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Make jack points so obvious that a tire shop newbie cannot get it wrong.

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SpaceEVDriver

SpaceEVDriver

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In a shop where time is a pressure, people aren’t going to look up the jack points on every vehicle that comes into the shop.

Many EV manufacturers have a battery rail right next to the sub/frame. This can sometimes lead to uninformed service personnel jacking on the battery rail instead of on the frame or designated jack point. This can lead to very expensive in time and money repairs. It doesn’t matter if it’s covered by the shop’s insurance, it’s still a huge hassle.

Please create very clear, obvious jack points so it feels, looks, and is obviously wrong if the jack is used in the wrong spot.

I’m watching the tire guys try to figure out where the jack points are on my truck and it’s stressing me out.
 
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When I brought my truck to my local shop for the first time, I literally printed out pages from my owners manual for them, showed them the jack points, and navigated my infotainment screen to the maintenance screen for tire changing mode. I also gave them my jack pucks. They appreciated it. Seems to really only be a big issue when a new vehcile or model is released and they haven't seen them before.
 
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SpaceEVDriver said:
In a shop where time is a pressure, people aren’t going to look up the jack points on every vehicle that comes into the shop.

Many EV manufacturers have a battery rail right next to the sub/frame. This can sometimes lead to uninformed service personnel jacking on the battery rail instead of on the frame or designated jack point. This can lead to very expensive in time and money repairs. It doesn’t matter if it’s covered by the shop’s insurance, it’s still a huge hassle.

Please create very clear, obvious jack points so it feels, looks, and is obviously wrong if the jack is used in the wrong spot.

I’m watching the tire guys try to figure out where the jack points are on my truck and it’s stressing me out.
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Should be a fairly easy way to I’d say tag them but the wear and tear inder the carriage would destroy them. I wonder if like a compression clip or band in bright Scout orange would hold up. Then you know
 
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