low profile car jack

[Eddie135]

Originally Posted by ianf

The jack pad on the car does tend to crack after repeated use. BMW Northshore cracked the 2 rears on mine last visit and replaced them. They should be made out of rubber, not plastic

The jack pad on our car cost $20-25 each from BMW dealership, just replaced mine recently.

[RadiuM]

Originally Posted by Zuzu

What else are you guys using besides a 1 series jack, that fits into the jacking mounts?

I use a piece of pine cut to size

[TimMc]

My low profile jack looks pretty much identical to the blue "Costco" one above. When I pump it up to max height, oil leaks out from somewhere & leaves a puddle on the ground. There's no leak when there's no load on the jack & I do this. I'm not sure if there's a seal leaking or if there's just too much oil in the jack and it's venting excess oil. I fear the former. Any ideas?

I've got one of the jack-pad adaptors as above too, though I also use small blocks of wood that fit into the jack-pads when I lift at more than one point &/or drop the car onto chassis stands. Jack-pads still look mint.

[Unkie]

I still don't understand the point of the plastic jack points. What's wrong with conventional welded/reinforced metal jack points on the chassis as per every other car?

[RadiuM]

Originally Posted by Unkie

I still don't understand the point of the plastic jack points. What's wrong with conventional welded/reinforced metal jack points on the chassis as per every other car?

Maybe they put the plastic housings there to assist the mechanics in putting the lift points in the correct spot so it can't move about and result in the car falling off the lift.

Beneath the plastic it would be the reinforced metal points on the chassis.