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RE: Trailer Hitches

To: "Navid Kahangi" <navid@interwoven.com>, <lollipop@ricochet.net>,
Subject: RE: Trailer Hitches
From: Barry Spencer <BSpencer@tsoft.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 17:27:14 -0800
At 04:32 PM 1/16/01 -0800, Navid Kahangi wrote:
>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



  BMW = BIG MONEY WALLET :>))))

If the cracks are repairable, make sure they are NOT gas welded. Mig 
welding is much better. If gas welded the repair will possible crack either 
side of the weld.

Barry

Barry




>-----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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