E46 rear top mounts

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Post Wed Dec 17, 2014 12:43 pm

These are the upgrade for the E30, yes? Any particular year e46? And if anyone has a part number to hand that would be great!
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Post Wed Dec 17, 2014 12:54 pm

Any E46 convertible rear top mount. They are all the same from 318i to M3.
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Post Wed Dec 17, 2014 12:55 pm

The Meyle HD ones are perfect for the job and only like 12 quid for the pair. They're plentiful on ebay.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-3-E36-E46 ... 0909560301
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Post Wed Dec 17, 2014 2:19 pm

Type Bushes into the Wiki and you'll get the part number.
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Post Wed Dec 17, 2014 7:51 pm

Good stuff, thanks.
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Post Wed Dec 17, 2014 8:53 pm

They look identical to E30 ones, but the difference is supposed to be in the steel bush that the damper rod goes through.
The E30 version uses a simple piece of parallel walled tube, but the equivalent piece on the E46 ones is barrel shaped, so is physically retained in the rubber to a degree, as well as having a larger bonding area for the glue.
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Post Thu Dec 18, 2014 11:10 pm

Brianmoooore wrote:They look identical to E30 ones, but the difference is supposed to be in the steel bush that the damper rod goes through.
The E30 version uses a simple piece of parallel walled tube, but the equivalent piece on the E46 ones is barrel shaped, so is physically retained in the rubber to a degree, as well as having a larger bonding area for the glue.
I always thought they were identical but thanks for that Brian will take note, Good advice cheers
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