[alex]

hi everyone

Just noticed both my engine mounts are broken does anybody know of a stronger mount that fits?? its a 1.3 wide track sierra

[11_evl]

vl commodore on passanger side and std 1.3 on drivers side

[alex]

Thanks
are the vl mounts the same left and right in the commodore?

[Bruce]

Are they a straight fit for the passanger side 11_evl? As in holes line up?

[Saam]

I have vl mounts on both sides they are the same as the 1.3 mounts you just have to file off one of the locating dowel things.

They are a tiny bit taller than standard mounts but if you lift the whole motor at the same time you can get em in there

[Bruce]

thanks Sam

[Scrawny]

Are the VL ones stronger?

[Taff]

yes, significantly.

[royce]

if they hold up to an RB30 and all its backfires and cutting out and roughness and melting fuseboxes then I guess a G13 will be no drama for it

[smileysmoke]

rofl.. what about price difference.. and do they differ between years?
good tech lads!

[Taff]

from memory around $70

its a commodore. they are all the same. maybe VL turbo might be different? unlikely though as its the same block.

i wouldn't bother with drivers side, i only seem to tear the passenger side mount.

[11_evl]

alex wrote:

Thanks
are the vl mounts the same left and right in the commodore?

I havnt done the swap myself. I just read somewhere that's what ppl were using.
I am using valiant v8 ones

[smileysmoke]

i had a quick search and the VL mounts look very similar left to right.. here is a pic off fleabay :

[alex]

I was just at repco today and i priced a vl engine mount, they are $67.50, but i get em for trade at $48.50 and they are the side mounts on the 6cyl engine, and sierra ones are $37 trade if i can remember.

[Scrawny]

alex wrote:

and sierra ones are $37 trade if i can remember.

I think that's about what I paid for mine

[steve]

ScrawnC wrote:

alex wrote:

and sierra ones are $37 trade if i can remember.

I think that's about what I paid for mine

scrawny paid for something!

[Scrawny]

[Chinny]

http://www.roadlessgear.com/page/RGL/PROD/E/RG241

I've used these on mine and my bro's sierra. They're off an american pickup truck.

Work great and just had to drill out the mount stud holes to half inch.

they ship to australia and quite quickly and if there's a group of people that want them a group buy could be done if someone wanted to organise it.

[smileysmoke]

they use dodge ram 318 mounts or something from memory?

[alex]

Chinny wrote:

http://www.roadlessgear.com/page/RGL/PROD/E/RG241

I've used these on mine and my bro's sierra. They're off an american pickup truck.

Work great and just had to drill out the mount stud holes to half inch.

they ship to australia and quite quickly and if there's a group of people that want them a group buy could be done if someone wanted to organise it.

how much are they Australian i cant seem to find out??

[Saam]

vl mounts are the same both sides yeah, no mods and no waiting from us yay !

also i think i payed like 45 each for mine, special discount though

[alex]

Saam wrote:

vl mounts are the same both sides yeah, no mods and no waiting from us yay !

also i think i payed like 45 each for mine, special discount though

have you had to replace them yet, if so how long did they last??

[Saam]

nope and i probly won't have to replace them, i used to break standard mounts like 6 monthly, or pretty much every time i went down the beach with no camping gear weeeeee bang

[Saam]

oh and i have had them in for over 18 months now i would say

[alex]

Ok, probably the way to go ill order them tomorrow

[Bruce]

so 6 cyl VL ones? Not v8 ones?
http://i.ebayimg.com/15/!BQZhRbw!2k~$(K ... Wg~~_1.JPG

[alex]

Bruce wrote:

so 6 cyl VL ones? Not v8 ones?
http://i.ebayimg.com/15/!BQZhRbw!2k~$(K ... Wg~~_1.JPG

Yep 6 cly VL ones. I was told they are the side mounts of the engine, not the rear mount.

[shep]

you fellas get shafted with the price of parts.
VL commo mount, kelpro part number MT8395 $34.23 trade and
$41.75 retail.

[alex]

shep wrote:

you fellas get shafted with the price of parts.
VL commo mount, kelpro part number MT8395 $34.23 trade and
$41.75 retail.

mine are about 34 trade to, for some reson they gave me the rong price first

[Bruce]

Got a pair off ebay for $8.00. Look really good. Just need to fit them now