How to Jack up a MK7 GTI on Jack Stands 

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At the last step, put a wooden block under the left front wheel. This stops the teetering being so bad/dangerous and also allows you to get under with even a regular jack for the last part. Great video!

Thanks DAP, once more, I was able to rotate my tires easily at home. Test drove the gti and man what a difference after 15k.

I was hoping you were going to explain where else BESIDES the pinch welds, to place the Jack stands.

THANK YOU for posting this!!! It's ridiculous how you have to search for the damn jacking points and VW's manual is useless. It doesn't even show exactly where in the manual.

Great video! There are very little sources that give you such an informative detailed guide about jacking your car up. Thanks 😁

Thanks for the tips. Wish there was a center jack point up front. I didn’t feel comfy jacking from subframe so just used a scissor jack for the drivers front side. Worked out well.

Sooooo much brilliant info on your channel, Paul. You and Charles.

I needed this badly, thank you so much, Paul!

Thanks for this. I picked up a "plastic hockey puck" with a slit to fit around the pinch weld for jacking. I see you just relied on the jack base. Any more risk of damaging the pinch weld that way? Also a tip, if you're using jack stands on asphalt on a hot day, put a slim piece of scrap plywood under the jack stand to distribute the weight, or you risk leaving marks on the hot asphalt.

Great video finally its was always confusing to me..thanx again

nice video. All the info you put out there is great! Love the styling on your MK7. Is that a wrap on your roof going down the side, or is it a paint job? Thanks.

Nice video. I will try this method on my B8 S4.

Glad I found this video. I’ve got a TDI so center exit exhaust is not something I deal with. So for the rears I just go off the middle of the rear suspension. I’ve been looking for a solution for the front though.

If the frame rails are still there, those are my preferred jackpoints on the MKIV's and MKV's. This way I can get each side up easily and set the jack stands on the pinch welds. I'm leary of people who put them on the control arms as they are both slippery and then prevent access to replacing the arms. For the rear I just jack the rear off of the center large metal pipe/support thing on my MKV, then place the two stands in place (don't jack on your exhaust, this is some structural member who's name is escaping me right now). It can be concerning to jack on plastic, and it slightly marrs it without protection, however since the 'frame rails" (Yes, I know this is a unibody, bear with me) are key structural supports, I've never had an issue jacking on them. I can't say if this will damage the plastic as one side was already cracked when I got the vehicle, but the other is fine. Using some caution should tell you if the plastic is overstressed or not. Although to be honest, my MKIV was fine for 16 years with no plastic. It doesn't seem entirely needed to myself, however it does keep the underbody a bit cleaner.

Thank god someone finally did this!

When I had my Miata a few decades ago, I bought a floor jack adapter that has a circular base that fits inside the pad on my floor jack and it has two vertical "lips" that fit on both sides of the pinch weld. I could use it anywhere along the weld seam on or off the lift points without damaging the car. It is solid steel and I don't think it is made any more because it was expensive but there are may other similar models out there made of CNC aluminum or rubber. Do a search and you may find something you like. I still use mine all the time on my VW Rabbit. I use it to lift beside the lift point so I can lower the lift point onto the stationary jack.

Would this work if I wanted to jack the front only... jacking thru the rear pinch welds ? And getting a jack in the front portion of the car??

Hi thanks for the video...I own a MK6 R...is it to be done the same way as for the Gti or is there a difference I should pay attention to? Thanks

Always make sure you set the parking brake and if you are a manual transmission, put your car in first gear (park for autos obviously)

If your car is low and the jack won't fit under then you can always use small ramps. You can make ramps out of wood that will give you enough room in a pinch.

Why do car manufacturers therefore not just provide 5 or 6x pinch weld supports so you can jack one side and put the stand at the same time as jacking.

Very cool! Would this be similar to a Jetta? Thank you!

I have a mk7 r and have always lifted it from the rail that runs alongside the car and then placed the jack stands under the lift point spots, haven’t had any problems from this, is it not alright to use that point just to get the car up?

