1995 BMW 318ic Jack Lift...where to put the jack?

Hi folks. Hopefully someone can help me.

I have a hydraulic lift for my car. The car has the peg lifts which
fit into holes in the side, but it's flimsy. I have jack stands as
well, but I want to use the hydraulic lift. Where can I put the lift
so that it's safe? Is there a given location for this type of lift?

Cheers

"BeeRich" > wrote in message
...
> Hi folks. Hopefully someone can help me.
>
> I have a hydraulic lift for my car. The car has the peg lifts which
> fit into holes in the side, but it's flimsy. I have jack stands as
> well, but I want to use the hydraulic lift. Where can I put the lift
> so that it's safe? Is there a given location for this type of lift?
>
> Cheers


If you look under the edge of hte car where the lift points are, you will
see rubber pads, or places where there are supposed to be rubber pads that
have long since been torn off. This is where you put the jack. If you wanted
to spread the load by using a piece of wood along the edge of the car, you
can do that.

On Mar 15, 11:54*am, "Jeff Strickland" > wrote:
> "BeeRich" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > Hi folks. *Hopefully someone can help me.
>
> > I have a hydraulic lift for my car. *The car has the peg lifts which
> > fit into holes in the side, but it's flimsy. *I have jack stands as
> > well, but I want to use the hydraulic lift. *Where can I put the lift
> > so that it's safe? * Is there a given location for this type of lift?
>
> > Cheers
>
> If you look under the edge of hte car where the lift points are, you will
> see rubber pads, or places where there are supposed to be rubber pads that
> have long since been torn off. This is where you put the jack. If you wanted
> to spread the load by using a piece of wood along the edge of the car, you
> can do that.

OK, cool. Thanks for the reply. I'll have a look and use those
instead.

"BeeRich" > wrote in message
...
On Mar 15, 11:54 am, "Jeff Strickland" > wrote:
> "BeeRich" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > Hi folks. Hopefully someone can help me.
>
> > I have a hydraulic lift for my car. The car has the peg lifts which
> > fit into holes in the side, but it's flimsy. I have jack stands as
> > well, but I want to use the hydraulic lift. Where can I put the lift
> > so that it's safe? Is there a given location for this type of lift?
>
> > Cheers
>
> If you look under the edge of hte car where the lift points are, you will
> see rubber pads, or places where there are supposed to be rubber pads that
> have long since been torn off. This is where you put the jack. If you
> wanted
> to spread the load by using a piece of wood along the edge of the car, you
> can do that.

OK, cool. Thanks for the reply. I'll have a look and use those
instead.


<JS>
Those pads can be removed to expose the tie-down points that the tow truck
driver would use to secure the car to the flatbed of his truck.

</JS>

On Mar 15, 12:49*pm, "Jeff Strickland" > wrote:
> "BeeRich" > wrote in message
>
> ...
> On Mar 15, 11:54 am, "Jeff Strickland" > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > "BeeRich" > wrote in message
>
> ....
>
> > > Hi folks. Hopefully someone can help me.
>
> > > I have a hydraulic lift for my car. The car has the peg lifts which
> > > fit into holes in the side, but it's flimsy. I have jack stands as
> > > well, but I want to use the hydraulic lift. Where can I put the lift
> > > so that it's safe? Is there a given location for this type of lift?
>
> > > Cheers
>
> > If you look under the edge of hte car where the lift points are, you will
> > see rubber pads, or places where there are supposed to be rubber pads that
> > have long since been torn off. This is where you put the jack. If you
> > wanted
> > to spread the load by using a piece of wood along the edge of the car, you
> > can do that.
>
> OK, cool. *Thanks for the reply. *I'll have a look and use those
> instead.
>
> <JS>
> Those pads can be removed to expose the tie-down points that the tow truck
> driver would use to secure the car to the flatbed of his truck.
>
> </JS>

Ah very neat. I like the way the rally cars (Subaru STi,
specifically) use the side holes for instant jacking.

On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:08:31 -0700 (PDT), BeeRich >
wrote:

>> > If you look under the edge of hte car where the lift points are, you will
>> > see rubber pads, or places where there are supposed to be rubber pads that
>> > have long since been torn off. This is where you put the jack. If you
>> > wanted
>> > to spread the load by using a piece of wood along the edge of the car, you
>> > can do that.
>>
>> OK, cool. *Thanks for the reply. *I'll have a look and use those
>> instead.

>> Those pads can be removed to expose the tie-down points that the tow truck
>> driver would use to secure the car to the flatbed of his truck.
>>
>Ah very neat. I like the way the rally cars (Subaru STi,
>specifically) use the side holes for instant jacking.

Be aware that if the last tow truck driver couldn't be arsed to put
the pads back on when he'd finished, or if they're missing for some
other reason, then you can get some weird wind noise that you'd never
believe could be caused by them being missing.