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Uprated rear top mounts.
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:12 pm
by staley_turbo
So after 2 days of driving, one of my new top mounts is already broken. They were good quality febi e46 m3 cab items.
What are the options? I have looked at rpm, ireland and rogue. Rogue are winning at the min but are there any other options?
Re: Uprated rear top mounts.
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:13 pm
by Rav335uk
How come they went???
Did you have a spreader plate underneath???
Re: Uprated rear top mounts.
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:14 pm
by ultralinear
You must drive like a hero!
Re: Uprated rear top mounts.
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:15 pm
by ross2009
ultralinear wrote:You must drive like a hero!
+1
Re: Uprated rear top mounts.
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:16 pm
by staley_turbo
Ive been giving it some stick, Then I drove over a small hole in the road and it finished it off. Spreader plate rav?
Re: Uprated rear top mounts.
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:17 pm
by staley_turbo
Im no hero
Re: Uprated rear top mounts.
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:18 pm
by ross2009
the spreader plate is sort of the same shape as the mount that goes on top of the mount on the rear arch
Re: Uprated rear top mounts.
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:22 pm
by staley_turbo
Could you get a pic or link to one of these?
Re: Uprated rear top mounts.
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:23 pm
by Rav335uk
Re: Uprated rear top mounts.
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:26 pm
by ross2009
rav beat me too it
Re: Uprated rear top mounts.
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:30 pm
by staley_turbo
Oh, why am I missing that! Is it a large washes that is bigger than the hole in the mount?
Re: Uprated rear top mounts.
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:31 pm
by Rav335uk
Yes , Spreader plate
Re: Uprated rear top mounts.
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:31 pm
by ross2009
Rav335uk wrote:Yes , Spreader plate
lol @ rav
Re: Uprated rear top mounts.
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:33 pm
by staley_turbo
These have them, never got them with mine. What a waste of time
Re: Uprated rear top mounts.
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:34 pm
by staley_turbo
ross2009 wrote:Rav335uk wrote:Yes , Spreader plate
lol @ rav
Its been a long week!
Re: Uprated rear top mounts.
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:35 pm
by ross2009
they have the washers but not the plate
Re: Uprated rear top mounts.
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:39 pm
by staley_turbo
Re: Uprated rear top mounts.
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:40 pm
by ross2009
no 6 and 9
Re: Uprated rear top mounts.
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:43 pm
by staley_turbo
9 is the gasket? I have that. Whats this plate? Sorry sounding really thick right now.
Re: Uprated rear top mounts.
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:48 pm
by ross2009
click on the link I put up that's what the plate is
Re: Uprated rear top mounts.
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:50 pm
by Rav335uk
Oh dear, need your sleep
Re: Uprated rear top mounts.
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 11:06 pm
by Brianmoooore
I've come across this loads of times where aftermarket dampers have been fitted! The problem arises because the usual OE dampers have the plate built into them as part of the dust cover, and gets binned, along with the old dampers.
The top mount doesn't have a hope of surviving long without the plate to feed loads into the rubber.
Re: Uprated rear top mounts.
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:23 pm
by ross2009
Re: Uprated rear top mounts.
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:38 pm
by Brianmoooore
That's not what's missing if I understand this thread correctly.
The link is for body reinforcement plates which I've yet to find are necessary. A cure for a problem that doesn't exist.
Re: Uprated rear top mounts.
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:49 pm
by staley_turbo
It's all sorted now. Brianmoooore was correct in saying that the shock covers were missing due to previous replacement suspension. The covers have a large steel washer at the top that was missing from my set up. It's hard to see when the parts are not there! I also can't see the point in them plates?