Are there any risks to lifting the car like this? I'm just worried that it will cause things to bend.

Would it be ok to place only two jack stands at the front for oil change?

I tried this 2x and while it's safe for raising 1 side, when trying to do this the other side the car always slides out a bit making it a bit unsafe.

I always wondered what is the name of the decal you have on the backside in a > shape?

Thx man, used this on my mk4 TDI.All golf's are basically the same.

Is there a link to purchase that Floor jack in the video?

can you just use the front subframe as a central lif point?

What is the load capacity of the floorjack? Maybe even the model Thanks

I had it all wrong, thanks. Would this same method work on an mk4 or a b6? I have a mk6 gti 2.0t also. I'll remember this come spring when I have to do the usual stuff to the cars. Thanks for a great video.

My way with VWs is to use a bit of wood to put on top of the jack to spread the load, then jack up one side of the car putting the jack slightly behind (to the rear) of the front jack point (but still along the pinch weld). This lifts the side of the car up evenly, so you can put the jack stands on each jack point front and rear. Then, go around to the other side of the car and jack up in the same place (just to the rear of the front jack point) then put the jack stands on the front and rear jack points. Has never failed me and is much safer than this method because the car never teeters around like this

Thank you so much.....this helped a lot and kept me safe in the process.

Hi Deutsche auto just like to say love your videos especially for Mk 7 my question is about wrap design you have rear quarter looks goods I have an gtd in black I love to install. Wanting that design too red black combe I hope this makes sense

@deutscheautoparts What about jacking up both wheels simultaneously from the rear via large black tubular part of the rear subframe (adjacent the fuel tank) looks like a solid jack point to lift up, then, place jacks at pinch welds, no?

I have a MK5 Jetta, so it should be the same right? Thank you.

can i know which color do you wrapped the roof ??

Where did you purchase that low profile jack from?

same process for MKVs (2005-2010 GTI, GLI, JETTA, RABBIT, GOLF) I assume?

So simple, but very helpful. I just need to rotate the tires, but this will make it a snap. The only thing that could have improved this video is if Charles was there.

Hey Paul, I would like to see you do a video on vacuum suction oil change.

Does this work for the 15 a3 8v?

Would this work for an alltrack?

Can you do one of these for the MK5 Jetta? There doesn't seem to be anything specific available.

Hi , great videos . I have a 2017 gti and recently bought a Daytona 3 ton jack but not low profile ,its regular. I didn't use it yet and just want to know will it work or do I need a low profile ?..ty

I've jacked so many cars and I love this car but the jack points were so confusing to find

Helloo, is it safe to jack from the subframe? It will not crak?

The way I lift my Mk4 (should apply to Mk7 too) was to use long low profile jack (similar to his) and jack up the subframe from the front using a 2ft 2x4 (to distribute weight) remember to block rear wheels place jack stands at front pinch welds, in the rear 2x4 again jack from rear on the rear beam axle and jack stands on rear pinch welds. I know Mk7's have independent rear but there's got to be somewhere sturdy to jack from in the rear...rear sub frame similar to the front? This way I described is safer IMO at least you have car firmly planted with BOTH rears on solid footing when lifting front and jack stands supporting BOTH sides in front when lifting rear of car. Now maybe he did it like the way he did because the car is too low to get jack under car like I described (probably so) if that's the case just jack each corner place wood blocks under each tire to raise car first to get jack under as described above...a little more work but much safer...remember to sweep floor first so jack can roll freely.

Will this work on a 2015 VW Sportwagen

I am curious as to how you would jack the car to put in just the two front stands with the rear wheels chocked.

The jackspot steel looks quite decayed? Anyway, I think the car looks better without the gray piece, or if entire rear is gray. But personal opinion. Thanks for the video!! Would be great if you show pictures of jacked underneath.

This is insane, anyone else but you guys and I would be calling bullshit on this

What brand and model floor jack is that?

Could you also jack from the center of both subframes and do both sides at once?

I would have placed a wooden block to jack the subframe portion.

