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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I am about to start replacing my well worn standard shocks and springs with a nice new Ohlins package (POZ MN02), although I replaced my top mounts a couple of years back I was thinking of getting some new ones to go with the new shocks. I have seen comments from folk that have fitted the 997 ones saying they were better than the 996 type, and looking at Design911, cheaper too. Anyone any thoughts? I am not looking to track the car, so fully adjustable rose jointed top mounts would be a bit of over kill and probably introduce more noise. The car is a 2001 C4 having covered around 97K miles now.

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Are you sure you can get 997 top mounts for a C4? The C2 mounts have been superseded by 997 part numbers, but the C4 still shows 996 part numbers on PET.

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He means the correct 997 mount on a 996. Many people on 911UK seem to go down this route, all on there seem to be running their cars on a shoestring though!

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Price was not the reason for the question, i was interested to hear if the 997 C4 mount would be better than the 996 one. Materials and designs improve over the years.

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If the 997 C4 top mount will fit, then I can understand your reasoning, and would go for it. I just wondered why Porsche had superseded the 996 C2 mounts with 997 versions, but not the C4. The only logical reason I can think why they would have two interchangeable parts, is that they have a lot of old stock to use up.

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Crass comment, T911UK. The 997 top-mounts are meant to be an improvement, not a saving. 911UK.com is about enthusiastic owners, not 'skint' ones.

POST 7Original post

Richard may well have hit it on the head with stock levels! and we all like to save money.....[ ]

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Fwiw I need new top mounts on my turbo and design911 have the normal ones and Hamburg ones which are listed as the same barring the Porsche tax, £109 each side which seems pretty reasonable to me.

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