glennhl

You will see the pucks if you look for them. Here are the BMW Rectangular, very noticeable:

siffert

Nice looking car and racing driver! Though this is why I use those easy on/easy off round hockey pucks with eye bolts and keep them stored n my rear trunk compartment.

Cool Rod

Oh well, another brilliant idea going in the trash can!

FortMorganAl

$24 total delivered in 2 days during the Christmas rush. And the bag is actually very nice. I expected a cheap plastic sack with a drawstring but it is fairly heavy vinyl with a velcro closure.

Greg G

How do the rectangular ones mount? I just purchased a C6 with the retangulat pads. Do they twist to remove? I think I like the round ones better. They seem like they will fit a floor jack better.
Anyone know which one is beyyer for a home floor jack with a cup?

quickride

IMO- A round puck is better suited to fitting a jack. With a square puck, you run the risk of improper fit, you know 'a square peg in a round hole'. On a lift rack, square or round doesn't matter.

EvilBoffin

The square ones shown in post #7 above are about twice as thick as the rounds ones in post #4. They snap into the frame slots just like the round ones, but then you are supposed to push that pin in to permanently secure them. Once installed with the pin, you would remove them by jambing a screwdriver or some other tool under the pin to pull it back up, then they just pop out.

I used to own a '95 M3, which came with the round ones. They were INTENDED to stay put, but would occasionally fall out of the slots when I dropped the car off the jack. That's why BMW redesigned them to the rectangular style WITH the pin - to stay put better.

As for fitting in a floor jack, my experience is that either shape should be fine - assuming your jack's saddle is larger then the pad (most racing-style jacks have large, flat saddles). HOWEVER - you should also consider how the pad/puck will fit your particular jack stands. Some of the round pads don't fit typical stands well. I found the round BMW pads did NOT fit my stands well at all, and I was always afraid the stands would slip off the pads (though it never happened).

FYI - I just bought the round hockey puck 'Jacking Pucks & Bag' from eBay seller 'Savonic'. They are 1 inch thick, and seem like the perfect size for both my aluminum racing jack & my stands when I trial-fitted them. And I agree with FortMorganAl - the pucks and included bag are very nicely made...

But - as usual, YMMV. So, Good Luck ....

BlueSpeed

[QUOTE=Greg G;1563348358]How do the rectangular ones mount? I just purchased a C6 with the retangulat pads. Do they twist to remove? I think I like the round ones better. They seem like they will fit a floor jack better.
Anyone know which one is beyyer for a home floor jack with a cup?[/QUOT

the rectangulars mount the same as the round ones except that the rectangulars and can be secured with a bolt instead of the supplied plastic pin in order to facilitate removal. Its easier to unscrew the bolt and pull down to remove the puck but when the bolt is tightened the puck is very secure and will not fall out, here's a diagram I had saved from an old post:



IMHO the rectangulars are bulkier but barely noticeable especially in darker colored cars and offer a bit more protection in the event the car needs to go to the much feared dealer

Cool Rod

I think this has already been discussed, but another way to ease the removal of the pucks is to screw a pan head sheet metal screw into the post. Just drill a small pilot hole, then screw the screw about halfway in and leave it protruding a little, so it remains recessed below the edge of the puck when the locking pin is pushed in, and you can grip it with a pair of pliers or easily slide a screwdriver under the head and pry.

You should be able to pull the pin down quickly and easily when you want to remove the puck.

I don't remember the size screw I used, but it was small so that there was plenty of pin left after I drilled the pilot hole.

No argument with the bolt method, this is just another way to skin the cat.

Jim_H

I used this panhead screw method on the rectangular BMW pucks and it works fine, I can pop them out in seconds. Use stainless screws.