin around following a sweet ass 850i on sunday with MJD. The 850i driver was nuts, we were hitting 65 around bush lake road. And I found the rims I was looking for http://www.benzworld.org/gallery/pics/W126_57678.JPG
The only problem is they're in england and they're white, so I would need to get them refinished with painted centers like that, except painted to match my car, which would be another 100 at least per wheel. Damn expensive ass car!@#!

wat color was the 850i?

one day i hope i have the money to buy my dads best friend's 850i manual, 6 speed. brought from germany one day..his is maroon

It was blue, had four square chrome exhaust tips and deep dish rims, the guy driving it was prolly in his early 30's or late 20's. They are tight ass cars. A few years ago I saw a convertible 850CSi...I know they never made them, but some guy must have had his custom made, very sweet.

I see a convertible every now and then at the ridgedale mall, it's gold in color...

Ya that 850 was somewhat fast. It was too bad I was behind some huge nazi tank, otherwise I would have given it a run for its bling. But seriously, I could hear Rob's car going around the turns. That thing handles well for its size, though it looked pretty funny, going around crested right turns, with the tail sliding out a bit. Sheefo you have to film from behind, its really a site.

I think I might be screwed, with no ride going home for the next few weeks and the car going into storage later this month. But at least I made it through driving season w/o a ticket. Score me....and....uhh my parents insurance.

Rob, I'm sure your transmission is fine!
And you should get these wheels, they would class it up right nice:

http://www.gotwheelsandtires.com/catalog/images/Chromin-fwd.jpg

uhh mjd those rmis are horrible :D sry to bust ur bubble dude
i like the black rims with red emblem is hott

nyways. so whos in for a meet this week or next week guys?? hence the same place

You've got to be kidding sheefo! These rims are so cool. they are even icey hot! These would look tiiiiiiiiiiiIIIIIIGHT also:
http://www.gotwheelsandtires.com/catalog/images/Battle-fwd.jpg

Originally posted by MJD
Ya that 850 was somewhat fast. It was too bad I was behind some huge nazi tank, otherwise I would have given it a run for its bling. But seriously, I could hear Rob's car going around the turns. That thing handles well for its size, though it looked pretty funny, going around crested right turns, with the tail sliding out a bit. Sheefo you have to film from behind, its really a site.

It's called drifting, not sliding;) ...and we all know you would've crapped yourself before going ahead with such a callous "exhibition of speed" if I hadn't been leading the way. Just wait till after i get some new rims and tires, and then you'll still be able to beat me in the turns damnit, but it will help alot...500lbs is a pretty big weight advantage I guess. Oh, and when we raced I started in 2nd gear, stupid auto, but I've found out how to start in first if I ever get the car back and while i still won't be able to keep up with you, it should definately help me beat those pesky civics and 325i's.
Update on the car, the new window motor and backseat switch should be in tomorrow, and the guy is going to fix my other interior issues, except the stiching but that can wait. No news on the tranny yet, except that it hasn't been burning up the fluid, which I guess is a good sign.
On the slighty more fictional side of things... http://www.big-toys.net/cgi-bin/detail.cgi?3&10 a twin turbo would be entertaining:boink Never going to happen, unless someone wants to give some winning powerball numbers or something. For real stuff, I'm gonna call up some boneyards tomorrow in between my break from classes and see if I can't find a 560 intake with twin inlets, which should free up a couple horses.

oh, and I'm down for a meet anytime, now that I have two german cars at my disposal. But evening time is best for me, and it means there is less traffic, which is important, I can think of little worse than getting stuck behing some fogies in a Caddy when we're out for a cruise.

sliding, drifting . same thing. Its not like you were countersteering, sideways. Anyway, you are correct, I would never lead an exhibition of speed like that. :nono I would follow the 850! :D And another thing, you should get a loud system.:buttrock that would make it the ultimate cruiser. bumpin all over the place, droppin beats like whoa. and then put on those 20's that shine so much it hurts your eyes. all the bitches would flock.:boobies :boobies :boobies :boobies :boobies

My schedule sucks fella's :(:( I am currently in San Jose until the 22nd (weekend of the 18th shot). The 25th I have my 10 year highschool reunion up in Brainerd (weekend shot). Right now, I am free the 1st or 8th so if anyone wants to go for a ride, see my new Dinan License Plate Frames (only accessory I have bought) and personalized License plates (hopefully they will be in by then), by all means, lets get together. Ohh, I have the rest of the car too and Dinan stuff too, but nothing really visible. Just plan old 540i.

MaXX

BTW, these rims are PHATT!!!!! I think I found my new dubs :rolleyes:

http://www.gotwheelsandtires.com/catalog/images/Battle-fwd.jpg

i cant make it this weekend guys

lets move it, next weekend and lets get stuff straight please u guys

for next weekend i got 4 or 5 e46 so far :D.. so who else in again? comeon fellas :D


maxx damn it. haha skip ur reunion. the losers are still lsoers and the pop are prob pop or fat and ugly. u know how it goes.

