Anyone use these? What brand? and do you know if the BMW ones fit our cars?
Thanks

 

I picked up a pair from burger motorsports when I bought their JB4. They work great. Here's the link; it lists all the applicable vehicles. http://burgertuning.com/Mini_Cooper_...d_adapter.html

 

I bought a hard rubber one off Amazon for $5. Works great and yes bmw and mini are the same.

 

I have one of the aluminum ones. Can't remember the brand but I can't imagine there's any differences between them. It works great though and is a lot better than using the emergency jack for tire changes like I did a couple times!

 

I have an aluminum one from ECS Tuning for using with a floor jack, but I was planning on just 4 flat rubber pads for my lift...still makes me a but nervous but I've been told the special part is not needed when using a lift. Anyone with a lift confirm this?

 

Correct, not needed with a lift.

 

I think I read somewhere that because the MINI's are so low that the rubber ones (because the base round bit) are too thick to fit between the top of the floor jack and the car - especially if your car is lowered. As aluminum is stronger it can have a thinner base.
Did you not have this problem?

 

I am low on KW's. I have a low profile floor jack with plenty of room to spare. The little bit between my rubber base and the aluminum one is not going to make a difference IMO. I have now swapped my wheels about 10 times with no issues and the rubber one for $5ish is holding up perfect, save your money.

 

Sorry it was $9.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

Thanks!

 

I used an all metal one i bought from ECS for my e53 bmw x5, fits fine.

 

so no issues with this. i want to get an extra one but refuse to pay the regular price...idea is if i canjack up the rear on one side and front on the other side, i can have all 4 wheels in the air and do a 4-wheel swap.

 

Sorry to go off topic a bit. I have 2 aluminum jack pads, however I want to use jack-stands so I can have all 4 wheels off the ground, Anyone know where to place jack-stands on the F56?

 

If you were closer Peter you could use my lift! I'd think having some nice flat hard rubber pads on top of 4 jack stands placed at all 4 lift points would be fine.

John

 

I love it amd it works great.

 

Marco. Guess I'm not understanding this. Are you asking if you can jack up the whole car with 2 jack s and then change the wheels......

If so I would say don't do it!

I ordered a set of these:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/191703163217

Seem like away better price than the ECS Tuning Ones or the Burger ones at $70 + $10 shipping.

 

I'll bring the ice cream

 

Go to HomeDepot, Lowes etc, get at short piece of hardwood 1 inch x 1.5 inch x12 inches or so. (actual size .75 x 1.25). Cut to 2.25 inch length. Four jack pads for about 1 to 2 dollars. The wood block sticks about 3/16 inch below the rubber, so the rubber is never damaged. They work great with jackstands too which the rubber and aluminum ones don't work well for. I made my current set 9 years ago out of piece of oak for my first Mini (2005 cabrio) and i'm still using them on my 2016 convertible.

 

Go to a sporting goods store and buy hockey pucks.

 

Jgg5. Love your thinking. Ideas like yours make this forum great! Thanks for sharing.

 

Oak jack pad block. I wrote on so I wouldn't throw them out as scrap.




jack pad in place. The block are sized so that most of the time they will stay in place without falling. Much easier than trying to hold metal ones.




side by side with aluminium jack pad




with these, the rubber edge is carrying at part of the weight.

 

If you are want something fancier than a chunk of hardwood ( and honestly that's all you need. I have a set of these.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/191703163217
I can not imagine that you could make these more high quality. Fit is perfect and the rubber ring keeps them in place.
High quality at a reasonable price.

 

pjsjr13 re: placement of jack stands-- they generally work best when placed underneath the car thus creating lift.
Sorry,I just could NOT resist.

ISAMIN

 

The point is that there is nowhere to put jack stands under an F56 mini except where the jack would be. It's a huge problem and shows the disdain Mini has for home mechanics. If anyone finds a place to put jack stands I'd like to know.

 

On my next visit to my dealer I will ask