I second Matt's opinion on the solid mounts. I had the complete VWMS set in my A2 G60 GTI and they were so firm I'd snap the ears off the front motor mount bracket every 6 months or so.
--- Matthew Yip <[email protected]> wrote: > Welcome to the dark side of VWs - here you'll get > more factual > responses instead of the silly "Dude, like duck tape > and bubble gum > will work" response on Whoretex. > > I am sorely tempted to go with a solid front mount > for my ITA car but > haven't done so due to money restrictions (bought a > house in > Berryville, about 20 minutes from Winchester which > put a little crimp > in my racing budget). In any case, I've had VWMS > mounts in the car > since I built it about 9 yrs ago - they were the > most brutal mounts > I've ever had in a car and they've lasted rather > remarkably well. > > For a street car, I'd say "No" to solid mounts. > Even for a > pseudo-track car solid mounts would be a stretch > since EVERYTHING in > the car will shake and rattle to the vibrations of > the engine. I ran > the Techtonics race mount in my 16v Slorocco and > pulled it out after > about 3 weeks b/c I was loosing fillings, the screws > in my glasses > were falling out and EVERTYHING in the interior > either rattled or > shook. The upside was that my back didn't bother me > during that time > b/c of the nice vibra-massage that I was receiving > <G> > > Hope that's enough ammo - go with a race mount if > you want but don't > go with solid unless the car is a dedicated > track/racecar. > > Haz-Matt > > > > > ____________________________________________________ > > Yahoo! Sports > Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football > > http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com
