billzblaze

My friend is doing a timing belt job and noticed the motor mounts are completely shot front and side are pretty much done.Well he thinks the rear is probably in the same condition so now i gotta make a decision to do all 3 or just the 2.So i was reading on some other threads and someone said the TL Type-S mounts are compatible with a little mod to the side mount well i believe the front TL mount also has the vacuum lines but not sure the rear one has it.Can anyone confirm these do actually work?? Because these mount are really expensive and i kinda dont wanna go the aftermarket route so trying to save a little where i can..

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billzblaze

Not really interested in the performance mounts wanna most likely go OEM..

thoiboi

compare the parts numbers on both to see if they'll fit

08KBP_VA

Part numbers are different but parts look very similar between type s and RL as I have ordered both go to one of the acura parts sites and do your comparison as Thoi suggests

billzblaze

Yea thats what i ended up doing the the front TL mounts do have different part numbers but from ebay they look almost identical and even have the vacuum lines as on the RL part.The side one people here said it can work with a little modification as for the rear mount the TL one does not seem to have the vacuum lines.So i ended up buying the front and side TL mounts with the OEM RL rear mount now just gotta cross my fingers and hope everything works

08KBP_VA

Good luck.

thoiboi

On the TL, the front and rear engine mounts are the same IIRC..


good luck, i've never had good luck trying to cut corners/save money in thus matter..

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This could be another option as well.


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billzblaze

Yea tell me about it..I always end up spending more when trying to save money buying cheaper parts but i read a good thread here about people using TL mounts or should i say the side mount they didnt really talk about the front mount so i just took a gamble since its the same motor we'll see how the outcome is when i get the parts..

JDMCRX

The front and rear are the same as stated. Im going to be installing the XLR8 ones in a few weeks and will be modifying the trans mount to fit. Im tired of the sloppy OEM feel

GASKICKER

So what was the outcome? I am in need of the passenger side motor mount on my 05 RL, I found the part for $166 at a local dealer, would rather spend less if possible.

08KBP_VA

Did you check rockauto?

GASKICKER

I did, they dont have the passenger side listed, or I couldnt find it.

billzblaze

Yea i ended up using the TL-S mounts for the front and side mount with no modification they worked great, i believe i also used the rear one from the TL also as the part number was different from ours but they looked identical just the vacuum lines were in a different angle but my mech got it in and it worked fine..

GASKICKER

The engine side mount from the TL arrived today, Ill put it on this weekend and windoweld the mount that comes out incase the TL mount just isnt working out. From what everyone is saying, the TL mount should be just fine.
thanks

billzblaze

Yea i just found the part number i ordered for the rear mount we used which was a TL mount also was part # 50810-SDB-A21 which worked fine..

GASKICKER

Just finished putting the TL-S passenger side motor mount on the RL. Fits perfectly, no modification. Took about 15 mins start to finish. I think I stripped one of the bolts holding the aluminum triangle piece on the top of the mount to the engine. Will have to keep an eye on that.
I will use the TL-S mounts for the others when needed.

GASKICKER

so the stripped bolt,: I ran a tap to clean the threads and to determine depth of the threads. There is approximately 1/2 an inch more threads than the factory bolt uses, I just got a longer bolt and its all fixed - easy!

ImTheDevil

I was looking on RockAuto as well for mounts as the right side and front mounts in my 05 RL are shot. What year(s) TL-S mounts are you guys using for the right side? I can order an RL front mount as it is stocked there but I need a TL-S right side mount.

GASKICKER

2007 is what I used.....I believe thats the first year they made the type-s TL.

ImTheDevil

Thank you, I’ll look into them 👍👍

deepa1600

Doesn't RL's side mount has 3 bolt holes whereas TL's have 2 mounting holes?