What top mount parts do I need?

[plenty]

Picked up a set of used OEM front struts which are complete except for one of the caps that sits on top of the turret. Trying to work out what parts I need.

I have one cap which is the new style. But the lower top mount portion seems to be the old style? I have no sandwich plate or long metal nut as shown in the parts pic.

Do the new-style caps work with with the older lower mounts and bolt straight on with the 21mm nut?

Or do I obtain the older caps instead?

Or do I obtain the sandwich plate the longer metal nut along with one more new-style cap?

 

[Brigsy]

Cant see a problem using either cap, both do the same job.

 

[plenty]

Thanks. Do I need the round metal disc piece?

 

[Matt Cup]

Thanks. Do I need the round metal disc piece?

Thats the bearing iirc.

 

[Patrick Bateman]

Those long nuts are as much use as tits on a fish the way they come from new-

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I appreciate there are various old threads on this but could do with some up to date input. Got new SNR top mount kits for my Trophy dampers and the new spacer/nut that replaces the separate spacer and half nut appears to be absolutely nowhere near where it's meant to be. A waste of time or am...

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Bought the lot only to end up sticking with the old set up.

 

[MrBlonde]

Have you gone back to oe top mounts?.

 

[plenty]

Have you gone back to oe top mounts?.

On the yellow car, as I've removed the BCs and replaced with OEM.

Haven't driven an OEM setup for a while - amazing how much more refined it is...

 

[MrBlonde]

Did you find much difference going back to the oe top mount?.

 

[plenty]

I replaced the entire BC top mount and strut with OEM top mount and strut, not just the top mounts, so can't pinpoint the difference the top mount makes by itself.

 

[Brigsy]

Any recommendations on decent top mounts? I fitted ntn/snr to the blue dci 5k ago and they are knocking as bad as the ones removed. Bit dissapointing.

 

[MrBlonde]

Any recommendations on decent top mounts? I fitted ntn/snr to the blue dci 5k ago and they are knocking as bad as the ones removed. Bit dissapointing.

Febi seem pretty good