Top mount prices, main dealer

[ianeire]

Guys, how much to Renault front top mounts sell for in a UK dealers? I priced them in an Irish dealers today - €125+vat per side, so about €300 for a pair, or £245stg. Solid alloy topmounts from K-tec are only £175stg for the pair!

Also, manifold to cat flange bolts ... £60stg

Ian

 

[Fred@BTM]

that seems a bit over the top, i'll check in the morning

 

[Gray]

I thought they where only £56 a side from Renault IIRC?

 

[Fred@BTM]

and the 1.2 ones are even less (same parts, different part numbers)

 

[Fred@BTM]

RS clio 2.0 16v 172/182 top mount 7701207806 £50+vat

exhaust manifold kit £37+vat 6000073668

for a 1.2 16v the top mounts are half price and the same thing! 7701472254 £25+vat

 

[ianeire]

Thanks Fred, much appreciated!

 

[ianeire]

for a 1.2 16v the top mounts are half price and the same thing! 7701472254 £25+vat

Have you put these on an RS Fred? Are they as durable as the Sport specific ones?

Seems strange that they have the same part for sale at half price :headno:

 

[Fred@BTM]

yeah, i PROMISE they're the same thing

 

[rich-6]

top mount for me the other month was £62 or thereabouts

 

[bmh.01]

Have you put these on an RS Fred? Are they as durable as the Sport specific ones?

Seems strange that they have the same part for sale at half price :headno:

yeah, i PROMISE they're the same thing

Yep he's right renault seem to have this strange idea of giving the same part a few different part numbers and prices, the megane 225 airbox has 5 iirc!

 

[ianeire]

Cool, will definitely be picking myself up a set of standard 1.2 mounts so I think. Unless someone can really justify to me that the pros of solid top mounts really do actually outweigh the cons ..

The more I deal with Renault main dealers the odder and odder they bloody get.

 

[Darren S]

Cool, will definitely be picking myself up a set of standard 1.2 mounts so I think. Unless someone can really justify to me that the pros of solid top mounts really do actually outweigh the cons ..

The more I deal with Renault main dealers the odder and odder they bloody get.

I know what you mean. I had to check and double check when getting the nearside track-rod end earlier this week. They had four versions listed, though three of which could be fitted with the same type.

Apparently, I was supposed to read out the part number on the steering rack in order to confirm that I had the right one. Erm, a tad excessive I think!

D.

 

[bomber]

jump in on the AST abjustable topmount groupbuy, cheaper than aftermarket solid mounts and with adjustable camber

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=371577

 

[ianeire]

I've considered both the K-tec solid top mount and these AST top mounts but essentially I think I'm going to go with replacement OEM mounts. The car is predominantly road use only with about 6 or 7 trackdays a year. Solid mounts are probably overkill on Irish roads which are nowhere close to the standard of the roads in the UK.

 

[bomber]

ah fair enough, mines going to be used on about the same number of track days but is my 2nd vehicle and as you say, the roads are possibly better here than ireland.

never been to ireland, may have to visit sometime lol

 

[Djw John]

RS clio 2.0 16v 172/182 top mount 7701207806 £50+vat

exhaust manifold kit £37+vat 6000073668

for a 1.2 16v the top mounts are half price and the same thing! 7701472254 £25+vat

Nice one Fred! And is this the rubber doughnut, washer bearing and metal collar type thing? Basically all you need?

 

[simon135]

Sorry to hijack the thread but this is what were are talking about, right:

That's with steering on full lock (turning circle - what a joke!).

Do they all move and stick out like that? I struggle to see how any sort of steering geometry can be maintained with that much movement at one end.

 

[Djw John]

Yeah all the standard ones do that mate