If we do something ealry Saturday morning, I could probably get together/meet up, but I would need to get Up North after that. I will watch this thread to see when and where and if I can make it I will. I want to meet you guys.

MaXX

P.S. Regarding the reunion, that all maybe true, but I am driving a 540i and no one will believe that (given what I was in highschool!!!!)!!!!

Saturday morning you say...well, I'd almost certainly be able to swing that. It's the 25th right? Anyone got ideas on where? I've been driving 101 from lake minnetonka down to chaska, and thats a pretty good drive, although I'd be up for something longer if you guys are willing.

If that's the run, we could meet at the SA at Louisiana and I-394. It is a quick run out 394 to 101 South. Plenty of parking at SA and a short enough run so I can get up to Brainerd. I would be in. Saturday morning about 10:00 AM would work.

MaXX

Hell I can even swing that. Maybe brunch afterwards somewhere.

Paul

I'm out... insurance coverage ended yesterday.

Anyone have any PWC or boats they highly recommend...my family just purchased a cabin and we are looking for some toys for next summer?

I prefer the Sea-Doo or Yamaha PWC the Polaris has a slow reversing mechanism.

How big of a boat do you want? I have a friend selling a 25' Supra I don't know the exact price but I know its not a big tag. Did you want a boat that can party cruise as well as fish and ski? If so a Deck boat like the once from Pricecraft are great options. I like the Lasron, Supra, Sea Ray, and of course Donzi lines. I would stay away from Bayliner as the reliability has fallen off in the last several years.

Paul

Awesome thanks mevil...25 is a little big, we were looking more down in the 20ft range. But year we are really interested in deck boats actually so ill have to check out pricecraft. Thanks.

sux to not see bob for the last drive :(

cool so for the 25th.. i got 6 cars so far. (1 of them is my buddie's VW GTI)

and. then we got mevile, sam prob. 911 targa.


so thats 9. in so far. good stuff.
so guys where is the place for sat the 25? so i can start posting stuff aruodn

whoohoo stopped by the bodyshop and took some pics :clap: :dunno


http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/12581picture_025.jpg

I didn't get the clubsport splitters cuz of the money, but it already look low in life.. i didn't expect it to be that low:yikes:

http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/12581picture_029.jpg

http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/12581picture_033.jpg

http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/12581picture_034.jpg


what do u guys think ?
i still cant see why there would be problems with the brake ducts :banghead: :banghead: . other then that. i love it. i love the paint job too. perfect match

and jsut got this in couple mins ago :D


http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/12581picture_037-med.jpg

http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/12581picture_038-med.jpg

yup yup u got it.. its my painted lip spoiler :D :D :yikes:
gosh this feels like xmass :D

http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/12581picture_039.jpg

Sherif, Looks sweet! Glad to see you modifying your car! Did you ever replace the fog lamps so they matched the xenons yet? If not, put that one on the list..........

yup already got spp fogs. they are perfect match with the xenons.

thanx a lot bro.. btw i think i m gonna go full hid fogs

Whoa a Jason Wachtl sighting! What's up man?

Sherif looks good!

Paul

Hey Paul, I'm doing good brotha...school is keeping me busy as hell. I barely have time to browse the forums anymore. But everything's going well in classes and such just can't wait for it to be over already....

How about the black belt thing? I know that couldn't have been too long ago...I'll try to be around a bit more on the forums, but good to see you guys are still keeping the Minn thread alive!

Jason yep got the Black belt a month ago yesterday. Was a tough battle to get it as I was getting real tired by the end of the exam. At the end is the sparring part and I was dead tired, but I made it.

I can understand that classes are tough. Good Luck! I just heard how much a starting Walgreen's pharmacist makes and I'm jealous that you'll be making that much and or more depending on where you end up working. Your hard work will certainly pay off.

Paul

damn congrats paul :clap: :clap:

and jason. goodluck on ur school bro. and u gotta come up here next summer hopefully :D:D
miss u man. we didn't tal much but damn u were a big factor on the forum and had a blast when we met

Yea, I should be able to make it up sometime if you guys can plan a few meets in advance next summer, but in the meantime I'll check in via the forum every now and then....

Hey so whatever happened to the video?

what video? and u guys i nfor last meet next weekend or no?

it seems like most of us are relaxed and cars are going into storage. soo whos in and whos not

and jason we will keep u updated for enxt spring bro

what video? and u guys i nfor last meet next weekend or no?

it seems like most of us are relaxed and cars are going into storage. soo whos in and whos not

and jason we will keep u updated for enxt spring bro

The video that Samson took at the last meet...

I'm sorry guys, I'm out, family stuff. Sorry guys. maybe a 1% chance I can go.

Originally posted by sheefo2k
sux to not see bob for the last drive :(

cool so for the 25th.. i got 6 cars so far. (1 of them is my buddie's VW GTI)

and. then we got mevile, sam prob. 911 targa.

so thats 9. in so far. good stuff.
so guys where is the place for sat the 25? so i can start posting stuff aruodn


I'm in as long as its not too far from me.

