Poweflex Front Jacking Points Fitted !

[Big Vinny]

As part of a big front wheel arch liner removal, clean out and Waxoil I have fitted Poweflex PF3-1663K VAG jacking point inserts. I find using a trolley jack under the front subframe a real pain.

You do NOT need to remove the wheel arch liner to fit them. You only need to remove the plastic cap from underneath. The first image shows the box, removed cap and jacking point:

The second image show the top of the cap and jacking point:

The third image shows the jacking point held up to the mounting point at the rear of the front wheel:

The fourth image shows the wheel arch assembly for clarity:

The fifth image shows the jacking pad in use with a trolley jack. The jacking point does not foul the plastic liner, it is not trapped and allows the liner to be removed and installed. The only issue I had was that the hard rubber/plastic material of the pad was easier to fit by pushing in with a trolley jack with a bit of the cone shaped insert ground off. I thoroughly greases it before installation and it just popped in:

 

[Metalogic]

Where did you get the jacking point inserts from?

 

[Big Vinny]

eBay UK

 

[Metalogic]

Thanks

 

[PGTips]

As part of a big front wheel arch liner removal, clean out and Waxoil I have fitted Poweflex PF3-1663K VAG jacking point inserts. I find using a trolley jack under the front subframe a real pain.

You do NOT need to remove the wheel arch liner to fit them. You only need to remove the plastic cap from underneath. The first image shows the box, removed cap and jacking point:

The second image show the top of the cap and jacking point:

The third image shows the jacking point held up to the mounting point at the rear of the front wheel:

The fourth image shows the wheel arch assembly for clarity:

The fifth image shows the jacking pad in use with a trolley jack. The jacking point does not foul the plastic liner, it is not trapped and allows the liner to be removed and installed. The only issue I had was that the hard rubber/plastic material of the pad was easier to fit by pushing in with a trolley jack with a bit of the cone shaped insert ground off. I thoroughly greases it before installation and it just popped in:

Did you do the rear or just the front ?

 

[Big Vinny]

I only fitted the jacking pads to the front of the Ibiza. The box contained 4 pads and the other 2 were fitted to the rear of my Leon Mk3. The Leon had the right sized holes in the chassis rails in front of the rear wheels. I don't know if the Ibiza has similar holes in the chassis rails as I haven't looked.

 

[PGTips]

I only fitted the jacking pads to the front of the Ibiza. The box contained 4 pads and the other 2 were fitted to the rear of my Leon Mk3. The Leon had the right sized holes in the chassis rails in front of the rear wheels. I don't know if the Ibiza has similar holes in the chassis rails as I haven'

This looks like a good spot for the rear as it's where the suspension is attached so will be a reinforced section, is there any chance of measuring the diameter of the insert so i can make sure it would sit fully flat on the metal ?

 

[Big Vinny]

Luckily I have found one of the removed front covers. The neck of the cover that fits the hole is 29mm (see image). The OD of the jacking pad is 74mm.

The jacking pads appear to push into the holes that supported the chassis as it travelled down the SEAT production line. This explains why the metalwork at these points is substantial and capable of supporting the weight of the car. Front and rear holes probably the same size but can't confirm.

 

[PGTips]

Luckily I have found one of the removed front covers. The neck of the cover that fits the hole is 29mm (see image). The OD of the jacking pad is 74mm.

The jacking pads appear to push into the holes that supported the chassis as it travelled down the SEAT production line. This explains why the metalwork at these points is substantial and capable of supporting the weight of the car. Front and rear holes probably the same size but can't confirm.

Yes i still have the front caps fitted to mine, so the Powerflex inserts are the same OD as the blanking caps (74mm) as i can remove one of these caps to determine if the section i found is suitable fitment but there's also another one slightly more towards the front of the car but the one i pictured lines up exactly with the reinforced pinchweld support.

 

[PGTips]

Luckily I have found one of the removed front covers. The neck of the cover that fits the hole is 29mm (see image). The OD of the jacking pad is 74mm.

The jacking pads appear to push into the holes that supported the chassis as it travelled down the SEAT production line. This explains why the metalwork at these points is substantial and capable of supporting the weight of the car. Front and rear holes probably the same size but can't confirm.

Looks like Seat modified the undertray on the facelift Ibiza as the plastic blanking cover fits over the undertray so the Powerflex adaptor would foul this if it's the same diameter & not sit flush to the chassis

 

[PGTips]

I only fitted the jacking pads to the front of the Ibiza. The box contained 4 pads and the other 2 were fitted to the rear of my Leon Mk3. The Leon had the right sized holes in the chassis rails in front of the rear wheels. I don't know if the Ibiza has similar holes in the chassis rails as I haven't looked.

Yes it's got 2 in the chassis rail near the rear wheel both with 30mm holes like the front, the 1 on the left has a plastic cover cap so tipping this is the one to be used with a jack pad

 

[Seven]

Looks like Seat modified the undertray on the facelift Ibiza as the plastic blanking cover fits over the undertray so the Powerflex adaptor would foul this if it's the same diameter & not sit flush to the chassis

Do we think this was done because this jacking point should not be used anymore? Wanting to install the powerflex jacking points on my 2026 model.

 

[RUM4MO]

Going only by the car's weight, I'd think that it will be safe to use any/all 4 of these points to locate the jacking pads. In the picture above with two plugs shown, in my experience, it is the plug/bung on the right hand side in the picture that is the correct location - that plug/bung/cover should look the same at all 4 correct locations.

Where this "using locations for factory tooling" starts to fall down, is when you try this on a larger car like, in the past, a Passat sized car - there tended to be complaints of body distortion locally it seems.

I fitted the Audi TT MK1 jacking point protectors to my wife's 2002 VW Polo 1.4 16V from when it was new, did the same on her next car which is a 2015 VW Polo 1.2TSI 110PS - having them on a car can be very very useful especially as I fit winter wheels to it. For really serious service/repair work, I still use my Jackpoint jack stands though.

Edit:- without seeing these jack pads or a current Ibiza body, I'd expect that you could trim away a small amount of the jack pad material so that you could fit them and leave them in while the plastic under covers are still in place.

 

[Seven]

Going only by the car's weight, I'd think that it will be safe to use any/all 4 of these points to locate the jacking pads. In the picture above with two plugs shown, in my experience, it is the plug/bung on the right hand side in the picture that is the correct location - that plug/bung/cover should look the same at all 4 correct locations.

Where this "using locations for factory tooling" starts to fall down, is when you try this on a larger car like, in the past, a Passat sized car - there tended to be complaints of body distortion locally it seems.

I fitted the Audi TT MK1 jacking point protectors to my wife's 2002 VW Polo 1.4 16V from when it was new, did the same on her next car which is a 2015 VW Polo 1.2TSI 110PS - having them on a car can be very very useful especially as I fit winter wheels to it. For really serious service/repair work, I still use my Jackpoint jack stands though.

Edit:- without seeing these jack pads or a current Ibiza body, I'd expect that you could trim away a small amount of the jack pad material so that you could fit them and leave them in while the plastic under covers are still in place.

I was thinking of just trimming the plastic cover so the jack pad fits, still annoying how difficult it is to lift a seat/polo/fabia onto jackstands, this jacking location is really the only savoir