[wannahonda]

I know I posted about this before. My parts supplier also installs some of the parts he sells and does a lot of Honda stuff. He knows I keep my cars a long time and would not sell me his aftermarket mounts. As his other customers have bought them and they break in a few months. He told me to get the OEM ones which I did and am glad I did even though they are way overpriced these days just for mounts

Aftermarket mounts used to be good and cheap not that many years ago. I had put cheap AM mounts on my old Acura and they worked great and lasted but I know if he tells me not to buy the AM mounts he is selling, he is not kidding, it is going to be bad and not worth the savings

I didnt change them all at once as they were expensive I did the torque mount first, the one closest to the firewall as it is the one taking the most beating with the engine rocking back and forth and I think one other one at the same time

 

[wannahonda]

The Honda OEM parts will cost ~$400. I suggest you buy the following DEA/Marmot Ride Control parts from Rockauto: A4528 (transmission $29.79), A4573 (front right - $20.79), A4549 (front center - $34.79) & A4504 (rear - $19.19). DEA/Marmot is an OEM supplier for several auto brands (not Honda) that makes good quality mounts. I personally installed these on my 2003 manual transmission AWD Element EX in 2022 and they are fine today. Shipping will add ~$15 to the total, but you can use code 303030084244621985 upon checkout to get 5% discount on the parts total. Code expires on 6-27-25.

Aw man, I wish I knew about this brand back when I bought four OEM Honda mounts and paid through the nose!

Glad you posted this. I know others have had this same dilemma since Honda has really been robbing their customers on part prices since covid inflation happened.