a handful of 'problems'

[drrty byl]

My ti's rear wiper does not have a connected sprayer. the tubing leads up to it, but I'm guessing it got gunked up somewhere along the line and the previous owner just decided to get rid of it.. It's a nice feature but not ABSOLUTELY necessary.. i mean some cars have still have manual windows.. and in general those manual windows seem much less break-prone than the superflawed ti's automatic windows..

[impyboy]

i'm gonna turn my rear water jet around, so that it sprays straight up in the air.

good for spraying the car behind if they tail gate! LOL!

people sometimes have their fronts aimed too high that it goes over their car when they wash their windscreen, and end up wetting my car. i hate that. it's time for revenge ! hehehe!

[davep-uk]

Originally Posted by impyboy

i'm gonna turn my rear water jet around, so that it sprays straight up in the air.

good for spraying the car behind if they tail gate! LOL!

people sometimes have their fronts aimed too high that it goes over their car when they wash their windscreen, and end up wetting my car. i hate that. it's time for revenge ! hehehe!

one of mine does that, managed to get some muppet in a convertible Merc soaked the other week. he deserved it.

[impyboy]

LOL! that's funny!

i connected the sprayer upside down, and managed to get one jet spraying directly back, the the other wants to squirt to the side, no matter how i aim the nozzel. might just block that hole, and have a powerful jet of water out the back. hehehe. gonna spray my friend when they go to open the trunk. should be a great laugh!

[drrty byl]

is there any way you could connect that tube to a reservoir containing oil and re-route it to underneath the back bumper?

failing that - maybe convert the rear wiper to some kind of launching arm for banana peels?

[impyboy]

LOL! yeah, should be easy enough to reroute the tube, but just have to be careful not to try washing the front windscreen as they both share the same resevoir

only if you want to launch peels to the car next to you. heheehe.

[Etienne]

Originally Posted by 1uvaknd

if its an aftermarket alarm it doesnt double lock the doors or fuel cap, but if i remember right i think there was a write up on getting it to double lock on ron stygers site. hope that helps

Just to comment. I have a relatively cheap Rattler system that I isntalled on both my 95 (RIP) and 96 ti. I don't use the alarm feature, just the remote keyless entry. The remote double locks the doors and also locks the gas cap (I'm not sure if this is related to double locking or not, but I didn't do anything different other than the double locking).

The double locking trick is very simple, but I can't remember the details off the top of my head. If I remember correctly you just have to make it generate a second signal to the locking mechanism...

[impyboy]

i can't find any info on the web on my alarm model.
the instruction says the 2nd button can be set to trigger another device, but doesn't say how it works. i'll have to try to find some wiring diagram on how the gas latch works and how to hook it up to the central lock.

then, later i'll work on that 2nd button thing, perhaps remote ignition, or sunroof and window closing.

but i'm not too worried about the fuel lid. i'll just close it manually for now when locking up for the night.

[Etienne]

Ok, I found the site that I used to wire the double lock on my 'ti.

excerpt: To get the car to double lock, you need to simultaneously pulse both the lock and unlock wires with 12v.

Directions are pretty good, and I found it to be pretty easy (with a trip to Radio Shack for diodes).

I am assuming this locks the gas cap as well, at least it seems to on mine (1996).

http://www.bmwe36tips.20m.com/bmw-keyless-entry.htm

Good luck!
Steven M

[impyboy]

Hey That's awsome!

Thanks heaps, Steven!

I'll test it out when i get a chance and see how it goes