quattro Digest, Vol 30, Issue 57

[Jan Pinkowish]

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Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 17:49:59 -0400
From: "Louis-Alain Richard" <laraa at sympatico.ca>
Subject: Upper strut mounts (blue or green) for urQ, 4kq, 90q

Is there a brand of upper strut mounts (857 412 323B, blue or 8A0 412
323D, green) that are known to be tougher than the Topran branded units
I can get for 12$ but don't last more than 10 000 km ?

I don't mind the price, albeit not the 125$ Audi wants for its OEM blue
units.

My car has still the stock suspension, and I am on my 4th front set, and
2nd rear set.

Louis-Alain
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Having just gone through this on my 4ksq, I will chime in.

Meyle makes a strut mount they claim is 30% stiffer than the stock unit.  I purchased these and Meyle does use a stiffer rubber and they increase the rubber wall thickness.  They are the same height as stock.  The metal part is painted green, but it is a different green vs. stock Boge and other after market mounts.

The Meyle part number is 100 412 0004/HD

I bought mine from Scott at sjmautotechnik.com.

The part number on the bag was 8A0 412 323 DMY.

Cost was in the high $25-30US each.

HTH

Jan Pinkowish
'85 4ksq