I didn't need those shimms, mine seem a lot wider on the rear.

evildriver wrote:

Always wondered this... do those metal shims help keep the mmi's in place?  are they beneficial?  what size and where could I get these?

I didn' have room for the shims. You may not as well.  Try it out first for some reason it seems that the '04+ didn't need them but the '03- did.

after i installed my es mmis my car started making a weird bogging noise around 3k when you let off the gas, took my car to see ricepatrol he said hed bet money it was the motor mounts causing it, what opinions do you guys have on what should i do? should i take out the rear mounts? or buy different ones? reinstall them?

is one ripped?

Well if the stock is ripped then you can reomve the stock mount and sill it with polyurithane. That will in return render your ES MM useless. Crawl under there and take a visual to try and see if the ES's are ripped.

yeah that is pretty similar to what my problem is, oh well i took pics of it, have them posted up soon...

Can anyone tell me how they got their rear motor mount bolt off? Its offset so high, and my exhaust blocks me from getting at it.... What tools did you use? was the car lifted? Anything could help...

Silver, was you'r exhaust in the way too? Im just wondering because my exhaust is right there and there is a senser and harness there that kinda minimize mobility

wonderduck wrote:

Front MMI - 46 - 57ft lbs
Rear MMI - 58 - 74ft lbs
Cross member bolts - 58 - 72 ft lbs

I think I read the fsm right, the diagram doesn't label the numbers correct me if i'm wrong

its the fourth post in this thread

Last edited by armpitt (2007-04-05 09:22:08)

ok i got my mmis in themail i tried to get the high bolt inthe back out but no luck pb blasted it no luck it would probasbly help to have a lift i geuss ill try again later

Fadet0blak wrote:

The only negative thing I've noticed is that I feel slightly more vibration in the pedals - That's about it, not really complaining, just trying to get used to it, its really barely noticable.  No rough idling for me!

lol my gas and brake pedal shake violently

my o2 sensor was in the way  for the rear and its really stuck in there

Anyone in SD area want $$$ to put mine in?

bad306lx wrote:

So these inserts don't actually replace the rubber material inside the mounts, but just go inside of the stock rubber material and fill up the open area's in the stock rubber? 

Why doesn't someone just make a solid polyurethane bushing that completely replaces the stock rubber?

because it possibly costs more and its harder to go back to stock if you wanted to

i had someone do it for me he had to take out my midpipe to do it

Last edited by veeeeee (2007-04-16 20:01:11)

the "breaker bar" i used before i got someone to do it for me was a metal pipe works fine but u need pleanty of room to work with it

which is for the front or the rear? the big one goes where? n the small one where?

hey guys i installed my mmis today and i love them! theres a lil vibration when the cars idling but i like it! and the spec feels faster or maybe its just me! ahhah but it took me an hour cause i couldnt get the back bolt back in after the mmi! but it was a breeze! i havent tried burning out yet so i gotta go try now! later

bad306lx wrote:

So these inserts don't actually replace the rubber material inside the mounts, but just go inside of the stock rubber material and fill up the open area's in the stock rubber? 

Why doesn't someone just make a solid polyurethane bushing that completely replaces the stock rubber?

They were made at one point. I have some from Place Racing that I bought off another member here. Im not sure if they are still made.

place racing i do believe is out of business

tramsell wrote:

Today, I jacked the car up, tried breaker bars to squeeze through and no luck. I'll try on Sunday and will take off the midpipe.

How can you get the pipe to unhook from the rubber mount easily? It took me forever to get it out when I installed my exhaust.

just unbolt the entire hanger, i did it without taking that off but i cut my arm pretty bad on the heatshields mmi's well worth it though

Today I decided to try to install the MMIs and succeeded. It took me 2 hours because I was having trouble bolting everything back up. Besides from the steps on the first post, I did take off the midpipe. I also jacked the engine up a little which also helped when lining the mounts back up. I also turned the wheel (or you can take off the driver's side tire) to get a view of where the bolt goes through in the rear motor mount when installing the mounts back in. I did have one other person helping me lift it back into place. I was able to take it off by myself.

My review: wheel hop is pretty much gone, there isn't a whole lot of vibration, good mod

Last edited by tramsell (2007-05-20 04:55:23)

03specvg wrote:

I installed mine by my self which I do not suggest, would be a whole lot easier with 2 people. I did not have to remove the cat or use the shims and I have an 03. Overall its easy you just have to be patient and buff when the bolts. Took me about 1 1/2 hours. For the price its an excellent upgrade!

I dont see how having two people would benifit...i think it would hinder more than anything.