Prius Jackstand position

I've got no problems with the bearing points in the pics I posted. Basically the opposite of the knife edge on that lower edge seam: a broad, heavy gauge rail, spreads the load.

 

I think I've found an alternative to the rear pinch weld proscribed jack stand location. There's an area, just inboard and a little forward, clear of plastic underpanel, and it looks to be heavy gauge, reinforced. Here's a pic to show the vicinity:



Rear of vehicle is to the left. The two 45 degree red rectangles are the new rear jack stand points I'm trying.

Note just to left of the rectangles are a black plastic plugs. One of ours was missing, and the dealership parts department tells me they have spares on hand, the plugs are put in at the dealership when they receive the vehicle. The area is heavy gauge, double layer. Which leads me to suspect those holes are for some sort of locating or locking pin, maybe used during shipping.

 

Not my car, someone else posted that here. We just now picked up a freeby replacement for the missing plug, from the dealership. I talked to them and they confirmed, the opening is in a reinforced zone, meant for some sort of pin. It's used during shipping.

There's an extra layer of heavy gauge plate, and it has a ridge at one corner, a good fit for a jack stand cradle.

 

Yeah there are front and rear jack points. It's shown in the Owners Manual. The rear points circle in this pic, and the front one is just out of frame, I've tried to flag it. It's pretty obvious when you look under the front: there's a circular opening in the engine underpanel, it's there.



My 2 cents: I'd never use the pinch welds for anything, even just safety stands. Especially the front. I lift with either the front or rear central jacking points, then settle onto jackstands at the points at the pic up the page. The points along the pinch weld are in no way reinforced.