Rear jack E60 with AC Hydraulic DK13HLQ
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Originally Posted by phelix' post='828127' date='Mar 27 2009, 10:30 AM
The diff is not generally recommended as a lifting point - puts a lot of stress on the mounting bushes....
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Originally Posted by lcc014' post='828361' date='Mar 27 2009, 06:39 PM
Then where is the lift point in the rear of the car when using a floor jack ??
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First of all 'nice jack' you've got there. They're no longer available in the US. However, I would be careful in that the rating for the DK13 is not very high.
I've been researching the jacking issue for my current car and there are 'jack adapters' available that give you a better mounting surface when lifting the BMW. The lift points are usually available at realoem.com.
I've been researching the jacking issue for my current car and there are 'jack adapters' available that give you a better mounting surface when lifting the BMW. The lift points are usually available at realoem.com.
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There are 2 jack pads on the each side of the car, front and rear, behind the side skirts. You can lift the whole side up using one jack pad. On the LCI there are raised arrows on the side skirts to show where the jack point is. I changed the saddle on my floor jack with a saddle that fits the plastic jack point perfectly. I bought it from Pelican Parts.
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Originally Posted by Piloti' post='829399' date='Mar 28 2009, 09:42 PM
First of all 'nice jack' you've got there. They're no longer available in the US. However, I would be careful in that the rating for the DK13 is not very high.
I've been researching the jacking issue for my current car and there are 'jack adapters' available that give you a better mounting surface when lifting the BMW. The lift points are usually available at realoem.com.
I've been researching the jacking issue for my current car and there are 'jack adapters' available that give you a better mounting surface when lifting the BMW. The lift points are usually available at realoem.com.
Can you show us where in realOEM.com shows the lift points ?
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Originally Posted by ObD' post='829415' date='Mar 28 2009, 09:57 PM
There are 2 jack pads on the each side of the car, front and rear, behind the side skirts. You can lift the whole side up using one jack pad. On the LCI there are raised arrows on the side skirts to show where the jack point is. I changed the saddle on my floor jack with a saddle that fits the plastic jack point perfectly. I bought it from Pelican Parts.