Right I have done a stupid thing today and deserve any onslaught of wise cracks but I think I may end up suffering where it really hurts which is my wallet
Basically after deciding to swap my rear wheels around due to a very clever poster on here recognizing they were on the wrong way around I instead of going out and buying proper jacks or stands decided it would be safe to use mine and my partners car jacks to do the job.
This was a very big mistake as jacked up one side fine with my jack and then jacked the other side up with my partners which was a more solid jack but mine was not that goo and due to the height lost balance. Now it did this gradually and the car slowly slipped down onto the ground on both sides. This resulted in the heat shields initially on either side taking the weight and bending slightly. On one side my jack had jammed under the car so think that was taking the weight also but on the other side seemed to be just the heat shield. I looked under the car to check if I could see any other damage but could not. The only thing I could see was(and forgive me as do not know what the parts are called) the 2 long parts of the suspension either side seemed to be flush with the floor.
So basically I nipped to Halfords and bought 2 hydraulic jacks, slid them under each side of the car and lifted it up. Again could only see that the heat shields were slightly bent but nothing else damaged. Slotted wheels back on, lowered and then to check just drove it in reverse and forward a few times over bumps and heavy braking to see if anything sounded broke or if anything did not feel right but everything seemed fine.
Sorry for the long post and I know without someone inspecting it there is no way to tell what damage may have been done if any but could anyone take a punt at what likely may have been damaged and if so what sort of symptoms would I find when driving.
As said I could kick myself and only saving grace is none of body parts were under the car which would have been a lot worse than just metal being damaged