How does arby's on UofM campus sound:devillook

I dropped my front suspension and I want to compare it with a stock M3 see where i'm sitting at.

*subscribing to the thread*

I will make it to the next get-together.

Yes the video samson took and was working on posting. But it never showed up.

cool alright 3 of us in. for next weekend?
hmm add aroun 5 or 6 from e46 fanatics. thats aroudn 8, hmm who else here wants to?

and russian mob awesome to see u come :D

I might be able to come if the cage is done in my E30.

Originally posted by drummerboybisch
Yes the video samson took and was working on posting. But it never showed up.

The head on my recorder was bad/dirty. Last time I used it was in Trinidad on a mountain - in the rain. When I got back I had to take her apart to clean some of the seams and insides, - but I didn't get the head good enough. SOOO, it didn't record correctly. I cleaned her recently, and now she's good to go.

The footage is choppy - - - worthless. :(


I'll be there this weekend.

OH well, it was worth a shot.

Where and when is this meet???

MaXX

i sayi lets do it early in the morning. on a saturday not much traffic. get a cruise going. and u know. we can still go out at night.

for example maxx got the reunion.. we all prob have stuff todo with gfs wifes etc..


so what do u guys say? saturday aroudn 11? give me opionions late or early or waht?

12? 1? stuff like that..
i suggest that same place in edina. you guys wanna change places or your cool with it??

thanx guys

The comp usa is good with me. how about 11?

compusa is fien with me too 11 12 1 whatever is fine with me..

i suggest a drive then eat and chill and we are done :D:D what do u guys say??

do u guys know any good roads for a drive?

11 is good - CompUSA -- France and I494 right?


I have to jet sometime in the afternoon - gonna go scope out a potential winter car....:buttrock

Any one here have an Harmon Kardon E36 amplifier for sale?

awesome.. sam..:D:D

and i take it you will leave aroudn what 3 ? 4?

toussi ur coming to the meet man or not?

For roads by there, try out bush lake both east and west...101 in EP is awesome too. Or head down 52 towards Rochester and the red wing area along the river is really sweet too. If i get a chance i might swing by...going boat shopping that day, just depends on when we leave which i guess is prolly early so i may not be able to swing it.

I'll come.

Any one want to buy:

4 - 16" steel wheels with hubcaps with Michilen Winter Tires???

I think I'll be able to make the meet at least for a while.

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong with the info.

Saturday Oct. 25th at 11:00 at the COMP USA store off 494 and France.

Look forward to meeting you folks.

Zak

exactly right bro

hope to see u there too :D:D

whoohooo more e46s :D

Originally posted by toussi1
I'll come.

Any one want to buy:

4 - 16" steel wheels with hubcaps with Michilen Winter Tires???
glad to see u come again :D

Originally posted by drummerboybisch
For roads by there, try out bush lake both east and west...101 in EP is awesome too. Or head down 52 towards Rochester and the red wing area along the river is really sweet too. If i get a chance i might swing by...going boat shopping that day, just depends on when we leave which i guess is prolly early so i may not be able to swing it.

anymore ideas of where to run.??


guys wish me luck to get my ride tmr :b_blue:

Well, I'm in. The 500 got outta the shop last night, and it seems to be working so far. So the meet is at Compusa at 11, we should leave the parking lot by 11:30. From there I say we drive down Bush Lake road and then head over to Lions Tap and the up the 101 to Minnetonka. Its probably an hour long drive and we can hit up Lions Tap for some quick burgers.

yup meet is at comp usa at 11

call me for details guys
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alright. see everyone there :d i m out for thje night.just got the babe back today. loving the mtech :D:D

what do u guys say meet at 12...

EITHERWAY i wont be able to make it 11. so lets make it 12 plz. thanx

and yea call me before anyone leaves for the drive .
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Will there be videos/pictures on this one too?

Well, I've got a little video from my merc, but nothin very good. I think Sheefo has some video of toussi's little mishap. But i've only got a little video of Tim's 330i heading down Bush Lake road at 70, taillights only of course. I'll try to get it up as soon as possible.

All and all it was a good cruise, except for that it was a little short, and it definatly showed some inadequecies of my 20yr old car. Oh, well, next summer will be good.

I don't think anyone has a video of my 360 at 60-70 MPH

For those who don't know, i changed the front of my suspension to eibach/bilstien while the rear is stock sport suspension.

We came to a turn near bush lake, every body doing 50-70MPH

A Green 328 with H&R's was taking the turn (30 deg) infront of me pretty fast, and i tough if he could do it, so could I :dunno

I had a green M3 behind me witnessing, and lucky had his distance.

I came to take the turn, started braking while turning and i realized I had no control of the car. I lost my rear end and it swong foward from the right side and I did a 360. My rear end went a bit up a dirt hill and swong back down and i was facing the road again. My car Shut off, probably because i got shit load of dirt jammed into my exhaust.

