[toadfather]

Hi All,

What is this hard rubber block underneath the car? There’s one on either side in between front and back wheel.

This one got a little rubbed down after driving over one of those annoying little concrete blocks in a car park (The one on the corner of parking spaces with trees going out of them)

Thanks!

[Snoopy8]

Its the jack points on the side of the car

[supermarket]

Jack point. You should have four.

[QuikSilver_]

Originally Posted by toadfather

after driving over one of those annoying little concrete blocks in a car park

No but in all seriousness, I'm pretty sure that's a jack stand point. You should have four; two on each side of the car, near the front and rear tires.

[tuco44]

I'm guessing that driving over one of "those annoying little concrete blocks in a car park" didn't do your car much good.............I am also guessing that you don't have a Manual in the car as you certainly would have referenced it before posting on here (and it does explain about jack points in the Manual)..............

[jsouth]

You can purchase plastic/hard rubber "pucks" which fit over your jack and engage into those plastic pieces, if they are not too deformed already. I'm not a big fan of having to purchase something just to use the jack points, but they do work well.

[Billfitz]

Originally Posted by Snoopy8

Its the jack points on the side of the car

To be more accurate that used to be a jack point, before being destroyed. These are supposed to be used between the jack point and jack or stand so that they don't end up like the OP's:

[toadfather]

Thanks all.

Appreciate the quick answers - Car was fine after the hiccup over that annoying block, only thing I could see damaged was the newly discovered “jack point”!

[chowser51]

Correction. You have three jackpoints left.

I wish the pucks were universal. I have to buy different ones for different cars.

[John in VA]

BMW part # 51717169981, Support, lifting platform AKA jacking pad.
List price ~$27.