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Old 01-13-2009 | 11:09 AM
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Yes, definitely, stay away from these mounts, they look good, but the one i got was really too stiff.

It's much better to order a used one from ebay, i saw a lot of these for about 25 usd.
This seller "hondapartsunlimited" has a lot of excellent used OEM honda stuff.

I sent an email to the ebay store (ABC Marts Power Pro) to complain about the mount quality but they didn't even reply.

"Cary,

I ended up throwing away your engine mount.

FYI, the material used to make the mount is way too stiff, after i installed your mount, the car started vibrating like never before.

I bought a Honda oem used mount from a junkyard and it's way more soft than your product. With this used mount installed, the car doesnt vibrate at all.

I feel frustrated because last month on ebay, i saw dozens of used oem mounts (which were 25 usd) for sale but i picked yours as i thought a new mount should last longer, little did i know that i would receive a mount shaped "brick"."
 
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Old 01-13-2009 | 11:32 AM
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Default RE: 1997 accord Transmission problem

A common performance upgrade is engine mounts that are much stiffer than stock. Less engine movement along with much more vibration. (But you would get a set, not just one.) This can be an acceptable trade-off for a car thats used in competition rather than driving on the street. Maybe he didnt make that clear...
 
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Old 01-13-2009 | 11:48 AM
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Yes indeed,
It feels like a "full" engine mount, the kind you would use for competition. as i said it's like a brick
They should have mentioned this in the item description which they didn't... Next time i'll ask.

"Brand New" Rear Engine Mount for 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97
Honda Accord Automatic Model.
This high quality product comes with one year unlimited miles warranty.
Thank you for shopping with us, we appreciated your business!
Best quality in the market
100% perfectly fit your vehicles.


Anyway, the most important is that the problem is fixed now, my main concern originally was that the engine was "jumping" when i engaged the transmission to R or D4 in the morning, now everything is ok thanks to the very accurate diagnosis made by Dr. PAhonda.
 
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