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Originally Posted by ENINTY
The jack point is a thick piece of plastic. It can take quite a bit of abuse. It is meant to lift the car up. If you use a floor jack and it properly rolls under the car as it should when you lift the car, then there really shouldn't be any damage to the jack point.
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No.........the plastic is not for lifting, it is to locate the jack or stand.
Best and safest way to lift if you need to get uder the car, is on the centre lifting point (steel bit under alluminuim crossmember) and place safety stands under the side jacking points (inside the square plastic bits).
Same at rear. Lift on the steel crossmember behind the diff. and put stands under the side jacking points.
...............stands need a small head to fit inside the plastic squares. If you use small blocks of wood to fit inside plastic square to take the load on the stand, use hard wood........soft wood is dangerous under load.
I have taught automotive safety for many years..............don't become a news headline by doing it wrong !