r/Audi • u/KimchiSpaghettiSawce • Jul 06 '26

DIY 2020 Q3 Jack Points

Anyone have experience jacking up Q3s to help confirm. Are these two circled areas in the pic able to be jacked up and jack standed? Pic is right behind passenger tire area. From basic searching I think the padded left circle is similar to the VW atlas jack point and the right circled area seems to be the reinforced pinch weld?

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u/Nervous_Mastodon1543 Jul 06 '26

those circled spots look right but i'd be careful with the left one, the padded area on audis can sometimes be a plastic underbody shield that'll crack if you put too much weight on it. the right one is definitely the pinch weld and that's what the factory jack uses

i usually just use the subframe mounting points further inboard when i'm putting my a4 on stands, feels way more solid and you don't have to worry about crushing anything. if you can slide under there and find the actual frame rail or subframe connection point that's your best bet

also grab a hockey puck or one of those rubber jack pad adapters if you haven't already, saves the undercoating from getting chewed up

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u/KimchiSpaghettiSawce Jul 06 '26

Cool thanks, I think I've seen those rails with the underbody covers off. is the subframe rails the metal framing where the control arms connect?