In the market for a new creeper. Recommendations?

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  • efficient
    No R3VLimiter
    • Feb 2012
    • 3312

    #16
    cardboard works best.

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    • 1987E30project
      E30 Addict
      • Dec 2006
      • 432

      #17
      Buy the HF creeper. If you are looking at an expensive one use that money towards a quickjack Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk

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      • HerbE30
        E30 Addict
        • Nov 2015
        • 538

        #18
        Lisle, Jeepers Creeper Low Profile!!
        20% Accurate

        Morty: Well Summer maybe people that create things aren’t concerned with your delicate sensibilities you know? Maybe the species that communicate with each other through a filter of your comfort are less evolved that the ones that just communicate? Maybe your problems are your own to deal with and maybe the public giving a shit about your feelings is a one way ticket to extinction.

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        • Staszek
          R3VLimited
          • May 2006
          • 2533

          #19
          I have a creeper, but I also bought one of these and I love it, I end up using it more than anything.

          https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Creeper...72283755&psc=1

          Euro Delivery Thread///E30 Project Klaus///COTM August 2021

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          • E30Gus
            Mod Crazy
            • Jun 2008
            • 781

            #20
            Originally posted by Staszek
            I have a creeper, but I also bought one of these and I love it, I end up using it more than anything.

            https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Creeper...72283755&psc=1

            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YS544hToA0
            No Shit! That is slick!

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            • KIRIEIW
              No R3VLimiter
              • Dec 2012
              • 3385

              #21
              I'm surprised to hear so many of you guys can get by with creepers, for me the issue is I can't get the car high enough on jack's and laying on a creeper brings me much to close to the car. Sometimes I'll lay down on some old carpet or cardboard but majority of the time I just go bare and lay on the cement.


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              • roguetoaster
                R3V OG
                • Jan 2012
                • 7746

                #22
                Yeah, but who even needs cardboard? Simply start all under car repairs with an oil change, omit the drain pan, dress in your finest birthday suit, put on your no slip work gloves and move about with ease.

                You should also be able to find every fastener you drop with a simple sliding motion, and your tools will stay well lubricated.

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                • prisonerofdoom83
                  E30 Addict
                  • May 2013
                  • 516

                  #23
                  Originally posted by KIRIEIW
                  I'm surprised to hear so many of you guys can get by with creepers, for me the issue is I can't get the car high enough on jack's and laying on a creeper brings me much to close to the car. Sometimes I'll lay down on some old carpet or cardboard but majority of the time I just go bare and lay on the cement.
                  Bare back is best for all situations

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                  • MrBurgundy
                    R3V Elite
                    • Mar 2012
                    • 5294

                    #24
                    Snap-On sells a nice one for like 70 bucks
                    Current Collection: 1990 325is // 1987 325i Vert // 2003 525i 5spd // 1985 380SL // 1992 Ranger 5spd // 2005 Avalanche // 2024 Honda Grom SP // 2024 Yamaha XSR700 // 2024 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon

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                    • Conrad311
                      Grease Monkey
                      • Oct 2009
                      • 368

                      #25
                      ive got a bonester or what ever its called and a z creeper that flips into a stool and i hate them both. I hate creepers in general. Makes me feel like barfing if I spend a bunch of time on one. I used to have one at my last shop, it had a headrest and it was the best I've ever used.
                      "In God we trust. All others must bring data." -W. E. Deming

                      /// 1987 325is /// Project Thread
                      Past: 87 is, 88ix, 88 i, 87 ic, 89 ix, 17 others.

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                      • TobyB
                        R3V Elite
                        • Oct 2011
                        • 5163

                        #26
                        The Griot's Garage "Cadillac of Creepers" is a Cimmaron. Even with a discount and a gift certificate, it was overpriced and underbuilt.

                        The bigger and harder and higher- quality the wheels, the better, i have found. Almost nothing else matters except texture- you want to STICK to it.

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                        saving up for a lift, too.
                        now, sometimes I just mess with people. It's more entertaining that way. george graves

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                        • Italian_Tuneup
                          Advanced Member
                          • Sep 2018
                          • 128

                          #27
                          Creepers suck. I have tried all manner of designs, and they all suck. None of them are low enough profile to avoid having to jack a car higher than reasonable jackstands can hold it, they all get derailed by a washer or something small, you will always roll over your cuffs, shirt, tools, etc.

                          Nothing beats big, thick cardboard. I save all large heavy boxes. You can slide on them easily, they offer some cushioning and if you spill some fluids, they are absorbent. I also have an old set of 7 series floor mats that I use if I have to lie under the car for an extended period. They are nicely cushioned and work well for short term kneeling, lying and are a good head rest.
                          1985 325e -> M60 swap project
                          1983 GTV6
                          1974 X1/9

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                          • Staszek
                            R3VLimited
                            • May 2006
                            • 2533

                            #28
                            Originally posted by Italian_Tuneup
                            Creepers suck. I have tried all manner of designs, and they all suck. None of them are low enough profile to avoid having to jack a car higher than reasonable jackstands can hold it, they all get derailed by a washer or something small, you will always roll over your cuffs, shirt, tools, etc.

                            Nothing beats big, thick cardboard. I save all large heavy boxes. You can slide on them easily, they offer some cushioning and if you spill some fluids, they are absorbent. I also have an old set of 7 series floor mats that I use if I have to lie under the car for an extended period. They are nicely cushioned and work well for short term kneeling, lying and are a good head rest.
                            Agreed, thats why I really like my magic creeper, but when I didnt use that I resorted to cardboard.
                            Euro Delivery Thread///E30 Project Klaus///COTM August 2021

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                            • moatilliatta
                              R3V OG
                              • Feb 2005
                              • 6120

                              #29
                              I have a cheap plastic formed one from Summit Racing that replaced a HF one that fell apart. Much better and its still kicking. Probably use it few times a week.


                              I was up above it, Now I'm down in it ~ Entropy - A Build thread.
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