Uprated rear top mounts.

[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?

[Rav335uk]

How come they went???
Did you have a spreader plate underneath???

[ultralinear]

You must drive like a hero!

[ross2009]

You must drive like a hero!

+1

[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?

[staley_turbo]

Im no hero

[ross2009]

the spreader plate is sort of the same shape as the mount that goes on top of the mount on the rear arch

[staley_turbo]

Could you get a pic or link to one of these?

[Rav335uk]

http://static.bmwfans.info/images/epc/NDQ4NDBfcA==.png

You need no 6 and no 9

[ross2009]

rav beat me too it

[staley_turbo]

Oh, why am I missing that! Is it a large washes that is bigger than the hole in the mount?

[Rav335uk]

Yes , Spreader plate

[ross2009]

Yes , Spreader plate

lol @ rav

[staley_turbo]

These have them, never got them with mine. What a waste of time

[staley_turbo]

Yes , Spreader plate

lol @ rav

Its been a long week!

[ross2009]

they have the washers but not the plate

[staley_turbo]

http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mod ... g=33&fg=45

6 and 19?

[ross2009]

no 6 and 9

[staley_turbo]

9 is the gasket? I have that. Whats this plate? Sorry sounding really thick right now.

[ross2009]

click on the link I put up that's what the plate is

[Rav335uk]

Oh dear, need your sleep

[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.

[ross2009]

here you go stanly found some on egay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-e30-e36-e ... 4cfa054f28

[Brianmoooore]

here you go stanly found some on egay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-e30-e36-e ... 4cfa054f28

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.

[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?