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jonesy318
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Post Mon Oct 29, 2012 6:30 pm

Hi guys, i'm in the process of removing the dreaded brown stuff and have cut out the shot jacking pads and was wondering if anyone does or knows of someone that maybe reproduces these so that they look like a factory fit, if not it will get the usuall sheet metal treatment!!!!

Many thanks Ian
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Post Mon Oct 29, 2012 6:32 pm

I just plate them up, no more dirt traps and stops any future numpties thinking its an actual lifting point
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Post Mon Oct 29, 2012 7:11 pm

DanThe wrote:I just plate them up, no more dirt traps and stops any future numpties thinking its an actual lifting point
Likewise, mine are both plated up, may need to add a little bracket or something but I'll worry about that later.
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Post Mon Oct 29, 2012 8:01 pm

DanThe wrote:I just plate them up, no more dirt traps and stops any future numpties thinking its an actual lifting point
:D

Just don't tell Barry :mad:
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Post Mon Oct 29, 2012 10:02 pm

think ill just plate it up then and make it look half decent
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Post Mon Oct 29, 2012 11:12 pm

Jozi wrote:
DanThe wrote:I just plate them up, no more dirt traps and stops any future numpties thinking its an actual lifting point
Likewise, mine are both plated up, may need to add a little bracket or something but I'll worry about that later.
That's people's worry of loosing the pad usually isn't, as they house the bottom of the arch liner.. Just have to put a backet in for that..
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Post Mon Oct 29, 2012 11:24 pm

Cut it out and weld in a nice plate! Not jacking points anyway so serve no real purpose except trap rot.!
A 2 door e30 with 8 cylinders, what could be better winkeye :D
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Post Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:25 pm

what thickness steel should you use for that, Ive got to do mine. Also that bottom edge that garages like to deform when they jack it up, is that a thicker steel than normal bodywork
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Post Tue Oct 30, 2012 9:53 pm

Those square 'thingys' on the underside of the front floorpans are NOT JACKING POINTS!
The bloody factory specified them just to enable the production line to have something to move the bare shells with.

Look under a factory cabbie,the entire area is boxed in,wonder why?

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