BMW noob + jack = stupid move

[dpspeed]

Okay, so I'm jacking up the car....I thought I had it on the jacking point, but once the car was raised, i bent the floor pan probably and inch or so...yep, I feel like a dumb@((

I know I'm not the first one to do this...what do I do to fix this?

Thanks!
signed Dumb@((

[M52 Nick]

The jackass who had my eclipse before me did that to it..
Get a sledgehammer.

[Fuel]

This is the first I've heard of anyone doing it.

+1 to a big hammer, maybe a board to help with it.

[Mad Machine]

depending on where you bent the floor.. I would not worry about it. Just make sure you did not tear it and create a spot where rust can start

[LockDots]

depending on where you bent the floor.. I would not worry about it. Just make sure you did not tear it and create a spot where rust can start

+1

[dpspeed]

the bent is in the rear passenger footwell...I guess I'll get a BFH and beat it back down...

[M52 Nick]

be careful..

[earthwormjim]

Were you using the little hockey pucks to guide you on where the jacking point is? You should leave those on the car when raising it.

[T325i]

i used the stock jack to change my wheels when i first got my car. i nearly crushed and broke my friends legs because the jack slipped on a little bit of pebbles and fell out.

that's also a good noob jacking (hehe) example

[strad]

I know of someone who jacked up an E39 M5 and put the jack under one of two braces that run under the gas tank. Dented the plastic gas tank :eek: By the time we saw it the event was already past. I asked the owner "how'd that happen" and he admitted doing it though.

That was good for laugh later.

[zottlander]

I drove over a stump, and had the same result. Driver side passenger pan.
I used a 4 x 4 block about 10'' long and smacked it good with a sledge.
After all that i sprayed it with some undercoat to cover the scrapes.

[dogg325i]

i used the stock jack to change my wheels when i first got my car. i nearly crushed and broke my friends legs because the jack slipped on a little bit of pebbles and fell out.

that's also a good noob jacking (hehe) example


I think someone once called the stock jack the "widowmaker." I would say that's fairly accurate.

[Sicnessk4]

I think someone once called the stock jack the "widowmaker." I would say that's fairly accurate.


yup i was re-tightening my rear passenger wheel when i first got my E36.. Jack bent on me (the cup part at the bottom) and dropped my car. Luckly it didnt fall all the way down, my rotor was about 2cm's from the ground, bent my dust guard.. No fun

[fivefreshfish]

I bought this jack pad from Pelican Parts. Made it so much easier.

http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/images/BMW_images/JP_0014_2.JPG

[DJDD]

This is why you never use the stock jack on any vehicle. When I first got my Suburban I needed to jack it up to replace the front shocks, I popped the hood and went to pull the jack out. I looked at it for a minute, laughed, and went and borrowed my dad's 2 ton floor jack. My E36 never came with a jack so I went ahead and spent the money on a 2 ton jack.

[Go3Go]

I think someone once called the stock jack the "widowmaker." I would say that's fairly accurate.


widowmaker 100%, the only time I use it is to jack my car up a few inches so I can get my actual jack under the sideskirt haha

[morgan320i]

i got a blowout the other night and i looked at the stock jack with confusment. how does it work lol. i can swap the motor alone but cant figure out how to use the stock bmw jack

[inked666e36]

ive had my car for about 2 years and not once used the stock widow maker jack/holes for the jack to go, a trolly jack is the only way to go on lowered cars, most of my cars have a brick or lump of wood just so i can drive the flat tyre on to get more clearance on uneven road lol