**Help I think I Damaged My Car!**
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i was doing an oil change for the first time and i put the jack at the wrong spot. its the spot inbetween the frame and the side lip jack point. its on the driver side and i thought it was a sold piece of metal but i guess i was wrong. it dented in and i dont konw what i damaged. should i worry about the damage i did? here is a diagram were i jacked it up and i circled were it got dented. hope this helps. hope you guys know what im talking about.
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Originally Posted by DennyBak
i was doing an oil change for the first time and i put the jack at the wrong spot. its the spot inbetween the frame and the side lip jack point. its on the driver side and i thought it was a sold piece of metal but i guess i was wrong. it dented in and i dont konw what i damaged. should i worry about the damage i did? here is a diagram were i jacked it up and i circled were it got dented. hope this helps. hope you guys know what im talking about.
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yeah i was feeling the floor board and its lifted up. damn im so stupid. i found out that doing an oil change on the z is a pain in the ***. is there a way to fix it? im perfectionist and things like this bother me.
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Originally Posted by DennyBak
yeah i was feeling the floor board and its lifted up. damn im so stupid. i found out that doing an oil change on the z is a pain in the ***. is there a way to fix it? im perfectionist and things like this bother me.
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Originally Posted by DennyBak
do alot of people make this mistake? i feel like an idiot not knowing it was a POS piece of plastic that dents
P.S: I don't have that safety stand "Adapter" so i guess that's why i'm being paranoid, my safety stands are like.. "U" shaped..
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Originally Posted by DennyBak
do alot of people make this mistake? i feel like an idiot not knowing it was a POS piece of plastic that dents
Just a FYI, if you are an perfectionist and plan on having that floor panel replaced, you might have to have all 3 changed at the same time (Pass. Side, driver side, center). They require some weld jobs and some painting on on the face inside the car, so it won't be cheap.
Just be more careful next time, it's very normal for a person not being familiar with their new vehicle when they work on it the first couple times.
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Originally Posted by homiusang
You might have put a small dent on the undercarriage floor assembly. I wouldn't worry about it though.
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Originally Posted by zownz
whoa..those garage jack points do not look stable at all...anyone jacked their car on those? its like at the differntial and in the middle...looks like when its lifted up it just needs a little push for it to fall or something...i dont know..=/??
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