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This something that I've meant to post for a long time. I've just never felt annoyed enough to do it, until now.
So, we've all seen these plastic snap-in jacking pucks / pads for sale from all of the Corvette parts vendors. I've always found it ridiculous that they can get away with charging $40 to $50 for a set of 4 pieces of plastic, that couldn't cost more than $5 to make. And, of course, there are plenty of people willing to pay those prices.
When I bought my Corvette back in 2007, I saw these; and I thought that they were a great idea. They're thin, light weight, and you can leave them in place. At that time, there were very few vendors selling them. In fact, they weren't easy to find.
Through my online research, what I discovered was that these pucks appeared to have been originally designed for BMW's. And, if I searched for "Plastic BMW Jacking Pads", I found them available from all sorts of vendors. I ended up buying a new set of 4 on Ebay for $20. If you do that same search on Ebay today, you'll find a vendor selling sets of 4 for about $30. And, if you only want 1 or 2, it's very easy to find them online for about $8 a piece. It's way more than what I originally paid; but, it's still a lot less than what Corvette parts vendors are charging for them.
If you happen to care about things such as jacking pucks.....I hope you found this at least a little bit interesting.
I bought these aluminum pucks from West Coast Corvettes for $60.00. I really find it amusing that someone would spend as much money as they do for a Corvette then spend a lot more for mods but are too tight to put out a little more to protect their rocker panels.
It is called Corvette Tax. Back on my 2005 C6 I was about to order these 'corvette jacking pads' until I did more searching and found they were basically the same as the BMW ones but at double the price. So I ordered a set directly from a BMW parts reseller. Worked perfectly. When I got my 2013, I ordered the same set.
I bought these aluminum pucks from West Coast Corvettes for $60.00. I really find it amusing that someone would spend as much money as they do for a Corvette then spend a lot more for mods but are too tight to put out a little more to protect their rocker panels.
Hockey pucks do everything these high dollar things do at a fraction of the price. It makes no sense to me to buy anything else.
Hockey pucks do everything these high dollar things do at a fraction of the price. It makes no sense to me to buy anything else.
Hockey pucks won't pass inspection at a serious** car show, but the plastic leave-in pucks do (at least with the ones I've been in). I show my car so that's an important consideration for me
**For clarification purposes (because this is Corvette Forum...) the term "serious" is being used in comparison for some of the larger car shows in the DFW metropolitan area. This may or may not compare to your local area, or any area you may have known in your lifetime. YMMV.
Last edited by Corvette_Ed; 08-08-2018 at 09:12 PM.
Hockey pucks won't pass inspection at a serious car show, but the plastic leave-in pucks do (at least with the ones I've been in). I show my car so that's an important consideration for me
Since they are so easy to put In and remove, I don't see why you would want to leave them in.
Since they are so easy to put In and remove, I don't see why you would want to leave them in.
Bad knee and bad back; plus it's just more convenient for me. I jack the car up a lot for cleaning, and it's just easier to have them in place already. Since, for my purposes, it doesn't matter either way I don't see any reason why I shouldn't leave them in. It's not like anyone is going to see them unless they lay down flat on the ground and poke their head under the car.
Since they are so easy to put In and remove, I don't see why you would want to leave them in.
I'd rather not have to think about it, ever. With the plastic ones always installed, I don't have to remind the service tech to use them, or where I left them in the car. It's just one less thing that I have to worry about. I've had numerous experiences where the shop dented, dinged, or scratched my car. The less they have to touch the car, the better, IMO.
I'd rather not have to think about it, ever. With the plastic ones always installed, I don't have to remind the service tech to use them, or where I left them in the car. It's just one less thing that I have to worry about. I've had numerous experiences where the shop dented, dinged, or scratched my car. The less they have to touch the car, the better, IMO.
The snap in pucks are great. No looking for them when you need on or forgetting to take one out and lose it. Snap them in and forget about it, for $20 on eBay you can't go wrong.
Just an FYI on the leave in place pucks. They go into the factory T hook fittings used to winch the car up onto a flatbed and secure it. There are other T hook fittings on the frame, but on a car as low as the C6 they are not easy to get to.
08-08-2018, 02:05 PM
Jacking Pucks / Pads - FYI
The snap in pucks are great. No looking for them when you need on or forgetting to take one out and lose it. Snap them in and forget about it, for $20 on eBay you can't go wrong. 
