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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 04:46 PM
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has anyone changed theres or know to find any aftermarket ones??
 
Old Feb 16, 2011 | 04:55 PM
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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 05:11 PM
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I have the innovative 85a mounts. I hear a lot of vibration from the motor inside the car. But as far as motor movement they work great. I love them. My wife and daughter even got used to it.
 
Old Feb 16, 2011 | 05:29 PM
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hows the vibration with the 75a??
 
Old Feb 16, 2011 | 06:21 PM
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They vibrate pretty harsh durring cold start but after it warms up it's not too bad. My rear view mirror and dash vibrate a bit at low revs..... it took a little getting used to but it feels great to have no motor flex.
 
Old Feb 17, 2011 | 05:35 PM
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ive been thinking about ordering these soon too
are the 85a mounts too much? i like the stiff solid feeling but i dont want it to be rattling stuff loose either lol
 
Old Feb 17, 2011 | 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by benjaminfit
ive been thinking about ordering these soon too
are the 85a mounts too much? I like the stiff solid feeling but i dont want it to be rattling stuff loose either lol
vibrates a ton... At certain rpm cant even hear passenger. Everything rattles. If something fell off my car i couldnt tell unless my gauges tell me. Or i feel it.

If u have the dash rattle that all gd3 have an it irriates u dont get these mounts. Makes it 20 times worse.

NOW IF U WANT TO MAKE POWER TRASNFER REALLY GOOD THEN GET THEM. MY CAR IS BOOSTED AND I HAVE A 3 PLUCK CLUTCH SO I NEEDED IT.
 
Old Feb 17, 2011 | 07:11 PM
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haha, so even cruising at highway speeds its unbearable? would you reccommend the 75a or the 85a? comfort isnt a huge issue to me, im still young i have plenty of time for comfort later on
 
Old Feb 17, 2011 | 07:14 PM
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haha, so even cruising at highway speeds its unbearable? would you reccommend the 75a or the 85a? comfort isnt a huge issue to me, im still young i have plenty of time for comfort later on
lol when i first put them in me and wife wife were def... but we ended up getting used to it. there are certain rpms that made it worse. like going 75mph letting off the gas and decel to like 60mph... super loud but if u go 80 its super quiet.. its wierd.
 
Old Feb 17, 2011 | 07:19 PM
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have you had any problems with how much vibration there is?
and my car is also boosted, only at about 5lbs right now but im hoping to get to 8-9 soon. so im thinking it might be worth it to go stiffer..
 
Old Feb 17, 2011 | 07:28 PM
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jamesbizzle is boosted that high and he has the 75a says he has no problems. i like my 85a with no problems. just personal preference i guess. maybe get the 95a ones and tell us what u think... lol
 
Old Feb 17, 2011 | 07:45 PM
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lol, i dunno about goin all out on the 95a mounts just yet.. the 85a is sounding pretty good to me i was mostly worried about stuff rattling loose
thanks for the input!
 
Old Feb 17, 2011 | 08:52 PM
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any info about injecting these with window weld? i did this on my si and it was really good. best of both worlds. not much rattle and good performance too.
 
Old Feb 18, 2011 | 04:17 PM
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ive heard of it, but never tried it..
 
Old Feb 18, 2011 | 04:48 PM
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I had solid transaxle mounts on an air cooled VW Beetle with a very tweaked motor and shaved flywheel... You could see the whole car resonating at idle and had to raise the revs to see clearly through the rear view mirrors.... I will more than likely do the window weld trick on mine since it is not driven competitively... Using light wheels and rather hard compound tires have been less stressful on my mounts than if I was doing otherwise... It is just hard to get full tire hookup until I reach 40 in 2nd gear. I generally try to avoid full throttle acceleration until I am past that point but it happens sometimes.
 
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