The Dangers of Lowered Springs..or...What Part Is This?

Ajax-Prime · 02-26-2009, 09:59 AM

Hmmmmm. Was driving south on Shepherd the other day, between Fairview and Westheimer, and actually hit a manhole cover (STAY OUT OF THE RIGHT HAND LANE!!!) Looked in the rearview, and saw some plastic rolling around...not good. I pulled over because I didn't know if I would find the oilpan hanging off, looked under the front clip, but didn't really see any damage. No warning lights, and the car drives fine.

I walked back to the manhole itself, and found the remains of this:

Anyone have any idea what it is? The numbers on the plastic just represent the material it's made out of, not it's identity. Is it the remains of a jack point?

MAZNG · 02-26-2009, 10:01 AM

Positive it was from your car? I thought BMW (and other ISO certified manf.) had to imprint each part with a part number, but what do I know.

Good luck

sard · 02-26-2009, 10:03 AM

It's the front jacking point mount. You'll find it in the front center.

Ajax-Prime · 02-26-2009, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MAZNG

Positive it was from your car? I thought BMW (and other ISO certified manf.) had to imprint each part with a part number, but what do I know.

Good luck

It has a BMW imprint on it...and looked fresh to the road if you know what I mean.

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Originally Posted by sard

It's the front jacking point mount. You'll find it in the front center.

That's what I thought. Thanks! And I think it WOULD have been found there, lol.

KINGLEH · 02-26-2009, 12:15 PM

daaang.. thats a tuff part.. i mean.. you use it to jack up your car!!.. but you most likely didnt hurt anything...

Jared@ACGsandiego · 02-26-2009, 12:19 PM

yeah you have to hit that hard to get it to move. hope everything is ok with the car.

Ajax-Prime · 02-26-2009, 12:26 PM

It certainly scared the shi* outta me when it happened. But apparently the car is alright. No discernable issues since.

!Xoible · 02-26-2009, 12:32 PM

ur fine without it too

GTM · 02-26-2009, 01:29 PM

If I were you, I would still jack the car up and look for any damages.

MAZNG · 02-26-2009, 01:53 PM

Cool mod

Jack Mount Delete... You're a trendsetter. LOL

j/k

david @ eas · 02-26-2009, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by GTM

If I were you, I would still jack the car up and look for any damages.

Agreed. Thought it sucks to have that come off the car, I would be more worried if you hit THAT hard on the ground that something else might be damaged... Check it out to see if everything is good to go.

KINGLEH · 02-26-2009, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by !Xoible

ur fine without it too

unless he wants to jack the car up the right/easy way...

modbargains · 02-26-2009, 05:55 PM

Jack Mount delete mod, very nice

Crazy Bimmer · 02-26-2009, 05:56 PM

Think of it as saving weight!

lucid · 02-26-2009, 06:44 PM

Glad your car is OK.

I need to add this to the weight savings thread!

02-26-2009, 09:59 AM	#1
Ajax-Prime Hydrocarbon Man 33 Rep 427 Posts Drives: Still waiting on Stuttgart... Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Houston iTrader: (3)	The Dangers of Lowered Springs..or...What Part Is This? Hmmmmm. Was driving south on Shepherd the other day, between Fairview and Westheimer, and actually hit a manhole cover (STAY OUT OF THE RIGHT HAND LANE!!!) Looked in the rearview, and saw some plastic rolling around...not good. I pulled over because I didn't know if I would find the oilpan hanging off, looked under the front clip, but didn't really see any damage. No warning lights, and the car drives fine. I walked back to the manhole itself, and found the remains of this: Anyone have any idea what it is? The numbers on the plastic just represent the material it's made out of, not it's identity. Is it the remains of a jack point?
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KINGLEH Major 98 Rep 1,043 Posts Drives: 00 GTR - 09 E92 M Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Charleston, SC iTrader: (1)	daaang.. thats a tuff part.. i mean.. you use it to jack up your car!!.. but you most likely didnt hurt anything...
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