Damaged sill when jacking

breathe3asy · 06-18-2013, 05:17 AM

So yesterday I planned to put my car on bricks/axle stands so that I could take my alloys to be powder coated. Well this happened:

Thankfully its only small, could have been a lot worse. Still, its taken a triangular shaped chunk right out of the plastic sill. Can be seen when standing at a distance, & ofc my eyes go straight there

Icekube · 06-18-2013, 05:36 AM

how did you do that? the jacking point is a nice big rubber block?

Phil325i · 06-18-2013, 09:52 AM

For future reference, buy yourself one of these:

http://burgertuning.com/BMW_jack_pad_adapter.html

Fits between your jack and the lifting pad.

breathe3asy · 06-18-2013, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phil325i

For future reference, buy yourself one of these:

http://burgertuning.com/BMW_jack_pad_adapter.html

Fits between your jack and the lifting pad.

Thank you.

parapaul · 06-20-2013, 03:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Icekube

how did you do that? the jacking point is a nice big rubber block?

Yeah, but you can't leave the car on one jack. Once you've jacked it up you need to put a stand under the sill beside the jack, both for safety and so you can use the jack on the next corner.

I used some pieces of 2x1 I found in the garage and put them between the axle stands and the sill - not ideal but did the job.

creepy coupe · 06-20-2013, 03:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phil325i

For future reference, buy yourself one of these:

http://burgertuning.com/BMW_jack_pad_adapter.html

Fits between your jack and the lifting pad.

Or use a piece of MDF block cut to size.

phil200tdi · 06-20-2013, 03:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by parapaul

Yeah, but you can't leave the car on one jack. Once you've jacked it up you need to put a stand under the sill beside the jack, both for safety and so you can use the jack on the next corner.

I used some pieces of 2x1 I found in the garage and put them between the axle stands and the sill - not ideal but did the job.

No no no!

Jack under the central jacking point, then axles stands on the sill jacking points. The sill pieces are plastic and not designed to support the vehicle..

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breathe3asy Captain 112 Rep 609 Posts Drives: 340i F30 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: West Sussex, UK iTrader: (0) Garage List E92 325i [10.00]	Damaged sill when jacking So yesterday I planned to put my car on bricks/axle stands so that I could take my alloys to be powder coated. Well this happened: Thankfully its only small, could have been a lot worse. Still, its taken a triangular shaped chunk right out of the plastic sill. Can be seen when standing at a distance, & ofc my eyes go straight there Last edited by breathe3asy; 06-18-2013 at 05:24 AM.. Reason: Smaller pic
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