Luckly, I didn't total my car, which i was very near doing going that fast, and I only got a few scratches on the bottom of my rear bumper which you cannot see. This was also a 2 way, thank god no cars were on the other side
:alright

My friend was with me and he had a heart attack while this shit was going down. He had no seat belt and once we got out of the car he said his back hurt... I wasn't worring about myself, My car's life flashed before my eyes.


So lesson learned, don't push the car to its limits, and don't take turns hard with different suspension.
:nono

Eesh. That would be enough to make me need to change my boxers.

-Eric

No shiiiiiieeeet Frank, glad you're alright though. It would've sucked to total out your car......

whoohooo fun meet guys..
sry for being late hehe. the video is cool i ll upload asap :D

Wow, if I were you I'd be having nightmares tonight, about what COULD have happened. This should slow you down for a bit eh. Glad no one was hurt, especially after stuff recently.

Let's see some video of whatever from the whole day; I wanna see what I missed out on.

yeaa i didn't have video of it but damn it was scary.. saw it all in my back mirror

u missed out on a lot :D

Perfect example why I dont show up to these sort of things anymore. It's not that I dont enjoy hanging out with you guys, but the problem is that all common sense goes out the window.
It happened to me last time we got together and drove down to dinkytown. Everybody ended up driving like it was a race, including myself.

I went on a drive a couple of weeks ago with some Volkswagen and BMW guys, about 15 cars, down to New Ulm and it was exactly the same thing. The drive down was not an enjoyable experience because I was afraid that the guy behind me was going to run into me, that's how close he was. On the way back, I intentionally drove in the back of the group because I was afraid something was going to happen. Fortunately nothing did happen...

I'm glad nobody got hurt, but seriously, take it to the track. It's just not worth it.

Maybe I'm just getting old...

You definately have a good point. And we were going way faster then I thought we were going to. Although, we were also very controlled and well spaced in the front of the group. Not that it wasn't stupid to be going 60+ in a 40, just it was more controlled then I expected. And you can get hurt at a track fairly easy too, but you aren't endangering other people. Oh well, the stupidity of youth...

Originally posted by sheefo2k
u missed out on a lot :D

prove it! :D lets see some video!
md

No video yet? :(

haha wait and i ll show u
i m working on it bro :D:D

actually the drive was really realyl fast haha toussi and i and the m3 dude. got lost in the back cuz of lights. and we couldn't see the rest..

but in the end it was awesome and fun
hahaha the x5 gives were fun too. they drove thier cars as if it was some slammed m3 :D

fun fun meet :D

"X5 gives"? :95

x5 guys

whoohoo video is done.. i m gonna start uploading now...

whoohoo video is done.. i m gonna start uploading now...

whoohooo!, how big is it?

Ya done yet?

ahhh where is it...wahhh i want my mtv..errr video.

i can't wait to see it though... the bigger the file, the better! i don't care about dialups like rob.

after i uploaded it and downloaded it. the end had no audio so gonna edit it and post it fist thing when i come back from school

its aroudn 20 mins long. so dont worry its LONG

Sup guys -
That kinda driving freaks me out too, - esp. since I had a buddy pass-away including his GF in an Mcoupe. He was driving out in the country (by themselves) and pushed it too far. Trying to talk to his fam. was darn near impossible because his mom knew I was a "car buddy". I like punch it here and there, but sometimes I let lose a little too much at times. My GF was up with me this weekend and I woke up feeling like I wanted to keep the day a calm one,,, - knowing that we had talked about a 'drive'.

Seriously though, I hope you all had fun - sorry I wasn't there....but my babe and I were out looking at CJ7's for the winter :clap:

Can't wait to see the vid... -- who had the green M3?

Originally posted by ///Samson
Can't wait to see the vid... -- who had the green M3?

That was mine, like my replica PG2? :D

whoohoo video almost done
gonna post the link couple mins

the end part of the video has some probs. the audio isn't working all too well :-(
hmm i m sending the footage to ximian to come out with a good video too..

:clap: :clap: The Video_Right Click and Save Target As (http://brokenfaith.com/video/MN_Lastspring_Drive_2003.wmv)


Another Video - Whole audio works but not as much effects.. i suggest download both (http://brokenfaith.com/video/MN_Lastspring_Drive_2003_Orignal.wmv)

Toussi i like ur 328i but hey i beat ya :laugh :laugh


jk not to brag.

Nice job. But Little shaky on the camera.

Cool vid Sherif. I know what I missed, I'll be up in the spring for a big meet.....cause there's not much down here

damn...
yea miss u man. really. sure i met u once but it was fun as hell with old chicago and stuff like that..
spring u better come up here and cihll with us.

:clap: :clap: The Video_Right Click and Save Target As (http://brokenfaith.com/video/MN_Lastspring_Drive_2003.wmv)


Another Video - Whole audio works but not as much effects.. i suggest download both (http://brokenfaith.com/video/MN_Lastspring_Drive_2003_Orignal.wmv)

toussi i like ur 328i but hey i beat ya

jk not to brag. im just playin

sheefie,

I know I can't beat you with my auto, but I think I can keep up. First race we did, I kept it in 3rd and didn't let it drop to second and that's why you walked away.

