Pre-cat. . . . . REMOVED!

scopes · June 10, 2015, 06:16:25 PM

^^^ x2 ^^^ @dazza @Kam88

dazza · June 10, 2015, 06:22:56 PM

Kam88 · June 10, 2015, 06:23:45 PM

Hahaha I know but I am impatient and I might go there tomorrow to pick up my other one lol

StuF · June 10, 2015, 06:51:14 PM

Quote from: dazza on June 10, 2015, 06:14:09 PM
Please don't go under the car with just the widowmaker supporting it.

x2

dazza · June 10, 2015, 06:58:49 PM

I wouldn't feel safe with just a jack even a good one. Get these. £20.82 plus £5 delivery.

http://www.sgs-engineering.com/jsr2-axle-stands?___SID=U

I usually put the stands under then leave the jack just touching.

Kam88 · June 10, 2015, 07:25:23 PM

I got them at my parents house just means going there

GTIEagles · June 10, 2015, 09:26:28 PM

Seriously mate, use axel stands you are literally playing with death just using the standard jack

Flyingscotsman · June 10, 2015, 09:32:54 PM

Quote from: GTIEagles on June 10, 2015, 09:26:28 PM
Seriously mate, use axel stands you are literally playing with death just using the standard jack

X 2
Axle stands all the way. Saved my life once!

Paulo P · June 11, 2015, 09:28:49 AM

a mate of mine was killed on Monday when a car he was working on came off of axle stands! Seriously you must have mates that can lend you some gear to make it safe, don't risk it.

Dan_FR · June 11, 2015, 09:34:02 AM

Sorry to hear about your loss mate.

To @Kam88 Never EVER go under the car supported by the scissor-jack in the boot. it is designed to change wheels at the side of the road i.e. you are not under the car! One sharp pull on a spanner and you could pull the whole car off the jack. Seen it happen and fortunately they were close calls without serious injury. The above post proves that people are not always lucky and it can and does happen, even on axle stands which are 100% safer than the scissor-jack.

dom069 · June 11, 2015, 12:58:03 PM

I had a widow maker collapse before, I was only using it to lift the car enough to get a trolley jack under but it still ended up crushing the sill. I'd never ever trust a widow maker on it's own.

Kam88 · June 11, 2015, 02:54:57 PM

sorry to hear about your friend.

I went this morning and picked up my axle stands and my low profile car that i left at my parents house so it all sorted guys thanks for looking out for me but all good this was i was just being lazy yesterday

have to say car does sounds a fair bit better

GTIEagles · June 11, 2015, 03:02:44 PM

Glad to hear you are still in one piece.

How did you find removing the downpipe? Is it really awkward to do or am I better leaving it to a garage?

Rampage · June 11, 2015, 07:07:54 PM

Quote from: Kam88 on June 11, 2015, 02:54:57 PM
sorry to hear about your friend.

I went this morning and picked up my axle stands and my low profile car that i left at my parents house so it all sorted guys thanks for looking out for me but all good this was i was just being lazy yesterday have to say car does sounds a fair bit better

Have you found any performance gains? Etc

Interested in doing this, had a go but couldn't get the nuts off. Looking for a garage in S. London to do this... AMD wanted £240+Vat!

Kam88 · June 11, 2015, 10:59:06 PM

Quote from: GTIEagles on June 11, 2015, 03:02:44 PM
Glad to hear you are still in one piece.

How did you find removing the downpipe? Is it really awkward to do or am I better leaving it to a garage?

To be honest bit fiddly all in all about an hour to take off and about 45 to put back on not so hard much easier on ramp but i did in on my drive way. what did help was the fact that i caked the bolts with wd40 day before i did think about paying a garage but at the prices they quoted i done it myself.