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Dr.Sound
10-29-2005, 04:08 PM
can a motor mount look fine (no rips or tares) and be messed up?
stretched maybe?

when i accelerate in first gear, the whole motor wobbles back and forth.
it does it with and without front AWR mount.

so is the rear stretched?
TXMazdaSpeeder
10-29-2005, 05:17 PM
mine does that to now, im beginning to believe thats the problem, if u can give me a couple of weeks to get my awr rear mount up here from texas and installed i'll look at the rear mount out of the car and see if i can tell you anymore about it.
tekkie
10-30-2005, 02:16 PM
I am willing to bet the rear is screwed, I have had my awr front in for over a year now and the back one is getting worse all the time :(
funktownp5
10-30-2005, 02:22 PM
It only takes about 4-5 hours to install a rear mount.(yupnope)
tekkie
10-30-2005, 02:25 PM
hence why mine is not installed :) its a bitch to do and I am doing it with the motor out to save a ton of time
Spooled
10-30-2005, 02:33 PM
I was thinking about replacing front and rear soon. I think my rear got mesed up from having a front one in for a while and taking all the abuse. I wonder how much it would cost to have the rear one installed.
RallyeRedSi
10-30-2005, 06:13 PM
im waiting to install my rear one too
TXMazdaSpeeder
10-30-2005, 08:56 PM
I was thinking about replacing front and rear soon. I think my rear got mesed up from having a front one in for a while and taking all the abuse. I wonder how much it would cost to have the rear one installed.

a local shop did the one on my mp3 for $76 and did it in about an hour and a half, they did a good job and backed there work to. If you have a chrisian brothers automotive in your area i highly suggest you check them out. I've been using them for the last 2 or 3 years and they've been around since my dad was 16.
Spooled
11-04-2005, 03:18 PM
a local shop did the one on my mp3 for $76 and did it in about an hour and a half, they did a good job and backed there work to. If you have a chrisian brothers automotive in your area i highly suggest you check them out. I've been using them for the last 2 or 3 years and they've been around since my dad was 16.

Wow, I would pay $76 in a heartbeat to avoid this aggravation. I usually like to do my own work, but I don't have a garage or spare car in case it goes into the night or next day.
Dr.Sound
11-04-2005, 03:41 PM
called my dealer.....i think they are on to us......quoted $250 (he said cause it's a PITA to install)
lol
otmsp
11-04-2005, 03:50 PM
talk about a bitch.I dont see how it could be done w/ the engine in the car.It took me an hour and the engine was out.
Brian MP5T
11-04-2005, 03:57 PM
My dealer installed it for me. They quoted 2 Hours by the book, It took 5 and they charged me for two...
biochembruin
11-04-2005, 07:53 PM
called my dealer.....i think they are on to us......quoted $250 (he said cause it's a PITA to install)
lol

is that galpin?
TXMazdaSpeeder
11-05-2005, 02:15 AM
called my dealer.....i think they are on to us......quoted $250 (he said cause it's a PITA to install)
lol

check around at local shops, alot of the local shops around here are about $38 an hour for labor vs. the $78 or so at the dealership. plus my dealership sucks ass.