Top Mounts

[billabong]

Ok, I think my top mounts need replacing.
I've been looking at my options:
Volksbits twin pack of Bearing + Topmount (£20).

OR

2 x 1J0412249 - Bearing (£6.41 each)
2 x 357412331A - Top mount (£13.80 each)
Totalling just over £40.

Is it worth paying twice as much for the OEM parts?

Ta

W

[boneybradley]

search for febi (which these may be?) and a worthwhile upgrade are vr6 spec mounts if running lower (proper one's not like listed on ebay etc)

[Dan_GTi8v]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-GOLF-MK3-GTI-VR6-CORRADO-SHOCK-TOP-MOUNT-KITS-C358-/200429674666?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2eaa8a20aa


£13.95 + £5.65 postage. Tierod69 is an awesome seller for vw parts, cheap as chips and always oem or better quality

these oens are febi if I remember rightly, fitted them to mine a while ago with 40mm lowering and I drive pretty hard, still going as good as new

[billabong]

Ordered, cheers Dan

[boneybradley]

b.t.w them from tierod are non vr6 spec mounts (they all fit the same, so they are listed fine but there not heavier duty)

[Khare]

Which ones are heavy duty then? I'm in need of new top mounts.

[boneybradley]

I had the febi number as I bought the vr6 one's (when I had my old golf)

check febi.com (or similar)

[Dan_GTi8v]

the Tierod ones are VR6 ones aswell, afaik they stopped making seperate ones for vr6 and just made them one type fits all (unless I just made that up but I'm sure I heard it somewhere )

I replaced my old vr6 spec ones with these and they seem exactly the same tbh, though I'm not really sure whats different on the vr6 ones? But I got a 1.8t lump in mine and they are doing fine so far 

[VW BUSH]

I think VW still sell VR spec ones, the febi ones I bought were one size fits all although this was at ecp so maybe a pat part thing.
VW ones cost a bomb, try gsf or a good VW supplier for VR spec or uprated items

[boneybradley]

all mk3 top mounts fit all models...but febi do make a specific h/d vr6 set up as well