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Old November 11th 04, 05:57 PM
Kevin Rhodes
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Default First BMW - 318iS - few questions?

Hello all, I posted a week or so back asking questions about an 83 533i,
didn't buy that car, but did buy a 91 318iS. Pretty nice car, runs great,
looks great, few minor issues to sort out. I have a few basic questions:

1. I have no owner's manual (though one is on the way) - what does the memo
button on the OBC do? I have the very basic time/temp OBC.

2. I have a pretty good power steering leak. I see that both rack and pump
rebuild kits are available - anyone done this? I plan to get under tonight and
figure out what is actually leaking. Maybe I will luck out and it is just a
bad hose - yeah right! I am thinking I would probably attempt rebuilding the
pump, but would probably buy an already rebuilt rack.

3. The previous owner installed a "short-shift" kit - I hate it, makes the
shifter feel like a toggle switch - anyone want to trade for the stock item? I
have no idea what brand it is.

4. Steering wheels - in looking at various listings for wheels, it looks like
all post 86ish E30 steering wheels are interchangeable? Even air-bag and
non-airbag steering wheels? The SRS system is dead anyway, and I would prefer
a leather wrapped MOMO wheel.

Kevin Rhodes
Westbrook, Maine
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Old November 11th 04, 06:25 PM
Jeff Strickland
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"Kevin Rhodes" > wrote in message
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> Hello all, I posted a week or so back asking questions about an 83 533i,
> didn't buy that car, but did buy a 91 318iS. Pretty nice car, runs great,
> looks great, few minor issues to sort out. I have a few basic questions:
>
> 1. I have no owner's manual (though one is on the way) - what does the

memo
> button on the OBC do? I have the very basic time/temp OBC.
>

Let's say you have something to do, or a program on the radio you like that
starts at a certain time. You set the Memo, and it will beep 3 minutes
before the time you set to remind you of the event. It is kind of like tying
a string around your finger.





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Old November 11th 04, 08:03 PM
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I couldn't agree more! My friend has a 95 325is with Z3 shifter kit and it
feels like crap!

I like a little throw in my shift...

Enjoy the handling of your "baby" m3 )

>3. The previous owner installed a "short-shift" kit - I hate it, makes the
>shifter feel like a toggle switch - anyone want to trade for the stock item?
>I
>have no idea what brand it is.



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Old November 12th 04, 05:12 PM
John Burns
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> Hello all, I posted a week or so back asking questions about an 83 533i,
> didn't buy that car, but did buy a 91 318iS.


Well done, you just bought most fun/$ BMW ever to leave the factory :-)
Wonderful car.

> 1. I have no owner's manual (though one is on the way) - what does the memo
> button on the OBC do? I have the very basic time/temp OBC.


Me too. You can use it to make the thing beep at a preset time to remind
you of things.

> 4. Steering wheels - in looking at various listings for wheels, it looks like
> all post 86ish E30 steering wheels are interchangeable? Even air-bag and
> non-airbag steering wheels? The SRS system is dead anyway, and I would prefer
> a leather wrapped MOMO wheel.


The nicest one is the second of the BMW //M wheels - hard to get though.
All E30, E28, E32, E24 and E34 wheels are the same. E36 wheels have the
same splines but are a different offset along the column length.


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Old November 16th 04, 12:25 AM
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Speaking of the MSport wheel, i found one in a junkyard in a car with no
keys, and a icant seem to get it off. my friend tells me there is a wheel
lock (literally) that requires the key to remove it. I hope not, at this
point id have to have it recovered but ive already got the little M plastic
for one of the spokes...

thank you,

erik


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Old November 16th 04, 11:02 PM
John Burns
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> Speaking of the MSport wheel, i found one in a junkyard in a car with no
> keys, and a icant seem to get it off. my friend tells me there is a wheel
> lock (literally) that requires the key to remove it.


Correct. it's locked on if the key is removed.

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