Hey guys,

I had a guy install some things and do some work under my car. However, he used a jack and he lifted it from the plastic/grey/foam like thing under the car. He positioned it under the driver side footwell, so now, when I drive or sit in the seat, my left leg is raised up because the plastic under it is lifted up from the jack. I tried pushing it down and stomping on it with my foot, doesnt seem to work. The guy said come tomorrow and he'' fix it, said not to worry. Is this an easy fix?? Thanks

Steve

 

The fix is gonna be a hammer or Mallot and some muscle.

 

^^Cool, good to know it won't be expensive haha

 

^should be free

 

Moved....

 

BFH

 

my 240sx had a similar problem but happened because someone jumped it

 

this is why I dont work on other peoples cars, but if this is supposed to be a professional wtf was he thinking. what parts were you getting installed?

 

It can be fixed properly by removing the carpet, drilling and using a slide hammer. Anyone dumb enough to put a jack under the passenger floor will probably do a half-*** fix.

 

I would refrain from using this mechanic ever again. Anyone who doesn't know where to properly place a jack under a car... shouldn't be working on them.

 

Indeed

 

dont go ot guys, so a hammer is all it needs? Im just nervous its not going to be that easy, i can't stand looking at it like that...

 

bump

 

why did you bump the thread without adding updates, shouldn't it be fixed by now. in for pics

 

I'd call my insurance, take it to a body shop to have it fixed properly (it may need a new floor well) and send the bill to the guy who messed up your car. This is a body shop project, not a project for some noob mechanic who doesn't even know what a jack point is.

EDIT:

Oh crap, you're in Korea, huh? If this was some off-base shop, then good luck getting anything done. I grew up on Yongsan and every time our 1979 Chevy Malibu station wagon took a whack in the rear by a Kimchi Cab down in Itaewon, WE got stuck with the bill.

 

^this....the dude is a complete moron! anyone with 2 braincells and any idiodic mechanical sense could figure out how to properly jack up a car without damaging the chassis....

 

yea gonna have to do that. No not in korea...yet haha. So you guys suggest not even letting him try to hammer it down and just take it to a another shop?

 

^i would personally...the damage might be more extensive than you think...

It really depends on how far you want to take this...

 

Happens to mine all the time. I gotta quit 4-wheeling it.

(I use a big hammer.)

 

Jcat, do you just go at it with a big a$$ hammer repeatedly and it just goes back down? Any tips or is it just straightforward pounding? Thanks