Seat Leon ETKA?

[Dezzy]

Thanks for the piccies Ainars going to be very handy when it comes to putting it all back together.

Originally Posted by Conan_the_Librarian

The wife...... of course!!!!

[Dezzy]

Well here it is just after the prang


and the strip down begins, as you can see from the first pic the suspension is bent, it's actually the hub casting thats bent.


suspension replaced just door, wing and intercooler to go (i think) quite supprised how heavy the doors are, that or i'm becoming a fairy (thought i'd get that in before CTL )


Big thanks to Ainars for the piccies that really helped mate

[RanjS8]

you look like you are doing quite well there Dezzy....especially like the tyre for safety....good old trick....

At least I know where to go if i have an accident now.

[Dezzy]

Thanks Ranj, Dezzy's accident repair centre or DARC. It's got a ring to it but i'm not sure i'd want to do it for a living, or that could be because i don't have all the tools.
My jack has never let me down but i always put a wheel under to save my squishy head just in case

[RanjS8]

For temporary jobs I suppose ok but I have to say a few years back I taking a mini metro apart. I failed miserably and the car ended up standing for about 3 months without a wheel....luckily the car was on a stand as the jack that was holding it up had slowly loss pressure and come down....so always use axle stand especially cos when ur messing with suspension it needs an extra bang or swing occasionally.

The annoying thing is it takes me an absolute age trying to work out a jacking point without damaging something.

Out of curiousity does anyone actually know if the tyre under the car actually works?????

DARC vadar may the force be with you!!!!

[Dezzy]

If you can use the force Luke you shouldn't need a jack or jacking point.

The wheel under the car works well but if it's used then it'll mark the alloy obviuosly. The wheel will take more than the weight of the car like that so will save your head, foot, legs or whatever you have under it at the time.

I make some axel stands while i was shipbuilding for my Land8 but someone borrowed them and they never came back. I'd not be able to use them under the car anyway as it'll have to be jacked so high.

Jacking point under the Seat for the jack in the boot would be on the sill but i've gone under further and picked up the chasis or body shell rail, with a piece of soft wood between the car and the jack as the cup on the jack isn't as big as on workshop jack.