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      08-15-2013, 01:53 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by cadman50 View Post
I was all set to buy this jack pad until I read this thread. Why not just put a little 2x4 piece on top of the jack cradle and raise the jack up to the plastic jack points on the X3?
Because the jack point is plastic and you could easily damage the plastic or have it fail while the car is lifted. I do have the jack pad, but I keep a fitted 2x2 in the car. Just make sure that the grain is parallel to the ground surface.
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