Dear fellow forum members,
I am proud to introduce you to my Custom PU top mounts for the Favorit - Felicia based vehicles.
We all know that the top mounts of our cars are a weak link and they collapse frequently, thus the opportunity was taken to develop a direct fitting replacment made of much higher quality materials.

Available in THREE + ONE different hardness ratings.
60 ShA (Slight upgrade over the factory)

90 ShA (For sport use)

70 ShD (For RACE ONLY applications)

80 ShD (ONLY FOR TRACK builds with appropriate reinforcments - pretty much a solid top mount)

Edited 18 March, 20224 yr by Thefeliciahacker

Now you need to tell us what they are made of and how do they compare with the reliability of the factory ones.

By the way, all rubber parts fail quick because they are made in China, regardless of the fancy package they are sold in.

26 minutes ago, RicardoM said:

Now you need to tell us what they are made of

The highest quality polyurethane resins,

 

27 minutes ago, RicardoM said:

how do they compare with the reliability of the factory ones

this is something that will be investigated (in the forthcoming years) and improved to the utmost extent

 

28 minutes ago, RicardoM said:

all rubber parts fail quick because they are made in China, regardless of the fancy package they are sold in

even MOOG? or OPTIMAL? intresting.

On 20/03/2022 at 20:52, Thefeliciahacker said:

even MOOG? or OPTIMAL? intresting.

It is all about pollution. Rubber industry is highly pollutant. China has no issues with pollution, yet. So almost all polluting industries are outsourced to China.

I think that Rubena (the original supplier) still makes rubber mounts locally in original quality (for roughly the same price as the Chinese parts), some brands might still use them.

 

You can identify them by this logo

 

Edited 24 March, 20224 yr by Papez

1 hour ago, Papez said:

I think that Rubena (the original supplier) still makes rubber mounts locally in original quality (for roughly the same price as the Chinese parts), some brands might still use them.

Well they weren't so strong from the factory. 55 ShA if I'm not mistaken 

33 minutes ago, Thefeliciahacker said:

Well they weren't so strong from the factory. 55 ShA if I'm not mistaken 

 

Stiffness doesn't equal durability, Chinese rubber is stiff as hell and doesn't last either 😀 but the original mounts atleast provide some noise insulation.

Edited 24 March, 20224 yr by Papez

1 hour ago, Papez said:

Stiffness doesn't equal durability

Correct but the more you cause the rubber to flex the faster it deteriorates

On 18/03/2022 at 20:32, Thefeliciahacker said:

60 ShA (Slight upgrade over the factory)

90 ShA (For sport use)

 

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/mpbs/16413874

 

80 sha, in the Compatibility the Honda-MG-Rover are every day use models

56 minutes ago, D.FYLAKTOS said:

 

80 sha, in the Compatibility the Honda-MG-Rover are every day use models

Yes that is obvisly not the original hardness

@Thefeliciahacker

Any update on how these are lasting during usage, and over time?

Hi, I don't have long long term tests results but still going strong at 5000k.

Some laboratory tests I did, proved that although abrasion resistance is top notch, compressive strength of the 60ShA ones is lacking, I'm working on fixing that, but university studies doesn't even allow me to have spare time for petting my kitty 

Edited 27 August, 20232 yr by Thefeliciahacker

On 25/08/2023 at 21:04, R_U_AFA said:

Any update on how these are lasting during usage, and over time?

I can recommend only the 75ShA and the 90ShA ones currently the 60ShA need more development time. 

It was just that I have worn through another set of top mounts in 18months and about 5000 miles. I was thinking that I am getting sick of changing them, then I remembered about this topic.

On 29/08/2023 at 00:56, R_U_AFA said:

It was just that I have worn through another set of top mounts in 18months and about 5000 miles. I was thinking that I am getting sick of changing them, then I remembered about this topic.

Yes thats the main reason for developing them haha

On 29/08/2023 at 00:56, R_U_AFA said:

It was just that I have worn through another set of top mounts in 18months and about 5000 miles. I was thinking that I am getting sick of changing them, then I remembered about this topic.

Do you need some, I can cast them if you so desire?

I've made up a refurbished set of front strut assembles now, but not yet fitted them, so it's not too late to change the mounts.

So would be interested.

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