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Old 01-03-2008, 01:02 PM
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what do you guys use to get the jack under your car i was thinking of making some kind of small ramp just wondered what other people use
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drive on to a brick or block of wood
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we have a brick inside our front door, as every car we have owned aint been able to get a jack under it, the golf is the worst by a long shot lol
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Or a low trolley jack.
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theyre £100, a brick is free
Old 01-03-2008, 01:11 PM
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a brick dont look too good when you open your boot though
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then leave it in your house!

or get a jack and do what we used to do, one of u lift the wing up so its high enough to get jack in lol

metal ramps would be ok but a bit bulky!
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How many people drive around with a trolley jack in the boot though?

It will cause some nice outwards dents when sliding about sideways
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How many people drive around with a trolley jack in the boot though?

It will cause some nice outwards dents when sliding about sideways
heres a story, we had a trolley jack in boot of cossie, on way to a car show Lee did a few donuts (yes he was being a chav lol) and we stopped for something,opened boot and the fire extinguisher was punctured by the jack and it COVERED the boot, took fookin MONTHS to get rid of the dust!
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my jack has got a proper case for it
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Lee get Vic to grab hold of the arch and lift it while shove jack under lol.
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all ready done that when i swapped the wheels lol
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