[BentZero]

I guess I've watched too many Final Destination movies or something, but I have this weird fear of the car falling off of the jack stand and onto my delicate skull. I just don't trust the little stand to hold the car up as I'm working underneath it.

I plan on getting the jack pads found in the link below, but what should I rest the car on? I thought about getting ramps or something. What do you guys do?

http://burgertuning.com/BMW_jack_pad_adapter.html

[Zooks527]

For an oil change? Rhino Ramps (and I had to build little mini-ramps from 2x12 boards to get onto the Rhino Ramps without scraping the front air dam).

Wheel changes? On the jack, with no body part underneath.

Anything else? I don't, but a garage with a 2-post lift is on the list of things we're saving for.



CWB over at the other site has and likes this:
http://www.bendpak.com/car-lifts/spe...ts/md-6xp.aspx
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho....php?p=9148604

I've thought of getting one, but have no convenient place to store it.

[BentZero]

Yeah, mainly concerned with anything that requires me to be under the car. Wheels or whatnot I'll use a jack stand or even the jack if it's gonna be quick but I try to avoid that if possible. I'll look into those ramps. Thanks!

[overcoil]

Tech Session at BMW or Mercedes Club meets.

[neilr_]

Originally Posted by BentZero

I guess I've watched too many Final Destination movies or something, but I have this weird fear of the car falling off of the jack stand and onto my delicate skull. I just don't trust the little stand to hold the car up as I'm working underneath it.

I plan on getting the jack pads found in the link below, but what should I rest the car on? I thought about getting ramps or something. What do you guys do?

http://burgertuning.com/BMW_jack_pad_adapter.html

I bought one of these before I swapped in my winter wheels/tires - $20 for one seems a bit high. Now I'm thinking about getting a couple more to sit on my jack stands, though I'm not yet certain how it will work since the stands don't have flat tops. The last time I had my car up on stands (FR-S, not 228i) I also had it on the jack with chocks wedged under the front tires. i.e. Not dependent on jack stands alone.

[jtzako]

I generally do not use more than 2 jack stands when working on a car, and if installed correctly they are pretty stable (you would not be able to push the car hard enough to knock it off of them.)

One thing I often do is put any wheel I take off under the car, so it cant fall farther than the wheel allows.

[pz619]

Exact same fear. Use ramps instead. Or I use a combination of jacks, jack stands, books, anything that could prop the car up. Basically about 9 backups just in case.

[MrBucket]

On my lift

[aerostar]

If you go under the car, have the jack stand mounted w/ the jack slightly underneath and put a wheel under the car so it can never fall on you if everything else fails.

[raleedy]

Why in the world would you want to work on this car?

[BentZero]

Originally Posted by raleedy

Why in the world would you want to work on this car?

Oil/fluid changes (I plan on changing fluids after break-in), installing front lip spoiler, installing exhaust, etc.

[NEUE02]

I use my lift but the jack pads are great to limit damage to the car. I got a set of four for under $20 on eBay.







And they store perfectly stacked here in the trunk.


If you lift with a jack get a good one. My best is the AC hydraulic. Pricey but it is a lifetime product you can trust. Made in Denmark.




I've found nothing better than ESCO "flat top" jack stands.

[scrape1]

I also use the ESCO jack stands. They are very solid and I would trust them more than any of the plastic ramps out there. They don't damage the jack pads when used alone, but I place a hockey puck between the stand and the jack pad to protect both the jack stand and the jack pad.

I also have a pair of rhino ramps, but I don't drive on them because they would require boards to avoid scraping the bumper. Too much of a hassle. Instead I just jack up each side of the car and place the ramp (backwards, with the ramp end facing the rear of the car) under the tire. So I pretty much use them as wheel cribs.

The way rhino ramps flex and creak with the car on them never made me very comfortable, so I also stick the jack stands under the jack pads once the car is on them.

It's all unnecessarily complicated because unfortunately the F22 chassis doesn't seem to have a central jacking point up front. Very inconvenient.

[pikcachu]

Originally Posted by NEUE02

I use my lift but the jack pads are great to limit damage to the car. I got a set of four for under $20 on eBay.

Damn... that's a lift...

BTW... WTF with the flags hanging on the wall ?

[BentZero]

Originally Posted by pikcachu

Damn... that's a lift...

BTW... WTF with the flags hanging on the wall ?

I assumed that the flags were trophies for cars he's taken down.

[pikcachu]

Originally Posted by BentZero

I assumed that the flags were trophies for cars he's taken down.

[pz619]

Originally Posted by BentZero

I assumed that the flags were trophies for cars he's taken down.

Haha good save.

[NEUE02]

Originally Posted by pikcachu

Damn... that's a lift...

BTW... WTF with the flags hanging on the wall ?

Ummm, well, er, I never saw those before. Damn vandals, again.

[Cyberdemon]

I use...jackstands, plus the jack as an emergency catch.

I'm still alive...rhino ramps are fine if you're just doing an oil change (which I've never done on this car).