Top mount question

Erudite-Idiot

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A question to those more knowledgeable than me on this (and that will be most of you!)

I have purchased Eibach Pro springs and the Bilstein B8 shocks (yep, the B12 set up) for my 30i MSport but I am not sure which top mounts to get?
I am fairly sure I will need to replace both front and rear, and normally Meyle HD will be my choice (owned a few Saabs and Volvos and Meyle were the only suspension components that really lasted).

However, I can't seem to find them and I am not sure on alternatives.
Can someone please advise where I should be looking and what exactly I should be buying? :unsure:

Thanks
David
 
Meyle HD rear top mounts are well known for knocking from new.
False economy not to change them though while you have the suspension apart, especially the fronts.
 
Meyle HD rear top mounts are well known for knocking from new.
False economy not to change them though while you have the suspension apart, especially the fronts.
Assuming the Meyle HD REAR top mounts are similar to the E85 then I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole!
There is no raised section of rubber under the mount,meaning the metal centre sleeve is in direct contact with the metal cup washer. Not only does this make an unholy racket, but when I removed them only a couple of thousand miles later the groove worn into the cup washer was almost half the thickness of the metal!
 
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FWIW the front E89 Meyle HD top mounts are pretty chunky and after a year / 10,000m show no sign of wear n tear..ride pretty well but since I used metal mounts previously can’t easily compare…
 
FWIW the front E89 Meyle HD top mounts are pretty chunky and after a year / 10,000m show no sign of wear n tear..ride pretty well but since I used metal mounts previously can’t easily compare…
Oops, I forgot to say I was talking about the rears. Now amended.
 
Oops, I forgot to say I was talking about the rears. Now amended.
I realised that the thread, yet again, had been diverted..just wanted the OP to have a balanced view on front mounts on E89..!
 
Many thanks (again) to B21 ☺️
No idea how i could not find them previously!
I really don't mind these thread diversions, it is interesting and useful information.
 
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