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Let's talk jacking points and jack stands...again

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hawker800mech

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Location
Concord, NC
Sportwagen SEL said:
Sorry for the newbie question but I can't figure out how to go from jacking up one corner of the car with a jack, and then somehow transferring the exact same point over to a jack stand so I can then use the jack for the other sides. So according to these pictures I'm looking at you can jack up the car under those pinch welds? (I don't know where they are, are they near the jack points?)
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Xdpker

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Location
USA
soundmike said:
If not too much for anyone, but can a photo be posted of where on the subframe a jack stand can be placed?

I've held off rotating tires for a while now. Being so new to the GTI platform i don't want to mess anything up. I used to be able to jack my prior car from the middle front sub and/or rear differential, placing the stands on the pinch welds.

With the GTI, i've read you can't lift from the sub so pinch welds it is, but then i have no clue where to put the stands.

Thank you.
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Sorry to bump up an old thread, but I'm about to do my first oil change and wanted confirmation of whether the method I'm going to use is okay or not. I was planning to lift the car with a floor jack from the sub frame, near the dog bone mount bolt, placing jack stands under both reinforced front pinch welds spots, and lowering the floor jack. Is this an acceptable method?
 
Wrath And Tears

Wrath And Tears

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Location
Azusa, CA
Car(s)
17 Sport, 99 E36
Xdpker said:
Sorry to bump up an old thread, but I'm about to do my first oil change and wanted confirmation of whether the method I'm going to use is okay or not. I was planning to lift the car with a floor jack from the sub frame, near the dog bone mount bolt, placing jack stands under both reinforced front pinch welds spots, and lowering the floor jack. Is this an acceptable method?
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Sure, that is what a lot of people do. Works perfectly fine.
 
blaqsheep

blaqsheep

Autocross Champion
Location
Canada
Car(s)
IS38 GTI
Stiggosaurus said:
Heard back from one of the Audi dealers nearby about the OEM parts. Wow, is that some expensive rubber/plastic! Here's what I was quoted:

8V0 825 271 (Qty:1) - $38.00/each
8V0 825 272 (Qty:1) - $38.00/each
8V0 802 845 (Qty:1) - $60.00/each
8V0 802 846 (Qty:1) - $60.00/each
8V0 802 847A (Qty:2) - $67.50/each
8V0 804 631 (Qty:2) - $60.00/each

TOTAL: $451(!!)

Unless I'm missing something really obvious, don't think I'll be doing that. Those ECS jack pads are looking pretty good now! Nevermind the fact that apparently that last part number was supposedly only available at one dealership in the entire country, so that one probably would have had to be shipped.
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For anyone curious about these parts, here is some info from my existing post:

VAG Parts Bin said:
MUCH cheaper from e-Acca:





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vw671

Autocross Newbie
Location
San Diego
GLoBaLReBeL said:
Damn man, $132? That's pretty expensive for jack stands. They look sturdy as hell, but the price point is painful :)
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They are 3-ton jacks but they feel like they could hold 6-tons each. Yes they are expensive but will no doubt out live my lifetime of use. No slippage with these, I feel totally safe under the car which I did not feel with normal jack stands.
 
Gogo GTI

Gogo GTI

Go Kart Champion
Location
Boulder, CO
Car(s)
2017 GTI Sport
I just bought a U-Jack and I need a new set of jack stands. Has to be the type with the slim mast so it can fit into the U-Jack.

Any suggestions for a brand of jack stands that work well with the pinch welds? Looking at my old jack stands, the shape of the “U” on the stands that would support the weld is too deep and it wont even come into full contact with the pinch weld.




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up4speed

up4speed

Go Kart Newbie
Location
Long Island
Car(s)
2015 GTI
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Squishy

Ready to race!
Location
Barrie, Ontario
What's the best way to get the front end of the gti on jack stands, other than the method shown in the deutche auto parts youtube video which doesn't work for me cause my jack is much smaller than his.
 
demi9od

demi9od

Drag Race Newbie
Location
NC
Squishy said:
What's the best way to get the front end of the gti on jack stands, other than the method shown in the deutche auto parts youtube video which doesn't work for me cause my jack is much smaller than his.
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If you're not lowered, you can get a floor jack under the dog bone hole and cup it with the floor jack.

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