PSA, good news if you need a jack

AngryScientist · 01-08-2011, 10:40 AM

stopped by harbor freight today and bought this, $19.99. turns out that the head fits perfectly into the stock jack pads. jack works excellently, and is BY FAR the best low cost option to the BMW jack for an emergency car jack. if you even think you might need to have one in the car, buy this jack.

http://www.harborfreight.com/1-1-2-h...ack-66907.html

[IMG]stopped by harbor freight today and bought this, $19.99. turns out that the head fits perfectly into the stock jack pads. jack works excellently, and is BY FAR the best low cost option to the BMW jack for an emergency car jack. if you even think you might need to have one in the car, buy this jack. http://www.harborfreight.com/1-1-2-h...ack-66907.html[/IMG]

chrispitude · 01-08-2011, 12:14 PM

Fixed link:

Harbor Freight 1-1/2 Ton Scissor Jack

WWONG · 01-08-2011, 12:25 PM

Stop spamming, you two. Two threads about this? Two members with low posts joining both in Dec 2010? Yeah, I'm not buying your junk from your shit site.

Mr. ///M3 RD · 01-08-2011, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by AngryScientist

stopped by harbor freight today and bought this, $19.99. turns out that the head fits perfectly into the stock jack pads. jack works excellently, and is BY FAR the best low cost option to the BMW jack for an emergency car jack. if you even think you might need to have one in the car, buy this jack.

http://www.harborfreight.com/1-1-2-h...ack-66907.html

[IMG]stopped by harbor freight today and bought this, $19.99. turns out that the head fits perfectly into the stock jack pads. jack works excellently, and is BY FAR the best low cost option to the BMW jack for an emergency car jack. if you even think you might need to have one in the car, buy this jack. http://www.harborfreight.com/1-1-2-h...ack-66907.html[/IMG]

Did you mean this one?

Forcefed3 · 01-08-2011, 12:39 PM

I would not trust getting under my car being held up by a $19 scissor jack. Waste of $19 imo.

MissMyE30 · 01-08-2011, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by gbreeE90

I would not trust getting under my car being held up by a $19 scissor jack. Waste of $19 imo.

car is supposed to be held up by jack stands anyway. never trust any jack no matter how much it costs.

Express · 01-08-2011, 01:00 PM

what the hell is this

Nedim · 01-08-2011, 01:09 PM

Harbor freight has the cheapest stuff around

iBoost · 01-08-2011, 01:10 PM

id rather buy a real jack and lift the car with a couple pumps than turning that crap for an hour.

cotmfk · 01-08-2011, 01:54 PM

getbmwparts.com or get off this site.

JohnSprm69 · 01-08-2011, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by iBoost

id rather buy a real jack and lift the car with a couple pumps than turning that crap for an hour.

+1, i hate scissor jacks and try to avoid them at all costs, unfortunately i have yet to find a good jack for my lowered car

BKV122 · 01-08-2011, 02:15 PM

As OP said best jack for emergency fix's. I got the bmw oem emergency kit and don't trust that bmw scissor jack at all. I used to use it to swap my summer and winter wheels now I got a jack to speed up my wheel swapping times. Wouldn't think of getting under the car with only a jack supporting it, especially a scissor jack.

NiVeDh · 01-08-2011, 05:31 PM

Does it fit in the little compartment in the trunk?

Express · 01-08-2011, 05:40 PM

lol i once did a brake job with a scissor jack. awesome

iBoost · 01-08-2011, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by express705

lol i once did a brake job with a scissor jack. awesome

lmao was it a 10hr brake job? no seriously how long did that take?

AngryScientist · 01-08-2011, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by iBoost

id rather buy a real jack and lift the car with a couple pumps than turning that crap for an hour.

first off i'm not sure what happened to this thread, i thought there were other posts and responses from this morning, something seems to have happened.

second, this is an emergency jack to keep in the trunk to change a flat tire, i'm not advocating using it for anything else.

