my jack has flattened my sills, bad?

[itfben]

used my trolley jack on the sills behind my side skirts and it appears to have flattened it in the areas iv jacked it up, how bad is this?

how do i go about stopping this happening? black of wood with slit cut it to slip sill into there jack up under the wood?

 

[LEE69]

Yeah block of wood, then line it up, or jack it up on more solid items

 

[itfben]

or jack it up on more solid items

like? i dont want to damage the chassis or anything

 

[mikeholroyd]

I use an ice-hockey puck with a slot cut in it with an angle grinder. Much safer than a block of wood, which could easily slip off the jacking cup of the trolley jack.

The ice hockey puck fits inside the cup, and so cannot slip off.

Mike

 

[itfben]

awesome idea, but the only puck i got is a souvenir form canada dont want to hack into it lol

 

[m0rk]

awesome idea, but the only puck i got is a souvenir form canada dont want to hack into it lol

Given they're all of £1.25 on ebay I suggest you buy another?

 

[gezmeister]

Why don't you just buy the audi tt jacking points from awesome gti?

 

[CupraTurbo81]

I never jack a car up on the sill if it can be avoided. Use the subframe or a structural part underneath. You could straighten out your sill with a pair of vice grips and repaint it as the original protection will likely to be split.

 

[itfben]

Why don't you just buy the audi tt jacking points from awesome gti?

Cos iv never heard of them, linky link?

 

[itfben]

Might try that with the vice grips. -what paint is it? Is it for protection or assthetically purposes?

 

[gezmeister]

Cos iv never heard of them, linky link?

Have a look on their site

 

[SalSheikh]

i got one from detailing world - ready cut from a chappie called bero, so i will pm you the info.

 

[itfben]

Have a look on their site

http://www.awesome-gti.co.uk/product.php?xProd=13797

crap picture cant see where they go.

 

[Mylo]

be prepared to risk serious damage using those with a trolley jack

They are meant for use on a four point lift or at the very least the weight spread over two jacks.


Check the TT forums for scary stories: http://www.tt-forum.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=48879&sid=107e3af6fcd370af2b8e06ff53199f31

 

[CupraTurbo81]

Might try that with the vice grips. -what paint is it? Is it for protection or assthetically purposes?

For protection as if any metal is exposed it will inevetably rust. I would straighten it out and clean it up and paint it with a durable stonechip. However make sure its free of moisture and salt which at this time of year is difficult. A temporary fix may be better then sort it out in the summer.