I think its because they are not sitting flat and are sticking up, but i think they are suposed to do that, like they are on yours rich, you can just see on your pic.
I'm glad you asked this question, I was about to ask the same thing when I got round to taking a picture. I've had my LCR from new and it's now 3.5 years old with 30K on the clock, over the years the gap has opened concidrably, from a 2 or 3 mm too about 1cm.
lol ^^. No I havent got any banging or anything like that (but I have got a fair amount of padding on my bonnet!) but I remember on my mk3 golf one of the mounts looked like that just before it went, and then when it was replaced it sat flush. I was just concerned because of the gap tbh! thanks for the replies
Mine weren't completly flush standard but they weren't as high as yours, but remember mine had sports suspension fitted from standard.
ericleonsuffolk
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nothing to worry about,i have new sport suspension fitted and top mount bearings and mine is just like that at 79000 miles
I'm looking into mine just now aswell
Mine move very easily and suspecting that mine have gone too
My cars done 77,000 miles so more chance of mine needing changed, I'd be conserned if mine was sticking up that much
Mine move very easily and suspecting that mine have gone too
My cars done 77,000 miles so more chance of mine needing changed, I'd be conserned if mine was sticking up that much
Rubber ages.
Whether or not a rubber component needs replacing depends on how much flexing/compressing it's endured (mileage related) and simply and purely how old it is.
cuprablue
Sounds the best idea.
Dress it up a bit & say your mate has a Leon & his are flush, or something!
I'll have to email him the pics - he's a 150 mile round trip from me so dont much fancy that for him to say yeah they're fine. I'll ask him for an email address and see what he says. He seems to be a top bloke, has been nothing but helpful - was going to hand deliver my engine cover for me, on his day off! and he lives at least another 20miles or so in the opposite direction from me - so nigh on a 200mile round trip.
there is no worry at all about the top mounts not sitting evenly when looking at them from the engine bay!
they move all the time... pop open the bonnet and get someone to turn your car on and move the steering wheel from full lock to full lock and you will see the car moves and the top mounts move too!
so no worries they look fine to me!
they move all the time... pop open the bonnet and get someone to turn your car on and move the steering wheel from full lock to full lock and you will see the car moves and the top mounts move too!
so no worries they look fine to me!
So if you can physically shake the whole assembly by hand in all directions would this be a reason for needing to change them??
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