MK5 Golf GTI
General => Random Chat => Topic started by: 182_blue on August 18, 2010, 09:26:35 am
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As title, as i take the wheels off quite often thought i would add this little mod, saves damaging the underside of the car :happy2:
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Oooffff I love parts like this! Do you have the PNs Shaun? Ta
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^^^^
And how easy are they to install? :happy2: Good practical mod imo.
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Good mod :happy2:
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Oooffff I love parts like this! Do you have the PNs Shaun? Ta
Parts:
8P0 802 845 Front Left Jack Pad - 1 of required
8P0 802 846 Front Right Jack Pad - 1 of required
8N0 804 583 Rubber Buffers - 4 of required
8P0 802 847 Plastic Jack Pad Plugs - 2 of required.
Cost: is around £40 including vat (hard to say as i got discount and bought a few items), plus cost of yellow tape
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There is also a Audi TT kit which is cheaper but you dont get the covers for the front which i think is important as it covers the underside , plus they sit higher up in the holders part numbers below
Parts:
8N0 804 583 Rubber Buffer - 4 off required
8N0 803 855 Plastic Securing Plugs - 4 off required
Cost: £20.72 incl VAT @ 17.5%
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Other pics borrowed from Sciroccocentral from user RW1
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Liking the look of these too... more details needed!! :happy2:
Edit: too slow lol
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These are a great mod, seen them before and really surprised they don't happen more often. Nice work Shaun. :drinking:
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^^^^
And how easy are they to install? :happy2: Good practical mod imo.
took me about 20 mins, you just pop the old cover off on the backs, insert the rubber bung, it does need a jack to pop them into place (i put a socket bit in the middle to help) , then you insert the plastic bit and again use the jack to pop it into place, done for the back :happy2:, the front is a matter of removing the plastic cover as in the picture (it helped to remove the surround as well, its just held on with two torx screws), then again you push the rubber bung in place with a jack, then insert the plastic cover/ jack point (this part is two parts combined), done :happy2:
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What's the reason for the yellow tape?
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Probably for dumb spanner monkeys to see where the jacking points are.
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What's the reason for the yellow tape?
Its so you and mechanics can easily see where they are :happy2: , not a necessity but nice to have all the same
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Cool thanks. I fitted the TT ones about a month ago and did wonder about leaving the cover off. It will be fun getting them out now :sad1:
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:congrats: Great mod Blue, and definitely worth the money IMO. I have had the car up-n-down loads since I got it.
I have always thought that someone should come up with a mod to make better jacking points for a trolley jack. Lets face it the "widow-maker" jacks in the boot are dangerous :scared:
If only there was a better location for the axle stands I have. The shape they are, are a real pain. They don't fit anywhere easily. (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.adobecomputers.com%2Fforum%2Fimages%2Fsmilies%2Fthumbsdown.gif&hash=84d6480c6b5aaa95c25839a6a726b8ed49378599)
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I think I'll get these from my local TPS too
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Attention to detail on this car is great :notworthy:
As said nice to see a practical mod. :congrats:
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Going to order these this week - such a useful little mod!
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I have read in the past a couple of threads on iirc a skoda forum that says due to the rear ones not been re-enforced metal if you jack at an angle with a trolly jack you can bend that panel.
A simple solution to using a trolly jack is shown on this skoda thread below.
http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/149492-jacking-pad-for-trolley-jack/
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I read about that. Was quite a clever idea (if you have a smaller jack that can take an insert like that)
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I use a hockey puck and find it pretty poor, I`ll be off to the Audi dealer to order some bits these week too :happy2:
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I Like :happy2:
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Oooffff I love parts like this! Do you have the PNs Shaun? Ta
Parts:
8P0 802 845 Front Left Jack Pad - 1 of required
8P0 802 846 Front Right Jack Pad - 1 of required
8N0 804 583 Rubber Buffers - 4 of required
8P0 802 847 Plastic Jack Pad Plugs - 2 of required.
Cost: is around £40 including vat (hard to say as i got discount and bought a few items), plus cost of yellow tape
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getting these tomorrow so will post a 2012 price.
im surprised my jacking point welds on my car havent disintegrated by now :signLOL:
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Hi just to check these would be OK with the covers to fit my Golf MkV Gti late 2006
Thanks in advance
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I have read in the past a couple of threads on iirc a skoda forum that says due to the rear ones not been re-enforced metal if you jack at an angle with a trolly jack you can bend that panel.
A simple solution to using a trolly jack is shown on this skoda thread below.
http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/149492-jacking-pad-for-trolley-jack/
Just stumbled onto this thread during some googling and thought I'd add my tuppence worth.
These jacking points are not great for long term use if you regularly adjust coilovers or do oil changes every 3-5k.
I think these 'jack points' were actually just for moving the body shells around the production line in a jig. They will eventually cave in, as what happened to my MK4 using these pads.
The pinch welds on the sills are the correct and strongest place to jack the car up from, so I would encourage folk to not to use these jack pads.