Jacking pucks
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Melting Slicks
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Jacking pucks
I just purchased the plastic c5 jacking pucks and when installing them, two of them broke when snapping into the hole. Has this happened to anyone else? What overpriced junk. I'll be sending them back!
Melting Slicks
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Wow, sorry. I contacted my local youth hockey association and they gave me 8 old hockey pucks. I then went to Home Depot and bought some 1-1/2" lag bolts with eyelets like these ( http://www.boltdepot.com/Wire_eye_lags.aspx ) then cut them off with a dremel tool so they wouldn't be too long. I drilled a small hole in the center of each puck and then just screwed them in. Worked perfectly and have about $3 invested.
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They might have been damaged in shipping. Contact the vendor and ask for replacements. Normally these are very durable; I put mine to the test almost weekly when I pull my wheels to clean the barrels and fender wells.
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Wow, sorry. I contacted my local youth hockey association and they gave me 8 old hockey pucks. I then went to Home Depot and bought some 1-1/2" lag bolts with eyelets like these ( http://www.boltdepot.com/Wire_eye_lags.aspx ) then cut them off with a dremel tool so they wouldn't be too long. I drilled a small hole in the center of each puck and then just screwed them in. Worked perfectly and have about $3 invested.
I made those for use here. Thought the permanent ones would be good for on a lift.
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I contacted the vendor. Said "sometimes one breaks but not usually two." I'm getting a refund. overpriced plastic anyway.
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Easy to make nice sturdy ones with a couple of hockey pucks, a drill and an eye-bolt. Cheap, very durable and work great! 
Zuti
(oops, sorry for the repeat, just saw the post above! But they do work well!)
Zuti(oops, sorry for the repeat, just saw the post above! But they do work well!)
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Would be nice to know what particular jacking pucks you bought. I have run the BMW pucks in my last two C5s and never any problems with them.
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My REAL hockey pucks, eyebolts and nuts are in the left rear storage compartment
Made them from real hockey pucks, eye bolts and nuts and store them in the left rear compartment in the trunk. If needed away from home take only a minute to install. Total cost including buying new hockey pucks and eye bolts was less than $10
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Is there a part number for ones that fit the c5? I've seen several BMW types online.
