Sold the Passat, bought an X3

[PhilH]

Originally Posted by judybe83

try using advanced search you can pick which forum to search in

Thanks, I pretty much know how to use the search, but there's some things that just aren't covered much.

For example, I want to use my floor jack to jack up my X3 to switch my winter wheels and snow tires onto my car. Doing a search on "jacking point" on the X3 forum here gives no results. Do the same search on a 3 Series forum and you get a bunch of results to read through.

I guess it's just a function of 3 Series sales versus X3 sales for the most part. On the flip side, it's kind of cool having a somewhat rare BMW, especially these days, when 3 Series are all over the place. I've noticed people checking out the X3 a bit more than when I'm driving my 330i.

[rebound]

The X3's only been around for three model years. That, and sales are less than the 3-er, so there's fewer to talk about them...

It's ok though. You've found the best place to get what info there is!

[judybe83]

Originally Posted by PhilH

Thanks, I pretty much know how to use the search, but there's some things that just aren't covered much.

For example, I want to use my floor jack to jack up my X3 to switch my winter wheels and snow tires onto my car. Doing a search on "jacking point" on the X3 forum here gives no results. Do the same search on a 3 Series forum and you get a bunch of results to read through.

I guess it's just a function of 3 Series sales versus X3 sales for the most part. On the flip side, it's kind of cool having a somewhat rare BMW, especially these days, when 3 Series are all over the place. I've noticed people checking out the X3 a bit more than when I'm driving my 330i.

here are your jack points
ab wanted me to tell you to BE SURE and set the hand brake, he bent our jack in the garage $50.00 learning experience

[PhilH]

Originally Posted by judybe83

here are your jack points
ab wanted me to tell you to BE SURE and set the hand brake, he bent our jack in the garage $50.00 learning experience

You just gave the reason I'm using a hydraulic floor jack rather than the crappy stock jack. They don't call the stock jacks "widow makers" for nothing. However, the problem then becomes how to jack up the car with a big floor jack which doesn't fit into BMW's little jacking points.

[PhilH]

For example, in the first pic below, the spot labeled "B" is an acceptable rear jacking point on an E46 3 Series.

In the second pic, the oval shape is a good place to use as a front jacking point on an E46.

Actually, looking at the X3 more closely, the rear jacking point looks to be the same as the E46. However, I don't see anything good for the front jacking point.

[PhilH]

Maybe for the front, I'll do what this guy did and make a block of wood to fit the stock jacking points...