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Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

Screwing around with an adapter and scissor as pictured seems a bit risky. BMW makes a spare tire kit for a lot of its RFT cars and most cars use a version of the lifting block on the E85/86. The low-profile jack is pricey, but is very compact and fits the lifting block. It needs a ratcheting wrench with it:

Jack P/N: 71126799169, $122
Wrench P/N: 71126769151, $22

https://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-2...uine-bmw-part/

https://www.turnermotorsport.com/BMW...tt=71126769151

The Jack for my E53 X5 fits perfectly in those BMW jack pads without the needs for any adapters and works perfectly on the Z4. You can find them on ebay for much less than a new set. Here's an example:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-X5-Emer...UAAOSwLfZea~bJ