[Chill59]

My car has hard plastic rectangular sections (small boxes) where you're supposed to jack the car up. Is there some sort of adapter available for when you're using a trolly jack (the car obviously doesn't have its own jack). I'm worried the round 'claw' on the trolly jack will distort/damage the plastic jacking point. There's nothing in the handbook about it.

[stuboy2uk]

Just stick 'BMW Jack Pad' into eBay

[Alscoob]

Here you go..... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rubber-Ja...0AAOSwUYNc5mPQ

Plenty of places to get them from not just as above, have a search.

[lethbridge]

Or just use a suitable off-cut of wood...

[teaston]

I wouldn't bother with the bmw jack pads, they're a PITA to line up properly! Just get a standard flat jack pad.

[Madlil]

Will a normal jack from another car work without a pad? Going to be changing to winter wheel for the first time soon, so never had to jack the car.

[teaston]

Originally Posted by Madlil

Will a normal jack from another car work without a pad? Going to be changing to winter wheel for the first time soon, so never had to jack the car.

Depends what the end of the jack looks like. If it's a scissor jack then it would need to fit securely into the jacking points.

[Abrek]

Using Mercedes jack which fits perfectly and cost me £5 from breakers

[doncarlyon]

As said above, a small block of wood will do the job.

Or failing that, something like an old rag, folded a few times to use as a "pad".

Swapped over to my winter wheels at the weekend and was done in half an hour.

[Wills2]

I don't think it's necessary using standard trolley jack just line up the jacking point in the centre of the cup and raise the car no damage is caused.