Help please guys Im not sure what I have broken !

[tommysizzle]

Hi everyone, basically, to save all the, tommy your such a noob comments lol. I was tired, had to jack my front right up to swap a wheel, wacked jack under wasnt concentrating and jacked it up on the sill near the arch where there is a peice of plastic with 2 bolts also in line with the sill, it snapped in the middle luckily the sill cause the car and no more damage, wiggled the side skirt seems to be on still, wondering what is it?!!? but then just so you know I went to a garage and done it on a ramp instead lol..... cheers

 

[Karl]

Do you have a picture ?

 

[tommysizzle]

I can take one and send it to your mobile? pm me your number ? Im concerned bud, no other way as im at work but i can run outside

 

[Mr_Ben]

You're such a noob haha

Front or rear wheel? Could be the arch.... As said pics needed for better analysis

Edit: I'm such a noob just seen it's front :roll: :lol:

 

[Al]

As said a photo would be great.

The sideskirts are held on with plastic pop clips, where as the arches are both pop fit and a few screws... without a photo I can't determine what you've done.

 

[Karl]

I can take one and send it to your mobile? pm me your number ? Im concerned bud, no other way as im at work but i can run outside

Pm sent

 

[Al]

I can take one and send it to your mobile? pm me your number ? Im concerned bud, no other way as im at work but i can run outside

Pm sent

Put the photo up so i can have a look.

 

[Karl]

I can take one and send it to your mobile? pm me your number ? Im concerned bud, no other way as im at work but i can run outside

Pm sent

Put the photo up so i can have a look.

Will when he send me it

 

[tommysizzle]

now sending it to you karl mate, then not sure if u knopw how to get it on here, I am a noob when mechanics comes into play lol, looks like part of the sideskirt but its not cosmetic so phew!

 

[tommysizzle]

thats it. just looks odd to me now, thanks everyone appreciate it

 

[Matt]

This is why I never jack on the sills :s

 

[tommysizzle]

yeah i totally beleive in that now, its not causing me any issues and its not cosmetic but I will straighten it up at the weekend when I do the weekly details......... just worried me thats all ? any ideas?

 

[Matt]

I wouldn't be worried mate, they always bend. It's so weak you could probably bend it back without it snapping/splitting.

I would wait for another opinion before taking mine though

 

[tommysizzle]

haha, lol yeah , so any idea what the 2 bolts are? im not even sure its snapped or ive just bent the middle out so it looks dodgy ?

 

[Karl]

Yep thats the Sills jacking point. You have to be carefull to be in the middle of the jacking point to spread the weight nicely. and if not this is what happens.

This is why i always use the rear axle or the front subframe

 

[tommysizzle]

ok, so, rear axel obv I know that, so near the front use the subframe at all times, cheers guys, so no broken clips for skirts or arches etc then ?

 

[Al]

This is why I never jack on the sills :s

You're meant to jack it up on them.... hence the shape of the jack. But only on 4 points.

 

[tommysizzle]

bit silly I had the jack correct and it broken, not too secure really ? or is it just me ?

 

[Karl]

bit silly I had the jack correct and it broken, not too secure really ? or is it just me ?

Couldnt say as never saw the postion of the Jack when jacking it up

 

[Matt]

This is why I never jack on the sills :s

You're meant to jack it up on them.... hence the shape of the jack. But only on 4 points.

I know you're meant to but they always bend for me so I never bother