BMW jack plates

mc68386 · 10-23-2005, 02:34 PM

I want to remove the plastic plates at the jack points. They don't fit my jack or my jack stands, and they just reduce the clearance, making it harder to get my floor jack in there.

I couldn't find any screws - it looks like they're just pushed in and held by friction. I can't get any good leverage to pry it out without putting pressure on the plastic underbody cover. Does anyone know a good way to remove these?

E90Fleet · 10-23-2005, 02:40 PM

They clip in, and the only way I know of removing them is to break them

subframe · 10-23-2005, 03:06 PM

You might cause unintended consequences. Some people believed that missing jack plates on the previous gen 5 series caused wind noise at highway speed -- kind of a hum.

Hornet · 10-23-2005, 03:26 PM

I took a ~1" thick rubber piece an cut it so that it fits nicely inside the plastic jack plates. Now I can use the "standard" jack I bought to raise the car.

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E90Fleet Lieutenant General 1312 Rep 10,185 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Africa iTrader: (0)	They clip in, and the only way I know of removing them is to break them
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10-23-2005, 03:06 PM	#3
subframe Private First Class 4 Rep 107 Posts Drives: '06 325i TitSil 6mt ZSP, ZPP, Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alexandria, VA iTrader: (0)	You might cause unintended consequences. Some people believed that missing jack plates on the previous gen 5 series caused wind noise at highway speed -- kind of a hum.
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Hornet Lieutenant 59 Rep 410 Posts Drives: g20 330d xdrive Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland iTrader: (0)	I took a ~1" thick rubber piece an cut it so that it fits nicely inside the plastic jack plates. Now I can use the "standard" jack I bought to raise the car.
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