That is a nice vinyl wrap job. Is that gunmetal metallic? I would like to do the same but not sure if I want that color or a matt black on black car

I always thought you jacked the front of the car first? Thats how I was taught in my automotive class

Is this really how complicated my jacking procedure is going to be to change the oil? 🤔The search continues. Edit: I missed the part where you can't just start from the front subframe? Surely if I can reach that (especially from the front of the car), and am only intending to put the front up that makes more sense than starting from the rear pinch weld?

I take it this applies to the MK7 Golf R as well? It would be nice if you could use the rear diff as a jack point, like you can with STIs.

What is going on with the rocker panels? It looks like some sort of protective spray?

do you recommend a cobb or apr tune for mk7 gti?

Do the pinch welds get crushed doing that, the jack that comes with the car has a bridge to go over the pinch weld. ???

what kind of vinyl wrap is that on the back?!

I always lift the front first, then get the back up.

What jack is that?

I want to install a 034 dogbone mount and I tried this method last night. I need to get the car higher than the jackstands will safely allow. The bolt is pretty far back and I had nightmares of the car falling on me as I attemp to remove the bolt. Any other suggestions? Can I use 4 jackstands with the height pretty much maxed out?

Is there a better way of fucking those jack points up?

where do i get that sweet wrap?

I've always thrown the front jack stands underneath the control arms. I guess this way works too. Just a bit more work haha.

Thank youi

thanks

I wish there was a way to jack up the front from under the grill by using the subframe without bending it, so that you could place both jack stands under the front at their jacking points.

Could you please make a video how we can remove MK7 GTI front bumper?

I'm trying to find a decent priced & useful jack, like the one this dude is using, for my MkV. Not looking for cheap, looking for best deal/bang for my buck. The MkV weighs some 3200lbs. Don't know how many tons that is. Can you recommend one? Thanks 🤘🏼

Great videos but you should have an other video showing the removal of the jack stands. Thanks

What would be the proper procedure to get the car back down from the jack stands?

I like this whole start from the rear thing… gives less steps to getting the car up.

Anyone knows how to do a black c pillar like this GTI? Pasti dip?

really strange way of jacking, with a normal cheap you can t lift it so high ...

You went to all that trouble when you could have just jacked from the front subframe to begin with? And you should do the front first as I would rather have the rear prevented from rolling by the handbrake than rely on the gearbox holding the car in place.

Why can't manufacturers make a dedicated easy to know jack points on every car it's not even that hard to make one and doesn't need any R&D other than just pure engineering common sense which I think many in Automotive industry certainly lack off

no mention of jack adapters to protect ur pinch ??

Naw man, that's the slow method, not to mention more dangerous... Better to jack from the front jack-point, set a jackstand at rear jack-point AND under a front-subframe-chassi bolt head. On that note: Anyone have good ideas on better front jack-stand locations? I'll be fitting my Alltrack engine bay pan this fall... nice CFRP piece with direct mount to the front bumper-chassis point. Hypothesis: I can make that point a beefed-up forward jacking-point!

My rear lifts but the front wont lift with the jack at the rear what will I do next 🤣

The seems will get crushes if you do like that. You'll need adapters. Don't ask me how I know.

If you want to preserve your car don't jack or put jack stands on the pinch weld. It's somewhat tolerable to use a four point lift on the pinch weld, the cars weight is spread to four points as opposed to so much of the weight being on just one point. Save the pinch welds!!

what do you call this rap that's on the vehicle

Sheeeit race ramps might be easier for oil changes

HOW DO YOU GET IT OFF THE JACK STANDS ??!!?????!

seriously where is the mk5 project!?

i thought you werent supposed to lift the vehicle on 4 jack stands? i swear my jackstands say it if im not mistaken lol

The trick is to use more than one jack to avoid the teetering. 🤫

I always get paranoid when I'm working under a car that's sitting on jack stands😵They just don't feel as safe as the car lift machines in workshops

This makes it impossible to jack up JUST the rear wheels and leave the front wheels on the ground.

my pinch welds bent wtf

Captain save a golf

obviously

What's up with them 👖 tho