Considering, your car is rated as:

Power @ rpm, hp 184 @ 6000
Torque @ rpm, lb-ft. 175 @ 3500

and Mine is rated as:

190TQ
206TQ

And I have Exhaust/Intake/Pulleys/Fan Delete

so maybe another 10HP and TQ

Nice Front BUMPER, drop that bitch.

LooooooooooL

just wait till iget my pullies in, dinan cf intake

thats gonna be soon
btw i m jsut playin with u .i like racing my friends ;).. even if i lose its still fun:D

btw i love the sound ur car makes

Does anyone know why I can't download the vid. I can only hear sound, but no visual?

Also, it was nice to meet all of you. Some nice cars.

Zak

You probably don't have the right software for it. Download the new windows Meda player maybe.

sheefo2k, at least I can take you in the twisties :biglaughb

I love my SuperSprint.. I think its the best exhaust out there to get. I had a Rogue Engineering before and it sounded Like Ass :complain , maybe not like ass, but just too freaking loud.

AA all the way for exhust sheefo. Dont listen to Frank he likes to ignore me when i tell him to put the rear suspension on before he drives hard. J/K toussi hope your car is all fine and well and not too damaged. Actually either exhuast should sound pretty good.

hahaha yup u can sure take me on twistees haha didn't u see it in the video :biglaughb :biglaughb
but no. i cant u intwisties :devillook


damn it was really fun meetingu guys. the food was good too :evil2 :alright

maybe ximmian will do abetter video. i wasn' in the mood at all to do a good video. and dind't have good shots to start with

hmm yea i m not a big fan of loud exausts.
i only like deep ass ones :D
i miget get remus exaust or somethign not loud but deep. i cant wait for tim330i. to get his TSE2 so i can hear it

Can anyone help me see the video. I'm basically computer illiterate, so maybe it's an easy fix. Is there another way someone could send it to me? I'm using my work computer so maybe there's a problem with the security, but I've downloaded tons of other vids before.

I'm not even sure if my car made it on there, but I'd like to check it out. Help, I wanna play too...

Zak:dunno

zak ur in the vide dont worry
but its simple and easy bro
download
Windows Media plyayer from microsoft.com
and then u should be able to play the file. its coded with the latest Windows Media player Code stuff. so thats why it wont work with old players

make sure u download windows media player 9

Originally posted by sheefo2k
i cant wait for tim330i. to get his TSE2 so i can hear it

I've got the TSE2 on my car and love it!!!!!

zak have anymore trouble tell me and i ll tell u what todo

hey bob when did u get the TSE2?
was there a lot of rattling when it idles ar 2000 and 2700 rpms??

I've had it for about a year now. No rattles, but it does drone a bit on the highway, not enough to bother me.

The best part about it is that it SCREAMS when you get on the throttle. Although its probably a bit exagerated with the blower...

Hey sheefo im having problems but weve been over it before. You seriously need to start making these in .mpg form so they are more easily viewable.

Yeah, or AVI, maybe then I could remake the video. One minute long since its not too much good footage. Really shakey and somewhat "over-exposed."

well ximian if u dont like the footage haha dont do it haha never asked u todo a clip.. u kept asking for the footage man..

eitehr way i ll try to make them in a different formate will see what i can doo..
and bob i guess ur one of the first people to have tse2. hmm are we talking abuot the same thing
UUC tse2?

fav. part in the video is when the dude in the green m3 said

"BTW we are not racing...im too old i m 26.. i dont do this shit any more" hahaha and then he flies by what thee...

Originally posted by sheefo2k
bob i guess ur one of the first people to have tse2. hmm are we talking abuot the same thing
UUC tse2?

Yeah, I think I got in on the second production run of the UUC TSE for the E36, last December, shortly after it was introduced. It's a beautiful example of how welding should be done. It's too bad it has to go under the car.

I looked through my pictures and this is the best I've got. I chose the DTM tips, in case you cant tell...;)

Watching vid right now. Why is it so washed out and not clear like other videos?

hahah i have noo clue. did u download both videos?
i suggest downloading both videos

wow bob looking awesome as usual.. be prepared to help me if i get a tse2 hah asome day :P
but thanx a lot man

What's up! I'm new here. Its good to see that there are son many people from MN. I'm down for a gathering this spring.

welbdub ..

so what yaer is ur 325is?

welcome *

Originally posted by sheefo2k
welbdub ..

welcome *

What a typo :eek: :laugh

wooooo...snow!!!!!!!

Snow.....:confused: :95

My answer to snow...
http://www.sportsimportsltd.com/sncltrsy.html

http://store1.yimg.com/I/sports-imports_1765_6980066

Snow eh. Have fun with that you driving suckers! Meanwhile, I'll be treading lightly in my anti-crash shoes.

laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaattttttttteeeeeeeee

so how long is everyone waiting to put the snows on? I'm gonna push for end of dec. Not sure if I can make it that long or not, but last year I jumped the gun to early.

hahaha.. i couldn't get up my driveway today


i mean i could go with speed. but i cant with my new bumper. i have to go up first slow then go up into the garage. hahaha damn it was embarssing .. seeing my car go left and right. the yellow DSC kicking in .. hahah

but yea i got it in after couple trys

I need snow tires. if anyone have any

tires
wheels anything.

