Yeah, makes you wonder when he recommends running at certain sites. There's
considerable amount of money spent to get those magnetic strips put into
certain sites. But, you know how those BMW guys are made of money!
--Navid
-----Original Message-----
From: Pat Kelly [mailto:lollipop@ricochet.net]
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 3:27 PM
To: J. Ochi
Cc: Navid Kahangi; ba-autox@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Trailer Hitches
I've been following this thread...and this one is just too far out,
unless you've implanted a magnetic strip into the pavement???
--Pat K
"J. Ochi" wrote:
>
> 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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