Just M-Case

itdnwiwbp · 10-11-2013, 01:36 PM

I got tired of all my "emergency" stuff rolling around in the trunk loose so I bought a case for everything. It's definitely overkill but it does neaten up the trunk. I've asked my mother-in-law to sew a nice tight-fitting spare tire cover as my Christmas present. That'll help too.

inTgr8r · 10-11-2013, 01:43 PM

nicely done!

Quickid · 10-11-2013, 03:54 PM

That's a great idea

Phishman · 10-11-2013, 03:57 PM

Great idea!

Loogey Clapp · 10-11-2013, 05:21 PM

Nice!! I like the idea of storing the jack that way. What are the dimensions of your case?

seank · 10-11-2013, 06:33 PM

Not as fancy, but I have a small tool/military bag that I keep all my "sheeeet" in.

itdnwiwbp · 10-12-2013, 12:37 AM

Sean, that's probably the way to go with our limited trunk space but I wasn't able to find anything I thought worked quite right. I did consider building my own box but with the spare tire nothing really fits right anyway.

LC, I'll have to check on dimensions but I got the case from http://www.caseclub.com/. They have anything and everything in any size you could imagine.

StickMon · 10-12-2013, 12:45 AM

You have a spare tire for an ///M?
I'm on the cusp of going to run-flats (yuck) after getting stranded on a busy freeway.
I don't want to go through that again.

i2ichal2dZ4M · 10-12-2013, 02:14 AM

awesome case!! thats not a stock jack for the M i assume? we dont have a spare I dunt see the necessity?

itdnwiwbp · 10-12-2013, 09:19 AM

I have an M3 spare and jack. Both work fine front & rear.

Vanne · 10-12-2013, 11:22 AM

Torque wrench for a breakdown kit ? Man that full on. ; ) i like the case idea though. Nicely done. I've gotta do something like this for my medkit in the boot.

Rick F. · 10-12-2013, 03:22 PM

itdnwiwbp,

Very nice! But what's a "spare tire"?

Just kidding. I carry a small tool bag in the trunk and a separate tire-repair kit, including a tiny electric pump. But my tripod bag slides around back there, and I've been thinking there ought to be a good way to tie it down along with a couple of other miscellaneous things. Your case is an elegant solution.

Rick

StickMon · 10-12-2013, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by itdnwiwbp

I have an M3 spare and jack. Both work fine front & rear.

I seem to remember that all of the spares I looked at said "Except CSL", which I figured meant "except honkin' 345mm brakes" like we have on the Z4M.

Exist · 10-12-2013, 04:36 PM

So I see you have your manual in there. Is anyone elses manual just in the trunk? Mine wont fit in anywhere.

itdnwiwbp · 10-12-2013, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vanne

Torque wrench for a breakdown kit ? Man that full on. ; ) i like the case idea though. Nicely done. I've gotta do something like this for my medkit in the boot.

Got everything necessary to remove my front bumper too...just in case it needs to get on a rollback towtruck.

itdnwiwbp · 10-12-2013, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StickMon

I seem to remember that all of the spares I looked at said "Except CSL", which I figured meant "except honkin' 345mm brakes" like we have on the Z4M.

After reading this I started to think and realized I'd never actually test fit the spare to the front. I just took the dealer's word for it. Shame on both of us! For anyone reading this thinking they can use the M3 spare it DOES NOT fit the front. So...for all you non-M guys my spare will probably be for sale on here soon...

StickMon · 10-12-2013, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by itdnwiwbp

... it DOES NOT fit the front. So...for all you non-M guys my spare will probably be for sale on here soon...

Not so fast. Thinking this was probably the case, I started wondering which is worse:

1) Sitting around for an hour or more waiting for a tow truck

a) Watching the car get scraped up or possible front suspension
damage getting it on the tow truck
b) Spending 1/2 hour riding with the driver
c) Watching the car get scraped up coming off the tow truck

2) Put the spare on the back

a) Put the back on the front
b) Crab home like Zoidberg going for a scuttle

Hmmm. OH wait. The back on the front would probably rub unless you also were carrying a spacer and bolts.

