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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 04:03 PM
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HI Motor mounts for 78 RX-3?

Anyone know why I can only find replacement motor mounts for the passenger side. No one make a replacement for the drivers side?
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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 05:02 PM
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engine mounts for the fb will work.
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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 05:47 PM
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+1.
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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 06:51 PM
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Cool thanks...
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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 12:08 PM
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Took a closer look and the driver side mount is rectangle shaped not round like the passenger side. So not so sure the fb mounts would work.
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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 12:24 PM
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that's odd, all the ones i've had were both round.
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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 12:58 PM
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That would explain the pass side only listings on checkers and other online auto part stores.
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The rectangle mount totally sucks. Get a round.
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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 03:03 PM
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The rectangle mount totally sucks. Get a round.
agreed......Exactly what I put on my rx3 is a pair of FB mounts.

-billy
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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 05:52 PM
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solid mounts here
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