PUtting mine on hopefully in two weekends. Im up at school so that will be the first chance i get and i dont mind having them on versus my good rims and tires and getting them all full of crap.

Just get these - keep your streets on -

http://www.spikes-spiders.com/

http://www.spikes-spiders.com/photo/compact_big.jpg

For those still running summer tires like me, I figure we're on borrowed time. I hope to keep the kuhmo mxs on until Thanksgiving, but we'll see how the weather goes. Somehow, the mich alpines just aren't as much fun until we get a bunch of snow. Then it's fun to go chugging by the trucks with their 4 wheel drive in my little car. I think the popular advertising out there emphasizes 4 wheel drive over snow tires, when I would do just the opposite.

Gary

I just put my snows on last weekend. I was up at my lake house yesterday (Brainerd) and was happy I did. The roads were completely covered in ice. I've been driving my jeep around the past few days but I am having Bimmer withdrawal, probably take a ride tomorrow if the weather clears up!!!

MaXX

Originally posted by sheefo2k
I need snow tires. if anyone have any

tires
wheels anything.

I think brian had some snows for his e36 m3 that he wants to get rid of. He stores his car in the winter. Will those fit on your e46? If so, I'll have him check the board and get in touch with you.

My personal preference when it comes to snow http://snowmobiles.polarisindustries.com/images/04SNOPERF800XCSP.jpg

Actually, do you guys have any suggestions when it comes to snow tires, I've heard good things about Pirellis, but I really haven't looked very far into it.

Originally posted by Carb_328
I think brian had some snows for his e36 m3 that he wants to get rid of. He stores his car in the winter. Will those fit on your e46? If so, I'll have him check the board and get in touch with you.

yes yes would be awesome
thanx bro a lot:boobies :alright s

I run Nokian Hakkapelitas and they worked awesome last year. For when we did have snow. I dont think you can go wrong with any of the bug guys like pirelli, michelin, nokin and so on...

Hard to go too far wrong with any of them. The ones consumer reports likes are the new Kuhmos, the Dunlops, and Michelin arctic alpines. Be careful that you understand the speed ratiungs on the tires though, my alpines only are Q rated to 99 or so mph. So if you have a lead foot in winter, get an H rated tire.

Gary

Great point Gary. For me, I will only be driving the 540 on nice days so I went with the Dunlop M2's. As a result, I got the V or H rated tires, I cannot remember. With that being said, I make weekend trips too/from Brainerd all winter long and I will be caught in bad weather so I wanted to be sure I had excellent winter traction as well. If I drove the car every day and didn't care about weather, it would probably be blizzaks or something much softer then the Dunlops.

MaXX

I run the blizzaks for the winter. They seem to work pretty well. I don't really drive the bimmer much though.

sheefo>I sent brian an email...not sure when he'll have time to check here. I'll shoot him another one tomorrow and see what's up. You might want to check around the various boards and see if you can find someone local selling snows. btw, you can set yourself up with a new set on steel rims for maybe 400-500.

carb, most places i ve seen and asked. said. aroun 1000 maybe a bit more total. with alightnment etc.. everything ... if i m gonna go that far. i might as well get bmw ones..

but yea see ur friend for me :D thanx man

Sheekfo -
I basically have the same car as you and I just purchased some Blizzak LM-22's on the recommendation of a lot of folks. Probably not the very best snow tire, but the right mix for dry, wet, and snow for a daily driver, from what I've heard anyway.
I'm just going to use my sport rims for winter rims and then look to buy new 18" or 19" for summer since my stock rims aren't in great shape anyway.

BTW - Gary at Tire Rack was helpful and the delivery looks to be quick.

Just my $.02

Zak

sheefo> I don't think you'll need an alignment. I know it is recommended, but I never do one when switching my summer to my winter or vice versa. You could email Jim at tirerack and ask him a few ?'s and get a quote too. He is very helpful.

Either way, I'm following up on my line. I'll let you know what I come up with.

BTW, there's a set of snows for sale in the classified section. Trouble is they're in canada.

Samaritan Tire is an awesome place to check out (on Minnetonka Rd. - going west) JoshE46 introduced me to them. Very honest guys and offer some fantastic deals.

