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I bought my 2004 Commemorative Edition Convertible used, back in December 2014. The first time I went to jack up the car, using my "jacking pucks", I couldn't get them to go into the holes! Upon visual inspection, I discovered why - someone had installed two strips of bar-stock aluminum along the length of the frame rails on each side! They are just inside the edges of the fiberglass body panels, and they are just thick enough that they are slightly lower than the fiberglass. As such, the pad on any jack can be placed (centered, of course) on the aluminum strips, without any need for jacking pucks. Of course, for added protection, one could use the rubber jacking pucks, sans the "eye bolts". Has anyone seen anything like this or know who does this kind of installation? Pics included below:
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Those are called frame savers and can be bought a vendors like Elite Engineering. They protect the rocker panels from damage and also can be used as a jacking point for a floor jack as you mentioned. They can be installed by the car's owner without too much trouble.
Those are called frame savers and can be bought a vendors like Elite Engineering. They protect the rocker panels from damage and also can be used as a jacking point for a floor jack as you mentioned. They can be installed by the car's owner without too much trouble.
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