[DavyNM]

I've always purchased tires at my local Costco for my other cars. (but not my BMWs because both of them are not due for new tires just yet)

So I was standing around waiting for tire rotation/balance on my pick-up today. I saw a M340i just like the one I bought a few months ago. The owner and the Costco employee were having a heated argument.

Apparently the BMW owner was upset that Costco didn't use jackstand adapters when jacking up the M340i. I walked over and looked at it and the car was jacked up there with just plain flat blocks.

Is this bad for the factory jackpoints on the M340i? (or any other BMW?)

[BeEmVe]

I would probably be bothered too because the jackpoints on our X1 are just plastic. So the weight is on the outer edges not the solid part. When using a std jack I made an adaptor block that is made of oak. Works great and way cheaper than a commercial version.

[BlkGS]

Lol, no it's fine. The owner was just a dumbass. The adapters are for if you need additional clearance for side skirts and such.

[Tejas1836]

Not going to hurt but I take my pucks with me and ask them to use them

[POBEP]

Originally Posted by BlkGS

Lol, no it's fine. The owner was just a dumbass. The adapters are for if you need additional clearance for side skirts and such.

^ this ^
lift without pucks - absolutely nothing to worry about.
on occasion, I can not find mine and rest it on flat esco stands

Costco tire center employees know what they doing.

When it comes to tire mounting, they use proper tolls to keep rims protected
And they use torque wrench - not gun

I brought very nice rims to Costco - never had an issue.
Nearly always had my rims damaged at other places

I would worry more by having someone open a door at packed parking lot

[pbonsalb]

Depending on the jack or lift pads used, the rectangular plastic BMW pieces at the jacking points can chip or break. Takes a while to actually ruin them, and there is a risk of this if you use other than a dealer or careful and knowledgeable independent. Tire shops, oil change places, random repair shops, beginner DIYers or DIYers who work on other cars but know little about BMWs may damage your plastic pieces. But you can buy new ones easily enough.

[ShocknAwe]

I never use an adapter unless it's a metal Y top jack stand.

Flat tops and replace the plastic jack points every few years if they look worn.

What an A-hole.

[tracer bullet]

Half the adapters sold for our cars don't actually reach very far inside, nd still have the weight of the car on the outer edges of those plastic pieces.

[RockCrusher]

Originally Posted by DavyNM

I've always purchased tires at my local Costco for my other cars. (but not my BMWs because both of them are not due for new tires just yet)

So I was standing around waiting for tire rotation/balance on my pick-up today. I saw a M340i just like the one I bought a few months ago. The owner and the Costco employee were having a heated argument.

Apparently the BMW owner was upset that Costco didn't use jackstand adapters when jacking up the M340i. I walked over and looked at it and the car was jacked up there with just plain flat blocks.

Is this bad for the factory jackpoints on the M340i? (or any other BMW?)

I'd like to see Costco or any other tire store use the proper hardware to lift my BMW for tire service or any service.

But even if it did I would not use any of those businesses.

I don't know about my BMW having not been under it to do any self-maintenance nor having the opportunity to look at the car while on the lift at the dealer. But with my Porsche the lifting points were metal but covered with -- painted with -- a very durable rock chip resistant paint. Lifting the car without using the heavy rubber pads to prevent hoist lifting pad metal to vehicle car lifting point metal or rather lifting pad metal to car lifting point paint contact was to be avoided.