I get to put on some 1993 15" BMW cookie-cutter/honeycomb rims...I might try and paint them gun-metal or black and leave the lip silver.
http://zoouz.free.fr/Wheels/TMP_wheel/bmw_wheel_017.jpg

Sheefo> no go on the tires from brian. he sold them a while back. Maybe try samaritan like sam said or check the usual places, discount tire, tires plus, tirerack, etc. It shouldn't be all that bad price wise. Steel rims run about 35 bucks and maybe 75 bucks or so each tire. IMO, I can't see it costing more than 500 bucks. Maybe check around the various boards, northstar cca.

i mighte get some blizzaks tires from here .. and then i ll go get steals
maybe that will work

Originally posted by ///Samson

I get to put on some 1993 15" BMW cookie-cutter/honeycomb rims...I might try and paint them gun-metal or black and leave the lip silver.
http://zoouz.free.fr/Wheels/TMP_wheel/bmw_wheel_017.jpg


Samson, I am almost positive that 15 inch wheels will NOT clear the brakes on the M3.

M-Triple> Do you still have your m3 exhaust for sale? Or any one else selling their exhaust? I think I had some rodent climb into mine to make a home for the winter. Needless to say, each time I drive my car, it smells like KFC. I am nearly positive the smell is coming from the exhaust. It is definately most prevalent in the rear of the car (not in the engine bay at all). :dunno

Finger lickin good!!!!

Have you been able to put the car on a lift and get a good look underneath?? Just another possibility.

MaXX

Haven't had it on a lift yet. I don't have access to one. Any ideas where I could get use of one or if I should just go to some place like midas. Maybe they wouldn't charge me and arm and a leg.

Go to any oil change place when they are not busy, give the guy $10 if he has a problem with it initially and tell him you would like to just take a look. Should be a walk in the park.

MaXX

nope m triple doesnt have his exhaust anymore but i have my 328is exhaust, if interested email me dtmbmw328@hotmail.com

I just put performance exhaust on my 328is any if anyone is willing to pick up the exhaust with 60,000 they can have it free, has chrome tips to. Email me tony102385@aol.com

Free sounds like a good offer tony, i'll send you an email.
Thanks for the offer too chase..

Originally posted by M triple
Samson, I am almost positive that 15 inch wheels will NOT clear the brakes on the M3.

Yowzas' Funny... . Then I'll bring em back and sell em'. I might have to go with a Tire and Rim package then...

FOR SALE == SET OF 15'' rims as seen in picture above - with Firestone Winter tread. I will have them Monday. I'll let them go pretty cheap.

Originally posted by ///Samson
FOR SALE == SET OF 15'' rims as seen in picture above - with Firestone Winter tread. I will have them Monday. I'll let them go pretty cheap.
Sam> you need to get ahold of sheefo before he buys something. He is in need of winter wheels, unless the same thing holds true for his e46.

Sam, did you get your new lights yet? I wouldn't mind helping or at least watching the install. I'm pretty curious as to how the ellipsoids are. These dang us spec lights just bite in the dark.

Used two seasons - 6 months total -- $490 for all four
Rims in great condition.
~Will not fit E36 M3~
Location: Minneapolis, MN.

(((Will post actual pictures soon - these following pics are for reference))))

http://zoouz.free.fr/Wheels/TMP_wheel/bmw_wheel_017.jpg

w/

Firestone F690

http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/firestone/fs_fr690.jpg

Originally posted by Carb_328
Sam, did you get your new lights yet? I wouldn't mind helping or at least watching the install. I'm pretty curious as to how the ellipsoids are. These dang us spec lights just bite in the dark.

No not yet, Umnitza is taking a while... long while... I'll let you know when I get them.. we'll do the install. I agree, US spec lights suck a lot... esp. on deer infested roads in Wisc.

So much for surviving the winter. Car isn't out of storage for another 5 months and already I am thinking of buying stuff for it. Check out these specials. I want the CAI and front strut brace.

http://www.aatuning.com/holidaylist.cfm

Also, anyone know where to get the good looking clears for the tail lights, sides and corners?

Originally posted by ///Samson
No not yet, Umnitza is taking a while... long while

Umnitza is having some virus problems. I think he is a couple days behind.

Tim

dont know if anyone one here remebers me, but let me reintroduce myself, my name is shan, I have a 02' 325Ci with the following mods:

BENFER INTAKE
UUC TSE2
OEM CLEAR TURN SIGNALS
OEM ALUMINUM STEERING TRIM
OEM ALUMINUM E-BRAKE HANDLE
OEM ALUMINUM SELECTOR LEVER
PIN STRIPE
HARDWIRED BEL RADAR 975R
CLEAR BODY REFLECTORS
BIMMIAN INTERIOR LIGHTING KIT
OEM TITANIUM HEADLIGHT TRIM
BIMMIAN ALUMINUM PEDALS
BIMMIAN EYELIDS
BIMMIAN DRIVESIDE KEYHOLE COVER
BIMMIAN SILVER GAUGE RINGS
BIMMIAN SILVERVISION BULBS
REVERSE INDIGLO GAUGES
H & R CUPKIT
EIBACH SWAYBARS
BIMMIAN LICENSE PLATE HOLDER
RENNSPORT DYNAMICS ILLUMINATED DOOR SILLS

I'm currently in Bosnia and I hope when I get back home I can meet some of you guys

Originally posted by MJD

Also, anyone know where to get the good looking clears for the tail lights, sides and corners?

http://www.circlebmw.com/parts/access/acc-cat.htm
"Lights Clear Lens"

Hey samson where you on 494 on sunday afternoon going east??? Swear i saw your car or one similar to it right by hwy 100.

