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mikesjo

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« on: August 01, 2006, 08:07:00 PM »
What are you guys using for engine mounts?

I'm debating the stock rubber ones or IE urethane ones? Pros/Cons?
The price of the urethane ones are cheaper than the stock rubber. Will the excess vibrations have negative wear and tear on the body though?
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« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2006, 08:16:29 PM »
You want OE rubber on everything but suspension parts.

If you want a stiffer mount, there is a part number the guys on the list will respond with (I know...  :D ) that is a direct fit, but a slighly stiffer rubber than the 318iS.  It might be for the 320i or a 535 or something.  I can't seem to remember what it was exactly.

Guys, wanna chime in here.  :cool:
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« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2006, 08:25:24 PM »
I have stock mounts, and they are fine... I may do something different in the future...

denis and jay have... I think mounts from an E28...?

my engine builder recommended E21 'california' motor mounts... they are like, blue or something and very durable, but not uncomfortable.

maybe an E21 owner among us has some insight...?

also, someone here (d clay?) filled his stock mounts with urethane...
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« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2006, 08:51:15 PM »
E28 535i mounts will bolt up with some slight modification as will E21 mounts which have slightly longer studs. bmwman91 and a few others have E28 mounts if I recall correctly.

Try the search button. I know for a fact this topic has been covered before.
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« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2006, 10:37:02 PM »
Quote from: Febi Guibo
I have stock mounts, and they are fine... I may do something different in the future...

denis and jay have... I think mounts from an E28...?

That's it...  Yeah, the E28 mounts.

But, I have to agree with Febi.  I replaced mine with new OE E30 mounts and they are fine.  I don't think you need anything else unless your planning to do a lot of tracking.
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« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2006, 11:40:21 PM »
Ok, guess I'll spend the extra money and get OE mounts. Where did you guys get yours? I'm trying to spend as little as possible :). The cheapest I've found so far is bmaparts.com for $82.91 :(.
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« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2006, 11:46:13 PM »
you can call patrick at BMA and ask for a discounted price... sometimes it's cheaper than the website... also, sometimes, actually, I have had decent luck with vaheh@crevierbmw.com also.

Naturally, both west coast sources, and even w/shipping they are about 9000% cheaper than bmw of bayside (I am very bitter about our local stealership).
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« Reply #7 on: August 02, 2006, 02:20:32 AM »
Do these look ok?
LINK
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« Reply #8 on: August 02, 2006, 02:30:04 AM »
Quote from: mikesjo
Do these look ok?
LINK
That's  a damn good price. But they're meyle, dunno about that :cool:
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« Reply #9 on: August 02, 2006, 02:33:14 AM »
Maybe this might help:

E28 535i motor mounts are from 1985-1988, so hopefully u can order them if you are looking for upgrades.
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« Reply #10 on: August 02, 2006, 02:59:49 AM »
Is meyle that bad? $40 for the mounts sound like a good deal don't they..I'm reading that right right?

What kind of modifications have to be done to the E28 mounts?
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« Reply #11 on: August 02, 2006, 03:08:44 AM »
Ok that link I posted is most likely for an e36 318is motor mount...the p/n doesn't match on realoem, stupid arizona website. Argh. Seems like $82 from BMA is the cheapest.

How hard is it to modify the e28 ones? Is it safe and would an incompetent mechanical person like me be able to do it? I like their price of $17/each, lol.

Most likely will just get the OEM ones.
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« Reply #12 on: August 02, 2006, 03:26:34 AM »
I just sent an email to autohauz about the discrepancy, we'll see what they have to say.
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« Reply #13 on: August 02, 2006, 11:18:34 AM »
I'm going to _try_ and use the E36 is motormounts i've got from the donor car. The motormounts are so expensive because they're hydraulic, they're not just a hunk of rubber (like on my M40 and on M20's).
The motormounts from my e36 donor are the original from '94. :D Hopefuly their still in good shape.
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« Reply #14 on: August 02, 2006, 01:34:50 PM »
Just got an email back from autohausaz and they say that the correct motor mounts can be obtained by searching under the '91 318i model.

Linkypoo :(
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