Author Topic: starter for 10, who knows what these black round rubbery bits are? - A. liftpads  (Read 19840 times)

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I was asking TT last week were to jack the car up and he didn't mention these, so i think he has done some research and found these points, but i looked all over for trolley jacking points and didnt spot these.
So can some one confirm for me. If i look under my car am i supposed to see these butt plugs or do i have to buy them and why is there ten  :undecided: sorry if this is really obvious perhaps i need to lie down  :undecided:

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I was asking TT last week were to jack the car up and he didn't mention these, so i think he has done some research and found these points, but i looked all over for trolley jacking points and didnt spot these.
So can some one confirm for me. If i look under my car am i supposed to see these butt plugs or do i have to buy them and why is there ten  :undecided: sorry if this is really obvious perhaps i need to lie down  :undecided:

There are two plastic covers that "pop off" to revel this points I believe, as when my car was on the RR last week they removed these so they could strap the car down.

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thanks MR PG  :nerd:

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Don't get it  :huh:

Why would ECS sell lift pads?

To make money!  :tongue:

Are they not there from standard?  :huh:

Nope.  But they are standard on the Mk1 TT, and my RS4 also has some different kind of lift pads fitted as standard.
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I was asking TT last week were to jack the car up and he didn't mention these,

The reason I didn't mention it is because they aint standard fitment.  :tongue:  Didn't want to have a confused moggy on the loose!  :grin:

so i think he has done some research and found these points,

Yeah, I've been trying to find out about these for over a year.  I originally found out about them from this website blog - http://furmanka.blogspot.com/2006/06/10k-swonick.html.  I emailed the guy for the part numbers, but he didn't reply - and it took me ages to find the correct part numbers.

but i looked all over for trolley jacking points and didnt spot these.
So can some one confirm for me. If i look under my car am i supposed to see these butt plugs or do i have to buy them and why is there ten  :undecided: sorry if this is really obvious perhaps i need to lie down  :undecided:

You need to retro-fit them.
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I was asking TT last week were to jack the car up and he didn't mention these, so i think he has done some research and found these points, but i looked all over for trolley jacking points and didnt spot these.
So can some one confirm for me. If i look under my car am i supposed to see these butt plugs or do i have to buy them and why is there ten  :undecided: sorry if this is really obvious perhaps i need to lie down  :undecided:

There are two plastic covers that "pop off" to revel this points I believe, as when my car was on the RR last week they removed these so they could strap the car down.

The rears just have a 10pence plastic cover, but for the fronts, you need to remove a small section of the undertray.
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God you know how to keep a cat waiting.  :drool:
Thanks for the info i need some of them  :smiley:

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Ooops - the part numbers!  You need four of both.

8N0 804 583 - lift pad rubbers, retail £1.15 each
8N0 803 855 - lift pad hard inserts, retail £2.35 each
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Silly question but why did you have 10  :smug:

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Silly question but why did you have 10  :smug:

Stupid question.
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