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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