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Another way to reinforce Mk1 strut mounts

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#1 · (Edited)
I picked this trick up in the Scirocco forums. It serves the same purpose as adding a bead of 3M Window Weld Urethane to the underside of the strut mount to keep the rubber from collapsing, a known problem with "all" aftermarket mounts.

Look here:

https://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?7541657-34-years-ago-to-the-day-January-9-1982/page4

Basically a high quality exhaust hanger for Opels, available here:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Goma-de-Es...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 Edit 07/28/2020, the link is dead, try this instead: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Goma-de-Es...527617?hash=item59272fb641:g:ZV0AAOSwQYZWxHTJ

Adavantages:
1) Dirt cheap, I bought enough for 5 cars from Europe for half the cost of one tube of Urethane.
2) No waste. The rest of the tube of urethane is wasted unless you have the energy to do all of your cars in one day (I do not)
3) No curing time, the parts are immediately and fully serviceable.
4) The gap stays super tight, better than Urethane.

I don't know if other hangers from the US would work, but the ones in the link fit perfectly (albeit hard to get in), and road impacts will seat them better and better over time.
 
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#66 ·
Ted just noticed the Ebay source isn't showing, hopefully one of you web-searching gurus can find the exact hangers, or something close enough. The durometer would ideally be just right to hold the car up but also be able to stretch into position without breaking.
 
#69 ·
I used the Mercedes mounts [Continental] and I could not stretch them around without breaking. The number does match the other mounts [I believe they were for an Opel] but I guess the other manufacturer were a bit softer. Since they are similar in dimensions, if you could soften them up before installation [boiling water?] they would probably slip right in.

I did use the broken conti mounts but just glued them in. To date, they are doing fine. I have never looked to see how they are doing under the car, but the mounts do not appear to have sagged.
 
#70 ·
I ordered a few sets of these (Continental) at the same time from the same supplier. I remember a few being black and a few being light gray. The gray ones were definitely softer/lower durometer. All had the same pns.

I forget which ones I installed, but I also installed them on a set of early strut mounts using the Fox bushings. The early mounts do wear out, but likely not as quickly as the current style.

-Todd
 
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