Originally posted by drummerboybisch
Hey samson where you on 494 on sunday afternoon going east??? Swear i saw your car or one similar to it right by hwy 100.

Hmm...
I was on I494 at about 6:45pm - 7pm near HWY 100. Was it around then?

Nope earlier, around the 3 4pm in the afternoon time frame...green m3, couldnt tell if it was 4 or 2 door, big rims, clears, spoiler. And flying through traffic.

Originally posted by drummerboybisch
Nope earlier, around the 3 4pm in the afternoon time frame...green m3, couldnt tell if it was 4 or 2 door, big rims, clears, spoiler. And flying through traffic.

Naww, wasn't me. I am riding on an unpaid speeding ticket - pending court... I've slowed down in the meantime. Wonder who it is? :dunno

Yea wonder who it is...oh well, it sounded nice as it went passed.

I'm looking for ones that are a bit more clear, and less snowy looking, if you know what I mean?...like you can sort of see the amber thru them. Any other places.

like these:

http://www.aatuning.com/cars/Silver98M/grfx/KC-body1.jpg
http://www.aatuning.com/cars/Silver98M/grfx/KC-body2.jpg
http://www.aatuning.com/cars/Silver98M/grfx/Rearview.jpg


I like the headlights on this car as well, elipsoids maybe?

Forget the headlights, get that thing in the front grill...and all the doodads attached to it.

http://www.bassmintaudio.com/sean/RIEGER%20PROJECT/FinalTrip/DSCN0948.jpg

like those?

Hey MJD those are just the stanard Euro clears. Pick them up at pacific, bekkers, circle and of those carry them for fairly cheap.

Originally posted by 993TargaGuy
Forget the headlights, get that thing in the front grill...and all the doodads attached to it.

Yeah, do that and you will get into the AA 600hp club!!!!!:buttrock

does anyone know if orr does aligments

Samaritan Tire Co. on Minnetonka blvd. does it for $90 the entire car or $50 front or back only.

<<<<Very good and reputable shop>>>>

I need a four wheel alignment, what about gauges can someone help me with that mess

Originally posted by Sramnath
I need a four wheel alignment, what about gauges can someone help me with that mess


German Auto Works - Service
4825 Excelsior Boulevard
Minneapolis, MN 55416

GREAT rates -- they'll do mod installs, etc etc etc -- oil changes for cheap.. The only thing they DON'T do is alignments because they got rid of their machine. Go check them out. Very nice guys and will always price things cheaper than the BMW dealerships. They even have a price sheet of the dealerships' rates vs. their own.

Since someone mentioned euro ellipsoids, with xenons and DDE's, here's a pic or two. Got them from umnitza at the beginning of the year. Xenons are probably the best mod I've done to my car.

-John
97 M3/4

Another pic, with dde's off. Sorry I don't have any shots of how bright the xenons are. I do prefer the look of the ZKW's during the daytime as well. No yellowed lenses, nice oem-style rings inside.

-John
97 M3/4

John, Did you ever get the AA supercharger?

Hey Bob - I had Orr put in the 8.5# UUC flywheel on Monday and what a difference that made. Not quite the same as having a supercharged 3.2L pushing it, but nice nonetheless. Thanks for the ride.

Gary

No problem Gary, I'm glad you like the flywheel. I just ordered one for my E30/S50. It's a great mod!!!!

gary what was teh intstalltion cost on the flywheel b/c if i m not mistaken the tranny must totally dropped correct, also when are we going to see who has the faster 328?

as while i havent had the pleasure of rollin in the yellow m3 i did try on the roads one day (accidently getting to close sometimes right bob?

lol...

Does anyone know how good steller alarms are

I have one and it works pertty well, nice thing is they plug right into the factory alarm port. If you set it sensitive, mine will go off from the littlest movement, for instance when my friends kicked my tire and set it off. So it seems to work.

The original quote I got from Orr for the clutch and flywheel job, including parts, was $1800. They won't install parts you don't buy from them anymore, or so they say. Bob was the last guy to pull that off for the flywheel. :-)

I'm mollified for now with the flywheel, UD pulleys with the M3 suspension. Have you done anything fun to your 328 DTMbmw328? Tough to find like minded 328s locally that have anything in them. I keep thinking a 323 badge might be fun to toss on the back to make it a total sleeper. >-)

Originally posted by Gary328i
I keep thinking a 323 badge might be fun to toss on the back to make it a total sleeper. >-)

nah, go all out and toss the 318 badge on there, oh the possibilities:evil2

whoo i m back..
damn missed u all guys :bawl i haven't been on this board for a wihle.

but hey good news. i got my snow set on lasdt night at 2 am. and i m all ready for the blizard :D:D:buttrock

pic 2. since im a pic whore

nice to see that your mirror is all better. What brand snows did you end up getting?