Recs for Scissor Jack and Other Emergency Items

[Jonathan S.]

My forum searching has found lots of discussions for floor jacks, but almost nothing for scissor jacks.

I bought this for my wife’s BMW i4 M50:
https://modernspare.com/product/4000-lb-trulift-ratcheting-scissor-jack-w-rubber-contact-point/

The lifting pad/interface measures 32mm x 50mm.
Anyone know how well this will fit into the Taycan lifting point?
Perhaps the answer is that I should wait until my used 4CT arrives then report back!
I’ll also ask Modern Spare if they might know, even though they don’t list a Porsche fit option.

I recently used that jack to remove a stone jammed in tightly between the brake rotor and dust shields:
https://www.i4talk.com/threads/loud...-noise-but-only-for-10-mins.7246/#post-191818
The ratcheting action worked perfectly, and raising a corner of all 5,018 pounds required almost no effort – with just one hand!

Other emergency kit elements:

• Vredestein Space Master collapsible spare, my Audi A6 Allroad comes with one, I bought one for the BMW from a wrecked A4 Allroad, and eBay has plenty of listings for 195/65R19 Cayenne version, which matches the 285/40R20 rear diameter exactly. Unexpected bonus is that when I want to maximize cargo space, or just don't want to lay a bike down on top of the spare, yet I have only three people in the car, the spare fits nicely in a rear passenger footwell (oriented vertically). Also super easy to lift in and out of the car.
• Tire iron / ratchets of various sorts, already have plenty of those.
• Extra compressor and bottle o’ goop, plenty of those (although I heard tire shops are not pleased if you deploy the latter).
• Charging kit w/ 15’ 50 amp extension cord and about half-a-dozen NEMA adapters, already assembled that, and will share with the BMW.
• Jump starter, so many more options since I last bought one, but this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0872HHZQH ... actually works according to this review: https://www.caranddriver.com/car-accessories/g42569313/best-jump-starters-tested/ … which actually reviewed the products by actually testing them (unlike other reviews are found that are based on only specs), even if that one is ~4x the price of much of the competition (many of which might not actually … work).
• Warning triangle, already have an extra, since I discovered that the BMW has a secret compartment (hadn’t even noticed after 9k miles) for that, which is shipped empty to the U.S. since required only for Europe, and the triangles I already have don’t fit, but ordered the Euro spec from eBay.
• Plug kit, previously bought this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09N9M2KCT/ … so will probably buy another.
• Porsche Parking Only sign from Ali Express for only ~$8 including shipping from China … wait, those aren’t available, only legitimate Porsche versions on Amazon and eBay? Perhaps Chinese merchants are too afraid of Porsche intellectual property attorneys?

Anything else I’m missing?
Thanks in advance for any feedback, whether practical or humorous!

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[Tooney]

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[Jonathan S.]

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Yes, thanks, I relied on that in part when building up the kit for my wife's i4.
Although that reminds me, I have to buy another J1772-P<>NACS-R adapter, so good thing you posted that!
Also squeegee, paper towels, and glass cleaner for windshield given lack of gas stations visits!
Plus gloves.
Only missing element now is the scissor jack. Plus the Porsche Only parking sign!

 

[Vercingetorix]

Porsche sells a scissor jack. Personally I prefer bottle jacks, but have never handled the Porsche version of a scissor jack. Also might want to buy a pair of wheel hangers.
https://www.suncoastparts.com/product/99957107430.html

And this bottle jack and a jack pad adapter. Safe jack is the only place I could find that makes a metal flat top adapter to work with a jack pad adapter. Same bottle jack can also lift my travel trailer. Biggest issue is having to drive onto a block of wood to gain enough clearance for a bottle jack.
https://safejacks.com/collections/bottle-jack-accessories/products/basic-bottle-jack-kit

 

[Jonathan S.]

Thanks for the reminder on the hangers -- I have those for my A6ar, but totally forgot about them for my CT.
I had also forgotten about them for our i4, and putting the wheel back on turned out to be easy, but the i4 wheels are noticeably smaller ... especially compared to the CT monster rear wheels!

The Porsche OEM scissor jack looks like an old school turning mechanism?
By contrast, I love the Modern Spare ratcheting mechanism.

Bottle jack, huh, I'd never known about those, interesting, thanks!

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