AngryScientist · 01-08-2011, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by WWONG

Stop spamming, you two. Two threads about this? Two members with low posts joining both in Dec 2010? Yeah, I'm not buying your junk from your shit site.

i'm not sure if you're joking or not, but somehow my other thread got closed and this one started without my knowledge. i have no idea how.

and i'm not spamming anything, i was looking for quite a while for an emergency jack that would work well with the stock jack pads, and this fits the bill, figured i'd pass the info on to other forumites who may have the same problem.

mike-y · 01-08-2011, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by WWONG

Stop spamming, you two. Two threads about this? Two members with low posts joining both in Dec 2010? Yeah, I'm not buying your junk from your shit site.

LOL, you've never heard of harbor freight???? seriously?

Like the OP said, this can be handy to change a tire if you don't have runflats. Most people don't carry a floor jack in the back of their car 24/7.

Legion5 · 01-09-2011, 12:21 AM

For those that don't know Harbor Freight is a coporate monster when it comes to supplying industrial needs. Harbor Freight spamming e90post for a $20 jack would be like the Federal Reserve advertising their $20 bonds in the OT section here.

With that said this is a useful cheap emergency jack. Better than BMW's $150 one that does the same thing. The OP still hasn't answered if it fits in the compartment in the trunk.

Perrsonally I use slime and road side assistance.

scrufy · 01-09-2011, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by MissMyE30

car is supposed to be held up by jack stands anyway. never trust any jack no matter how much it costs.

Or ANYTHING from Harbor Freight!
That place sells shit. 100% shit. If you don't agree then you just don't know what a real tool looks like. Period.

And sorry to the OP, not trying to offend you but that dam junk shop should be put out of biz.

AngryScientist · 01-09-2011, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Legion5

The OP still hasn't answered if it fits in the compartment in the trunk.

i cant say for sure, i have a 328, which has a much bigger compartment in the trunk due to the single exit exhaust. fits fine in mine.

AngryScientist · 01-09-2011, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by scrufy

Or ANYTHING from Harbor Freight!
That place sells shit. 100% shit. If you don't agree then you just don't know what a real tool looks like. Period.

And sorry to the OP, not trying to offend you but that dam junk shop should be put out of biz.

i take no offense of course, i didnt make the jack

but seriously, as some one said, the stuff from harbor freight is hit or miss. a lot of their branded stuff is going to be sourced from the same offshore shops that other branded stuff is, duralast, husky, stanley, etc - it's just rebranded.

i'm a tool guy, and most of my stuff is mac, snap-on, S-K or craftsman. many of them were passed down from my father to me, so i appreciate quality tools.

every now and then you find something that's decent and serves a purpose at harbor freight, a good example is last year, i had to demolish my old concrete patio before pouring a new one. i had 5 buddies over to help, so i needed 5 sledge hammers - of course i bought $15 hammers from harbor freight instead of $80 craftsman ones. i big blunt object is hard to mess up.

anyway, i'm no harbor frieght shill, i dont advocate doing anything with this jack except changing a flat on the side of the road. under no circumstances should you be ever under the car when you do this.

cheers to all.

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AngryScientist Private 4 Rep 63 Posts Drives: E92 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: north nj iTrader: (0)	PSA, good news if you need a jack stopped by harbor freight today and bought this, $19.99. turns out that the head fits perfectly into the stock jack pads. jack works excellently, and is BY FAR the best low cost option to the BMW jack for an emergency car jack. if you even think you might need to have one in the car, buy this jack. http://www.harborfreight.com/1-1-2-h...ack-66907.html [IMG]stopped by harbor freight today and bought this, $19.99. turns out that the head fits perfectly into the stock jack pads. jack works excellently, and is BY FAR the best low cost option to the BMW jack for an emergency car jack. if you even think you might need to have one in the car, buy this jack. http://www.harborfreight.com/1-1-2-h...ack-66907.html[/IMG]
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BKV122 Major 47 Rep 1,160 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NY iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 330xi [9.50]	As OP said best jack for emergency fix's. I got the bmw oem emergency kit and don't trust that bmw scissor jack at all. I used to use it to swap my summer and winter wheels now I got a jack to speed up my wheel swapping times. Wouldn't think of getting under the car with only a jack supporting it, especially a scissor jack. __________________ Monaco Blue 330xi - Terra Interior/6-MT/Sport/Premium/Cold/CSL's/M3 Spoiler Lip/Black Kidney's
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