Went to put my winter rims on, using the toy scissor jack in the standard kit, and (un)fortunately noticed it twisting at the top. Damage was the underseal torn off exposing the body underneath. This jack would have been used maybe 20/24 times previously. Rating 700kg.
A search reveals the available scissor jacks with the same fitment at the top, to fit around the seam weld, are only rated 1000kg/1t, are are similarly 'cheap', @£10 at the lower end to £20 at the upper end retail, but all identically puny.
A much more substantial 1.5t scissor jack doesn't have the fitment to locate it by the seam weld, nor a flat top, so would dig into the underseal. I'm not entirely sure the fitting at the top is necessary, but it is useful to locate the jack correctly.
Having a look underneath, the jacking points are about 5cm deep, and 7cm wide, a bit smaller at the front. The top of the scissor jack meanwhile is about 4cm square where it touches the jacking point.
So, being unable to source the right scissor jack, I bought a cheap 2t trolley jack that came with a circular 7cm diameter rubber shoe. I used a piece of wood the same size as the jacking point to avoid the seam weld (by lowering the contact point to below the seam) and to locate the head of the jack centrally under the wood. Worked a treat, however still leaves me without a scissor jack to carry around.
I'm not going to buy a Hyundai jack, and want something I can trust, so it's going to be a 1.5t jobby.
(Although if it does become the emergency jack, it will only be called upon once or twice
) This leaves me with having to locate a piece of wood or rubber on top of it to avoid damage and spread the load up to the size of the jacking point.
Who's done what with regards to scissor jack replacement?
I used my old mk4 golf standard jack for 12 years swapping rims twice a ear, never had an issue, so unhappily surprised with Hyundai tbh.
