Pretty cool idea. I have to remove the pad on my autozone floor jack at home and I have never really trusted the jack that comes with the car.
Enforcer
Pretty cool idea. I have to remove the pad on my autozone floor jack at home and I have never really trusted the jack that comes with the car.
Big Earner
I tried to jack the car up once with the OE jack, about halfway up the jack "arms" started moving horizontally to each other. I quickly lowered the car and found someone with a better jack. (I was at one of my first autox's) Never trusted it again.
Messaggero
I used my OEM jack twice when I did something dumb and car fell off the HF floor jack or car moved and floor jack fell over. Both at track days.
Used the minivan OEM jack last Sunday to lubricate front caliper guide pins and put CRC anti-squeal goop on brake pads. Lifted one corner at a time with floor jack, put OEM jack in for backup, and wheel under car for more backup. Not ideal, but I wasn't getting under the car.
Big Earner
Still gotta be careful with those crap jacks. I almost lost my hand using the OEM jack on the side of the road. I had the spare tire almost on and the jack failed leaving my hand caught in between the tire and the fender. It was just impossible for me to be quick enough. Luckily I had a friend with me to jack up the car real quick. I only use that thing for easy rear spring replacement.
Boss
Wow, sounds like I'm gonna get something for my car other than the OEM jack then.
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Big Earner
I need a jack to fit under my trunk liner where the spare would be if BMW put a spare in my car (instead they put a battery there). This flat one might fit the bill.
- Marc
Enforcer
The only thing that drives me from these types of jacks is the price is always sky high. You pay for convenience
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