Polo Dogbone Mount.

[Eddy]

It's $120 I believe + fitting. Nice price

Hoyhoy.
$120.00 plus fitting it is.

[Eddy]

Thanks for the feedback!

How about the gear shifting feel? I heard that you get really good improvement on this department. Does it feel more precise and easier to shift?

Thanks!

Han

Hoyhoy.
It's all good & feels a lot better. Easier yet firmer.

[shaneth]

I also have this, got it from APR yesterday arvo. Thanks for fitting it to Guy and Alex. Couldnt agree more with Eddys comments. After the mount has bed itself in you barely feel any vibrations. Gear change feels much better and as eddy put it "Also noticed more engine feel when driving." Definitely worth the money. Ill add more when i get a real drive of it. as its only been driven max 5 minutes each time atm.

[ryan_GTI]

sheesh only $120 plus fitting... so tempting!

but don't know if i can justify sacrificing the warranty on the gearbox after hearing so many stories of failure down the track...

[insanekiwi]

True... can VW blaim any engine or gearbox failures on this new mount?

I am really keen, but want to discuss about this issue prior to jumping in.

[Kai]

I will get a new gearbox first.

[Tim]

i doubt they could blame any failures on this. its not a radical change. VW mounts are just built for comfort instead of speed.

[GT3]

thumbs up from me, feels much better, gear box feels tighter and gear selections are smoother. good stuff Guy

[Timbo]

I can't really tell much difference -- just slightly more vibration as the engine kicks at start-up, and also slightly if the motor labours at all...which is just what I was after. I was slightly worried there might be more vibration.

Just what the doctor ordered, Guy

As to the observed 'improved' gear change phenomenon -- obviously due to some mass to energy transformation in the space-time continuum -- I'm buggered if I can understand how there could be, nor can I feel, any improvement in the Pog's cable gearshift mechanism!

The real test will be to see how much this has reduced engine movement, which has potential to cause some problems with the Pog, which I will post about soon. So I'm keen to see mine on a dyno (anyone who has seen the Pog dynoed will know what I mean -- with the stock dogbone, the engine moves about...quite....disturbingly

If it reduces that movement, and its side-effects, this is a must-have improvement

[MINTpolo]

Good to hear the extra vibrations really arent too bad. this was my main concern with getting the new mount, I have been in some cars (sp20's) with hard engine mounts and the idle is so rough it rattles the dashboard.

As far as engine movement is concerned, watch my polo on the dyno as below, there is quite a bit of undesirable movement as you can see! no wonder the shifter cables don't cope well...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbYjQSlAjL0

howver, if you think that is bad, watch what happens to an mps3. I can see why they had engine mount failures.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rberk07Lozs