Im getting really sick of these cars because it seems everything I do ends with an ordeal like this.
I waited 2 weeks for two brand new OEM front jack pads. They don’t fit for fuck. It’s as if the plastic casting is off and they bottom out on the rocker before the tabs can seat and snap in the hole. Has anyone run in to this before is this a known issue?
Are you referring to #18 in the below link? If so, I recently replaced both front and rear OEM jack pads with no issue.
https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...diagId=41_0887
1994 850CSi, 2007 M5, 1990 VW Westy Syncro, 2010 e61 Touring Manual
Yes number 18. I pop them in and they don’t stay snapped in tightly. I can pop them out with my pinky.
My observation is that the fin parts of the plastic are too long and they bottom out on the body of the car before the tabs can seat and hold the block in. It’s either that or the tabs are faulty and won’t lock in properly but I’m leaning more towards the former after I tried putting in.
there might be an issue with some jack pads because i lost a front one days after i put it on,
at the time i thought maybe i hadnt put it on firmly enough.
1993 850Ci.....18 years & 165,000 miles and counting!
Just use butyl rope and cut a piece and put it around the opening. It will stay put and can be removed later without issue.
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I feel your pain, I had this too when I bought a full set of pads. They just didn’t seem to clip into the aperture properly. Haven’t found a solution to hold them more securely but haven’t lost any so far. Would grinding down the top surface of the tall extrusion help do you think?
That was my thinking and I was going try it however if that ends up not being the problem and it’s the actual clips themselves not being tight enough or whatever then I can’t return it. That’s $50 I could use getting some different ones to try.
We had an 850 in the shop a while back that we bought some for and they worked fine so it looks like it’s a real hit or miss with these things.
I forget, but do these only go in one way? Try re-orienting 180 degrees? Otherwise, it has been suggested to silicone them in.
When I have put new pads on the 8's I have redone, I do what was mentioned way back in Roadfly days. Take some black silicone, put around the tabs that fit up into the holes, put them into place and let the silicone cure. Mine have never come off after doing this, but you can still remove them if needed.
CSi #18 - Car & Driver Magazine 1994 actual test car
-- Hellrot/Black-Gray (1 of 1 NA CSi color combination)
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If you use silicone to hold stuff on, make sure it is not acidic. Before I saw the light and got an 8, I had a W126 Mercedes SEC with AMG side skirts. When I went to remove them, the rusty sides of the sills came with them! The acid in the silicone had caused the metal to rust out, leaving me with 4 foot long strips as wide as my finger with no steel left...
Good call. Just use butyl.
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I’d rather not rig it to fit I kinda just want one that fits as designed.
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