Thanks Matt and Josh.. I suppose I'll stay away from the solid motor mounts, then.. I want mounts that will be more firm than, say, diesel mounts, but as I commute from Winchester, Va to Northern Virginia, I'd rather not lose fillings or my glasses screws :P
Thanks for the info! ~Ricky -----Original Message----- From: Matthew Yip [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 8:28 PM To: a2-16v Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] New to list - Introduction 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.
