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RE: Trailer Hitches

To: "'J. Ochi'" <jochi@ricochet.net>, Navid Kahangi
Subject: RE: Trailer Hitches
From: Carl Merritt <CMerritt@luminousnetworks.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 15:45:24 -0800
They don't interfere with your fuel line magnets?

-Carl


> -----Original Message-----
> From: J. Ochi [mailto:jochi@ricochet.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 3:34 PM
> To: Navid Kahangi; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: Trailer Hitches
> 
> 
> They're actually really big magnets, which make the back end 
> of the car 
> stick down much, much better.... :-)
> 
> Jim
> 
> At 02:27 PM 1/16/2001 -0800, Navid Kahangi wrote:
> >What's that Jim?  You have extra reinforcement plates in the 
> spare tire
> >well?!?!?!  That should account for a full second 
> improvement in your lap
> >time.  :)
> >
> >--Navid
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net 
> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On
> >Behalf Of J. Ochi
> >Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 1:06 PM
> >To: Willis, Jane (410); ba-autox@autox.team.net
> >Subject: RE: Trailer Hitches
> >
> >I'm not sure if Da'Lan makes two different models for the 
> BMW 3-Series, or
> >it was the guys who installed my hitch, but the one I have 
> on my M3 has
> >extra reinforcement plates in the spare tire well.  Pete Mottaz's 325
> >doesn't seem to have these plates, and he has some cracks under the
> >car.  Seems to me like you could get someone who's used to 
> working on rusty
> >British cars to weld up the cracks and build some plates to 
> fit in the tire
> >well for your hitch....
> >
> >Jim
> >
> >At 07:26 AM 1/16/2001 -0800, Willis, Jane (410) wrote:
> > >I have a D'lan on my BMW. It's light. 7 lbs. I can take 
> the ball hitch on
> > >and off.  I had U-haul install it for me.  Unfortunately, I like to
> >"trailer
> > >race" and the result is cracking/tearing under the car.  
> Little 2 inch
> >slits
> > >going from both sides of the car.  Stress fractures I'm 
> sure.  I've quit
> > >hauling the trailer...don't know what I'm going to do come 
> race day.
> > >
> > >-Jane
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Smokerbros@aol.com [mailto:Smokerbros@aol.com]
> > >Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 9:14 PM
> > >To: CMerritt@luminousnetworks.com; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > >Subject: Re: Trailer Hitches
> > >
> > >
> > >Carl-
> > >
> > >I like hitches made by Da'Lan.  Installation is usually very
> > >straightforward.  The only problem was that they never had 
> a "receiver
> > >style" hitch for my cars, so the hitch ball was always there...
> > >
> > >Charlie

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