my scissor jack slipped today and dented the sill! that'll teach me for not goin and getting the trolley jack! GUTTED!

please direct sympathy this way!!

I did this today...so you are not alone....:

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its a bugger. hopefully they wont be to expensive!

Got a qoute of around 500 pounds, so not too bad.

No sympathy for you if you have a trolley jack. :P

ye i know but would have involved goin to my uncles to get it! but ye i know i should have now. 500s a fair price.

i did the almost 1500 mile round trip to the Ring and back , not a mark on the car , put the car on the ramp at work to swop the wheels over and proceeded to dent the sill with the socket on my airgun , doh

p.s. yes i did torque the wheel bolts up correctly afterwards

My 2nd hand octy came complete with modified sill from jack slippage - easily done it seems. Noticed the sill on my brother's has been folded flat too (by a quick fit type monkey I assume).

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Seems to be a day for it.... didnt see a bloody bollard when reversing at work today... bent my reat bumper and tail light to buggery

My 2nd hand octy came complete with modified sill from jack slippage - easily done it seems. Noticed the sill on my brother's has been folded flat too (by a quick fit type monkey I assume).

Mine was lifted both sides using a forklift - by the shipping company in New Zealand. Got it put right though

i once jacked up a polo using the rear axle beam and bent it.......

Seems to be a day for it.... didnt see a bloody bollard when reversing at work today... bent my reat bumper and tail light to buggery

Yup, seems that way. A mate of mine, while reversing in his company car, reversed too far, and ended up in a ditch. Got a dent in the back, and had to get towed from the ditch.

Mmmm....i LOVE mondays....

i once jacked up a polo using the rear axle beam and bent it.......

Isn't there something on the rear axle beam saying not to use it as a jacking point? Thought there was on the Fabia anyway!

Chris

Isn't there something on the rear axle beam saying not to use it as a jacking point? Thought there was on the Fabia anyway!

Chris

certainly is... the sticker is in a bag in my glove box never stuck on in factory/pdi lol

Isn't there something on the rear axle beam saying not to use it as a jacking point?

problably yes!!!! but this one had silly little side skirts attached to it and i couldn't find anywhere else to jack it

Funny that i bought an RAC one from argos today £29.99.

Good value for money i thought.

Shop for RAC Trolley Jack and Axle Stand Kit. at Argos.co.uk