

| Subject: | Re: potential hydraulic mounts for vanagon |
| From: | SyncroWesty |
| Date: | Mon, 24 Feb 2003 01:46:48 -0700 |
FYI www.importedcarparts.com Beats thepartsbin's pricing across the board. I have gotten nothing but great service from them. Cheers, Cory ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Grunthaner" <FrankGRUN@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 12:22 AM Subject: Re: potential hydraulic mounts for vanagon > In a message dated 2/23/03 9:44:05 PM, McNock@EASYSTREET.COM writes: > > << Clear me up. I checked a couple of saab engine mounts, and they were > priced at over $100 > > > I check the mounts for golf/jetta 2.0 litter manual circa , 1998, they where > only about $50 each, > > > It would make "simple" sense to a green guy like me that the hyrdo mounts for > a jetta 2.0 might well be tuned for the 2.0 liter in the ticco kit. They also > look as "mountable" as any. >> > > As mountable ... do proceed! The issue is the diameter of the mount. The VW > Jetta/Golf version is (my opinion) too large to fit. I tried the VW, Audi > (5000T), Mercedes (190), Volvo (740), and the SAAB for fitment. I liked the > SAAB because it was smaller and closer to the size I needed, supported a 2.0 > to 2.3L thumper and a hot turbo to boot. Now the Toyota Camry is a long, > slender, pricey unit I haven't tried. Be my guest. > > As to costs, my partsbin scan shows $77 for the SAAB, $62 for the VW, $47 for > the Audi, $81 for the Merc, $62 for the Volvo and $132 for the Toyota, and > 216 for the Honda. I'd say that all the Euro's are the same. BTW, I paid $57 > each for the OEM units from a SAAB house. > > You can also contact Lord's. > > Frank Grunthaner
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