04-02-2017, 01:50 PM | #2 |
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It's right next to the spare tire
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04-02-2017, 10:43 PM | #4 |
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Would have been nice to have the jack to take the wheels off for cleaning as well as switching tire/wheels. Guess this is just one more item I need to purchase.
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04-03-2017, 12:00 AM | #5 |
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I would never use a car supplied jack to raise my car other than an absolute emergency. To swap wheels, clean, do brakes etc you should always use a proper floor jack and jack stand. Your local Harbor Freight sells decent and inexpensive floor jacks that do the trick.
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04-20-2017, 02:14 PM | #8 |
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04-21-2017, 06:49 PM | #10 |
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Believe it or not AAA did a study and flat tires out on the road are very rare with modern tires so its not a high likelihood. The one time I had one was my fault, I didn't monitor my rear tire wear on my E90 and it wore through the inner corner, felt like a moron and called AAA for a tow on a flat bed. New BMW's come with roadside support so no reason to make a mess with the flat gel crap in the trunk.
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04-22-2017, 01:33 AM | #11 |
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I would avoid using the Horror Fraught jacks for much. I had one get stuck in an *up* position after the U-joint that connects the handle to the pressure release snapped. Thankfully I had a second jack that could pump higher than the HF jack or else I would've been in a shitty situation.
For not a whole lot more than the HF jack, you can get something a bit better at Costco. (Arcan is the brand - probably still Chinesium in origin, but seems a bit better QC than the HF stuff.)
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