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Vanne · 10-12-2013, 10:33 PM

Eek!! Well bloody lucky u found out before it was required. Great idea just before.

itdnwiwbp · 10-12-2013, 11:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StickMon

Not so fast. Thinking this was probably the case, I started wondering which is worse:

1) Sitting around for an hour or more waiting for a tow truck

a) Watching the car get scraped up or possible front suspension
damage getting it on the tow truck
b) Spending 1/2 hour riding with the driver
c) Watching the car get scraped up coming off the tow truck

2) Put the spare on the back

a) Put the back on the front
b) Crab home like Zoidberg going for a scuttle

Hmmm. OH wait. The back on the front would probably rub unless you also were carrying a spacer and bolts.

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I'm running 10" in the rear. Wonder if I could limp home on that without seriously screwing anything up. Interesting thought. Might see just how much of a disaster that would be tomorrow in the garage.

intoflatlines · 10-14-2013, 09:19 PM

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Phishman Second Lieutenant 8 Rep 283 Posts Drives: Beige car Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Cincinnati iTrader: (0)	Great idea!
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Loogey Clapp First Lieutenant 7 Rep 376 Posts Drives: 2006 Z4 3.0si Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Everett, WA, USA iTrader: (0)	Nice!! I like the idea of storing the jack that way. What are the dimensions of your case? __________________
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seank enthusiast 48 Rep 1,695 Posts Drives: e30 m3,e90 wagon,sprinter,z4m Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: sacramento, ca iTrader: (4)	Not as fancy, but I have a small tool/military bag that I keep all my "sheeeet" in.
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10-12-2013, 12:37 AM	#7
itdnwiwbp Major 79 Rep 1,443 Posts Drives: 330iZHP Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Long Beach, CA iTrader: (10)	Sean, that's probably the way to go with our limited trunk space but I wasn't able to find anything I thought worked quite right. I did consider building my own box but with the spare tire nothing really fits right anyway. LC, I'll have to check on dimensions but I got the case from http://www.caseclub.com/. They have anything and everything in any size you could imagine.
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10-12-2013, 12:45 AM	#8
StickMon My other car is on Mars 636 Rep 3,124 Posts Drives: 2006 MR Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Lo-Cal iTrader: (1)	You have a spare tire for an ///M? I'm on the cusp of going to run-flats (yuck) after getting stranded on a busy freeway. I don't want to go through that again. __________________ Warning: May contain traces of nuts.
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i2ichal2dZ4M Lieutenant 63 Rep 516 Posts Drives: 2007 BSM Z4MC Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Los Angeles, California iTrader: (1)	awesome case!! thats not a stock jack for the M i assume? we dont have a spare I dunt see the necessity? __________________ 2007 BSM Z4M Coupe - 18" VOLK TE37 - 18" Apex ARC-8 - GC Track/Street
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10-12-2013, 09:19 AM	#10
itdnwiwbp Major 79 Rep 1,443 Posts Drives: 330iZHP Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Long Beach, CA iTrader: (10)	I have an M3 spare and jack. Both work fine front & rear.
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10-12-2013, 11:22 AM	#11
Vanne Down Under!! 1621 Rep 4,294 Posts Drives: 2007 Z4MC Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Dubai iTrader: (4)	Torque wrench for a breakdown kit ? Man that full on. ; ) i like the case idea though. Nicely done. I've gotta do something like this for my medkit in the boot.
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10-12-2013, 03:22 PM	#12
Rick F. Lieutenant Colonel 948 Rep 1,910 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW 335i cabriolet Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Catonsville, MD iTrader: (0)	itdnwiwbp, Very nice! But what's a "spare tire"? Just kidding. I carry a small tool bag in the trunk and a separate tire-repair kit, including a tiny electric pump. But my tripod bag slides around back there, and I've been thinking there ought to be a good way to tie it down along with a couple of other miscellaneous things. Your case is an elegant solution. Rick
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10-12-2013, 04:36 PM	#14
Exist Private First Class 12 Rep 192 Posts Drives: 2007 Z4 3.0si Coupe Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Kentucky iTrader: (0)	So I see you have your manual in there. Is anyone elses manual just in the trunk? Mine wont fit in anywhere.
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10-12-2013, 10:33 PM	#18
Vanne Down Under!! 1621 Rep 4,294 Posts Drives: 2007 Z4MC Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Dubai iTrader: (4)	Eek!! Well bloody lucky u found out before it was required. Great idea just before.
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10-14-2013, 09:19 PM	#20
intoflatlines Lieutenant 67 Rep 501 Posts Drives: Z4MR, E34, E30 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	W///
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