[giphlag]

Hi all
the M2 is my first ever BMW, so pardon my questions.
I took delivery just a couple weeks ago and the dealer had mounted the winter tire package I had ordered from TireRack.

I'm used to doing this myself on my other cars and so I have not yet had to deal with the tools I will need to switch to the summer tires in a couple months.

Can someone help me understand what I need?
I saw Keith's "useful tools" sticky post at the top but I don't know what size socket I need for our cars. I searched the forum and think I saw 17mm but could someone confirm please?

Also, my other question is around the car jack. I saw somewhere that special inserts are needed for the bottom of car at the jack points for a jack to successfully lift the car, is that correct?

Any input on favorite tools and techniques for changing your own tires on a BMW are welcome! Thanks.

[Muffy]

17mm and get a 5 sided socket not one of the 17mm 12 sided "fits all" sockets - they round the edges.

[CommitConfirm]

Originally Posted by Muffy

17mm and get a 5 sided socket not one of the 17mm 12 sided "fits all" sockets - they round the edges.

I assume that is a typo and you mean 6 sided?

17mm for pretty much all BMW/MINI or AG car I've ever worked on. Tighten to 140NM or 101 lb-ft.

[BAN_M2C]

Originally Posted by giphlag

Hi all
the M2 is my first ever BMW, so pardon my questions.
I took delivery just a couple weeks ago and the dealer had mounted the winter tire package I had ordered from TireRack.

I'm used to doing this myself on my other cars and so I have not yet had to deal with the tools I will need to switch to the summer tires in a couple months.

Can someone help me understand what I need?
I saw Keith's "useful tools" sticky post at the top but I don't know what size socket I need for our cars. I searched the forum and think I saw 17mm but could someone confirm please?

Also, my other question is around the car jack. I saw somewhere that special inserts are needed for the bottom of car at the jack points for a jack to successfully lift the car, is that correct?

Any input on favorite tools and techniques for changing your own tires on a BMW are welcome! Thanks.

Some examples:

http://www.burgertuning.com/17mm_21m...im_socket.html

http://www.burgertuning.com/BMW_jack_pad_adapter.html

I bought the jack pad from them but they were out of stock on the socket. Been using my normal socket from my toolbox for this.

[giphlag]

Awesome. Thanks for the input. Will buy/look for those jack pads and protective sockets.

[Muffy]

Originally Posted by CommitConfirm

I assume that is a typo and you mean 6 sided?

Oops. Yes!