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nadz325i
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Post Wed Feb 09, 2005 12:37 am

hi

recently i changed over my tyres and i used a trolley jack on the jacking points :cry: , i wish i hadnt now because they seemed to have creased/bent over,

does anybody know the best solution to fix the jacking points, also at what cost, cant it be done at home with a weld thingy majiky (my uncles got one lol) :)

advice much appreciated.

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Post Wed Feb 09, 2005 1:16 am

Front or rear jacking point?

The rear ones have reinforcements on them that attach to the rear subframe.

If they are bent over, just get a really big shifting spanner and bend it back, then see what state it is in.
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Post Wed Feb 09, 2005 9:57 am

hey thanks for reply jos,

should made it clear, driver side front and rear,

the driver side front and rear and crumpled over/up out of shape,

i was thinking of gettin a pair of pliars (sp?) and shaping them up, but i dont want them ending up in my hand lol, fall of the chasis, wont this weaken the points if i bend them over?

rear are attached to the subframe? so they should be easy to replace i.e. without welding/body work?

just looked at the etk diagram, front jacking points are approx under a tenner just weld them in?

and the rear are attached to the subframe?

im i on the right tracks?

sorry for the long post. :lol: