Just wanted to check to see what people's thoughts are on these locations for axle stands. I've used the back of the wishbone, with a block of oak bridging the load across the bolt head and the actual wishbone itself.

I'd appreciate a fairly quick response please as I'm hoping to crack on with the car.

Looks good but your jack looks dodgy. If it's on the part of the chassis which is lower that the body you can damage them if you have a narrow headed jack.

Looks good but your jack looks dodgy. If it's on the part of the chassis which is lower that the body you can damage them if you have a narrow headed jack.

Sorry I don't quite follow you when you say it could damage them? :S

They are only thin metal and with the smaller jack heads the raised parts can press into the channel. Don't know about tdi but on a Vrs they carry the plastic fuel pipes.

They are only thin metal and with the smaller jack heads the raised parts can press into the channel. Don't know about tdi but on a Vrs they carry the plastic fuel pipes.

Ah yes, I have a 5" square block of wood on the top of the jack head to spread the load.

Looks fine

Looks fine

Cheers. Didn't fall down on me in the end! I've not really used axle stands before so it was just a bit of a confidence thing before I dragged myself under the car, but it seemed very solid though.

That is where I stick my stands, or on the bolt in just to the right. All depends on where i can get the jack too. My car has happily run at 60mph on stands :-)

I was going to make myself some wood ramps for when I had quick jobs like an oil change to do on the car, as I figured I probably spend more time jacking the car up and getting the stands in there, than I do actually doing the job in hand. Takes for ever and a month to take off the under-engine tray!

That is where I stick my stands, or on the bolt in just to the right. All depends on where i can get the jack too. My car has happily run at 60mph on stands :-)

I was going to make myself some wood ramps for when I had quick jobs like an oil change to do on the car, as I figured I probably spend more time jacking the car up and getting the stands in there, than I do actually doing the job in hand. Takes for ever and a month to take off the under-engine tray!

Yeah, that's what I used to do. I had two hefty bits of wood, about 1.5" thick, which I drove the car up onto. It gave just enough clearance to do the oil changes on my other cars. This one is sitting a touch too low to comfortably do the job though, hence the stands.

Yeah, that's what I used to do. I had two hefty bits of wood, about 1.5" thick, which I drove the car up onto. It gave just enough clearance to do the oil changes on my other cars. This one is sitting a touch too low to comfortably do the job though, hence the stands.

On the Octavia (standard susp), I sometimes find it hard to even get the jack under the car!

When I am at my parents I use a collection of scaffolding planks, as they don't sink into the ground so easily! I was planning on making 4 ramps, 2 long, and 2 shorter, so I could drive the car up onto and have it nice and level. Or I have seen those rather cool air bags some mobile tyre fitters use to lift the car up... they could be rather cool - and give suitable excuse for buying a compressor too :-)

On the Octavia (standard susp), I sometimes find it hard to even get the jack under the car!

When I am at my parents I use a collection of scaffolding planks, as they don't sink into the ground so easily! I was planning on making 4 ramps, 2 long, and 2 shorter, so I could drive the car up onto and have it nice and level. Or I have seen those rather cool air bags some mobile tyre fitters use to lift the car up... they could be rather cool - and give suitable excuse for buying a compressor too :-)

I wouldn't want to crawl under the car if it was supported on air bags! I think I'll stick with the ramps now tbh, it gives plenty of space for moving about under the car too.